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The great EU Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio

The great EU Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio

Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Here are POLITICO’s predictions for the next Commission.

September 9, 2024 4:00 am CET
Why the Kremlin loves social media

Why the Kremlin loves social media

September 8, 2024 1:32 pm CET
EU’s shiny new defense commissioner post turns into a ‘Plan B job’
The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband
The front-runners for the best jobs in von der Leyen’s next Commission
The full lineup for the new EU Commission

The full lineup for the new EU Commission

September 2, 2024 9:00 am CET
Putin, cash and guns prompt ‘explosive’ rethink of Swiss neutrality
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ECB should cut in September and take a hard look at the US — Rehn

Beleaguered manufacturing and a trade outlook fraught with risks demand caution, Finnish central bank chief says.

August 29, 2024 12:00 pm CET

Eurozone ministers’ meeting in doubt over Hungary’s approach to Putin

Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe will make a decision by next week, officials tell POLITICO.

August 29, 2024 4:20 am CET

China hits back at electric vehicle tariffs with probe into EU dairy

Beijing claims Europe is creaming off fat profits from oversubsidized cheese.

August 21, 2024 1:32 pm CET

Defiant Finnish PM says he’d skip European summit again 

Petteri Orpo defends decision to choose family time over political duties this summer.

August 20, 2024 5:52 pm CET

Don’t go head-to-head with Musk on space internet, satellite CEO tells Europe

Europe should look beyond space internet and start planning for a military-grade surveillance system instead.

August 16, 2024 4:15 am CET

Biden ‘open’ to sending long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine

The Pentagon is already working through fixes to allow Ukraine to launch the weapons from its fighter planes.

August 15, 2024 5:14 pm CET

US offers quiet support for Ukraine after Kursk incursion deals Putin a major embarrassment

President Joe Biden told reporters that Ukraine’s advances inside Russian territory have put Moscow in a tough spot, while acknowledging that the U.S. is talking with Kyiv as the incursion continues.

August 15, 2024 10:23 am CET

Spain’s Sánchez outfoxes Puigdemont again

Spanish leader will be quietly delighted that the Catalan separatist is far away in Belgium, rather than in jail as a martyr.

August 11, 2024 2:15 pm CET

The 11 MEPs who actually matter

Here are the EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.

July 29, 2024 4:00 am CET

Most Europeans say corruption is rife in their country

Over 95 percent of citizens in Greece, Portugal, Malta and Slovenia said they believe corruption was prevalent in their home countries.

July 24, 2024 4:08 pm CET

Europe’s manufacturing slump shows no signs of ending

Manufacturing in Europe’s industrial heartland weakened further in July, confirming the worst fears of EU leaders concerned by the direction that the bloc’s economy is taking. S&P …

July 24, 2024 12:01 pm CET

Rampant sanctions busting is overwhelming EU front-line states, Latvia says

“There’s a serious problem” with enforcement of wartime bans, Foreign Minister Baiba Braže tells POLITICO.

July 23, 2024 7:32 pm CET
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Finland’s deportation law puts EU’s migration norms to the test

Human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure.

July 22, 2024 4:35 pm CET

Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin. 

EU leaders will fight back against “too powerful” von der Leyen as she assembles her team.

July 18, 2024 4:13 pm CET

Germany isolated as EU countries tilt toward duties on Chinese EVs

Ten countries voted in favor, four against and 11 abstained in non-binding vote, diplomats say.

July 17, 2024 5:23 pm CET

Hungary’s gatherings get cold shoulder after Putin visit

At least four countries sent lower-ranking officials in protest to a Tuesday meeting in Budapest, a day after the EU executive told its commissioners to stay home.

July 16, 2024 1:41 pm CET

Ukraine wins big, NATO wins smaller — and everyone was sweaty

Over the course of three days, the 32-member military alliance rallied around Ukraine’s war efforts to combat the Russian invasion.

July 11, 2024 11:46 pm CET

Nervous world leaders fret over what the Biden chaos means for NATO’s future

Biden’s solo press conference Thursday will be the most critical set piece of the NATO Summit, both for the president and the alliance.

July 11, 2024 11:35 am CET

The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.

Trump or not in the White House, NATO has to embrace some hard realities to survive another five — much less 75 — years.

July 9, 2024 4:00 pm CET

NATO’s in denial about deterrence by denial

Taking the necessary steps to fully operationalize deterrence by denial is critical — especially before a possible change in America’s relationship with NATO.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

Orbán unites Europe — against him

Hungarian PM’s Moscow trip triggered a tidal wave of condemnation from his fellow leaders.

July 5, 2024 4:26 pm CET

Macron loses clout to European free traders as he does battle at home

As Emmanuel Macron faces another election defeat, France’s hold over EU trade policy is about to loosen. Some EU countries sense an opportunity.

July 4, 2024 1:04 pm CET

Nearly every EU country blows major climate plan deadline

The ongoing delays are imperiling the bloc’s 2030 climate goals — and, by extension, its 2050 net neutrality ambition.

July 1, 2024 8:34 pm CET

Ukraine’s ‘people’s satellite’ wreaks havoc on Russian targets

Ukrainian military intelligence has been using the satellite to target Russian troops, weapons and logistics.

July 1, 2024 6:00 am CET
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