Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Trump, Iran’s president sign deal to end Middle East war
A two-month negotiating period now begins
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Synthetic opioids: can Europe keep up with a new drug created every week?
Fifty new drugs were detected across Europe in 2025 alone, many of them highly potent synthetic opioids. Can the EU’s drugs strate…
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Voters in Scotland head to the polls for Westminster by-elections
Residents in Aberdeen South and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry are choosing new members of parliament.
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New faces, old fights
Also, in Thursday’s edition: Montenegro, fashion diplomacy, Taliban
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Russia-linked arson attacks show bad actors targeting UK, says Starmer
Prime minister says country needs to resist those who seek to ‘exploit division’ and ‘destabilise democracy’ The trial of two Russ…
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Labour campaigners in Makerfield fear their sheer numbers may annoy voters
Up to 3,000 activists – including cabinet ministers and other MPs – descending on constituency to back Andy Burnham Up to 3,000 La…
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Make sex education mandatory, says Labour MP
The Labour MP's draft legislation will be debated during Friday sittings in Parliament.
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Polls set to open in Makerfield by-election
There are 14 candidates vying to be the Greater Manchester constituency's new MP.
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Von der Leyen’s promised electrification target fails to electrify her party
Energy experts also question the metric underpinning the target
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EU poised to lift ban on residual waste exports to Switzerland
U-turn comes as neighbours complain of having to send thousands of tonnes of unrecyclable trash much further within the bloc
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Why is there so much interest in a byelection in north-west England?
About 70,000 voters in Greater Manchester’s Makerfield constituency could play pivotal role in ending Keir Starmer’s time as UK pr…
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EU drug pricing: Belgium backs coordination push as Greece urges biotech scale-up [Advocacy Lab]
Belgium urges a coordinated European response to US demands on medicine pricing, while Greece calls for faster biotech scale-up
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Czechia urges caution on EU drug pricing amid US pressure [Advocacy Lab]
While Czech officials support stronger cooperation between EU countries, they insist that governments should retain control over p…
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NATO discusses €70 billion fund for Ukraine but US participation unclear
The Trump administration halted direct military aid to Kyiv
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INTERVIEW: Montenegro should not have to wait too long for full membership
'Three years is just fine' for safeguards and Podgorica should keep its foreign policy veto, says Montenegro
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Prepare for the fear of the Ukrainian plumber
Far-right sovereigntist forces raise fears about new EU members, but enlargement should in fact boost the bloc's geopolitical clou…
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Here’s what’s in lobbyists’ EU telecoms wish list
The feedback on the Digital Networks Act (DNA) extends well beyond the core competition rules
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Ursula von der Leyen’s fashion diplomacy
What her top 10 looks reveal about power, colour theory, and the wardrobe of the EU's most powerful woman
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Division in Meloni’s government delays final decision on SAFE
“We still do not know whether Italy will join or not," Guido Crosetto said on Wednesday
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Ukraine’s EU dreams set for rude awakening
European Commission is exploring a 'membership-lite' model that Kyiv rejects
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How quickly could Andy Burnham become the UK’s prime minister?
If he wins Makerfield byelection, Greater Manchester mayor faces a number of scenarios in his bid to replace Keir Starmer Those wh…
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Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos
Exclusive: Allies of Labour’s Makerfield candidate concerned rapid collapse of Starmer government would increase instability Andy …
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WFP welcomes €695m donation from US as it warns acute hunger to worsen in 13 hotspots
The WFP has said it wants to reach 110 million people in the most acute need around the world this year, for which it would requir…
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UK officials expect Russia to retaliate for seizure of shadow fleet oil tanker
No formal warning issued to captains or ship owners, but industry body says they are exercising greater vigilance British official…