Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Veteran Italian MEP loses parliamentary immunity
Belgian prosecutors will be able to pursue their investigation into lobbying activities linked to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei
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I spent an evening with fans of Lotus Eaters – the hit podcast shaping Britain’s new far-right culture | Oliver Haynes
At a sold-out show in its home town, Swindon, all the bombast and conviction driving this Restore-linked outlet was there to see I…
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European Parliament clears way for EU-US trade pact
Parliament approves Washington deal while fresh trade threats emerge
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Czech MEP rules out quitting Patriots for ECR
Antonín Staněk will not join ECR, but Nikola Bartůšek is expected to
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Europe’s 2027 elections will show if the EU dares to call out US interference
What the string of elections Europe faces in 2027, from France to Greece, demands is a crystal-clear conceptualisation of foreign …
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BUDGET BRIEF: ‘Nego box’ battle heads for EUCO
Including: ‘Nego box’ check, Meloni’s rebate debate, Poland vs ETS own resource and more
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‘The developers got greedy’: the women who took on the leasehold scandal – and won
Katie Kendrick, Cath Williams and Jo Darbyshire were subject to tens of thousands of pounds of hidden costs as their new-build fre…
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Trim the Brussels bureaucracy budget, says Austria
The European Commission last July proposed spending around €104 billion on administration in the next budget cycle, including 2,50…
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Starmer pleased 'justice has been done' after arson attacks
The prime minister said he was "very pleased for my family's sake" that two men had been convicted of the 2025 arson attacks.
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EU Court greenlights France’s age-check rules for EU-based porn websites
Under certain conditions, France's laws requiring porn websites to age-check their users fall under online child safety concerns
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Europe cannot afford drift on China: time for a strategy that defends jobs and values [Promoted Content]
Europe stands at a crossroads in its relationship with China: cling to fragmented responses, or forge a bold, unified strategy. As…
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Listen: Will the EU be a player or a bystander in the post‑war US‑Iran negotiations?
Europe helped design the last Iran nuclear deal—yet this time, as ships, warplanes and diplomats converge around the Strait of Hor…
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Italian authorities probe Apple’s obligations under the bloc’s Big Tech rulebook
The Italian competition regulator suspects that Apple is not providing equal access to rival consumer cloud services
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Jo Cox’s murder prompted calls for a ‘kinder, gentler politics’. Why has intolerance prevailed?
The late MP’s family, politicians and academics on the factors they believe have heightened division in the last 10 years How the …
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VOLTAGE: MEPs land the plane on passenger rights
In today's edition: electricity grid, nuclear funding, emissions permits, greenwashing
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FIREPOWER: EU weighs Hormuz role
In today's edition: SAFE, Aspides, Lockheed Martina artillery, EDIP
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THE HACK: US Big Tech vs French wines
In today's edition: CAIDA, von der Leyen's Davos claims, digital omnibus
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FIRST AID: Biotech negotiators push faster trials
In today's edition: AI tobacco campaign, clinical trials, SPC
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Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax isn’t far off Labour’s housing policy. Not that you’ll ever hear Starmer say it | Anna Minton
The UK has its own progressive policies such as the second home and ‘mansion’ taxes. So why isn’t the PM shouting it from the roof…
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HARVEST: Budget talks heat up
In today's edition: gene editing, seeds, CAP
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IMF warns energy recovery to take time after US-Iran war
The Fund downgraded global growth projections due to the impact of the war
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US says Hormuz to be toll-free under Iran deal
The signing will kick off a 60-day period in which Tehran and Washington will try to hammer out a full-scale peace deal
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Europe Today: Inside the G7 Summit in Évian
Global leaders are gathering in the French spa town of Évian les Bains for the second day of the G7. US President Donald Trump tol…
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Mail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papers
Some titles that once backed the Tories now ‘flirting with Farage’ as they try to gauge where readers stand It was a Mail on Sunda…