Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka might fall to Russia before end of summer (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,569)
With Moscow’s troops close to closing a pincer around Kostiantynivka while Kyiv’s drones gnaw at Russia’s land corridor to Crimea,…
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Spanish court opens new Zapatero probe over €1.3m jewellery haul
The former prime minister was already under investigastion over an alleged influence-peddling and money-laundering network
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Watering down EU carbon market will backfire with higher costs, councils warn
The Dutch Scientific Climate Council led the appeal, after member states including Italy and Poland began pushing for concessions …
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Listen: Why does Europe suffer more than America from the same inflation?
In the US, inflation is just as high as it is in the European Union — if not higher. Yet it seems to be hurting the American econo…
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‘I’m not going away,’ says Keir Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit
PM promises to fight any leadership challenge, saying any successor would face same problems as him UK politics live – latest upda…
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Reeves grudgingly resorts to departmental salami slicing to fund UK defence budget
Starmer shows no will to pursue the main options for rising commitments: spending cuts, tax rises or borrowing When Keir Starmer w…
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Starmer 'not going to walk away' from leadership
The prime minister tells the BBC's Chris Mason it is his "duty" to carry on as prime minister
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Commission proposes CAP changes to support farmers hit by fertiliser costs
EU countries will be allowed to use unspent rural development funds to improve farm liquidity
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I have a duty to stay on, says PM as he justifies defence spending
Sir Keir Starmer argues he has made "hard-edged" decisions, one day after his defence secretary quit in a row over money.
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Troubles' legacy bill 'unfit for purpose' says ex-minister
Al Carns cited his opposition to the bill as one of the reasons why he quit the government on Thursday.
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Georgieva: Europeans must invest 'together'
European economic conditions "have worsened," International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, as the IMF …
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Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO: the capitalist space revolution begins
World’s biggest IPO: Elon Musk wants to raise $75bn for SpaceX, making him Earth’s first trillionaire, as Rainer Zitelmann explain…
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As John Healey goes, the political vultures circle Starmer. And so continues our history of PM-icide | Simon Jenkins
A small, eccentric electorate gets to oust the UK’s leaders and then chooses largely inadequate replacements. It’s an absurd proce…
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EU leaders pretend they need unanimity to ban Israeli settlement products. They don’t
Unanimity has paralysed EU action too many times. This time it's possible to avoid it, writes Albert Alemanno. The proposal to ban…
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PM needs to make 'bold' decisions on defence spending, says Carns
Al Carns quit as the armed forces minister in a row over defence spending, hours after John Healey also quit as defence secretary.
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Starmer’s leadership under further pressure after defence ministers quit – UK politics live
Both John Healey and Al Carns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence investment plan …
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How Orbán misread Hungary: inside the campaign collapse that handed Tisza a two‑thirds victory (60 days post-election)
Hungary's new anti-corruption drive could not only unfreeze billions in EU funds but also expose how much public money was funnell…
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Commission seeks new ideas after EU-wide tax deadlock
Discussions on the 'own resources' have stalled at the technical level due to deep disagreements among capitals, Euractiv has lear…
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Dan Jarvis named new UK defence minister
John Healey quit over defence spending concerns
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UK’s defence plan is underfunded and outdated, says Al Carns after resignation
Former armed forces minister, who quit hours after John Healey, heavily hints he would run for Labour leadership UK politics live …
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Public workers in Sweden to become police informants against undocumented migrants
The Swedish Parliament will vote to oblige its public sector voters to 'snitch' on undocumented migrants, as the latest addition t…
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UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt
The economy shrank slightly in April as the Iran war began to have an impact on businesses, official data shows.
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FIREPOWER: Cyprus MFF ‘nego box’ includes defence cut
In today's edition: EIB, FCAS, military mobility
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VOLTAGE: Oslo pressures EU to drop moratorium on Arctic drilling
In today's edition: Arctic oil and gas, methane law, living with extreme heat