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France is at a historic turning point — and it has been here before
EU to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit
EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
An expert on political violence sees a way out of America’s crisis
France’s Attal secures way forward with liberals after election debacle
Macron’s heirs duel over his scraps
Habsburg empire strikes back
Viktor Orbán’s new hard-right group, Patriots for Europe, is a Habsburg coalition that gives the Hungarian leader the European platform he craves.
Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.
2 percent on defense? That is so last year.
One of the NATO Summit’s biggest guessing games this week: What should members spend on defense?
Migration is buoying the EU’s declining population. Just don’t tell the far right.
Last year’s figures show that migrant inflows made up for population losses within the bloc.
Olympic athletes tell Coca-Cola, Pepsi to end plastic pollution
Push comes ahead of the imminent 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
At NATO, the center left is having its moment. It won’t last.
The U.K’s Keir Starmer may be among political friends now — but the future isn’t so bright for his international allies.
French election: What the hell is going on?
Not spent eight hours a day reading about the French election like we have? Let us bring you up to speed.
New far-right group led by Germany’s AfD founded in European Parliament
The alliance counts 25 MEPs among its ranks from eight countries.
Macron: ‘No one won’ French elections
Victorious NFP leftist alliance begs to differ, and urges president not to betray “the spirit of the constitution.”
Le Pen accuses French left of plotting Capitol-style insurrection
A prominent figure from the left called for a ‘march’ on the prime minister’s office.
How Europe’s rocket program lost big to Elon Musk: The inside story
One successful test launch doesn’t mean that Europe’s struggles in the space race are over.
How Le Pen’s far right blew it
Bad candidates, incompetence and a fierce fightback by rivals denied the National Rally its election dream.
Ariane 6 rocket successfully launches, flight in progress
The launch marks a big success for Europe’s space program.
Czech PM: I can help von der Leyen get a 2nd Commission term
Petr Fiala expressed support for von der Leyen and said she understands “the problems of Central Europe.”
Isolated, Hungary calls for open competition with Chinese electric cars
Only seven ministers and no commissioner attended the first gathering of Budapest’s six-month presidency of the Council of the EU.
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.
Ukraine’s path to NATO membership ‘irreversible,’ allies expected to declare
The expected decision would be a major win for Ukraine and make the Washington summit among NATO’s most historic in its 75-year history.
Divided, reshuffled and politically bruised: Europe’s leaders head to the NATO summit
Political turmoil on the Continent is reshuffling power players going to the NATO gathering.
France has no majority. But these policies might.
POLITICO looks at the policies with the best chance of making it through France’s new hung parliament.
Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding
France’s far-right chief faces corruption investigation.
Macron’s camp plots unlikely comeback amid French election chaos
With no one in charge, the French president’s allies believe anything is possible.
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels.
Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage
The new Labour prime minister is gearing up for a fight with populists over net zero policy. He believes he can win.
The end of Le Pen?
The far-right leader, while not down and out, faces an uphill task in the 2027 presidential election.