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Why not a sex den instead? Berlusconi airport sparks uproar in Italy
A massage parlor would be a more fitting monument to the former PM, political opponents fume as Berlusconi haunts Italians from the grave.
Le Pen’s National Rally to take control of far-right Patriots in EU Parliament
Secret meetings, private threats and a massive arms race: How the world is preparing for Trump
Surging Le Pen threatens Macron’s European defense dreams
Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer
What happens if Italy and France’s right-wing firebrands unite?
Europe fears France and Italy will seize EU’s economy jobs
Lufthansa wins EU approval for its Italian airline deal
Competition chief Margrethe Vestager said she was satisfied.
Italy’s 5Star Movement asks to join Left group in European Parliament
Left-wing parliamentarians will vote on accepting the Italians Thursday.
Europeans skeptical Ukraine will win war, polling shows
Most EU countries surveyed also opposed increasing their defense spending for Ukraine.
From stigma to support: Ending HIV in Europe by 2030
With a new European Parliament and elections across the continent this year, campaigners are working hard to ensure the needs of people with HIV remain high on health agendas.
Nigel Farage battles the hard right’s fatal flaw
Europe’s nationalists have often struggled to field a clean sheet of respectable candidates.
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.
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed
The U.S. president’s inner circle at first was merely startled by Macron’s gamble, but that initial reaction has curdled into puzzlement and dismay.
EU top jobs deal — French election, round 1
Straight from the European Council summit, we bring you the latest news and analysis on a range of tough issues on the leaders’ agenda. Host Sarah Wheaton …
The dirty little secret no politician will admit: There is no way to ‘go for growth’
Everything now is just a euphemism for financial repression and austerity. That doesn’t stop politicians looking for magical alternatives.
Poland’s Law and Justice ‘50/50’ about leaving Giorgia Meloni and joining forces with Viktor Orbán
Ex-Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki says his PiS party is exploring creating a Central Eastern European grouping in the European Parliament.
How French financial chaos could end Meloni’s market honeymoon
Meloni’s careful stewardship of the Italian economy has been rewarded by Europe’s famously fickle financial markets. But chaos across the Alps could draw unwanted attention to Italy’s huge debt pile.
Italy’s Meloni denounces ‘ideological madness’ of EU ban on gas and diesel cars
It’s part of a growing resistance to the 2035 measure.
China targets Morocco as launchpad into Europe’s green auto market
As Brussels gets tougher on Chinese imports, Beijing is diversifying its strategies to maintain access to key markets.
Greece’s watchdog summons head of coast guard to explain deadly shipwreck
As many as 650 people may have died in the June 2023 disaster.
Greek EU lawmaker to remain in Albanian prison
Recent election of Greek MEP imprisoned in Albania fans diplomatic flames.
France be warned: You could become Italy
French political circles are openly discussing the possibility of a very Italian option: an emergency government of experts.
Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.
Round 2! Von der Leyen, Meloni and the battle for Brussels top jobs
EU leaders scramble to agree on 4 names to fill the bloc’s most senior roles at next week’s summit.
MEGA shift in the EU’s balance of power
Almost two weeks after the EU election, there is still a lot of political manoeuvring going on — both in Brussels and in national capitals. First, POLITICO’s …
French women voters swing sharply to far right
France’s National Rally has sought to style itself a defender of women’s rights — partly by attacking its traditional bogeyman: immigration.
5 challenges for NATO’s next chief Mark Rutte
From Trump to Wilders, from a lack of money to a lack of air defense systems, the next NATO secretary-general will have a busy time.
Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration
As elections loom in the U.S., the U.K. and France, the fraught politics of migration are a key issue animating voters on both sides of the Atlantic.