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Von der Leyen loses court case in blow to her 2nd-term bid
EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
Pragmatism over principle: Europe’s Greens adapt to survive
Czech PM: I can help von der Leyen get a 2nd Commission term
EU parliament centrists circle wagons to keep far right out of top jobs
Macron loses clout to European free traders as he does battle at home
Von der Leyen feels the squeeze as EU liberals implode
The Commission president needs the Renew group’s support for a new term — but the faction is shedding seats.
Former Czech PM Andrej Babiš quits liberal Renew group in EU Parliament
Renew set to lose another 7 seats in EU Parliament, but do away with long-running headache.
Fresh setback for Renew as 5 MEPs choose Greens
Volt’s 5 MEPs say Greens are ‘more credible’ than Renew on fighting right-wing populists.
Right-wing ECR group becomes EU Parliament’s third-largest force
Meloni’s ECR edges out Macron’s Renew, as groups battle to grow.
Europe’s hard right to VDL: We won, let’s unite
‘We cannot be a group that won the elections, that is now a huge group, and then not be included in basic negotiations,’ the ECR vice-chair told POLITICO.
Macron’s top MEP may face EU Parliament leadership challenge
Right-leaning members of the Renew group look to weaken the French president’s influence within the European Parliament.
5 things to know about the EU election results
After 185 million votes in 27 countries, POLITICO brings you up to speed.
A triumphant right’s first post-election target: Overturning Green Deal car ban
EPP’s Weber vows to push to scrap combustion engine ban in talks in coming days.
With Europe facing right turn, how will public health be affected?
Lawmakers brace for less support for public health and Big Pharma, but the generics sector looks set to win.
Fork in the road: How a right turn will change European farming
The next parliament is likely to push back harder against the green farming agenda and faces a challenge to reform the Common Agricultural Policy.
Why the Dutch will stop worrying about free trade and start to love France
Under radical right-winger Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is likely to swing behind France’s defensive trade agenda.
Europe is turning to the right: Here’s how that will impact trade policy
From how to deal with China to a possible Donald Trump return to the White House, POLITICO previews how the next European Parliament could shape EU trade policy.
Macron ally backs Spanish socialist Ribera as EU climate boss
“I would find it very, very good,” Pascal Canfin, a centrist French MEP chairing the environment committee, told POLITICO.
Close Macron ally says Paris wants top EU job for Draghi
Pascal Canfin says “everyone in presidential ecosystem” wants the former Italian prime minister at the top table in Brussels.
Georgia defies EU and backs law targeting ‘foreign agents’
Brussels warns new curbs on civil society flout “European values” as protests grow in Tbilisi.
Timeline: Europe under cyber siege in 2024
Hackers from countries including Russia and China have repeatedly breached systems around the EU and beyond in 2024.
MEPs cast doubt on Malta’s Commission nominee Fearne over criminal charges
“The European Parliament holds high standards when it comes to Commissioner-designates’ approval,” said Cyrus Engerer, a Maltese MEP from Deputy PM Chris Fearne’s Labour Party.
Europe, let’s get uncomfortable
Step out of the comfort zone — and away from ‘false prophets’ of populist rhetoric — for prosperity, security and peace, urges ALDE Party’s lead candidate.
Ex-Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt was a victim of Chinese hacking
Belgium’s foreign minister recently summoned Beijing’s envoy over espionage campaign.
Czech MEP mounts last-minute bid to stop Ukraine free-trade extension
Ally of ex-PM Andrej Babiš pulls maneuver that could upset fragile compromise, and leave Kyiv out in the cold.
Macron is all talk, no action on Ukraine, says left-wing rival Glucksmann
Social-democratic lead candidate Raphaël Glucksmann doubled down on his hawkish stance on Ukraine as polls show him closing in on the pro-Macron list ahead of the EU election.
Věra Jourová to step in as EU justice chief
Didier Reynders is running for the top job at the Council of Europe.
EU to foot €150M Brexit bill for medicine regulator’s London rent
MEPs agreed Monday that European funds could be used to cover a rent shortfall caused by subtenant WeWork’s financial struggles.