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Scholz set to announce compensation for Polish survivors of Nazi crimes

The German chancellor is also expected to announce additional support for the defense of Poland’s eastern flank as the two countries seek to mend long-strained ties.

July 1, 2024 9:26 pm CET

European leaders react to far-right victory in France

Calling the snap elections “has now probably contributed to strengthening the far right,” said the co-chair of the German Greens.

July 1, 2024 3:11 pm CET

EU leaders chided Rutte over opposition to joint defense spending, Tusk says

“It was a bit awkward,” Tusk said.

June 28, 2024 6:39 pm CET

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 …

June 28, 2024 5:40 am CET

Poland moves closer to easing abortion laws

The new Polish government has been struggling to reach a compromise on how to ease the country’s strict abortion laws.

June 25, 2024 8:00 pm CET

Poland’s eastern Maginot Line raises nature worries

New border defenses running through the ancient Białowieża Forest are “all about taking advantage of natural terrain,” says a retired general.

June 22, 2024 11:00 am CET

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 …

June 21, 2024 4:02 am CET

Poland’s ex-oil boss heads where prosecutors can’t reach him: Brussels

Daniel Obajtek’s case also a first test for how the new European Parliament will deal with rule of law issues.

June 17, 2024 6:00 am CET

The 23 kookiest MEPs heading to the European Parliament 

We made our own group of the most outlandish MEPs coming to the new European Parliament.

June 14, 2024 4:00 am CET
Unpacked

For King and country? Europe’s young may not be willing to fight

“The price of unchecked tyranny is the blood of the young and the brave,” Biden said at the Day-Day commemoration. But checking tyranny comes at a price — and one the West’s young don’t seem ready to pay.

June 11, 2024 4:00 am CET

Polish soldier dies after clash with migrants on Belarus border

As Poles prepare to vote in the EU election on June 9, the soldier’s death could provide a boost to anti-immigrant parties.

June 6, 2024 6:13 pm CET
Germany interpreted

Starmer will try to prove Britain can be a reliable EU friend — and Germany will be key

After the U.K. election, cooperation will be deliberately methodical, testing the waters along the way.

June 6, 2024 4:01 am CET
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THE ROAD TO THE EU ELECTION 2024

Putin’s a bigger deal than EU election in Europe’s frontline states

In Estonia, Latvia and Poland, residents near the Russian border say the war has ruined their livelihoods and shattered their sense of safety.

June 4, 2024 4:00 am CET

Von der Leyen needs 361 votes to keep her job. Good luck with that.

We do the math on whether the European Commission president can get a second term. It will go down to the wire.

June 3, 2024 4:01 am CET

Top jobs timeline: What happens after the European election

Your guide to the horse-trading that’s about to begin.

May 31, 2024 4:00 am CET

Poland was promised change. It got politics.

Donald Tusk promised his backers a revolution, but it turns out that rapid change is hard in a deeply divided country.

May 29, 2024 2:44 pm CET

Lame ducks Macron and Scholz will struggle to steer EU’s post-election agenda

The fabled Franco-German engine is sputtering — meaning the next EU top jobs and political priorities are all to play for after next week’s vote.

May 28, 2024 5:44 am CET

Corruption allegations swirl over Polish opposition party

Prosecutors allege that €66 million in a special fund may have been misused under the former justice minister.

May 27, 2024 4:01 am CET

Ukraine extradites man who organized illegal migrant trafficking to Poland

The man organized a human-trafficking corridor through Belarus to the EU, the Security Service of Ukraine said.

May 25, 2024 1:31 pm CET

Von der Leyen backs Polish, Greek calls for EU air defense shield

“We have to have a common air defense shield for all of Europe, like it was proposed by Mitsotakis and Tusk,” the Commission chief said.

May 23, 2024 8:18 pm CET

Meet the — really — angry farmers coming to take down Brussels

They accuse the EU establishment of trying to wipe them out with its Green Deal agenda and say only the far right listens.

May 23, 2024 6:00 am CET

Germany’s Ukraine air defense initiative falls flat

Berlin promised to help Ukraine source crucial air defenses, but the reality has been disappointing.

May 22, 2024 3:44 pm CET

Poland to spend €2.3B to reinforce border with Russia, Belarus

Prime Minister Tusk called the funding an investment “in our security, and above all in a secure eastern border.”

May 19, 2024 10:22 am CET

Poland to bolster eastern borders to curb irregular migration from Belarus

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the country faces a “hybrid war” in illegal migration.

May 11, 2024 3:01 pm CET
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