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Meet Rachel Reeves: the chess-playing former banker who needs to get the U.K. economy rolling.

“We have to be honest and tell ourselves that the Cold War situation is back and it’s not due to the actions of the United States,” Andrzej Duda said.

Only seven ministers and no commissioner attended the first gathering of Budapest’s six-month presidency of the Council of the EU.

POLITICO looks at the policies with the best chance of making it through France’s new hung parliament.

The call by Ukrainian campaigners is an early test of the new Labour government’s promises to Kyiv.

Britain’s new leader already has an overflowing in-tray.

Starmer could be a great reforming Labour PM. Or he could be, as his thwarted enemies call him, a Tory in red.

America has protected Europe with is nuclear umbrella for more than 70 years. In the era of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the continent is quietly debating a different nuclear future.

The leader “underestimated how much the public were turned off by his personality,” one party official told POLITICO.

The vice president is caught between loyalty and ambition, and some allies are chafing.

Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts.

Quietly and without much fanfare, Viktor Orbán’s government is allowing more and more guest workers into the country.

French political circles are openly discussing the possibility of a very Italian option: an emergency government of experts. 

German police believe a technical defect caused the blaze, but security officials have blamed Russia.

Shooting leaves at least 15 officers and 6 gunmen dead in second major incident this year.

The attacks coincided with a major anti-government protest in Tel Aviv, in which thousands demanded new Israeli elections.

A drone entrepreneur wants to save Europe with smarter war robots

The UK leader’s luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.

Europe is using the threat of tariffs to press Chinese electric car makers to set up in the EU and share know-how.

Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.

The move comes as President Biden aims to portray himself as the unquestioned leader of the West heading into November’s presidential election.

Keir Starmer is promising change from 14 years of Tory government. In fiscal terms, it’s not so much — for now.