EU election
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Von der Leyen faces make-or-break vote on second term
European lawmakers have one secret ballot to decide the future of Commission president.
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Top tips for staying out of trouble in the European Parliament
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The new politics of the Parliament
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The MEPs who actually matter
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This burger could kill the EU
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EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
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Pragmatism over principle: Europe’s Greens adapt to survive
Inside von der Leyen’s charm offensive ahead of knife-edge vote on her future
Secret ballot poses extra challenge as European Commission president seeks a second term.
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.
Who could be the next French PM?
The winning left-wing alliance has many options for Prime Minister. None of them will make everyone happy.
Right-wing MEPs loathe the Green Deal — but have no plan of attack
The surging faction has yet to offer a concrete strategy. It’s not even clear everyone can put up with each other.
Russia cheers Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in French election
“The people of France are seeking a sovereign foreign policy that serves their national interests & a break from the dictate of Washington & Brussels,” Moscow said.
Italy’s 5Star Movement asks to join Left group in European Parliament
Left-wing parliamentarians will vote on accepting the Italians Thursday.
If Brexit hadn’t happened, Labour might be running the EU
Europe’s socialists are kicking themselves that Keir Starmer’s party is no longer around.
The Hungarian presidency: Let the games begin
Brussels holds its breath as Budapest takes over rotating Council presidency.
Macron’s top MEP faces challenge for Renew group leadership
João Cotrim de Figueiredo wants Valérie Hayer’s job.
Germany’s Scholz ‘concerned’ over prospect of far-right win in France
“I hope that parties that are not Le Pen — to put it that way — are successful in the election,” Scholz told public broadcaster ARD.
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.
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.
Scorched-earth summer: Biden, Sunak and Macron go negative
Struggling leaders in America, Britain and France are bombarding their political opponents, some of whom are testing the bounds of the mainstream.
Right-wing ECR group becomes EU Parliament’s third-largest force
Meloni’s ECR edges out Macron’s Renew, as groups battle to grow.
Forget the far right. It’s the left that may squeeze Macron.
Macron’s weakened coalition could lose almost all its representation in parliament in the legislative elections, strangling his centrist agenda
Von der Leyen buries report slamming Italy as she seeks Meloni’s vote
European Commission president trying not to stir the pot on media freedom, four officials said.
Macron, Meloni clash over abortion rights at G7
Body language of the two leaders in Puglia also reflects tensions between them.
Bruised Macron puts on brave face at G7
The French president said G7 leaders thought his decision to call snap elections in France was “courageous.”
French election descends into madcap reality TV
The French political class is tearing itself apart with feuding and backbiting ahead of this month’s vote.
EU election results loom over Ukraine aid discussions
After Ukraine skeptics gained seats in the European Parliament, Kyiv boosters seek to lock down weapons deals.
France suspends New Caledonia electoral reform
The draft law triggered weeks of civil unrest, causing eight deaths and a billion euros in damage.