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Who’s going to be the EU’s next top diplomat?

Josep Borrell is on his way out. Who will be the EU’s next counterpart for the likes of Antony Blinken, Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi?

June 7, 2024 4:01 am CET

Biden’s team takes from Reagan’s playbook as he heads to Normandy

Forty years after “the boys of Pointe du Hoc,” another president seeks a similar breakthrough.

June 6, 2024 9:07 am 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
Explainer

How to watch the European election like a pro

4 days. 27 votes. Here’s our ultimate playbook for how to keep tabs on this ballot-box bonanza.

June 6, 2024 4:01 am CET

Foreign policy becomes a liability for Biden’s campaign as he heads to France

Even Democrats are sounding alarms about foreign wars hurting Biden in November.

June 5, 2024 4:57 pm CET

US warns its dual citizens will be stuck in Ukraine amid mobilization drive

The new rule closes a loophole which allowed dual citizens who hold a permanent residency abroad to leave Ukraine.

June 5, 2024 3:16 pm CET

Inside UK Labour’s push for a US special relationship — even with Trump

Keir Starmer could finally get his handshake with Joe Biden if he becomes prime minister, five days after taking the job.

June 2, 2024 5:13 pm CET

Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia sabotage peace summit

Ukrainian president unleashes on Beijing, saying it’s helping Moscow threaten countries with higher food and fuel prices to convince them not to attend June 15-16 meeting.

June 2, 2024 9:00 am CET

Hitting Russia where it hurts: Ukraine tightens the noose around Crimea

Kyiv is making it increasingly difficult for Russia to keep the peninsula supplied.

May 31, 2024 5:06 pm CET

Pro-EU politicians need Roma voters

If taken seriously and treated fairly, the Roma could play an important role in shaping the bloc’s future and strengthening its democratic foundations.

May 31, 2024 4:01 am CET

Scholz, Macron und die Debatte um Verteidigung auf russischem Boden

Der Kanzler hingegen versucht weiter im Vagen zu bleiben. Wir analysieren die Worte des Kanzlers und die neuerlichen Diskussionen in Deutschland, der EU und der NATO.  Im …

May 30, 2024 6:00 am CET

Hungary can kiss a top job in Brussels goodbye

Viktor Orbán wants to keep Budapest’s hand on the EU’s enlargement file. Diplomats’ response: Dream on.

May 30, 2024 4:01 am CET
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Berlin tiptoes toward allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with German weapons

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office now says Ukraine can hit “the territory of the aggressor.”

May 29, 2024 7:38 pm CET

Gaza: The rest of the world sees hypocrisy written into the West’s response

Our human response to the Oct. 7 massacre has shackled us to an Israeli prime minister who’s serving his personal interests and those of the fringe groups in his coalition government.

May 29, 2024 4:01 am CET

EU’s Charles Michel backs recognition of Palestinian statehood

Meanwhile, the Belgian presidency of the Council of EU is trying to find a common position among the 27 member countries of the bloc.

May 28, 2024 4:37 pm CET

Warum es zwischen Macron und Scholz hakt

Emmanuel Macron ist in Deutschland und wir analysieren den ersten offiziellen Staatsbesuch eines französischen Präsidenten seit mehr als 2 Jahrzehnten.  Mit POLITICO-Europaexperte Hans von der Burchard sprechen …

May 27, 2024 6:00 am CET

EU’s top diplomat slams ‘Israeli occupation authorities’

Josep Borrell’s home country, Spain, is taking the lead in the latest push to support Palestinian statehood, a step so far not backed by most EU countries.

May 26, 2024 4:36 pm CET

Israel’s actions are ‘incompatible with international law,’ says Germany’s Habeck

Habeck’s remarks represent a shift in rhetoric by senior German officials, who have been reluctant to make such direct accusations.

May 25, 2024 7:21 pm CET

Recognizing Palestinian state ‘not a gift to Hamas,’ EU’s top diplomat says

“Israel needs to accept that it can be criticized by people who do not believe that it is doing things well,” Josep Borrell said.

May 24, 2024 1:25 pm CET

Putin hijacked Austria’s spy service. Now he’s going after its government

Intelligence officials suspect Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek of colluding with the far-right Freedom Party on Moscow’s behalf. 

May 24, 2024 4:00 am CET

What a UK Labour election win would mean for Ukraine

Opposition leader Keir Starmer has worked hard to ensure his party is not seen as soft on defense.

May 23, 2024 10:49 pm CET

Meet Keir Starmer: Britain’s next prime minister?

The buttoned-up lawyer is about to roll up his sleeves on the campaign trail.

May 23, 2024 4:01 am CET

The front-runners for the next European Commission

Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.

May 23, 2024 4:00 am CET

Das Gespenst Schuldenunion ist zurück

Die Außenministerin war zu Besuch in der Ukraine — und hat mal wieder Deutschlands Solidarität demonstriert. Aber wie sollen Annalena Baerbocks Worte praktisch für die Ukraine eine …

May 22, 2024 6:00 am CET
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