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Keir Starmer says he wants a better Brexit trade deal
The new U.K. prime minister told Northern Ireland’s government in Belfast existing rules must be enforced before he could seek further changes.
French left beats Le Pen’s far right in election shock
Biden skeptics debate whether to ‘get a spine’
Biden tried to put his campaign crisis behind him. It isn’t working yet.
Orbán alliance gains enough support to be EU Parliament group
Labour’s top policy priorities
Dutch, Spanish far-right parties to join Orbán’s Patriots for Europe
Turkey footballer suspended for wolf gesture a day before Erdoğan attends Euro 2024
Merih Demiral’s goal celebration using a controversial wolf’s head symbol sparked a diplomatic dispute.
Jeremy Corbyn leads left-wing Gaza revolt against Labour
Independent MPs set to be thorn in PM Keir Starmer’s side over the Middle East.
Who is Keir Starmer? Britain’s new prime minister is complex, unknowable, aggrieved
Starmer could be a great reforming Labour PM. Or he could be, as his thwarted enemies call him, a Tory in red.
Nigel Farage elected to UK parliament — on his eighth attempt
The Reform UK leader said he was now gunning for Labour.
Kylian Mbappé fears ‘these people’ running France as far right shoots for election win
French football captain calls first-round results ‘catastrophic’ after Marine Le Pen’s big victory.
The call for an EU Action Plan for rare diseases
Driving excellence: A new EU Action Plan for rare diseases that drives innovation, creativity and competitiveness can position the EU as a leader on the global stage.
Where’s Macron? French president disappears amid election crisis.
The leader “underestimated how much the public were turned off by his personality,” one party official told POLITICO.
Germany’s Scholz breaks bad on migration
Multiple high-profile acts of violence and the rising popularity of the far right have convinced the German chancellor to deport migrants who commit crimes.
Germany and Turkey clash over football player’s nationalist wolf salute
“Symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums,” a German minister said.
Biden’s envoy to Hungary lashes Orbán for backing Trump
No other U.S. ally has so “overtly and tireless” campaigned for the Republican candidate, says David Pressman.
Gaza is still the hottest election issue in these parts of Britain
Labour Leader Keir Starmer faces intense pressure in heartland constituencies over his equivocation about war in the Middle East.
Trump’s plan for NATO is emerging
Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.
Democrats begin attacking Biden’s performance and campaign
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said the president needs to step aside and usher in a “new generation of leaders.”
Nigel Farage suffers new blow as bigotry storm engulfs his party
Candidate defects to the Tories saying “vast majority” of people standing for Reform UK are “racist, misogynistic, and bigoted.”
Five simple steps to deceiving your way to Downing Street
From dodgy data to flagrant fibs, POLITICO has the inside track on how politicians are scheming to win votes at the U.K. general election.
Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen?
The president must decide if his candidates should drop out and back the left to stop the far right winning power in France.
Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election
Early projections show National Rally on course for victory in the vote for a new parliament as Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble backfires.
Orbán’s Fidesz forming new far-right alliance with Austrian, Czech parties
The alliance with Austria’s FPÖ and the Czech ANO Movement hopes to become a new group in the European Parliament.
With EU bid stuck, Georgia prays for Euro 2024 victory instead
Amid warnings of backsliding on key reforms, the ruling party is focusing on a different type of goal altogether.
EU finalizes up to €1B in aid to Egypt as part of migration deal
Brussels has made similar deals with Tunisia, Mauritania and Turkey to curb irregular migration into the EU.
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed
The U.S. president’s inner circle at first was merely startled by Macron’s gamble, but that initial reaction has curdled into puzzlement and dismay.
Democrats freak out over Biden’s debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’
One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”
Macron is like Nero and Pontius Pilate for calling snap election, says left-wing rival
The sudden vote was a gamble by the French president “to limit the damage” to his own party, a leftist MEP has said.