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Democracy’s at risk, it’s time politicians stopped fibbing

Politicians and the truth have always been strained acquaintances, but faced with populist fabulists in our current post-truth era, is deception really the way to go?

July 8, 2024 12:25 pm CET

Labour’s top policy priorities

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

July 6, 2024 3:40 pm CET

Jeremy Hunt rules himself out of Tory leadership race

The race to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party has already begun following its devastating election defeat.

July 6, 2024 12:32 pm CET

Far-right France risks paralyzing EU’s Green Deal

National Rally’s push against green policies would violate EU law — and hike French utility bills down the line.

July 4, 2024 6:30 pm CET

EU firms up duties on Chinese EVs, skirting Berlin’s pressure

By cementing the duties, Brussels is holding its ground against Chinese — and German — opposition.

July 4, 2024 11:17 am CET

US political uncertainty crashes central bank retreat in Portugal

Reports of financial chaos in France have been vastly overstated, Europe’s economic elite say. Instead, the U.S. election is the one to watch.

July 3, 2024 11:42 pm CET

China’s Shein sweet-talks EU to stave off hurdles on ‘fast fashion’ goods

Business is booming at the China-founded app, but European and American regulators are on its case.

July 3, 2024 6:00 am CET

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.

July 2, 2024 4:02 am CET

The dirty little secret no politician will admit: There is no way to ‘go for growth’

Everything now is just a euphemism for financial repression and austerity. That doesn’t stop politicians looking for magical alternatives.

June 27, 2024 6:44 pm CET

How French financial chaos could end Meloni’s market honeymoon 

Meloni’s careful stewardship of the Italian economy has been rewarded by Europe’s famously fickle financial markets. But chaos across the Alps could draw unwanted attention to Italy’s huge debt pile. 

June 27, 2024 12:37 pm CET

What Nigel Farage learned from the American right

The U.K. Brexit champion hopes to emulate his friend Donald Trump’s destruction of the center right.

June 27, 2024 4:01 am CET

London’s neighboring county Essex is turning red

Essex has demonstrated enduring loyalty to the Conservative Party. But in this July’s election, even this bastion of working-class Toryism looks imperiled.

June 27, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Analysis

Keir Starmer lost the debate — but he’ll still win the UK election

Staring at defeat, Rishi Sunak refused to surrender in the last TV debate of the campaign. It won’t help him much.

June 27, 2024 12:33 am CET

China targets Morocco as launchpad into Europe’s green auto market

As Brussels gets tougher on Chinese imports, Beijing is diversifying its strategies to maintain access to key markets.

June 26, 2024 6:00 am CET

Lufthansa to charge up to €72 per ticket to cover climate costs

The surcharge goes into effect for tickets booked from June 26 and departing from European countries.

June 25, 2024 3:22 pm CET

Denmark sets first carbon tax on agriculture

The country wants to cut 70 percent of its total emissions by 2030.

June 25, 2024 10:58 am CET

Fortress Hungary has a surprising answer to its population crisis: Migration

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

June 25, 2024 6:00 am CET

Macron joins Brazil’s Lula to tax billionaires — but is it all it’s made out to be?

France’s rich-loving president now backs a plan to target them. There’s a high possibility it’s all just a bluff.

June 23, 2024 1:50 pm CET

Trump keeps flip-flopping his policy positions after meeting with rich people

Top CEOs were seen nodding their heads when Trump talked about finding ways to keep American-educated talent at home.

June 23, 2024 9:51 am CET

Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’

The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.

June 21, 2024 8:21 am CET

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.

June 20, 2024 6:45 am CET

France’s next government will have to tussle with EU’s spending police

Macron’s snap election looks likely to herald a fight between Paris and Brussels as the country is one of seven placed in Excessive Deficit Procedure.

June 19, 2024 3:50 pm CET

A punch-up in parliament reveals Italy’s deepest scars

The Meloni coalition’s plan to give more power to ‘virtuous’ regions has inflamed the country’s North-South divide.

June 19, 2024 4:01 am CET

The €40B budget gap that could kill Germany’s coalition

Following a calamitous EU election for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, the government may not survive a prolonged dispute over the budget.

June 18, 2024 7:58 pm CET
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