Infrastructure
Ukraine blames Russia for mega cyberattack on ‘critically important’ infrastructure
“The enemy is trying to use this situation in its information operations to sow panic among citizens of Ukraine and abroad,” says Kyiv’s deputy PM.
Starmer stands by UK City minister amid Bangladesh corruption probe
Poland’s role in shaping Europe’s energy transition and competitiveness
To ban or not to ban? This is not the question
Germany’s Merz rips into his rivals — but might have to work with them soon
Europe jumps into ‘incredibly costly’ AI supercomputing race
Sanders says this is likely his last term
Israel destroys targets across Syria as Russian vessels desert Tartus naval base
Moscow says it is taking the “necessary steps” to ensure the security of its military bases.
Biden: Trump’s tax and tariffs plans are a ‘major mistake’
Five weeks after the election, the president took his sharpest swing at Trump’s policy plans.
Scanning the seas for Russians: Aboard France’s Baltic NATO mission
The French navy’s Atlantique 2 aircraft was over the Baltic Sea to track Russian vessels and show support for allies.
EU welcomes collapse of Assad regime in Syria
Opposition fighters have taken control of key cities and freed prisoners held for years behind bars.
Romanian election: What the hell is going on?
Here’s what you need to know after an alleged Russian hybrid attack prompted Romania’s Constitutional Court to cancel the presidential election.
Keir Starmer’s reset, rated
POLITICO rates the prime minister’s six new “milestones” as he tries to drive change — and turn the polls around.
Vodafone’s £15B UK deal cleared with investment commitment
The United Kingdom’s competition authority cleared Vodafone’s £15 billion tie-up with telecom rival Three after the companies pledged to spend billions of pounds to scale up networks. …
Back off, Mario! Capitals do not like the taste of Draghi’s telecom medicine.
National governments don’t care for recommendations to allow telecoms giants to scale up.
Germany’s next chancellor likely to be its weakest
Friedrich Merz wants to make Germany great again, but his country is confronting global risks beyond the control of any domestic leader.
Accusations fly after blast hits key Kosovo water system
A detonation on a critical aqueduct comes after a series of smaller incidents in the tense Serb-majority north of the country.
Seizing Europe’s industrial and decarbonized future
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europe’s competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
Von der Leyen’s first Commission: The final verdict
Who’s at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
Will booming Ireland boot out TikTok PM Simon Harris?
His more experienced coalition partner, Micheál Martin, appears best positioned to lead the next government — and insists he won’t turn left to Sinn Féin or right to anti-immigrant independents.
Another massive attack on Ukraine energy grid forces wide outages
Assault early Thursday with missiles and drones included western regions close to the border with the EU.
Defenders of the Romanian nation and all Europeans
A strong European Union is built on protecting each of its members’ interests equally. The AUR is ready to collaborate.
7 reasons why Romanian voters are hacked off — by the numbers
From poverty to emigration and corruption, here are some the issues at the top of Romanian voters’ minds — and politicians’ programs.
‘Stop killing people’: EU’s top diplomat tells Israel to approve Lebanon cease-fire
“No more excuses,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
The path to 2030: Innovations for an HIV-free generation.
Long-acting innovative therapies are key to ending HIV in Europe. Governments must take immediate action to foster a supportive environment for innovation.
Fists fly as mass brawl erupts in Serbia’s parliament
Footage of the incident shows MPs shouting, shoving, slapping and throwing water on each other.
UK warning: Russia’s ‘aggressive’ cyber warfare is threat to NATO
Russian state-aligned groups have stepped up their cyberattacks against NATO countries in the past year, according to a senior British minister.
What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era
Big-money pledges will be even harder to trust. Fossil fuel producers have more leverage. China is ascendant.
UN wants to end world’s plastic addiction. 5 things could derail it.
Plastic waste is choking the planet. Green groups hope a summit in Busan, South Korea, will end with a deal as momentous as the 2015 Paris climate agreement.