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Looking at Trump, Europe’s far right vows to ‘reconquer’ the continent

Looking at Trump, Europe’s far right vows to ‘reconquer’ the continent

“Our friend Trump, the Trump tornado, has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán tells far-right rally in Madrid.

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French European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns, attacks von der Leyen for ‘questionable governance’

In a fiery letter, Breton accused the Commission chief of trying to get Emmanuel Macron to ditch him.

September 16, 2024 9:14 am CET

Trump’s improv stood no chance against Harris’ coached attacks

The vice president let Trump do the work of executing her strategy.

September 12, 2024 4:51 am CET

Trump could turn Elon Musk into an American oligarch

Musk’s potential foray into government would represent a striking development for the billionaire.

September 7, 2024 3:58 pm CET

Keir Starmer is a sensation with the French

But it will take more than a serenade to woo Paris.

August 9, 2024 6:00 am CET

Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts canceled after police foil terror attack

Swift was supposed to play 3 shows in Austria as part of the European leg of her world tour.

August 8, 2024 12:14 am CET

Cost rising for US as it fights off Houthi drones

U.S. forces have launched roughly 800 missiles and seven rounds of air strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels that have controlled Yemen since November.

August 8, 2024 12:11 am CET

Labour donor bags plum UK Treasury job

Banker Ian Corfield is appointed to a top role in the civil service just months after donating thousands of pounds to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

August 7, 2024 10:45 am CET

The 11 MEPs who actually matter

Here are the EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.

July 29, 2024 4:00 am CET

Biden said he’d reevaluate campaign if medical condition emerged

President Joe Biden would reevaluate his decision to stay in the presidential race if doctors told him he had a medical issue, he said in an interview with …

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55 things to know about J.D. Vance, Trump’s VP pick

Donald Trump’s pick for vice president made a 180-degree turn from fierce critic to bulldog surrogate for the former president.

July 15, 2024 9:42 pm 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

The media establishment lays on the horn: Joe must go

Calls for President Biden to step aside after a poor debate give new life to old resentments.

June 29, 2024 9:49 am CET
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France is ‘going to the dogs,’ Macron’s inner circle despairs

In their hour of greatest need for a liberal successor to the country’s president, France’s centrists are in panicky disarray.

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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

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Le Pen says she won’t seek Macron’s resignation if far right wins snap election

“I’m respectful of institutions; I do not call for institutional chaos,” Le Pen tells Le Figaro.

June 16, 2024 3:41 pm CET

Republican Senator pushes Biden to seize frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

“When I suggested that to President Zelenskyy, he lit up like a Christmas tree,” the South Carolina Republican said.

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Malta’s ex-PM Muscat charged in connection with hospital sell-off scandal

Former leader describes decision to charge him as “a disgrace and abomination.”

May 6, 2024 6:53 pm CET

Slovakia’s presidential runoff is a contest between the West and Russia

The country appears evenly split between a pro-Western camp alarmed by Russia’s aggression, and a reactionary one that’s suspicious of the West and attuned to the Kremlin’s talking points.

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Center-right leader Luís Montenegro sworn in as Portuguese prime minister

Having vowed to not work with the far right, his minority government will need Socialist Party support to pass legislation.

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The road to the EU election 2024

In this corner of Europe, no one cares about the EU election

A poor Roma neighborhood has one of the lowest turnout in the European election.

March 29, 2024 4:00 am CET

The EU compromise machine is breaking — and everyone’s blaming Germany

Berlin’s domestic spats are gumming up the EU’s delicate policymaking process.

March 27, 2024 5:00 pm CET

Hundreds line up at Russia’s embassy in Brussels to vote against Putin

The “Noon Against Putin” protest action caused a long queue for people to cast their ballots in the capital of the EU.

March 17, 2024 4:45 pm CET

It’s a new day for media freedom in the EU — if it stands up to its autocrats

The bloc’s ability to enforce its media rulebook hinges on reining in countries like Hungary and Slovakia.

March 15, 2024 6:00 am CET

EU takes the ax to green farming rules

The European Commission’s move to slash environmental requirements for farmers comes as top scientists are urging just the opposite.

March 13, 2024 9:34 am CET
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