Handshake-gate in Syria wasn’t a surprise, German foreign minister says – POLITICO
Baerbock and Barrot are the first EU ministers to visit Syria since the ousting of Bachar Assad’s long-standing…
Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine – POLITICO
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening retaliatory measures against Ukraine if Kyiv stops Russian gas transit to…
Costa’s honeymoon as European Council chief will be short-lived – POLITICO
Costa, the 63-year-old former Portuguese prime minister, landed the job of president of the European Council following this…
EU’s demands for Starmer’s reset – POLITICO
The 19-page document originates with the Hungarian government, which is currently chairing meetings of the EU’s national governments.…
Europe’s next top diplomat is ready to be undiplomatic – POLITICO
Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Kallas’ father, Siim Kallas, became foreign minister in 1995, then prime…
Belgium’s Romanians poised to propel the far right into power – POLITICO
On Sunday, Romanians vote in crucial parliamentary elections, with polls showing hard-right parties on track to bag a…
Polish opposition party chooses historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential candidate
The decision caps a weekend during which the country’s two largest parties announced their candidates for an election…
Trump was ‘obsessed’ by too many German cars in New York, Merkel claims – POLITICO
As the EU’s most-powerful leader when she was chancellor, Merkel repeatedly clashed with Trump during his first term…
Why Trump’s 2nd withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be different – POLITICO
As POLITICO reported in June, some conservatives have also laid the groundwork for Trump to go even further…
War, says outgoing Lithuanian EU Commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevicius
The conscription of around 10,000 North Korean troops to fight on Ukrainian soil means Putin is under less…
Spanish flood outrage exposes political divide, distrust of ruling class – POLITICO
Ever since the Covid pandemic, “Spaniards have continued to identify politicians as the country’s main problem, above unemployment,…
How Poland and Hungary went from friends to foes – POLITICO
Their parties were both in the conservative European People’s Party in the European Parliament, both had cut their…