Europe’s future depends on whether it can embrace hard power, says Germany’s Merz – POLITICO
“We are, in fact, a normative alternative to imperialism and autocracy in the world,” Merz said. “We have…
5 China experts on how Keir Starmer should play his China trip – POLITICO
Britain should “listen to the Chinese leadership and try and understand more about how [Chinese President] Xi Jinping…
Merz’s conservatives push to stop far-right surge in Germany’s east – POLITICO
AfD leaders are in particular zeroing in on the small eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, seeing in that largely…
Marseille’s drug war reshapes France’s political battlefield – POLITICO
Both Allisio and Vassal are calling for unspecified spending cuts while preserving basic services provided at the local…
No, Mr. Trump, offshore wind is for ‘winners,’ says UK’s Miliband – POLITICO
“I think offshore wind is for winners.” At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Trump reiterated…
Protest in Brussels against deadly repression in Iran – POLITICO
Another participant, Ali, told POLITICO that he was protesting for the Iranian people. “For the last two weeks,…
4 French mayoral races that will show where the presidential race is heading – POLITICO
Pissevin, a high-rise neighborhood just a 15-minute streetcar ride from the landmark amphitheater, seized national headlines in 2024…
Merz and Meloni – POLITICO
“[Our] two countries have stable governments, especially if compared with France’s,” he said. “It is clear that Meloni…
EU leaders have reluctantly decided that Trump is not on their side – POLITICO
Limited relief Trump’s speech at Davos, during which he called Denmark’s self-governing island “our territory,” did nothing to…
EU ‘skeptical’ after Trump’s Greenland tariff threat reversal – POLITICO
“After the back and forth of the last few days, we should now wait and see what substantive…