Fico shakes Putin’s hand as Russia’s war victory parade kicks off – POLITICO
While flying to Moscow on Thursday, Fico was forced to take a detour after Lithuania and other Baltic…
EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts – POLITICO
The plan puts countries like Hungary and Slovakia directly in the EU’s crosshairs. Both have unabashedly kept pumping…
Enlist wary execs – POLITICO
It’s a last-ditch pitch from the EU. Without support for more energy sanctions, and with some officials even…
The winners and losers from Europe’s largest party’s big bash – POLITICO
That’s music to the ears of far-right politicians around the bloc, who might think the EPP’s move to…
The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again – POLITICO
Marine Le Pen’s most faithful lieutenants arrived early at the stately baroque Val-de-Grâce church in the fifth arrondissement…
Hungary on EU watchlist over surveillance at Pride – POLITICO
Growing pressure The EU’s executive has been under heavy pressure to respond to Hungary’s Pride ban, particularly on…
Pope’s funeral overshadowed by Trump dealmaking – POLITICO
As Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re read a homily to the late pontiff highlighting his humanitarian efforts and humility…
Democratic backsliding in Europe holds lessons for America – POLITICO
Anyone who has lived through a democracy’s collapse knows the score: Authoritarians often come to power off a…
Opposition Budapest mayor relies on EU ‘protection’ from Orban
Still shaken by the arrest of his colleague in Istanbul, Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony hopes that Hungary’s membership…
What is the reactionary international movement, Europe’s new political force? – The Irish Times
When the history of the 21st century is finally written, 2025 may stand out as the year the…