Meet Stéphanie Riso, the EU’s budget brain and ‘toughest cookie’ – POLITICO
A French Commission veteran with scars from the eurozone crisis, Brexit and the EU’s pandemic recovery, Riso has…
German government adopts 2026 budget: Rearmament and social cutbacks
On Wednesday, the German government adopted the draft budget for 2026 and the financial plan through to 2029.…
Europe learned to love American LNG. This is how Trump wrecks it. – POLITICO
U.S. manufacturers wanted to keep the shale revolution’s rewards for themselves. While in Western Europe at least, Wandel…
US-Israeli attack on Iran: German politics and media abandon international law
There is hardly any war that violates international law as flagrantly as the US-Israeli attack on Iran in…
Pressure piles on Merz to punish Israel over Gaza – POLITICO
Still, Veldkamp ruled out unilateral recognition of Palestine, saying, “At this moment, there is no process underway. Recognizing…
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29, 2025
Christina Harward, Anna Harvey, Daria Novikov, Angelica Evans, Justin Young, and George Barros July…
European countries to borrow billions from EU to rearm Ukraine – POLITICO
Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Hungary, and Lithuania have formally expressed an interest in requesting the loans, the…
Ukraine’s Cronyism Crisis Offers a Warning to the ‘De-risking’ World
Ukraine’s wartime economy is defined by the massive mobilization of resources for the war effort, funded by tax…
The EU’s ‘fantasy’ $750B energy promise to Trump – POLITICO
Nor would taking Russian energy out of the equation make much difference: The bloc spent just €23 billion…
The biggest losers and (a few) winners – POLITICO
POLITICO’s reporting team breaks down what we know so far: Energy What’s in the deal? As part of…