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What we know so far about Ursula von der Leyen’s next top team.
Germany isolated as EU countries tilt toward duties on Chinese EVs
New far-right group led by Germany’s AfD founded in European Parliament
NATO’s in denial about deterrence by denial
Le Pen’s National Rally to take control of far-right Patriots in EU Parliament
The call for an EU Action Plan for rare diseases
Europeans skeptical Ukraine will win war, polling shows
Germany arrests 3 men for spying on Ukrainian target
A Russian, an Armenian and a Ukrainian are accused of shadowing a person from Ukraine.
Bulgaria’s president walks out of meeting after Montenegro PM is four minutes late
“It is completely natural for the head of state to refuse a meeting for which the host is not ready,” a spokesperson for President Rumen Radev said.
The 23 kookiest MEPs heading to the European Parliament
We made our own group of the most outlandish MEPs coming to the new European Parliament.
These are Europe’s new MEPs
POLITICO has pulled together a list of Europe’s new parliamentarians from each member country.
The weirdest things that happened on election night
Wrong results, wrong ballots and snap elections.
5 things to know about the EU election results
After 185 million votes in 27 countries, POLITICO brings you up to speed.
EU election as it happened: Far-right gains humble Macron and Scholz
Follow every twist and turn of the election with POLITICO’s rolling coverage.
Don’t bother voting in European election
For EU democracy to be at risk, it would first have to exist.
On the campaign with von der Leyen: Lattes, selfies and fake blood
As the Commission president crisscrosses the continent, back in Brussels support for a second term is crumbling.
Meet the likely next crop of MEPs
Projection time: POLITICO estimates who will be elected to the European Parliament on Sunday.
Fear, a decisive force in these European elections
Europeans go to the polls concerned about the cost of living, immigration, external threats, rapid technological advancement and weak leadership, a new Kapa Research poll reveals.
When to vote in the EU election: A country-by-country guide
Don’t get lost in the EU election maze.
What the EU election is actually about in each country
Voters will be thinking about domestic issues – and not Ursula von der Leyen – when they go to the polls.
Far-right MEPs set to outnumber EPP in next Parliament
Fragmented extremist forces are seen as unlikely to unite into a single political bloc, however.
Mafia state pushes Bulgarian democracy to the brink
Former PM Boyko Borissov and sanctioned media mogul Delyan Peevski are in the driving seat ahead of an election on June 9.
The front-runners for the next European Commission
Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.
Suspected vandals of Paris Holocaust memorial traced back to Bulgaria
Russian security services were previously tied to another act of vandalism with antisemitic undertones.
How Turkey became Putin’s ‘pit stop’ for selling camouflaged fuel to the EU
Moscow bagged €3 billion through a sanctions loophole that allows Turkey to relabel Russian oil and ship it to the EU.
North Macedonia president-elect sparks row with Greece at swearing-in
Right-wing VMRO party, which rejects a 2018 agreement not to call the country “Macedonia,” won presidential and parliamentary elections last week.
North Macedonia’s EU aspirations face bumpy ride after elections
A new administration risks rekindling old tensions with Bulgaria and Greece — which can both throw up major obstacles to Skopje.
Coca-Cola, L’Oréal, other brands told by MEPs to stop ads fueling Russian disinfo in Balkans
Global companies get heat for financing pro-Kremlin media in Serbia and Bulgaria with their advertising budgets.
Bulgaria can’t join the eurozone in January. Here’s why.
High inflation and wavering public support ― in part blamed on Russian disinformation ― means the country is almost certain to miss its 2025 joining target.
EU signals end of free money for poorer countries
The European Commission is pushing for the post-pandemic recovery fund not to be repeated — as well as for conditions on financing of poorer regions.