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Most Europeans say corruption is rife in their country
Over 95 percent of citizens in Greece, Portugal, Malta and Slovenia said they believe corruption was prevalent in their home countries.
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Greece must get an important role in the Commission, prime minister tells von der Leyen
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‘Invisible’ Kamala Harris struggles to win over Europe
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Curb your snooping, Commission tells EU governments
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Eurozone debt keeps climbing
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Erdoğan dashes hopes on Cyprus talks on invasion’s 50th anniversary
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Making the Olympics cheap again
Germany isolated as EU countries tilt toward duties on Chinese EVs
Ten countries voted in favor, four against and 11 abstained in non-binding vote, diplomats say.
EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
Commission president could be forced to rely on Greens and liberals to secure a second term, weeks after they were rejected by voters in the European election.
Migration is buoying the EU’s declining population. Just don’t tell the far right.
Last year’s figures show that migrant inflows made up for population losses within the bloc.
How the Tory campaign melted down in 6 disastrous weeks
Rishi Sunak played a bad hand appallingly — and paid a terrible price.
The call for an EU Action Plan for rare diseases
Driving excellence: A new EU Action Plan for rare diseases that drives innovation, creativity and competitiveness can position the EU as a leader on the global stage.
Europeans skeptical Ukraine will win war, polling shows
Most EU countries surveyed also opposed increasing their defense spending for Ukraine.
Germany’s Scholz fails to announce compensation plan for Polish survivors of Nazi crimes
The failure to reach an agreement is a major setback for the German and Polish leaders as they try to mend relations.
Nearly every EU country blows major climate plan deadline
The ongoing delays are imperiling the bloc’s 2030 climate goals — and, by extension, its 2050 net neutrality ambition.
Greece’s watchdog summons head of coast guard to explain deadly shipwreck
As many as 650 people may have died in the June 2023 disaster.
Greek EU lawmaker to remain in Albanian prison
Recent election of Greek MEP imprisoned in Albania fans diplomatic flames.
MEGA shift in the EU’s balance of power
Almost two weeks after the EU election, there is still a lot of political manoeuvring going on — both in Brussels and in national capitals. First, POLITICO’s …
Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration
As elections loom in the U.S., the U.K. and France, the fraught politics of migration are a key issue animating voters on both sides of the Atlantic.
Record 23 countries hit 2 percent defense spending target, NATO says
“European allies and Canada are really stepping up,” Jens Stoltenberg tells U.S. President Biden.
Von der Leyen buries report slamming Italy as she seeks Meloni’s vote
European Commission president trying not to stir the pot on media freedom, four officials said.
How Emmanuel Macron turned France into America
France’s leader has changed his country and Europe — and not in ways that he necessarily intended.
Greek PM Mitsotakis reshuffles Cabinet after election disappointment
The conservative New Democracy party, which has ruled the country since 2019, came first in the vote, but the result missed the prime minister’s target.
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.
Charles Michel’s new plan to destroy von der Leyen: Give the Greek PM her job
EU leaders are increasingly annoyed with the European Council president’s antics.
These are Europe’s new MEPs
POLITICO has pulled together a list of Europe’s new parliamentarians from each member country.
Biden aides wary but not worried about EU far-right election gains
Diplomats said they hoped the results would convince American leaders that they need to stay involved in transatlantic security issues.
First national estimates show far-right gains in Austria, Germany
EU Parliament puts out national estimates for Austria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands.
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.