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The secret, unwritten rules of the EU’s top jobs carve-up

Millions of people vote in a European election and then 6 people work out a deal on the EU’s next leadership.

June 26, 2024 4:00 am CET

12 countries push for EU crackdown on vapes

The European Commission has delayed action on tobacco and nicotine, but countries say it should consider a ban on flavored vapes.

June 20, 2024 6:21 pm CET

Czechia slams Germany over drug stockpiling

A German policy requiring pharmaceutical companies to hold six months worth of certain types of stock will squeeze other countries, says Czech deputy health minister.

June 19, 2024 6:53 pm CET

France’s next government will have to tussle with EU’s spending police

Macron’s snap election looks likely to herald a fight between Paris and Brussels as the country is one of seven placed in Excessive Deficit Procedure.

June 19, 2024 3:50 pm CET

EPP demands a slice of European Council presidency

The EPP wants its people in three of the four top jobs in the next five years.

June 17, 2024 7:15 pm CET

These are Europe’s new MEPs

POLITICO has pulled together a list of Europe’s new parliamentarians from each member country.

June 13, 2024 9:12 am CET

The great EU top jobs puzzle is nearly solved

Too quick to be true? A strangely rapid consensus is emerging around the EU Top 4: Von der Leyen, Costa, Metsola and Kallas.

June 12, 2024 4:01 am CET

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.

June 9, 2024 7:00 am CET
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How to watch the European election like a pro

4 days. 27 votes. Here’s our ultimate playbook for how to keep tabs on this ballot-box bonanza.

June 6, 2024 4:01 am CET

Meet the likely next crop of MEPs

Projection time: POLITICO estimates who will be elected to the European Parliament on Sunday.

June 4, 2024 5:01 pm CET

When to vote in the EU election: A country-by-country guide

Don’t get lost in the EU election maze.

June 3, 2024 2:17 pm CET

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.

June 3, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Malta’s central bank chief, former deputy PM, plead not guilty in sprawling corruption case

Edward Scicluna and Chris Fearne distance themselves from the scandal enveloping former PM Joseph Muscat.

May 29, 2024 8:43 pm CET

A (not so) brief ‘criminal’ history of the ECB 

From political witch-hunts and nobbling bank mergers to hacking Covid regulations, the ECB’s brushes with the law are varied and plentiful.

May 28, 2024 5:07 pm CET

Malta’s ex-PM Joseph Muscat pleads not guilty in corruption case

Former prime minister was greeted by a cheering crowd as he entered court.

May 28, 2024 3:01 pm CET

A beginner’s guide to the EU election

373 million voters are eligible to choose 720 MEPs in the Brussels bubble. This is how the election works and why it matters.

May 27, 2024 4:01 am CET

The front-runners for the next European Commission

Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.

May 23, 2024 4:00 am CET

UK says neutral countries should join NATO if they want protection

Grant Shapps said there should be “no place for neutrality” amid rising threats from Russia.

May 22, 2024 1:37 pm CET

Pentagon says Russia ‘likely’ launched space weapon

Revelation comes as countries haggle over space war rules at the United Nations.

May 22, 2024 1:05 pm CET

Ireland, Spain, Norway to recognize Palestinian statehood

Israel lambasts the three European governments.

May 22, 2024 12:33 am CET

Malta’s Fearne resigns, ends Commission bid, protests innocence

The former candidate for Malta’s next European Commissioner resigned after it was revealed he will face criminal charges of fraud and misappropriation.

May 10, 2024 3:43 pm CET

MEPs cast doubt on Malta’s Commission nominee Fearne over criminal charges

“The European Parliament holds high standards when it comes to Commissioner-designates’ approval,” said Cyrus Engerer, a Maltese MEP from Deputy PM Chris Fearne’s Labour Party.

May 9, 2024 4:50 am CET

EU agrees €3B raid on Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine

Late concession by Belgium paved way for deal on using profits to buy ammo for Kyiv’s war effort.

May 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

Maltese central bank governor, deputy PM face charges in snowballing corruption case

Malta’s political elite is being rocked by impending charges over a 2015 hospital concession deal.

May 7, 2024 11:22 pm CET
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