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Orbán unites Europe — against him
Hungarian PM’s Moscow trip triggered a tidal wave of condemnation from his fellow leaders.
Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer
Macron loses clout to European free traders as he does battle at home
EU diplomat imprisoned in Iran kept his sexuality a secret from the regime
Europeans skeptical Ukraine will win war, polling shows
Nearly every EU country blows major climate plan deadline
Far-right Bardella wants France’s EU money back. He’ll have to think again.
Combination therapies offer hope to cancer patients – but we need to act now to ensure access
There is an urgent need to consider solutions to overcome complex access challenges to combination therapies — payers, policymakers and industry leaders must work together and act now to ensure access.
Romania agrees to donate Patriot air defense system to Ukraine
The Romanian government today promised to send a full Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to bolster its defenses — on the condition that the United States …
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.
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.
No evidence that Ukrainian guns are flooding Europe, says report
Illicit diversion has so far been small-scale and opportunistic, according to the Swiss-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
Whatever happened to the climate kids?
After Greens suffered bruising losses in the European Parliament election, some say tired and divided climate activists have lost their way.
EU diplomat Johan Floderus freed by Iran in prisoner exchange
In exchange for Floderus, Sweden has agreed to release Iranian former prison official Hamid Nouri.
EU’s last-ditch bid to pass nature law sputters
Negotiators are banking that environment ministers can produce a last-minute twist of fate on Monday.
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.
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.
What the EU election is actually about
As voting gets underway throughout the EU, we check in on the polls and learn which stories are dominating the headlines in capitals around Europe. Host Sarah …
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.
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.
EU plots new ways to cut Russia’s cash as sanctions stall
Officials are discussing novel methods to target Russian exports — including fossil fuels — without the support of countries like Hungary.
US the big holdout in allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with Western weapons
France, Germany and most EU members have far fewer restrictions on the use of donated weapons.
Sweden gives more than €1B in Ukraine military aid
Sweden will give all of its PBV 302 armored tracked personnel carriers.
Self-driving trucks are getting closer. Now they need some rules.
“Legislation needs to move,” says Scania’s head of autonomy Peter Hafmar.
Mapped: Europe’s rapidly rising right
Hard-right forces are gaining ground ahead of next month’s European Parliament election.
The front-runners for the next European Commission
Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.