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Poland’s Tusk hits a wall on legalizing abortion

Poland’s Tusk hits a wall on legalizing abortion

Failure of abortion vote raises big questions of whether Tusk can deliver the key social reforms he promised in last year’s election.

July 24, 2024 10:49 am CET
Greece must get an important role in the Commission, prime minister tells von der Leyen
Poland’s Tusk sacks no-show MPs after abortion bill defeat
Biden drops out: European leaders react
US allies grapple with J.D. Vance

US allies grapple with J.D. Vance

July 17, 2024 5:33 am CET
What JD Vance really thinks about Europe
Polish former deputy justice minister detained for misuse of public funds
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‘Freedom of speech is not for children,’ Poland’s Kaczyński tells 10-year-old reporter

“This is not a matter for children, so, my dear … go away,” PiS leader tells blogger Sara Małecka-Trzaskoś.

July 12, 2024 3:43 pm CET

Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit

The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.

July 12, 2024 12:34 am CET

Priests, patronage and power: Poland’s Tusk goes after his political enemies

The new Polish government is unleashing prosecutors and special commissions to hold its predecessors to account.

July 11, 2024 4:01 am CET

Divided, reshuffled and politically bruised: Europe’s leaders head to the NATO summit

Political turmoil on the Continent is reshuffling power players going to the NATO gathering.

July 9, 2024 2:26 pm CET

Zelenskyy rubbishes Orbán’s global ‘peace mission’

Only world powers such as China, the U.S. or EU could undertake such mission, Ukraine president says.

July 8, 2024 7:14 pm CET

Ukraine strikes security deal with Poland

Poland says it will supply weapons to Ukraine as long as that doesn’t undermine its own security.

July 8, 2024 4:14 pm CET

American allies fear Biden is finished and can’t beat Trump

“We’re not sure that, even if he wins, he can survive four years more,” said one official from a European NATO country.

July 7, 2024 12:29 pm CET

Orbán unites Europe — against him

Hungarian PM’s Moscow trip triggered a tidal wave of condemnation from his fellow leaders.

July 5, 2024 4:26 pm CET

Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer

America has protected Europe with is nuclear umbrella for more than 70 years. In the era of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the continent is quietly debating a different nuclear future.

July 5, 2024 6:00 am CET

Poland’s Tusk rails at fractured defense planning in jibe at Germany’s Scholz

Germany is skeptical of common borrowing for defense; Poland wants it.

July 2, 2024 4:52 pm CET

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.

July 2, 2024 3:01 pm CET

Scholz set to announce compensation for Polish survivors of Nazi crimes

The German chancellor is also expected to announce additional support for the defense of Poland’s eastern flank as the two countries seek to mend long-strained ties.

July 1, 2024 9:26 pm CET
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European leaders react to far-right victory in France

Calling the snap elections “has now probably contributed to strengthening the far right,” said the co-chair of the German Greens.

July 1, 2024 3:11 pm CET

EU leaders chided Rutte over opposition to joint defense spending, Tusk says

“It was a bit awkward,” Tusk said.

June 28, 2024 6:39 pm CET

EU top jobs deal — French election, round 1

Straight from the European Council summit, we bring you the latest news and analysis on a range of tough issues on the leaders’ agenda. Host Sarah Wheaton …

June 28, 2024 5:40 am CET

Poland moves closer to easing abortion laws

The new Polish government has been struggling to reach a compromise on how to ease the country’s strict abortion laws.

June 25, 2024 8:00 pm CET

Poland’s eastern Maginot Line raises nature worries

New border defenses running through the ancient Białowieża Forest are “all about taking advantage of natural terrain,” says a retired general.

June 22, 2024 11:00 am CET

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 …

June 21, 2024 4:02 am CET

Poland’s ex-oil boss heads where prosecutors can’t reach him: Brussels

Daniel Obajtek’s case also a first test for how the new European Parliament will deal with rule of law issues.

June 17, 2024 6:00 am CET

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.

June 14, 2024 4:00 am CET
Unpacked

For King and country? Europe’s young may not be willing to fight

“The price of unchecked tyranny is the blood of the young and the brave,” Biden said at the Day-Day commemoration. But checking tyranny comes at a price — and one the West’s young don’t seem ready to pay.

June 11, 2024 4:00 am CET

Polish soldier dies after clash with migrants on Belarus border

As Poles prepare to vote in the EU election on June 9, the soldier’s death could provide a boost to anti-immigrant parties.

June 6, 2024 6:13 pm CET
Germany interpreted

Starmer will try to prove Britain can be a reliable EU friend — and Germany will be key

After the U.K. election, cooperation will be deliberately methodical, testing the waters along the way.

June 6, 2024 4:01 am CET
THE ROAD TO THE EU ELECTION 2024

Putin’s a bigger deal than EU election in Europe’s frontline states

In Estonia, Latvia and Poland, residents near the Russian border say the war has ruined their livelihoods and shattered their sense of safety.

June 4, 2024 4:00 am CET
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