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Welcome to Mar-a-NATO: European leaders tailor their message to Trump
Baltic defense ministers are calling for increased defense spending — and are using lots of golf terms to do it.
Trump ally warns Eastern Europe to rapidly increase defense budgets
NATO’s in denial about deterrence by denial
Orbán unites Europe — against him
Europeans skeptical Ukraine will win war, polling shows
Nearly every EU country blows major climate plan deadline
Precious rare earth metals belong to the state, China declares
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 …
Giorgia Meloni hits out at EU top jobs backroom deal
The Italian prime minister also called the EU ‘an invasive bureaucratic giant.’
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.
Reynders defeated in race to lead Council of Europe
Swiss former president Berset is expected to take the reins of the Strasbourg-based human rights organization in September.
Von der Leyen, Costa, Kallas approved for EU top jobs by negotiators
The three names will now be presented to EU leaders for their approval at a summit Thursday.
EU prosecutors launch bombshell corruption probe into former European Investment Bank chief
Investigators raided Werner Hoyer’s house as part of an “abuse of influence” investigation.
Germany arrests 3 men for spying on Ukrainian target
A Russian, an Armenian and a Ukrainian are accused of shadowing a person from Ukraine.
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.
Mark Rutte will be NATO’s next secretary-general
The outgoing Dutch PM has been confirmed after seven months of campaigning.
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.
France and Italy denounced by European Commission for overspending
Second and third-largest eurozone economies under pressure over budget deficits.
Estonia sentences Russian professor to six years in prison over espionage
Vyacheslav Morozov is accused of using his position as a researcher to collect intelligence for Russia.
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.
Want an EU top job? Have you asked the prosecutor?
Prosecutors are still looking into allegations surrounding the frontrunners to lead the two most important EU institutions.
Europe presses US to lift Ukraine weapons limits
President Joe Biden has given narrow permission to strike Russia using U.S. weapons. But Kyiv and European allies are looking for more.
These are Europe’s new MEPs
POLITICO has pulled together a list of Europe’s new parliamentarians from each member country.
Europe is running out of heroin. The alternatives are much worse
Nitazines from China are penetrating Europe, causing almost 100 deaths in Latvia and Estonia last year.
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.
In the Baltics, the stateless who can’t vote in the EU election
What if you want to vote in the European election, but you can’t?
Who’s going to be the EU’s next top diplomat?
Josep Borrell is on his way out. Who will be the EU’s next counterpart for the likes of Antony Blinken, Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi?
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 …
The prestigious-sounding job you don’t want: Defense commissioner
The bloc’s military powers are so weak that big names are likely to want a better Brussels post than defense chief.