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In 2016, no one in the world was ready for President Trump. America’s NATO allies aren’t making the same mistake this time.

Hungarian leader needs only one more national party for his right-wing alliance to qualify as an official grouping in the European Parliament.

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

The far-right National Rally remains Euroskeptic and suspicious of NATO despite recent toned-down rhetoric.

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.

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Most EU countries surveyed also opposed increasing their defense spending for Ukraine.

Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.

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

The failure to reach an agreement is a major setback for the German and Polish leaders as they try to mend relations.

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.

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

“It was a bit awkward,” Tusk said.

“It’s important to manage one’s ride into the sunset,” Radosław Sikorski said.

Ex-Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki says his PiS party is exploring creating a Central Eastern European grouping in the European Parliament.

A liberal president constantly fighting a far-right prime minister would be a recipe for political catastrophe.

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

There is fear that a far-right victory could upend France’s foreign and military policy.

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

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 …

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

Countries clash over how to safeguard privacy when rooting out illegal pictures and grooming on private chat apps.

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.