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As the EU runs out of goods to target, it’s looking at broadening its response to Washington’s tariff punishment.

The new role for the former deputy prime minister and close ally of Andriy Yermak marks the beginning of a major government reshuffle.

The prime minister has suspended four Labour MPs for “persistent breaches of discipline” as the fallout from the welfare reforms continues. Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy discuss who they are, why now and what was the point, as the government attempts to restore order on the backbenches. Sir Keir Starmer also welcomes […]

The Bank of England faces a dilemma at its meeting next month: inflation is accelerating again but the labor market is showing increasingly clear signs that the economy needs support. New data from the Office for National Statistics Thursday showed the unemployment rate rose to 4.7 percent of the workforce in May, while the number […]

Die Richterwahl-Krise ist zur CDU-internen Machtfrage geworden: Jens Spahn taumelt nach dem Desaster – und plötzlich rückt Carsten Linnemann ins Zentrum der Spekulationen. Ist der Generalsekretär bereit für mehr? Oder bleibt die Union beim angeschlagenen Fraktionschef? Gordon Repinski analysiert das.  Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt Katharina Beck (Grüne), warum Lars Klingbeils Reise zum G20-Finanzgipfel in Durban trotz […]

"Fundamentally flawed" and "insane" were some of the words used to describe the Commission's possible plan.

U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is targeting home heat policy to try and reduce sky-high bills.

LONDON — Keir Starmer will welcome German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to London Thursday to sign the biggest U.K.-German treaty since 1945 — and this time, they do want to mention the war. Despite sitting on different sides of the political spectrum, the two men have more in common than initially meets the eye. Crucially, center-left […]

Simmering internal criticism of the European Commission president came to the boil over a messy, confused and secretive spending plan that highlighted divisions and revealed political fragilities.

Israel has bombed Syria again, this time in response to attacks on members of the Druze minority in the south of the country.

"It’s all going to be the same for everyone," the president told reporters of the U.S. duty those countries will face.

Tous les lobbies associés au géant américain pourraient se voir interdire l'accès au Parlement, dont DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe et ITI.

BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants to funnel billions more into energy infrastructure as part of the EU’s next long-term budget. Energy ventures would see a significant increase in funds under the proposal. The Commission suggests earmarking €30 billion of its Connecting Europe Facility for energy infrastructure — up from €6 billion. That would mean more […]

Prime Minister Micheál Martin and opposition Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald are also potential contenders, while MMA fighter Conor McGregor likely won't get on the ballot.

Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu gets more prison time amid a growing crackdown on Turkey's opposition.

The figure, which will be haggled over by governments and the European Parliament over the next two years, represents an increase from 1.1 percent to 1.26 percent of the bloc’s gross national income.

Brussels sets out negotiating plans on two major policy areas.

Bayrou has got support from his boss, even if nobody else likes his budget.

BRUSSELS — One of Europe’s largest energy companies has signed a multi-decade agreement to buy American natural gas, as U.S. President Donald Trump calls on the continent to boost imports to avoid hard-hitting tariffs. In a statement shared with POLITICO, Italian firm ENI and Virginia-headquartered exporter Venture Global confirmed they had penned a 20-year deal […]

The Tory leader steered clear of the severe Afghan civilian data breach under the last government — leaving her flailing for answers on the upcoming budget.

The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation acknowledges that a deadly incident occurred near one of its sites.

The European Parliament followed due process in Jean-Marie Le Pen probe, rules General Court in Luxembourg.

Brussels is hesitating over how strongly and how quickly to push back.

Consumer prices rose 3.6 percent on the year last month, an acceleration from 3.4 percent in May.

The plight of flightless birds in an avian flu drama has drawn in members of Trump’s administration, right-wing influencers and a GOP megadonor.