Crisis

A stark official report says “state conflict has returned to Europe” — but a fight is raging over the cash-strapped Keir Starmer government response.

The proposal would represent the latest policy win for the banking industry, which has been closely scrutinized since the 2008 global financial meltdown.

With a government-wide spending review looming, Britain’s top finance minister is being urged to give voters a compelling reason for her ‘tough decisions.’

Critical gas pipelines, power lines and data cables are the “soft belly of British security,” ministers have been warned.

Ultranationalist lawmakers now control over a quarter of the seats in the country’s parliament.

The first formal meeting of coalition partners ends in success as the parties agree on a wide range of measures for the government.

Paris is set to move forward with recognition as pressure mounts on Israel to halt its military campaign in the Gaza Strip.

Court of Auditors warned that a “liquidity crisis” could impact benefits payments as soon as 2027.

The EU is increasingly bending its own rules, giving Germany space to negotiate despite fears that Berlin is disadvantaging others.

With tensions simmering in Keir Starmer’s top team over Labour’s approach to the economy, this week host Patrick Baker looks at what the PM might be able to …

Any change to the controversial policy is likely to come at the next U.K. budget this fall.

Minsk authorities stand accused of facilitating illegal crossings into the EU to sow political discord.

“The agreement is a victory for public health, science and multilateral action,” said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Cross-border power links need to be beefed up, Lisbon says after huge blackout, calling it a Single Market issue.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy shakes hands with U.S.’s Vance and meets the new pontiff at the Vatican.

The birthplace of modern Romania is losing faith in politics 36 years after Communism fell, amid threats of reprisals at Sunday’s bitterly fought election.

Hard-right presidential candidate George Simion is extending a warm hand to other parties, but getting the cold shoulder.

BoE governor says U.S. has a point on trade and calls for WTO reform and regulatory vigilance amid shifting global order.

As the president of the European Commission discovers whether it was right to withhold her text messages, the court case raises broader questions about EU transparency.

“I think it would be a mistake to rule out anything,” Trades Union Congress chief Paul Nowak tells POLITICO ahead of UK-hosted ‘reset’ summit.

Centrist Prime Minister François Bayrou is facing a week from hell.

The two nuclear-armed countries agreed to start talks on a “broad set of issues at a neutral site,” U.S. says.