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How Europe’s democracy fails women

How Europe’s democracy fails women

A European Commission report reveals a worsening picture on the participation of women in last year’s EU elections. 

June 6, 2025 4:01 am CET
A new low on US democracy support
Europe must learn the art of ‘unpowering’ Russia
In Transylvania, fear haunts Romania’s troubled democracy 
Romanian government accused of online censorship ahead of election rerun
Macron’s office hits back at claims he brought cocaine on Kyiv train
How George Simion became a right-wing ‘messiah’ for Romanians abroad
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Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves

The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.

April 30, 2025 3:15 pm CET

The EU has fined Meta and Apple. What happened to X?

As digital enforcement kicks in, a high-profile investigation into Elon Musk’s X is still open.

April 23, 2025 6:25 pm CET
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Europe’s climate and industrial policies are inextricably linked — cities are at the heart of both 

April 23, 2025 5:00 am CET

Moldova to hold ‘crucial’ elections on Sept. 28

The vote is expected to be highly competitive and may reshape the country’s political landscape.

April 17, 2025 2:17 pm CET

Zelenskyy jabs JD Vance for ‘justifying’ Russia’s war on Ukraine

“I believe, sadly, Russian narratives are prevailing in the U.S.,” the Ukrainian president tells 60 Minutes.

April 14, 2025 3:21 pm CET

‘Gloves off’: A former Trump trade official on his China fight

The POLITICO Tech podcast is your daily download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. From AI and the metaverse to disinformation and …

April 10, 2025 12:14 pm CET

Putin wants Western Balkans as his next ‘playground,’ UK warns

Tensions are rising in the Western Balkans, Europe’s ‘other hotspot.’ Britain’s foreign affairs chief David Lammy sees the ‘long hand of Russian interference.’

April 9, 2025 4:01 am CET
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Nicușor Dan: The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

March 28, 2025 4:00 am CET
Beyond the Bubble

We need to pay closer attention to Svalbard

NATO members and other allies would do well to start thinking about how they’d respond if Russia took action against one of its most remote geographies.

March 26, 2025 4:00 am CET

7 bargaining chips Trump has given Putin over Ukraine

In seeking a historic peace accord between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump has presented himself as an agnostic arbiter focused only on bringing the three-year war …

March 24, 2025 9:24 pm CET

Romanian media watchdog defies Musk over censorship claims

Bucharest is at the center of a heated debate over social media policing.

March 24, 2025 4:20 am CET

Danish PM: Europe must ‘be totally able to defend ourselves’

Europe needs to act now to deter Russia from attacking, Mette Frederiksen told POLITICO.

March 19, 2025 5:00 am CET
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Inside the scramble to save America’s pro-democracy media outlets from Trump

In ending media mission Washington will be “ceding territory to the Russians, the Iranians and the Chinese,” says Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO.

March 19, 2025 4:01 am CET

EU’s front-line states rally against Russian energy return

A return to buying more of Moscow’s fossil fuels would be a mistake, EU countries bordering Russia told POLITICO.

March 18, 2025 1:24 pm CET

Russia is conducting ‘state-sponsored terrorism’ against Europe, EU chief diplomat warns

Investigation showed pro-Russia groups were offering crypto payments in exchange for hybrid attacks across Europe.

March 12, 2025 7:35 pm CET

Kremlin: Romania’s election is ‘illegitimate’ without barred pro-Russia front-runner

The far-right front-runner was barred on Sunday from the presidential election’s rerun.

March 11, 2025 1:02 pm CET

Trump and Putin gang up on European centrists in Romania’s election crisis

Elon Musk slams Romanian authorities for banning far-right frontrunner Călin Georgescu. It’s another win for the Kremlin.

March 10, 2025 9:25 am CET

Tate brothers land in Florida after Romania lifts travel ban

U.S. President said he was not aware of the brothers’ release from Romania.

February 27, 2025 4:42 pm CET

Russia-linked fake videos spread German election fraud claims, authorities warn

Disinfo claiming AfD ballots are missing or being shredded is spreading online just days before Germany’s election.

February 21, 2025 5:47 pm CET

Russia wants to declare ‘victory’ on Feb. 24, Ukrainian intel says

Moscow wants to show itself ‘victorious’ against Ukraine and NATO on third anniversary of invasion, Kyiv’s HUR says.

February 21, 2025 2:15 pm CET

Ukraine rallies around Zelenskyy after Trump’s vicious attack

Kyiv blasts back at the U.S. president after he ridicules Ukraine’s leader — and demands the war-ravaged country hold an election.

February 19, 2025 9:35 pm CET

Zelenskyy says Trump is ‘surrounded by disinformation’

U.S. leader’s claim that Zelenskyy’s approval rating is 4 percent is Russian disinfo, Ukrainian president says.

February 19, 2025 12:41 pm CET

Vance’s week of waging war on EU tech law

The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.

February 15, 2025 6:34 pm CET

X verifies fake, crypto-hawking Maltese president impersonator

The bogus handle has since been deleted, but Myriam Spiteri Debono’s real account still doesn’t have a gray tick.

February 13, 2025 1:51 am CET
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