Disinformation

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.

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
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.
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.
City climate action is a path to economic transformation
Europe’s climate and industrial policies are inextricably linked — cities are at the heart of both
Moldova to hold ‘crucial’ elections on Sept. 28
The vote is expected to be highly competitive and may reshape the country’s political landscape.
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.
‘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 …
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.’
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 …
Romanian media watchdog defies Musk over censorship claims
Bucharest is at the center of a heated debate over social media policing.
Danish PM: Europe must ‘be totally able to defend ourselves’
Europe needs to act now to deter Russia from attacking, Mette Frederiksen told POLITICO.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tate brothers land in Florida after Romania lifts travel ban
U.S. President said he was not aware of the brothers’ release from Romania.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.