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EU urges Israel not to ramp up military attack on Gaza

“The European Union is concerned at the planned extension of the operation by Israeli forces in Gaza,” a Commission spokesperson says.

May 5, 2025 4:36 pm CET

Klingbeil, Pistorius, Bas … German Social Democrats reveal ministers for Merz Cabinet

Germany’s junior coalition partner hands key ministries to familiar faces — and springs a few surprises.

May 5, 2025 9:51 am CET

French PM considering referendum on budget plans

“The question is serious enough, with far-reaching consequences for the country’s future, that it should be put directly to the people,” Bayrou tells Journal du Dimanche.

May 4, 2025 12:05 pm CET

Global financial rule-makers risk losing relevance if Trump pulls back entirely

Without the firepower of the U.S., global regulators would be hamstrung in their efforts to contain a future financial crisis.

May 2, 2025 4:45 am CET

Britain’s shrinking fraud watchdog

Political forces — from Trump’s deprioritization of bribery to Britain’s dash for growth — mean the Serious Fraud Office is in a fight for relevance.

May 1, 2025 4:43 am CET

16 countries to ask EU for fiscal leeway to spend big on defense

Germany is the only one of Europe’s big five economies to take up the EU executives offer.

April 30, 2025 10:38 pm CET

Germany’s center-left leader will be finance minister in the Merz government

SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.

April 30, 2025 11:24 am CET

Mediobanca rebels at Rome’s efforts to force it into a shotgun marriage

Counter-attack by Milan-based bank deals blow to plans for a ‘third pole’ in Italian banking.

April 29, 2025 3:37 pm CET

The unlikely election of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

From banker to ballot box, the rookie politician’s rise was made possible by Trump and a nation weary of chaos

April 29, 2025 9:14 am CET

Germany triggers EU’s emergency clause for defense spending

Acting Finance Minister Jörg Kukies also pushes for wider definition of security investment.

April 28, 2025 2:14 pm CET

Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now

“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.

April 28, 2025 12:34 pm CET

India blinks on visas to pave way for UK trade deal

The new rules will lead to around 100 new visas for Indian workers each year, a U.K. official told POLITICO.

April 28, 2025 4:46 am CET
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UK seeking carve-outs on cars and pharma in US deal, Reeves confirms

Comments by U.K. chancellor to POLITICO shed more light on government negotiating aims as it tries to swerve Trump’s trade war.

April 25, 2025 4:55 am CET

Italy harbors doubts about hitting 2 percent NATO target

Rome outwardly says it can easily reach politically unpopular defense spending targets without cutting vital services.

April 24, 2025 4:30 am CET

France floats resurrecting doomed EU-US trade deal it used to oppose

Lombard said he hoped the two sides could avert a trade war with “a win-win” solution.

April 23, 2025 6:38 pm CET

Blow for UK’s Reeves as IMF slashes growth forecasts

Latest figures put Britain’s GDP growth this year lower than Canada and the U.S.

April 22, 2025 3:00 pm CET

Commission livid as ECB warns of crypto apocalypse under Trump

Washington’s embrace of crypto may endanger the European financial system, but Frankfurt and Brussels are arguing over whether to rewrite a landmark law.

April 22, 2025 4:22 am CET

Brussels takes aim at those cashing in on broken European markets

Former investment banker turned Financial Services Commissioner, Maria Luis Albuquerque, is shining a light on the forces sabotaging greater integration.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET

Spain and Lithuania push to oust Ireland from leading eurozone talks

Carlos Cuerpo and Rimantas Šadžius are considering running for the Eurogroup presidency.

April 17, 2025 4:38 am CET

Linnemanns Rückzug und die Folgen für Merz

Friedrich Merz hat ein Personalproblem: Carsten Linnemann hat ihm einen Korb gegeben und will nicht Wirtschaftsminister werden. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum das einst begehrte Amt inzwischen wie …

April 16, 2025 5:32 am CET

The untold story of how Trump shocked Europe in a few short days

When the world changed, here’s how it looked to political insiders.

April 16, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK minister’s official X account hacked to promote crypto

Lucy Powell’s social media page falsely advertised a fictional “House of Commons Coin” before posts were deleted.

April 15, 2025 1:44 pm CET

EU warms to boosting defense funding to secure eastern flank

Eastern EU countries like Poland say they are currently bearing the financing brunt.

April 14, 2025 5:49 pm CET
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Leading in an age of disruption: Why policy professionals must adapt

A new global landscape needs leaders who readily embrace change and lead with vision — the kind of leaders that the European University Institute is nurturing at its new blended program in Florence.

April 14, 2025 11:40 am CET
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