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EU fines Greece €400M over farm aid debacle

EU fines Greece €400M over farm aid debacle

Brussels imposes massive fine after finding systemic failings in Greece’s management of farm subsidies from 2016 to 2023.

June 17, 2025 1:06 pm CET
Greeks feel they have no one to vote for
EU puts Monaco on money laundering blacklist
The Trump-Musk bromance devolves into a chaotic public breakup
Skeletons in Nawrocki’s closet fail to dent his Polish presidential bid
How the EU always gets away with it

How the EU always gets away with it

May 28, 2025 7:32 pm CET
Greece shuts down agency at center of probe into massive EU farm fraud
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European prosecutor slams ‘attacks’ and ‘intimidation’ against Greek farm fraud probe

Staff at the Greek agency responsible for doling out agricultural funds obstructed EU prosecutors in a corruption probe.

May 26, 2025 8:10 pm CET

Labour’s AI gold rush gets stuck in the mud

Ministers are preparing a string of AI announcements for early June, but voters are skeptical about the technology. That leaves the ruling Labour Party with a huge problem.

May 22, 2025 4:44 pm CET

Romanian court rejects George Simion’s election challenge

Presidential election loser Simion denounced the ruling and called on his supporters to “fight.”

May 22, 2025 10:54 am CET
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Q&A: Preventing biofuels sustainability fraud and unfair competition

Amid concerns over sustainability fraud, the European biodiesel industry is pushing for regulatory reform. As Europe accelerates efforts to decarbonize transportation, biofuels have emerged as an important …

May 19, 2025 5:00 am CET

Russian interference claims hit Romania’s critical election on voting day

High numbers of voters are turning out to choose between hard-right candidate George Simion and centrist Nicușor Dan.

May 18, 2025 2:09 pm CET

Simion accuses Moldova of manipulating Romanian election as vote goes to wire

Turnout is high in Moldova, a nation with many Romanian voters who did not back ultranationalist Simion in the first round.

May 16, 2025 7:38 pm 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

Want to grab Trump’s attention? Europe’s politicians try Newsmax

The pro-MAGA outlet and its contemporaries are an awkward match for stolid, center-left ministers like those in Britain.

May 1, 2025 4:01 am CET

DOGE loses its biggest advocate as Musk exits Washington

The tech mogul’s public pullback will come as relief to some Cabinet officials.

April 23, 2025 11:21 pm CET

Gen Z, media illiterates

The almighty algorithm is fueling conspiracy theories among young people and ruining their ability to tell fact from fiction on the internet.

April 23, 2025 4:18 pm CET

Musk stepping back from government work amid plummeting Tesla sales

Elon Musk said in an earnings call Tuesday that he will turn more of his attention to Tesla starting next month.

April 23, 2025 4:50 am CET

EU prosecutor’s office suspends Bulgarian prosecutor amid probe

It’s EPPO’s first suspension and internal investigation into allegations of prosecutor misconduct.

March 28, 2025 7:29 pm CET
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Meet the Mafia-busting MEP taking the fight against organized crime to Brussels

Giuseppe Antoci battled the Italian mob. But can he take on EU policymaking?

March 25, 2025 6:00 am CET

America’s global AIDS relief program is on the brink

President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bush’s proudest achievements.

March 23, 2025 11:15 am CET

Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and other enemies

Trump’s memo is his latest attempt to exact revenge on his rivals.

March 22, 2025 11:05 am CET

Erdoğan’s main rival arrested in major clampdown on Turkish opposition

Arrested mayor of Istanbul accuses authorities of blow “against the will of the people.”

March 19, 2025 3:22 pm CET

3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia in the UK

The group was directed by Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek.

March 7, 2025 7:00 pm CET

European prosecutors indict 100 in Greek farm subsidy fraud

Prosecutions follow POLITICO investigation into scheme to bilk Brussels of aid earmarked for grazing land.

March 5, 2025 5:56 pm CET

Trump celebrates disruption and defies backlash in Congress speech

“The people elected me to do the job, and I’m doing it.”

March 5, 2025 6:38 am CET

Polish ex-PM charged with abuse of power for trying to organize elections during Covid

Mateusz Morawiecki, who faces up to three years in prison if convicted, says he “wouldn’t change a thing.”

February 27, 2025 5:43 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

Elon Musk’s DOGE is inspiring an army of British copycats

The X owner’s mission to cut wasteful government spending is being mimicked across the pond.

February 19, 2025 2:00 pm CET

Qatar plans to rein in future French investments amid ‘witch hunt’ into PSG boss

Nasser al-Khelaïfi is under formal investigation again, but Paris denies that has affected Doha’s plans in France.

February 13, 2025 7:46 pm CET

Farm subsidy audits are one piece of red tape the EU shouldn’t cut, says top former official

Brussels wants to scrap a little-known farm subsidy safeguard amid a broader push to cut red tape — but one veteran official warns it’s a mistake.

February 13, 2025 6:00 am CET
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