Category: Politico News

Stepping into a key position handling relations with the EU institutions in the midst of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, Kachka brings experience managing the details of Kyiv’s bid to join the EU. Kachka was in Brussels on July 14 for the opening of a new negotiating “cluster,” or formal legal step on the path […]

But exactly how the EU will ensure it meets that target was less clear. In an earlier draft obtained by POLITICO, the Commission had proposed making the target legally binding. The final plan instead sets an “indicative target” of 46 percent, with the Commission saying it will assess making it binding as part of the […]

The speed at which companies under the ETS will be forced to reduce their emissions will be considerably slower than previously planned. That will be done by reducing the “linear reduction factor” (LRF) — the rate at which pollution caps fall annually, which was due to reach zero by 2039.  Under the Commission’s review, the […]

Ukraine struck 12 vessels belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea on Thursday night, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, announced on Telegram. The attacks aim to prevent Russia from supplying fuel to the occupied regions of Eastern Ukraine and Crimea and curb its effort to circumvent sanctions, Brovdi explained. […]

During Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal, Argentina’s players unfurled a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” (“The Falkland Islands are Argentinian”) after beating England. British Business Secretary Peter Kyle called the display “entirely inappropriate” and urged FIFA to investigate, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson declared: “The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland […]

Andy Burnham will become the next leader of Britain’s governing party Friday, before replacing Keir Starmer as British prime minister early next week. At a special conference in London, the Makerfield MP — who  returned to parliament last month after nine years as Greater Manchester mayor — will be elected unopposed as Labour’s next leader. No other Labour MP received the required nominations after an overwhelming majority […]

Beim deutsch-französischen Ministerrat steht die europäische Verteidigung im Fokus. Nach dem Scheitern von FCAS drängt die Zeit für Kanzler Friedrich Merz und Präsident Emmanuel Macron. Mit Hans von der Burchard blickt Rixa Fürsen auf die sicherheitspolitische Agenda. Es geht um Raketenabwehr und eine bisher undenkbare Kooperation bei der nuklearen Abschreckung vor den Wahlen in Frankreich. […]

Europeans are traveling in huge numbers this summer — but the conflict in the Middle East, volatile fuel prices linked to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, and a troubled new border system are making journeys more complicated. Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO reporters Ben Munster, Tommaso Lecca and Jordyn Dahl to unpack how […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his administration is declassifying documents that he says outline vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems. In his 25-minute speech from the White House, Trump described efforts by China to access U.S. voter rolls and offered details about long-studied vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines. But none of the information Trump described appears to support his long-running claims […]

But it won’t help with the tough ongoing negotiations for the next budget cycle from 2028 to 2034. To finance that future €2 trillion cash pot, France is pushing for a tax on U.S. digital giants including Google, but the idea is opposed by Germany, among others. EU vs. Google As part of its annual […]