Category: Politico News

Peter Mandelson is arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, a seismic moment in British politics  — but will the pain of Epstein files continue to haunt Sir Keir Starmer’s government over the coming days, weeks and months? With an active police investigation and limited scope of what he can reveal, the prime minister […]

Friedrich Merz reist nach China. Mit einer 30-köpfigen Wirtschaftsdelegation und klaren Worten im Gepäck. Kurz vor dem Abflug hat der Kanzler das Land als globalen Machtfaktor beschrieben, der Abhängigkeiten ausnutzt, Taiwan unter Druck setzt und die internationale Ordnung in seinem Sinne neu deutet. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie der Kanzler die kritische Perspektive darauf und wirtschaftspolitische […]

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European leaders gather in Kyiv to signal unity and solidarity. But back in Brussels, Hungary blocks a new sanctions package against the Kremlin and a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. Host Ian Wishart is joined by senior finance reporter Kathryn Carlson. We also hear from […]

In hundreds of emails between Ehnbom and Epstein, or his assistant Lesley Groff, their chatty, familiar manner paints a picture of an established relationship that benefited them both. The communications continued from 2005 through 2018 — after his 2008 conviction and during his 13-month jail term. He died by suicide in jail in 2019. Ehnbom later […]

What keeps Council up at night The letter from the Council pushes back against parts of the agreement that would allow the Parliament to be present during international negotiations. The treaties “do not grant the Parliament a right of consultation during the negotiations stage, but only a right of information which does not include, nor […]

As the war of words continued, Ukraine’s Sybiha said Hungary and Slovakia should “send their concerns to the Kremlin.” Russian oil accounted for 92 percent of Budapest’s energy imports last year, according to the Center for the Study of Democracy, a European policy institute. Orbán has frequently argued his country has no viable alternatives to […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Monday he has summoned senior staff at OpenAI to discuss “safety protocols” after the tech company decided against reporting a Canadian ChatGPT user who police say went on to kill eight people in a school shooting. Solomon said he will meet with OpenAI’s senior safety team […]

Russia is facing economic hardship and issues with army recruitment, according to Western officials, who said the prospect of a summer offensive will depend on whether they are able to find enough manpower. Nonetheless, the same officials said there is no imminent prospect of Moscow seeking an end to the war as Kyiv also experiences […]

But few expect any sweeping deals will be reached. German industry leaders are instead calling for more concrete and immediate progress to improve their circumstances. “Our companies are coming under increasing pressure because key competitive conditions are being systematically distorted,” Thilo Brodtmann, the managing director of VDMA, said in a statement ahead of Merz’s trip. […]

The U.S. embassy did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment. Kushner found himself in hot water with French authorities over posts on X by the United States government weighing in on the death of 23-year-old Quentin Deranque, who was killed earlier this month in a fight on the sidelines of a political conference […]