Category: Politico News

The president of the European Council, António Costa, urged national leaders to home in on several potential taxes during their next gathering in Brussels on Oct. 15. Supporters argue that own resources are essential to generate more revenue and reduce national contributions to the EU from 2028 to 2034. With less than four months to […]

A Renew official, granted anonymity to speak candidly about the meeting agenda, said lawmakers are growing particularly concerned about the prospect of far-right parties taking power in Germany and France, where Marine Le Pen has a commanding lead in the polls for the spring 2027 presidential race. “Pro-Europeans … are worried about what happens after […]

But those efforts have often triggered legal action. Homeowners and tourism operators sued Florence over its restrictions, and Airbnb challenged a €64 million fine imposed by Spain after authorities determined the platform was carrying illegal listings. Although courts ruled in favor of the city governments, the lawsuits nevertheless tied up local authorities in costly, protracted […]

The German leader’s absence is yet another blow to a summit that several participants criticized as directionless and poorly organized. Last week, top U.S. space companies, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX, decided to ditch the event after the White House pressured American companies to back out. The French government had repeatedly framed the international space summit […]

Saxony-Anhalt’s incumbent premier Sven Schulze, from the CDU, struck a more sober note on Sunday night. “Some say this is a dark day for Saxony-Anhalt. I say: That’s democracy,” he told ARD. “The people went to the polls today.” The rout piles pressure on Merz, who once vowed to cut the AfD in half but […]

Can the chancellor deliver growth without breaking his own self-imposed fiscal rules? John Healey will set out his vision for the economy this morning, but with pressure mounting on the public finances, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy ask whether he is preparing to stretch the rules to make it happen. Amid an increasingly turbulent economic […]

After a sweeping victory in the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) could be in a position to govern the state — putting a far-right party in power in part of Germany for the first time since World War II.  As Europe wakes up to the AfD win, Zoya Sheftalovich and […]

Warsaw has been one of Kyiv’s strongest supporters against Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. But the nationalist camp, which Nawrocki seeks to lead, has sought to capitalize on tensions over the Ukrainian presence in Poland and the wartime massacres. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is already intensifying ahead of the fall 2027 parliamentary election, when […]

“Ulf Kristersson must come clean about the security crisis,” Andersson told POLITICO in an interview. “These are extremely serious allegations … Russia is the greatest threat to Sweden.” The claims, laid out in a Sept. 3 article by non-governmental group Expo, allege that a female Sweden Democrats official promoted pro-Kremlin narratives for a decade, cultivated […]

Kallas has been in intense competition with the Commission over these plans, but an EU official said the reason for the cancellation was pressure from some capitals. “Some member states felt this was not the right path to pursue at this moment,” said the official. “After some discussion with ministers, we have decided not to […]