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The case boils down to moves by Tusk’s pro-EU administration to reject decisions by some judges appointed under the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) administration that led Poland’s government from 2015 to 2023. The Giżycko judge ruled that the couple’s original divorce judgment was legally “non-existent” because it had been signed off by one of […]

The cars-for-canola deal also carries a certain irony: Canada is importing the very technology that makes fossil fuels obsolete. China is electrifying at dizzying speed, with the International Energy Agency projecting its oil consumption will peak as early as next year thanks to “extraordinary” electric vehicle sales. That means Beijing probably isn’t desperate for new […]

“Lecornu was smart enough to make the budget phase pass and end on a high note. That’s commendable, given that [former Prime Ministers Michel] Barnier and [François] Bayrou didn’t manage to do so, and he did it with considerable skill,” said a ministerial adviser who, like others quoted in this piece, was granted anonymity to speak candidly.  But Lecornu’s decision to […]

On U.S. relations, Schmit criticized the Commission for not publicly defending former commissioner Breton, who was handed a travel ban by Washington over what it views as unfair efforts to regulate American social media and tech giants. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told POLITICO at the time that the College of Commissioners agreed to provide Breton […]

During a session of the Portuguese parliament, lawmakers lambasted the center-right leader for failing to choose between “a democrat” and someone who wants to “end the democratic regime.” The country’s political analysts interpret the prime minister’s refusal to back Seguro as a tactical decision aimed at not alienating the most conservative wing of his party, […]

“I have been further linked this weekend to the understandable furore surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and I feel regretful and sorry about this,” Mandelson said in a letter to Labour’s General Secretary Hollie Ridley, according to a statement released to the media Sunday.  “Allegations which I believe to be false that he made financial payments to […]

President Donald Trump, in a brief phone call with POLITICO, cast himself as the savior for a United Nations in danger of financial collapse, touting his ability to get members to pay unpaid dues. But he declined Sunday to say whether the United States would make good on the billions of dollars it owes the […]

London could also be asked to pay a fee to join the loan. France, with the support of other countries, last week suggested that third-party countries that take part should contribute. They made the argument that since EU member countries pay interest on the loan it would be unfair if non-EU countries don’t pay anything, according […]

Israel announced it was terminating the operations of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, accusing the humanitarian group of failing to submit lists of its Palestinian staff. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech