Category: Politico News

Keir Starmer may have survived a political near-death experience last week. But with a perilous by-election looming and punishing May elections on the horizon, few in Westminster think the prime minister is truly in the clear. With fresh jeopardy ahead, could Starmer become the fifth prime minister in a decade to fall short of a […]

“What happened to Quentin, it feels like it could have happened dozens of times to our supporters in recent years,” said National Rally MEP Pierre-Romain Thionnet. “Of course, those are not the same circumstances,” Thionnet said of the Kirk comparison. “But there are similarities in the way it resonates.” Deranque was, unlike Kirk, unknown to […]

Unlike most classmates, Romeo travelled in to school by Tube and would do homework in the lab where her mother, a biochemistry professor, worked full-time. Her parents kept her aware of the gender divide; while Romeo was a Brownie (Britain’s junior Girl Scouts), her father refused to let her gain the “house orderly” badge that […]

The contract, whose buyers are named as the European Commission, Parliament, Council and the European External Action Service, is described as being “fully or partially financed with EU funds.” For the highest officials within these institutions, international travel is a key part of their role as they hold discussions with foreign leaders and make speeches […]

Petrecca is seen as close to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and her political opponents were quick to capitalize on the backlash. The Democratic Party said in a statement that “the Olympics are a time of utmost responsibility for public service broadcasting” and denounced the telecast as an example of Rai TV at its worst, […]

Depuis le meurtre du jeune militant d’extrême droite Quentin Deranque, les gauches non mélenchonistes sont sous pression partout en France pour rompre avec LFI. Encore plus depuis que deux assistants parlementaires mélenchonistes, ceux du député Raphaël Arnault, ont été interpellés dans l’enquête sur la mort du militant identitaire. Aulas, chouchou de toutes les droites Jean-Michel […]

FCAS is intended to replace Germany’s Eurofighter and France’s Rafale jets by around 2040. The program includes a warplane — which lies at the heart of the disagreement — drones and a combat cloud. The project has been repeatedly delayed by industrial disputes, especially between France’s Dassault Aviation and Germany-backed Airbus over leadership and control of […]

The two leaders have fought on topics spanning migration to abortion during a terminally uneasy relationship, but are set to have a moment of reconciliation in April during a Franco-Italian summit in Toulouse. Officials close to the Italian prime minister said Macron’s comments were met “with astonishment” and insisted that Meloni’s statement was meant to […]

According to prosecutors, the defendant offered to lead police investigators to the “agents” he claimed had hired him to steal the goods. But just as the meeting with his alleged handlers was due to take place, the man escaped. Hours later he was seen arriving at the Russian Embassy in Lisbon, where he allegedly tried […]

“Some years ago, we were one, maximum two Governing Council members arguing in favor of eurobonds,” Stournaras recalled. “The rest of us thought, ‘You are coming from the European South, so it’s understandable.’ But now we have all realized how important it is.” Now, even Germany’s Bundesbank, the de facto leader of the skeptics, has turned. As […]