Merz said the talks would cover economic, energy, security and defense policy. Macron added Ukraine, the Middle East, space, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, trade and the protection of European industry to the extensive agenda. Both governments are presenting the meeting as an effort to build on agreements reached at last year’s meeting in Toulon, France, […]
Continue ReadingGrace Pritchard will be the No.10 director of news, as well as the prime minister’s spokesperson. She became a spokesperson for Burnham during his by-election campaign while on loan from Ed Miliband’s team of special advisers. She was given a permanent job in Team Burnham after impressing during the successful bid to get him back […]
Continue ReadingAt the outset of the Iran war and resulting spike in energy costs, a gang of 10 countries led by Poland and Italy used the sensitive moment to demand major changes to the ETS. Initially, they were seen as a fringe band of nations who hadn’t taken decarbonization seriously enough, but their demands have begun […]
Continue ReadingThe report, due to be published on Friday, comes out once a year and grades all 27 EU member countries on their compliance with the rule of law, issuing recommendations accordingly. POLITICO has not seen the full report. It lands days after a Spanish court ruled that civil servants had improperly created a public-sector job […]
Continue ReadingWithout another extension next week, the cap will automatically bounce higher because oil prices have risen due to the war in Iran — handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a windfall. The European Commission is legally obliged to recalculate the price ceiling after July 15 but the new cap would become effective only on Aug. 1, giving […]
Continue ReadingCases involving psychological suffering alone were excluded from the French bill. For patient requests that are deemed eligible, a lethal injection will either be self-administered by the patient or administered by a medical professional if the patient is unable to do so. Health professionals will be allowed to refuse to administer the injection if they […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Commons was exercised on Wednesday about the prospect of England beating Argentina in tonight’s World Cup semifinal. Ahead of Keir Starmer’s last Prime Minister’s Questions as premier before he exits the top job, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle — the normally impartial chair — said he hoped the PM will be “bringing home” […]
Continue ReadingLONDON — A man was arrested Tuesday after an alleged threat to Nigel Farage on social media that he would be shot in the head. In a statement, the Met Police said they arrested a man in his 20s “on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a Member of Parliament.” That man was released on bail […]
Continue ReadingPourquoi les Ecologistes ont-ils autant de mal à peser dans le débat politique dans un contexte où il pourrait en tirer profit ? Au-delà de l’enlisement des discussions stratégiques à gauche, le sujet de l’adaptation pour faire face aux canicules a placé le parti, qui mettait auparavant davantage l’accent sur l’atténuation au changement climatique, sur […]
Continue ReadingA Canada-style ban would put a lot of pressure on online safety regulator Ofcom to assess whether platforms are safe for use, but a blanket ban would put a lot of pressure on the government to get the criteria right — a tall order, given how quickly technology, and the risks associated with it, evolve. There is support from influential campaign groups for the Canada model. In May, a […]
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