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Lagarde did not say what role she would seek if she returned to French politics, however. And she added that whatever decision she takes would depend on the stability of the European economy. “Given that we are once again going through a turbulent period, I believe the captain of the ECB ship must stay on […]

With a week of major articles looking at the EU’s foreign policy branch, POLITICO asks whether budget constraints, a lack of tools and a turf war with the European Commission is threatening its survival. Jun 29 13 mins read

The figures came after what scientists have described as Europe’s most severe heat wave on record, which stretched from roughly June 20 to June 28 and strained hospitals, disrupted infrastructure and affected power generation across the continent. The country’s health ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the country recorded an unprecedented spike in […]

The chancellor’s approval ratings have fallen to new lows recently, mirroring the declining popularity of his governing coalition. Only 12 percent of Germans said they were satisfied with the government’s performance in last month’s benchmark ARD Deutschlandtrend survey. At the same time, the AfD is leading national opinion surveys and maintaining an even bigger lead […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced Ukraine-style autonomous trade measures for Armenia aimed at helping the country withstand growing economic pressure from Russia. Von der Leyen unveiled the package during a visit to Yerevan alongside Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, where the pair met Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The trip marks the […]

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied that his government was involved in the sabotage. Six underwater explosions in September 2022 destroyed three of the four Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines linking Russia and Germany, triggering years of a blame game over who was behind one of Europe’s most consequential acts of sabotage. Russia, Ukraine, […]

The ruling “fails to recognize our significant investment to ensure Android remains open, interoperable and free,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement. The company said it had complied with the initial findings from 2018 and remains “focused on continued innovation and openness for our users, partners and developers.” The ruling brings to a close […]

Local authorities recorded damage and destruction at more than 30 locations in all districts of Kyiv, including a hospital, a household appliances warehouse and a hotel in the city center. Residential buildings were among the sites hit, with over 20 direct hits reported. Both Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv […]

“A more frugal EU budget may not necessarily be modern,” he said in the opening speech of the Commission’s annual budget conference. “The risk is that those new aspects of modernity will be the first ones to be chopped.” The frugals are pressuring the new Irish Council presidency, which will broker the budget negotiations, to […]