“That may also enable us to provide concrete answers to the questions raised by Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta. Because we know full well that the European Union really needs to make a huge investment effort, particularly in innovation,” Forissier said, referring to landmark strategy recommendations from the two former Italian PMs. “Basically, the Americans […]
Continue ReadingThe international lender had initially demanded more assurances over Kyiv’s financial stability before approving the loan — this came when a majority of EU countries agreed late last year to raise €90 billion in joint debt to shore up Ukraine against Russia. But the IMF’s cash cushion is tiny. Kyiv’s budget shortfall is set to […]
Continue ReadingThe Green Party have won their very first by-election. Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes inside the Greens’ effort to win the seat, and finds out how the battle for this seat will inform the three-way fights between the Greens, Labour and Reform UK. She speaks to Hannah Spencer on the election trail – and […]
Continue ReadingSánchez sent the paper to European Council President António Costa on Thursday, just as Italy launched a blistering attack on the ETS. Rome called for its suspension until after the reform is completed, claiming that the carbon price is driving up energy costs and acting as a “tax” on manufacturers. The Spanish paper takes the […]
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS — The EU will provisionally implement its trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Friday, in a move that is likely to trigger a major backlash from European capitals and lawmakers opposed to the deal. The deal, to create a free-trade area spanning 720 million […]
Continue Reading“People already know how much we care about the climate crisis and the environment,” Spencer told POLITICO in February. Instead, the Greens are hoping to combine their climate credentials with wider topics, “linking it to other things we really care about.” ‘I fixed homes for a living’ When Spencer was announced as the Green Party’s […]
Continue ReadingBrady Tkachuk, a bruising winger on the American Olympic men’s ice hockey team, was none too pleased with an AI-generated video the White House released on social media this weekend that appeared to show him criticizing Canada. The video featured Tkachuk, who plays for the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators full time, calling the Canadian […]
Continue ReadingHe has overseen a steady polling uptick for the left-wing outfit, as borne out in POLITICO’s Poll of Polls. “There’s a definite and obvious increase,” says YouGov’s Head of European Political and Social Research Anthony Wells. “He’s already far better known than [predecessors] Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay were.” “It’s not like the public are in love […]
Continue ReadingDie Berlinale 2026 ist längst vorbei, aber die Debatte beginnt erst richtig. Antisemitismus-Vorwürfe, antiisraelische Töne und die Sorge vor einer politischer Vereinnahmung überschatten das Festival und dessen Zukunft. Rixa Fürsen über die Frage: Wie lassen sich Kunstfreiheit und Meinungsfreiheit mit der klaren Ächtung von Antisemitismus vereinbaren? Im 200-Sekunden-Interview geht es dann mit Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Grüne) […]
Continue ReadingLONDON — The Green Party triumphed in the Gorton and Denton by-election Friday to snatch a once-safe Labour seat from Keir Starmer’s governing party. Hannah Spencer will be the party’s newest MP having seen off both Labour and Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK — who helped push Labour into third place. She received 14,980 votes […]
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