Category: Politico News

It’s yet another thorny issue to solve for the EU’s 27 countries racing to reach a deal before the start of 2027, when national elections are due in France, Italy, Poland and Spain, which could make discussions even more difficult. Major contributors to the budget including Italy, France and Spain, and net recipients of EU […]

Arkady Dvorkovich, Russia’s former deputy prime minister and president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), suspended his duties Thursday evening after the European Union sanctioned him. In its latest sanctions package, the EU accused Dvorkovich of “supporting actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.” The FIDE chief pushed […]

BRUSSELS — China announced it will add export restrictions on 14 EU defense and technology companies after the EU added 14 Chinese businesses to its Russia sanctions lists. This marks Beijing’s most direct and forceful response yet to EU sanctions listings, which it denounced as “egregious.” Recent studies estimate that up to 90 percent of […]

This weakness in the polls is now likely to be exacerbated by the split, as conservative and nationalist voters will now be divided among Kaczyński’s party, two far-right formations and Morawiecki’s group, which is seen as the most moderate of the pack. Despite the rupture on the right, though, Tusk’s Civic Coalition could still struggle […]

“The EU notes positively the fact that this outcome is in line with the U.S. tariff commitments agreed under the EU-U.S. Joint Statement,” said Olof Gill, deputy chief spokesperson for the European Commission.  While Brussels cautiously welcomed these new tariffs, it is still conscious that more investigations — looking at alleged industrial overcapacity in Europe and […]

“She is assertive, and she is also well-versed in security policy issues, which are, after all, coordinated here in this house,” Merz said about Warken. “She will therefore be one of the most important — if not the most important— pillars of support for me in the day-to-day work of the government, as well as […]

„Mir ist bewusst, dass das eine große Aufgabe ist“, sagte Linnemann auf der Pressekonferenz neben Merz und Warken. Er freue sich auf die Aufgabe. Der CDU-Politiker war bereits zu Beginn der Legislatur im Gespräch für ein Ministeramt. Der 48-Jährige sollte ursprünglich Wirtschaftsminister werden, lehnte die Position aber ab. Er wäre lieber Arbeitsminister geworden, wie er […]

Kanzler Friedrich Merz verkündet heute die neuen Personalien fürs Kabinett: Nina Warken wird die erste Kanzleramtsministerin und Carsten Linnemann übernimmt das Gesundheitsressort. Gemeinsam mit Maximilian Stascheit blickt Rixa Fürsen auf mögliche weitere Wechsel und Veränderungen, wer neuer CDU-Generalsekretär werden könnte und den Fahrplan der Vereidigung für die neuen Minister. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview ist die Berliner AfD-Spitzenkandidatin […]

Regional politicians within his own conservative party are, however, increasingly questioning whether such promises can be upheld given the strength of parties at both ends of the political spectrum. Kretschmer’s comments are widely seen as an attempt to start a debate about how to govern after the September elections without radically breaking pre-election promises and […]

He’s the seventh British prime minister to walk through the famous black door of Number 10 Downing Street since the Brexit vote 10 years ago. Can Andy Burnham refresh relations with Europe and rescue a reset with Brussels that feels like it has been kicked into the long grass?  Host Anne McElvoy talks to two guests who know the knotty relationship between Britain and the European […]