Category: Politico News

Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party — now fiercely anti-net zero and pro-oil and gas — won the vote in Aberdeen South, unseating the Scottish National Party. Oil and gas firms are major employers in the constituency, where many jobs linked to drilling have been lost in recent years as reserves depleted and investment dried up. Badenoch argues […]

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, a appointee of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on Friday approved a constitutional amendment barring the same Orbán from returning to office. The amendment limits prime ministers to no more than eight years in office. Orbán served a total of 20 years. The Hungarian parliament overwhelmingly approved the amendment on Monday, […]

Last May the NSF  had said it would dismantle the observation network and remove “all in-water infrastructure” on parts of its coastline after the Trump administration had fired the NSF’s independent board. The news prompted backlash from experts. Other regional ocean observation networks, including Europe’s ocean monitoring and simulation systems, rely on data gathered by American infrastructure to understand […]

“I assume that the United States of America will honor the agreement,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz told journalists Friday after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels. That includes “caps on pharmaceutical tariffs,” a German government spokesperson told POLITICO earlier, warning the U.S. should not “jeopardize their proper implementation on either side.” The fate of the Turnberry […]

Spain’s position on migration is “well known,” a Spanish government spokesperson said, confirming Sánchez had defended it during the summit discussion. Madrid is “more than happy” to engage in a debate on migration, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson did not address the Africa comment. An Italian official said the exchange was “not a clash” but […]

The two leaders met several times at the three-day G7 gathering in Evian for the first time since their public spat in April when the Italian prime minister called Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo “unacceptable,” prompting the American president to say Meloni was “no longer the same person” he once knew. An Italian diplomat described […]

Andy Burnham is the new Labour MP for Makerfield, heading for parliament and, likely, Number 10. But what does his momentous win here on the outskirts of Wigan tell us about his chances of masterminding a wider Labour revival as prime minister? Host Patrick Baker has been in the constituency over the past few weeks, […]

In a LinkedIn post on Friday morning, Edwards revealed he had notified Ian Murray, the minister for digital government and data, of his resignation, which has taken immediate effect. “From the time the investigation was launched, I have accepted that there have been occasions where I exercised poor judgement and made attempts at humour that […]

European Council President António Costa was among the more than 100 politicians and public figures included in a list of “undesirables” targeted by a Portuguese neo-Nazi group, the country’s Public Prosecutor’s Office revealed Friday. Following its creation in 2018, the Lusitanian Armillary Movement (MAL) ― which authorities describe as a “far-right, nationalist, neo-Nazi, white supremacist, […]

After shaking Costa’s hand, De Wever explained: “I was saying you’re the only one who can represent us.” After a brief pause, Costa responded: “Thank you very much.” “And that we should send you to Moscow as soon as possible,” De Wever added with a grin. The quip was a reference to leaders’ discussions over […]