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Scholz and Macron to hold secret dinner in Paris ahead of Xi’s visit

Scholz and Macron to hold secret dinner in Paris ahead of Xi’s visit

The meeting comes days ahead of Chinese leader’s trip to France and tensions over potential EU car tariffs

May 2, 2024 1:42 pm CET
Trump ally hits out at David Cameron for ‘lecturing’ US
A Trump-style tower in Belgrade? Serbs say it reopens war wounds.
Russia has nothing to fear from EU in South Caucasus, Armenia insists
The Trump trial takes a turn

The Trump trial takes a turn

April 28, 2024 10:05 am CET
Belgian agency aid worker killed in Gaza
How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart
FUTURE SHOCK

How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart

April 24, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Germany Interpreted

What, if anything, does Europe have to offer Trump?

Trump will likely want to divest himself of, as he sees it, the irritation that is Ukraine. Europe should be rushing to come up with a convincing answer as to why it shouldn’t.

April 23, 2024 4:04 am CET

Why Donald Trump ‘hates Ukraine’

The once and possibly future U.S. president blames the country for his political woes.

April 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

The real PM? David Cameron is shifting Britain’s stance on Israel.

The former prime minister has surprised many in his own party with his stance on the Middle East war.

April 17, 2024 4:02 am CET

Germany’s Scholz lashed out at EU foreign policy chief over Gaza stance 

At EU summit in March, German and Austrian chancellors criticized Josep Borrell privately while publicly agreeing to calling for a cease-fire.

April 16, 2024 4:02 am CET

Don’t assume von der Leyen is coming back

The European Commission president is still the front-runner — but is increasingly coming under fire.

April 15, 2024 4:00 am CET

European leaders condemn Iran’s revenge attack on Israel

Tehran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israeli targets, raising fears of a major escalation in the region.

April 14, 2024 8:43 am CET

Israel and Ukraine dominate Biden’s life. China gets its moment this week.

The irony of Biden’s meetings this week is he gets to show how much Asia work his team has done while highlighting their relative lack of China focus.

April 11, 2024 4:48 am CET

Turkey-Greece tensions flare (again) over marine park plans

Be careful, Ankara warns Athens.

April 10, 2024 11:44 am CET

EU unleashes arsenal of defense acronyms to fight Putin

Can’t tell your ASAP from your EDIRPA? POLITICO is here to help.

April 10, 2024 6:30 am CET
Letter from Tokyo

Japan hunkers down for Trump 2.0

The possible return of Donald Trump to the White House has bred a deep sense of insecurity among Japan’s business and political elite.

April 9, 2024 11:26 am CET

Viktor Orbán’s plan for Europe

In the Hungarian leader, the EU faces a new type of Euroskeptic, one who doesn’t want to leave the bloc but shape it.

April 8, 2024 4:02 am CET

EU launches €270M plan to bring Armenia into the Western fold

Government in Yerevan is working to cut ties with former ally Russia.

April 5, 2024 2:33 pm CET
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With threats to judges and journalists, Slovakia spirals eastward

PM Robert Fico says his advisers are “closely monitoring” justices who have ruled against his political allies.

April 4, 2024 7:42 pm CET

Ex-minister urges UK to ‘flush out extremists’ in government who back Israeli settlements

Conservative Alan Duncan placed under Tory investigation after accusing colleagues of “exercising the interests of another country.”

April 4, 2024 2:45 pm CET

EU warns candidate country Georgia over disputed ‘foreign agent’ law

‘The EU regrets that it is once again being considered,’ foreign policy department said about controversial legislation.

April 4, 2024 11:19 am CET

EU’s Russiagate hits German far right

AfD lawmaker under pressure to say whether he received payment from pro-Russian network.

April 3, 2024 10:29 pm CET

EU discord over Ukraine free trade spells trouble for Kyiv’s accession hopes

EU countries’ bickering over whether to grant Ukraine’s farm production another year of access to their markets could well be a taste of what’s to come if Kyiv becomes the bloc’s 28th member.

March 28, 2024 4:36 am CET

What is ISIS-K, the terror group allegedly responsible for the Moscow concert hall attack?

EU and US officials have warned about potential attacks in recent months.

March 26, 2024 8:06 pm CET

Best of luck in your new role! It’s time for the EU to reshuffle its ambassadors

Chief of staff to Charles Michel set to become EU ambassador to Canada.

March 26, 2024 4:02 am CET

From ‘I Love You’ to ‘Asshole’: How Joe Gave Up on Bibi

After decades of building a “close, personal” friendship with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden has had it with the Israeli prime minister. Now he’s hitting him hard — and it may be working.

March 23, 2024 10:07 am CET

Rishi Sunak’s Brexit trade agenda is faltering. Are the Gulf states his last hope?

Bruised by a breakdown in talks with Canada and sluggish progress with India, Britain is setting its sights on this gold-lined pocket of the Middle East.

March 21, 2024 7:31 pm CET

Von der Leyen wants to be a wartime president. Now she has to convince EU leaders.

Commission president wants to use a defense boost to help her get a second term.

March 21, 2024 4:00 am CET

Top Zelenskyy adviser condemns EU protectionism

Mykhailo Podolyak warns Russia is seeking to wear down the West with a long war.

March 20, 2024 4:44 pm CET

Britain and US race to expand Pacific defense pact before election turmoil

Japan and Canada could join AUKUS before the end of 2024.

March 19, 2024 9:50 pm CET
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