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European Parliament’s gender equality drive thwarted by the right wing
There’s been a marked decline in women MEPs in the European Conservatives and Reformists group of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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The EU says it wants food security. It really wants exports.
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EU’s first application for cultivated meat is for French foie gras
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EU takes Germany and Italy to court over migrant worker ‘discrimination’
A call for clarity
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Europe’s warplanes fly to Japan to keep an eye on Russia and China
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Most Europeans say corruption is rife in their country
France needs to cut over €100B so it doesn’t end up like Italy
Economists say country still in “control of its own destiny” but government must act fast.
Commission: Our hands are tied on press freedom, but not for long
EU’s rule of law report points to failings in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy and France.
No to Orbán, yes to Meloni. European Parliament hands out top jobs but cuts out (parts of) the far right.
Centrist majority managed to keep Patriots for Europe at bay but backed the European Conservatives and Reformists.
‘I was afraid of being strangled’: Italian journalist speaks out after attack by neofascists
Italian politicians condemn assault that took place in Turin on weekend.
Starmer says UK will work with whoever wins US election, declines to back Harris
“It’s for the American people to decide who they want for their president.”
This burger could kill the EU
Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.
We’re good, Meloni says about von der Leyen
“We have cooperated so far and will continue to do so in the future,” Meloni tells Corriere della Serra.
Italian journalist fined €5K for mocking PM Meloni’s height
Italy has been criticized for its use of defamation laws against journalists.
Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.
EU leaders will fight back against “too powerful” von der Leyen as she assembles her team.
Germany isolated as EU countries tilt toward duties on Chinese EVs
Ten countries voted in favor, four against and 11 abstained in non-binding vote, diplomats say.
Will Meloni’s rage torpedo von der Leyen’s 2nd term?
It won’t be easy for Italy’s PM to back von der Leyen to remain European Commission president in Thursday’s crucial vote.
Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right European Parliament group split on supporting von der Leyen
Italian prime minister’s MEPs weigh whether to back EU commission president for second term Thursday.
What JD Vance really thinks about Europe
Donald Trump’s pick for vice president is an Orbán fan who thinks Germany is “idiotic” and the U.K. may be an “Islamist” state.
Improving lung cancer survival in Europe
Political commitment to screening is crucial.
Attack on Donald Trump strikes fear into European hearts
Fears of political violence are simmering just beneath the surface in Europe, too.
Europe’s populists use Trump shooting to slam the left
From Spain to Serbia, right-wing forces were quick to point the finger over the attack.
The end of the French exception
A fragmented election with no clear winner is typical for most EU countries. Can France learn to love the messy art of compromise?
EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
Commission president could be forced to rely on Greens and liberals to secure a second term, weeks after they were rejected by voters in the European election.
Habsburg empire strikes back
Viktor Orbán’s new hard-right group, Patriots for Europe, is a Habsburg coalition that gives the Hungarian leader the European platform he craves.
Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.
2 percent on defense? That is so last year.
One of the NATO Summit’s biggest guessing games this week: What should members spend on defense?
Migration is buoying the EU’s declining population. Just don’t tell the far right.
Last year’s figures show that migrant inflows made up for population losses within the bloc.
Italian airline deal wasn’t cleared to help my boss: EU’s Vestager
European Commission came under heavy Italian political pressure to allow Lufthansa to buy Italy’s troubled airline.
Meloni was on her best behavior — now her mask is starting to slip
The Italian prime minister and her fellow euroskeptics now want to “change” EU from within, extracting benefits while hollowing out its real spirit of unification.