European leaders are working on a military aid package for Ukraine — worth at least €20 billion — to bolster Kyiv as the United States increasingly aligns with Moscow, three EU diplomats told POLITICO. The planned package comes after U.S. President Donald Trump blamed his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for the war in Ukraine, calling him a “dictator” who […]
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UK’s Starmer embraces Zelenskyy after Ukraine leader’s Oval Office showdown
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave a highly public show of support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy Saturday night, a day after the Ukrainian president was berated in the Oval Office by Donald Trump. Starmer greeted Zelenskyy — in town for a meeting of European leaders on Sunday — on the steps of No. 10 […]
Read MoreEurope targets homegrown nuclear deterrent as Trump sides with Putin
Europe’s politicians are openly discussing how they could tackle the threat of nuclear attack without American help, in a dramatic sign of the deep crisis engulfing the transatlantic alliance under Donald Trump. In what would be a huge shift in position, the runaway favorite to be Germany’s next leader said the continent must find new […]
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‘We’re in danger,’ NGOs say as German conservatives join far-right crackdown on civil society
BRUSSELS — German conservatives and the Hungarian far right may have little in common, but they do agree on one thing: Non-governmental organizations rank high on their list of enemies. In a significant political maneuver, incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic alliance (CDU) last week submitted an inquiry targeting NGOs, which involved 551 […]
Read MoreSecond US-Russia meeting in next 2 weeks, Russian media reports
U.S. and Russian representatives will meet for a second time at some point in the next two weeks, according to Russian state news agency RIA. Citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the news agency reported that the meeting is expected to take place in a third country not yet specified. “A dialogue on strategic […]
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Trump exempting us from tariffs won’t prevent economic damage, says UK’s Reeves
LONDON — Britain’s economy will be hit by President Donald Trump’s trade war with its allies even if the U.K. strikes a trade deal with the White House, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Tuesday. “It’s absolutely the case that even if tariffs aren’t applied to the U.K. we will be affected by slowing global trade, by […]
Read MoreAnti-EU protesters storm EU mission in Bulgaria
Thousands of supporters of Bulgaria’s far-right Revival party tried to break into the headquarters of the European Union mission in Sofia during a protest against the country’s plans to adopt the euro in 2026. Around 10 police officers sustained minor injuries and about six people were detained, a senior police official told international media after […]
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Germany moves to rewrite debt rules to unleash defense spending
BERLIN — Europe’s most powerful economy is poised to take a major step to bolster its defense capabilities, with Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announcing a plan to partly exempt defense spending from the country’s constitutional fiscal restraints. “In view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent,” Merz said Tuesday evening in […]
Read MoreŠefčovič to visit Washington as trade war looms
MUNICH — EU trade boss Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Washington next week for high-level meetings as Europe braces for a potential trade war with the United States, three officials confirmed to POLITICO. The European Commission executive vice president is poised to hold meetings with senior members of Donald Trump’s administration including Commerce Secretary Howard […]
Read MoreGerman election 2025: Conservative CDU favorite to win as far right eyes historic result — live updates
Welcome, Willkommen, to POLITICO’s German election liveblog, where we’ll be bringing you real-time updates as Germans head to the polls. Sunday’s election comes after the three-party governing coalition between Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats collapsed in November. The campaign has been dominated by the issue of migration after a series of deadly attacks perpetrated by […]
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