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EU leaders find themselves incapable of action despite wars so close to home

• Sebastian Starcevic
• Mar 20, 2026

With conflicts raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, a summit in Brussels merely exposed Europe's powerlessness.

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15 things we learned at the EU leaders’ summit

• Sonja Rijnen
• Mar 20, 2026

From the deadly serious issues of Iran and Ukraine to the more light-hearted matters of what you can do with a stick of celery, here's POLITICO's rund...

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​​What the EU Biotech Act delivers for Europe

• Amgen
• Mar 20, 2026

Biotechnology drives cutting-edge medical innovation but is constrained by Europe’s fragmented regulatory landscape. The Biotech Act offers a critical...

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‘All I could do was just wait and pray’: An oral history of the Brussels bombings

• Sonja Rijnen, Sebastian Starcevic
• Mar 20, 2026

10 years ago, terror attacks shook the Belgian capital. Here’s how the day and its aftermath unfolded, in the words of those who lived it.

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Giorgia Meloni is on a winning streak in Rome and Brussels. The referendum can end it.

• Carlo Martuscelli, Jacopo Barigazzi
• Mar 20, 2026

A plebiscite on judicial reform risks tripping up Italy's leader just as she is at the zenith of her power.

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The return of Hitler and warm beer!

• Paul Dallison
• Mar 20, 2026

Would you vote for a Hitler or an Epstein?

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Trump’s team repeatedly tried to intervene over Mandelson appointment

• Daniel Lippman, Esther Webber
• Mar 20, 2026

Two people tell POLITICO that the initial response to Mandelson was deeply skeptical, despite eventual assent.

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Showdown on French Riviera reveals the far right’s potential path to power

• Victor Goury-Laffont
• Mar 20, 2026

A Le Pen ally is set to win Nice, and the bitter campaign there is reopening debate on whether the conservatives will merge forces with the far right.

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How ‘unacceptable’ Orbán defeated the EU again — but maybe for the final time

• Zoya Sheftalovich, Victor Jack
• Mar 20, 2026

Europe's longest-serving leader won the fight over Ukraine's €90B loan. By the next summit he could be a distant memory.

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Britain steps back from Africa with new aid cuts

• Mason Boycott-Owen
• Mar 19, 2026

Britain has unveiled its cuts to international aid and only three recipients will see aid spending fully protected: Ukraine, the Palestinian territori...

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Czechia preparing Kremlin-style bill to crack down on NGOs, critics say

• Ketrin Jochecová
• Mar 19, 2026

A leaked version of the working draft details stricter regulations on international funding and large penalties for breaking the law.

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French far right’s success in Champagne boosts presidential dream

• Marion Solletty
• Mar 19, 2026

Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella struck an upbeat tone in the land of sparkling wines.