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12 EU countries ask Brussels to exempt fertilizers from carbon border tax
- Zia Weise
- Jan 26, 2026
Critics warn such a move would undermine CBAM and the competitiveness of domestic producers.
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Europe can’t defend itself without the US, NATO’s Rutte warns
- Victor Jack
- Jan 26, 2026
The EU should stop dreaming of creating a European pillar for NATO and continue to build ties with the U.S. despite Trump, the alliance secretary-gene...
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Les 5 postes les plus difficiles à Bruxelles
- Jacopo Barigazzi
- Jan 26, 2026
Ces personnalités occupent-elles les fonctions les moins enviables dans la capitale de l'Union européenne ?
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Airlines target EU climate rules after carmakers showed the way
- Tommaso Lecca
- Jan 26, 2026
The recent weakening of the ban on gasoline and diesel cars is fueling calls for a similar reversal in the aviation sector.
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Keir Starmer ruthlessly blocked a rival. Here’s why it could backfire.
- Sam Blewett
- Jan 26, 2026
'Brutal' move against Andy Burnham has already sparked pushback by Labour MPs disillusioned with the UK prime minister.
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EU probes Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images
- Eliza Gkritsi
- Jan 26, 2026
European Commission's move follows explosion of sexually explicit deepfakes of women and children.
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The 5 hardest jobs in Brussels
- Jacopo Barigazzi
- Jan 26, 2026
Do these people have the most unenviable roles in the EU capital?
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Protest in Brussels against deadly repression in Iran
- Aude van den Hove, Zoya Sheftalovich
- Jan 25, 2026
Thousands of people are expected to demonstrate in solidarity with the Iranian people.
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4 French mayoral races that will show where the presidential race is heading
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- Jan 25, 2026
POLITICO takes a Tour de France ahead of key municipal elections in March.
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Labour’s year-long China charm offensive revealed
- Graham Lanktree
- Jan 25, 2026
Behind closed doors, ministers have pushed for closer economic collaboration with Beijing in a series of speeches obtained by POLITICO.
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Trump’s Greenland gambit exposes Canada’s Arctic vulnerability
- Jones Hayden
- Jan 25, 2026
U.S. saber-rattling has Canada refocusing on Arctic security and long-ignored gaps in defense.
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How Soviet soldiers became the latest casualties of Russia’s war on Ukraine
- Benjamin Mack-Jackson
- Jan 25, 2026
The World War II fallen Moscow won’t claim — and Latvia can’t lay to rest.