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Macron’s inner circle starts heading for the exit
Key members of the French president's team are departing with the end of his second term already in sight.
How Viktor Orbán laid traps to stop his successor from running Hungary
The country's current leader has put loyalists in key public institutions who will be able to thwart the budgets and legislation of any new prime minister.
France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows
Paris is also mulling the development of a new tank, according to a draft military planning law seen by POLITICO.
Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops
Donald Trump's demands for NATO allies to "take the lead" on Hormuz loom over 41-nation call organized by the U.K.
5 ways Trump could destroy NATO
The U.S. president has repeatedly slammed the alliance since returning to power last year. But what are his options if he decided to follow through on his threa...
The inside story of how France clinched the EU’s new customs authority
Lille’s bid to host the bloc’s planned customs authority lived up to its status as an early favorite, fending off a late challenge by Rome.
Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election
A team led by allies of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is taking advantage of disputes over monitoring to appoint its own electoral observers.
EU wants Hungary’s next leader to support Ukraine. It should be so lucky.
The bloc’s problem with Budapest runs deeper than Viktor Orbán, whose election rival also has to align with the electorate's profound anti-Ukrainian sentiment.
Feuding French Socialists leave presidential prospects in disarray
France’s center left is fighting among itself and struggling to define a path to power ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
‘No plan, no legal basis’: Merz sparks backlash over desire to send Syrians home
Critics say the chancellor’s demands are unrealistic and would harm the German economy.
Trump’s rage at NATO allies is binding them together — against him
Leaders and defense officials have started hedging against the risk America will pull out of NATO, the bedrock of European security since 1949.
Législatives en Hongrie : les esprits s’échauffent à l’approche du scrutin
Le Premier ministre Viktor Orbán est engagé dans le combat le plus difficile de sa vie politique, un combat qui menace de mettre fin à ses seize années de règne...