Politics

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All the economic wins Keir Starmer wants to bag in China

• Caroline Hug, Graham Lanktree
• Jan 27, 2026

... and all the ones too tough to mention.

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Mark Rutte’s Trump flattery strains NATO

• Victor Jack
• Jan 27, 2026

The alliance secretary-general helped bring NATO back from the brink on Greenland. But some in Europe are now asking: At what cost?

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Czech rift deepens as president accuses foreign minister of ‘blackmail’

• Ketrin Jochecová
• Jan 27, 2026

Petr Pavel blocked the appointment of former MEP Filip Turek as environment minister, sparking a bitter feud with the anti-establishment government.

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UK cardiovascular crisis: Experts call for action 

• Tom Keith Roach, president, AstraZeneca UK
• Jan 27, 2026

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death, yet it is also one of the most preventable. It is time to change this.

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Europe must scramble to recover from its Mercosur blunder

• Dora Meredith, John Clarke
• Jan 27, 2026

If Brussels allows this moment to pass without course correction, others won’t wait. The deal might be imperfect, but irrelevance is far worse a fate.

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Marseille’s drug war reshapes France’s political battlefield

• Victor Goury-Laffont
• Jan 27, 2026

A surge in violence is dominating the mayoral contest as French politics gears up for next year's presidential election.

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Starmer finally goes to China — and tries not to trigger Trump

• Dan Bloom
• Jan 27, 2026

Unlike Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, the British PM doesn’t want his big visit to China to be seen as a tilt away from the U.S.

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IMF chief tells Europe to drop the doom loop

• Carlo Martuscelli
• Jan 26, 2026

Seven of the 10 best-performing economies in 2025 were EU countries — so Europe should stop talking itself down, says Kristalina Georgieva.

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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.