Politics

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Trump’s strikes on Iran give Meloni a headache before Italy’s crunch referendum

• Hannah Roberts
• Mar 6, 2026

The Italian prime minister faces a difficult balancing act to preserve her alliance with her ally in the White House.

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UK cut staff hours at key naval base responding to Cyprus drone strike

• Esther Webber
• Mar 5, 2026

Defense workers union argues deal at naval home of HMS Dragon undermined readiness for a crisis.

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Pourquoi la nouvelle loi européenne sur l’industrie est une politique climatique déguisée

• Zia Weise
• Mar 5, 2026

Les ambitions écologiques du projet de loi sur l’accélération industrielle sont passées sous les radars. POLITICO s’y penche de plus près.

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Britain looks to Frederiksen’s migration plan to neutralize Farage

• Sam Blewett
• Mar 5, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is eager to take on complaints from liberal-minded colleagues — and combat Nigel Farage's right-wing insurgency.

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Iran war challenges Cyprus’ time in the EU hot seat

• Gabriel Gavin
• Mar 5, 2026

The tiny island nation finds itself under fire just after taking over the reins of the EU for a six-month stint.

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Trump’s Iran gamble carries a political cost

• Ivo Daalder
• Mar 5, 2026

The decision to go to war was a dangerous wager that force could achieve what diplomacy couldn't — and it'll likely cause the president trouble come N...

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MAGA embrace: Europe’s nationalists head to Washington

• Karl Mathiesen, Stefanie Bolzen, Kimberly Leonard
• Mar 5, 2026

Right-wing populists from across Europe are converging on the U.S. capital, where Speaker Mike Johnson is headlining a sovereignty conference.

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Trump’s FAFO moment: America needs Europe after all 

• Tim Ross, Eli Stokols
• Mar 5, 2026

The U.S. assault on Iran has hammered another bruise into the transatlantic relationship, with Macron, Starmer and Sánchez resisting Trump’s demands t...

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Polish president hunts for alternatives to EU defense loans

• Wojciech Kość
• Mar 4, 2026

Accessing the EU's €150 billion SAFE program is turning into a political battle in Poland.

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Starmer’s government hunkers down for ‘long-haul’ Iran conflict

• Esther Webber, Dan Bloom, Sam Blewett
• Mar 4, 2026

British government thinks direct phase of the conflict will last for weeks — but its tail could be much longer.

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EU scrambles to defend Spain from Trump’s embargo menace

• Camille Gijs, Aitor Hernández-Morales
• Mar 4, 2026

President Donald Trump’s threat to cut all ties with Spain after it opposed his war on Iran again puts the bloc’s unity to the test.

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Macron teams up with Sánchez amid escalating clash with Trump

• Aitor Hernández-Morales, Clea Caulcutt
• Mar 4, 2026

International tensions over the war in Iran are providing both leaders with a welcome respite from domestic turmoil.