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Latest news and updates from Europe.
The golden triangle: Can 3 top officials save the British establishment from itself?
They run Keir Starmer’s office, the king’s business, and the civil service. In moments of crisis when the politicians can’t cope, they run Britain, too.
Iceland could be EU’s 28th member, foreign minister says
If Icelanders vote to restart EU talks in their Aug. 29 referendum, they might beat front-runner Montenegro to join the bloc, the minister told POLITICO.
The populist right’s ‘worst enemy’: Itself
The man Viktor Orbán sent to shake up Brussels on why Europe’s rising right-wing wave may not be ready for power.
'Incredible situation' - Tudor defends decision to substitute Kinsky
Tottenham manager Igor Tudor insists his decision to substitute Antonin Kinsky was done to "protect" the team, after the goalkeeper was replaced by Guglielmo Vi...
EU climate advisers say eat less meat and tax farm emissions
Brussels must take urgent measures to reduce the carbon footprint of food and farming, a scientific advisory board report says.
Ukraine retakes territory as Russia’s buffer zone strategy falters, official says
Officials say Ukraine has regained almost full control of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Pressure mounts on EU to propose ‘concrete’ response to energy crisis
Countries are growing frustrated with the EU executive's wait-and-see approach as prices soar.
Farage fumbles as Iran war becomes cost-of- living issue
The Reform UK leader has changed his tune on Britain's involvement in the Iran conflict as oil and gas prices soar.
The battle to staff Brussels
The EU is hiring its next generation of senior officials — and countries want their citizens to be the ones pulling the levers of power.
Germans punish Merz’s coalition amid economic and war fears
Election results and polls are piling pressure on Merz’s ideologically divided government.
Dinner dates and ‘flirting’: Europe’s biggest political parties try new tactic to save coalition
Manfred Weber, Iratxe García and their teams try to repair damage to avoid a rogue motion of censure against Ursula von der Leyen.
France’s municipal elections will be telling for Europe
The question is no longer whether the far right can compete nationally, but whether the political forces that once stopped it still exist.