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BRUSSELS — Senior EU officials warn that a sweeping new plan to arm the bloc’s police agency, Europol, for the AI era could threaten Europeans’ privacy.

Fifty European Union lawmakers, including 46 women, have been the targets of deepfake pornography, according to new research released Monday.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Deezer Après la reprise tendue de la mobilisation des lycéens ce lundi, le gouvernement redoute les manifestations prévues le 6 octobre où pourrait s’opérer une convergence des colères.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hopes his country’s dire housing crisis has become so bad that it overshadows the other challenges Spain faces.

BERLIN — The European Commission needs the power to act much faster against trade threats, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged in a joint letter on Monday.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman named French President Emmanuel Macron as the world leader who stands out for their approach to AI in an exclusive interview with Decoded by POLITICO.

BERLIN — Germany’s foreign intelligence chief warned Monday of the rising risk of a direct clash with Russia as the Kremlin escalates its “shadow war” on Berlin and hits Ukraine with increasing brutality.

Europe is monitoring “very closely” a suspected case of pneumonic plague in eastern Russia, following the death of a lab worker, a European Commission spokesperson said Monday.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called a snap election for Nov. 29, a vote that could signal the demise of the EU’s last major Socialist government and remove one of Europe’s chief critics of U.S.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music The race for some of the EU’s most coveted diplomatic jobs is under way.

The vice chair of the European Parliament’s right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists group began gathering signatures Friday to force a vote on asking the EU political-parties watchdog to investigate the European Left Alliance (ELA) for breaching…

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BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain’s Conservatives don’t get many opportunities to feel upbeat these days — but Kemi Badenoch is heading into party conference with a modest spring in her step.

BIRMINGHAM, England — One of Kemi Badenoch’s most senior frontbench colleagues has branded Andy Burnham’s conference speech last week as “absolutely mad.”

BRUSSELS — The G7 club of rich countries is preparing to convene later today to explore whether to release further diesel reserves to bring down fuel prices.

BRÜSSEL – Französische Regierungsvertreter haben am Freitag bei Krisengesprächen eine umfangreiche Freigabe strategischer Öl- und Dieselreserven vorgeschlagen, wie zwei mit den Einzelheiten des Treffens vertraute Personen POLITICO berichteten.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo is Spain’s leader of the opposition and the president of the People’s Party.

LONDON — The architects of Britain’s first post-Brexit trade deals have warned that the country’s independent trade policy is under threat after Andy Burnham pledged a major review of the country’s relationship with the EU.

BRUXELLES — Lors de discussions d’urgence vendredi, le gouvernement français a évoqué la possibilité de libérer une partie des stocks stratégiques de pétrole et de gazole, après que l’administration Trump a fait pression sur les pays européens pour qu’ils…

High-ranking members of the Spanish government suggested Friday that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez could call a snap election if key housing decrees fail to pass in the morning’s emergency parliamentary session.

BRUSSELS — French officials proposed a large release of strategic oil and diesel reserves during emergency talks Friday after Washington urged European capitals to tap stockpiles or face a potentially crippling ban on fuel exports, according to two people…

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BERLIN — If the explosive had actually detonated, investigators might not have gotten their clearest look yet at what European officials believe is a wider Russian campaign of attacks.

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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Europe’s gray-zone war with Russia is getting harder to ignore.

LONDON — Andy Burnham has his work cut out to convince voters the U.K. should change the way it elects MPs, according to a new POLITICO Poll.

LONDON — Conservative former mayor Andy Street will not be appointed to oversee Britain’s nationalized railways after a recruitment process that has now lasted more than eight months.

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Europe war-games life after Merz The German chancellor’s foes at home are rejoicing at his political downturn.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog accused Britain of intervening in his country’s elections through sanctions he called “unfair and politically motivated,” urging his European allies to talk with Israel before blaming the country.

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — China and the EU “are definitely not there yet” on a prospective trade deal, Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič told POLITICO Thursday, calling months of talks “constructive, but tough.”

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama took a playful shot at U.S.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz moved to reassure allies in Europe and Kyiv that his domestic political weakness would not erode his government’s support for Ukraine as the war nears its fifth winter.

The mass influx of migrants into Ceuta over the summer has placed a controversial migration measure on EU ministers’ agenda.

LONDON — U.K. counter-terrorism police have arrested a British-Iranian man on suspicion of terrorism offenses as part of their investigation into an incident at RAF Fairford.

PARIS — Réversible, adjectif : “qui peut revenir en arrière, qui peut se produire en sens inverse”, selon le dictionnaire.

BRUSSELS — The European Commission and Ukraine have reached a deal to accelerate the disbursement of €45 billion earmarked for Kyiv in 2027 under the EU’s €90 billion loan program, they said Thursday in a joint statement.

BUDVA, Montenegro — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged EU countries on Thursday to deliver on enlargement promises to the Western Balkans, warning that the bloc’s credibility and its influence in the region are at stake.

LONDON — Nigel Farage told Andy Burnham to “bring it on” if he wants to fight a general election on rejoining the European Union.

BRUXELLES — Cinq pays européens, dont la France, ont convenu lors d’une réunion d’urgence jeudi de répondre “d’une seule voix” aux pressions croissantes exercées par le gouvernement américain pour qu’ils libèrent leurs réserves stratégiques de gazole, a a…

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Deezer Après avoir dévoilé jeudi son budget pour 2027, Sébastien Lecornu va engager une longue bataille politique pour tenter de le faire adopter avant la fin de l’année.

BRÜSSEL — Fünf europäische Länder haben sich am Donnerstag bei einem Krisentreffen darauf geeinigt, „mit einer Stimme“ auf den wachsenden Druck der US-Regierung zu reagieren, europäische Dieselreserven freizugeben.

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European leaders must stop calling Russian attacks “hybrid,” according to Estonia’s foreign minister.

BRUSSELS — Five European countries agreed at an emergency meeting Thursday to respond with “one voice” to growing pressure from the U.S. government to release reserves of diesel, according to people familiar with the matter.