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European Parliament plots backroom deal to appoint top bureaucrat
The Parliament’s powerful administrative chief is leaving, and an arrangement to replace him has opponents alleging cronyism.
Black Sea grain deal is close, says Erdoğan
Include abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Glacier collapse in Italy kills 7, 13 missing
Welcome to Venice! That’ll be €10
Draghi leaves NATO summit early to deal with domestic woes
Does Mario Draghi still have ‘whatever it takes’?
Turkey holds key to unblocking Black Sea grain deal, Ukraine says
Kyiv government official says a proposal under discussion would mean no need to de-mine waters to get grain moving.
Italy mulls sending howitzers to Ukraine, says Dutch PM
‘It’s incredibly important that Ukraine is getting supplied with sufficient heavy weapon systems,’ says Mark Rutte.
French court blocks extradition of 10 far-left terrorists to Italy
The terrorists, including some ex-Red Brigades members, were exiled in France for their involvement in violence in Italy decades ago.
Biden sends more ships, fighter jets and troops to Europe
The president announced a significant addition of firepower and a deepened commitment to NATO’s eastern front countries.
The ECB is now a prisoner of war
The ECB is priming a new ‘tool’ to help contain borrowing costs while signalling rate hikes are imminent.
Live blog: NATO summit
Membership expansion and a new long-term ‘Strategic Concept’ are on the agenda in Madrid.
View from the summit: A self-defeating G7 fails on all fronts
Leaders struggle to meet the moment on Ukraine, climate change, inflation, food and energy.
EU engine ban splits Germany’s coalition
Key German ministers are at odds over the European Commission’s call to end the sale of CO2-emitting cars by 2035.
Control freaks: G7 leaders push to cap oil prices
As Macron proposes worldwide price controls, economists warn market manipulation could backfire.
Car-part makers nervously watch EU efforts to ban fossil-fuel cars
Environment ministers will decide whether to back the European Commission’s timeline for slashing car and van CO2 emissions to zero by 2035.
Italy’s economy enters choppy waters
Italy faces a triple threat of a gas squeeze, higher interest rates and looming elections.
G7 leaders vow to support Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’
Leaders of the world’s top economies say they ‘will not recognise Russia’s continued attempts to redraw borders by force.’
Democratic leaders get cozy in Bavaria
Should they be doing more talking with autocrats instead?
Placing science at the heart of the circular economy
The European Commission should champion solutions that have the most positive impact on the environment to reach green targets
Less talk, more action from the G7 on climate change
Leaders meeting starting Sunday in Bavaria turn to carrots rather than sticks to push global climate efforts.
EU leaders agree the economic outlook is bleak, but split over the remedies
There was little interest in a special summit in July, despite the pressing economic challenges.
Macron ‘very confident’ of reaching compromise in fragmented parliament
Speaking after EU summit, French president says ‘France knows how to make compromises, including yours truly.’
The EU is delaying an inevitable debate: Will it rewrite its biggest rules?
Leaders avoided the question this week, but the EU will ultimately have to decide whether to change how it makes key decisions.
The EU races to free itself from Russia’s gas noose
Failing to secure gas supplies would have serious consequences for Europe — but also Ukraine.
Germany raises national energy alert over Russia’s ‘economic attack’
Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck is calling on Germans to cut energy use.
Giorgia Meloni’s Putin play
The far-right leader’s support for Ukraine against Russia is part of an effort to move from radical to respectable.
Italy’s Di Maio quits 5Stars, leading to party split
Foreign minister says he can no longer support the party because of its stance on sending weapons to Ukraine.
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Freedom comes at a price — European voters may not want to pay it
Amid the political turbulence caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, incumbent governments are in trouble.