Editors’ picks

EU spyware inquiry fails to put Spain on list of fact-finding trips

Madrid’s former interior minister said visiting Spain ‘should not be a priority,’ despite a raging political scandal over the use of Pegasus software.

Bulgaria sounds alarm over EU’s mafia-run border

Outgoing reformist government says EU single market’s border with Turkey was run by the mob under previous administrations.

Refugee Diaries: Images of home, old and new

The second installment in a series of digital diaries following those displaced by the war in Ukraine.

How to watch the Tory leadership contest like a pro

Boris Johnson has resigned. What happens next?

Inflation is the name of the game in Polish politics

Both the government and the opposition are pointing fingers over who’s to blame for rising prices ahead of next year’s parliamentary election.

With recession looming, ECB may risk fighting yesterday’s inflation war

Amid fear of a downturn, the euro has hit a 20-year low against the dollar.

Europe faces Facebook blackout

Ireland’s data authority informs its EU counterparts that it will block the platform from sending user data to the US.

Czech EU Presidency

Czech Republic braces for rocky EU presidency amid Ukraine war, high inflation

The Central European country will be working on a shoestring budget — and under close scrutiny of its commitment to green issues.

A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda

With Europe beset by multiple crises, Prague will focus on energy security, trade deals and climate change.

The Czechs Europe needs to know

As the Central European country takes over the EU presidency, here’s who could be influential.

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Germany

Germany’s drought hotspot scrambles to adapt

The country’s former East is drying out as climate change takes hold.

Germany mulls cost-sharing system amid fears of Russian gas cutoff

‘We have the willingness to do what is necessary’ to fight the consequences of a potential Russian gas embargo, says Chancellor Scholz.

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.

Brussels

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.

EU plans to approve sales of fully self-driving cars

Europe aims to be the first-mover when it comes to letting so-called Level 4 autonomous cars on the road.

Brussels’ new innovation plan likely won’t meet startups’ demands

Nascent firms want support for funding, stock options and recruitment, but the EU may fall short on delivery.

Britain

Britain’s Tories get queazy about sleaze

Ethics and integrity are set to dominate the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister.

Boris Johnson’s exit leaves Tories searching for a hero (again)

Expect ideology to take a back seat as personalities — and promises of competence — dominate the search for a new leader.

Boris Johnson’s downfall was his own making

The wildly ambitious prime minister won’t go quietly, but get ready for Britain’s third female leader.

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