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MEP Glucksmann wins French center-left primary, becoming candidate for presidency
PARIS — Raphaël Glucksmann won France’s center-left primary on Sunday, securing the backing of the Socialist Party and its allies for next year’s presidential election, organizers said.
EU and China clinch deal to curb hybrid car exports
Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič says the agreement could prevent millions of Chinese vehicles from entering the European market over the next four years.
Green Leader Polanski vows to fight on after Westminster gamble fails
LONDON — Zack Polanski’s bid for a Westminster seat ended in defeat Friday as Labour held Holborn and St Pancras in a by-election. Labour took the central London House of Commons seat with 12,292 votes. Green Leader Polanski came in second with 8,928. The vote was triggered after Keir Starmer stood down as an MP last month after being ousted as U.K. prime minister. This developing story is being updated.
EU countries brace for €100B-€200B smaller budget
Ireland's proposal will fire the starting gun on the tough talks ahead of next week's leaders' summit.
Croatian MEP stands down from national party after friends and family attended EU Parliament event
A Croatian MEP stood down from her national party on Thursday after POLITICO revealed her inner circle attended a taxpayer-funded European Parliament event in Strasbourg.
Burnham signals ‘openness’ to Germany joining GCAP fighter jet program
Britain is open to Germany joining the sixth-generation jet fighter Global Combat Air Programme led by the U.K., Italy and Japan, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Thursday.
China trade talks test EU’s appetite for tougher action
Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is seeking concessions from Beijing to narrow a record trade deficit, but expectations of a breakthrough are low.
Slovakia’s Fico calls nude Trump statue a sign of EU decline
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday called for the removal of a satirical statue of U.S. President Donald Trump from the European Parliament, describing it as a “sign of the decline of the entire European Union.”
South Korea recalls Ukraine ambassador in prisoner of war row
Seoul recalled its ambassador to Ukraine on Thursday, two weeks after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, triggering a diplomatic spat.
Far-right surge threatens Europe’s drive to rearm
Insurgent far-right parties are seizing on cost-of-living grievances and waning support for defense spending.
French PM tries to defuse anger over schools, fuel and agriculture in sweeping speech
PARIS — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu tried to put out several fires at once Wednesday, pledging to address protesting high school students’ concerns while also announcing the release of strategic fuel reserves to lower prices.
Votes blocking far-right from key jobs are final, says EP
LUXEMBOURG — The European Parliament can’t review the secret ballot votes that blocked the far-right from key positions, its lawyers told a court in Luxembourg today.
5 takeaways from Kemi Badenoch’s fighty Tory conference speech
The Conservative leader aimed brickbats at Labour, Nigel Farage — and any attempt to “unite the right.” Now she just has to persuade some of the public to vote for her.
Reform probe clears Farage aides caught in donations sting
BIRMINGHAM, England — Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has published an internal investigation purporting to clear two senior aides who were caught in an undercover donations sting.
Russia hits Ukraine with wave of attacks on Putin’s birthday
KYIV – Russian strikes killed at least 12 people and injured over 40 across Ukraine on Wednesday — the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates his 74th birthday.
Greens promise ‘campaign mode’ and continuity under new leaders
STRASBOURG — The Greens in the European Parliament chose Terry Reintke and Nicu Ștefănuță as their new leadership team on Tuesday, promising an energetic, campaign-focused push to revive a political group whose influence has diminished since its high-water mark in 2019.
The EU shelved AI liability rules. Sam Altman has revived the debate
OpenAI’s CEO triggers ‘told you so’ moment for fans of liability laws in Europe.
Parliament and Council split on how non-EU countries get access to defense cash
There are deep divisions over whether, and on what terms, companies from non-EU countries could access the European Competitiveness Fund.
Britain’s Tories really, really don’t want to team up with Farage. They might still have to
The Reform UK leader is the butt of mockery and vitriol at the Conservatives' annual gathering in Birmingham. That could make a coalition near-impossible.
Greens probe conduct complaint against Deputy Leader Mothin Ali
LONDON — The Green Party is reviewing a complaint against its deputy leader following an alleged altercation at a local meeting, two people with knowledge of the procedure have told POLITICO.
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