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EXCLUSIVE: Ursula von der Leyen is facing the biggest challenge yet to her authority as European Commission president after political groups threatened to withdraw support over her decision to cancel climate-friendly legislation.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin today cautioned his officials to make sure their efforts to cool down an economy driven to overheating by military spending don’t overshoot and drive the country into recession.

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Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said today that NATO “as it is, no longer has a reason to exist,” and that the EU does not count on the global stage.

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The British government moved to pull its staff out of Iran today, as conflict between Israel and Tehran continues.

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Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook's advertising revenue program, new research out today showed.

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Estonia’s social affairs minister has lambasted the WHO’s Europe chief for meeting with Russia’s foreign minister.

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A top Bulgarian official has said he will intervene to stem sharp rises in the prices of food and drink that it blames on speculators profiteering ahead of the country's expected entry into the eurozone.

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🚨 BREAKING: Israel’s actions in Gaza may have violated the terms of the country’s agreement with the EU, the bloc’s diplomatic corps found.

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Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has rejected a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran amid a European bid to contain the military escalation between the Middle Eastern powers.

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MEP Rima Hassan returned to Paris after joining the Gaza-bound Freedom flotilla and spending three days in Israeli custody I spoke with her about the experience, her political rise, what she hopes to achieve in Brussels and the controversies around her:

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The Latvian parliament voted to bar Russian and Belarusian citizens from buying real estate in the country.

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European farmers have a blunt message for Brussels: Keep the cash flowing, or the tractors will hit the streets again.

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It took months of careful convincing, tugging at heartstrings and countering deeply-held concerns — but Britain’s House of Commons has passed legislation to legalize assisted dying.

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French lawmaker Pouria Amirshahi, whose request for a visa had initially been denied, has since been authorized to travel to the United States.

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EXCLUSIVE: Spain’s EU Commissioner Teresa Ribera mounted a backroom campaign to loosen Brussels’ landmark plan to ban Russian gas, according to five people familiar with the matter.

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🚨 BREAKING: Romanian President Nicușor Dan nominated Ilie Bolojan, a center-right National Liberal Party politician who served as acting president until Romania elected Dan to the role a month ago, for the prime ministerial post. Full story: ow.ly/543450WcSOm

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The EU will not forge ahead with plans to impose a tough new price cap on the Russian oil exports funding the Kremlin's war in Ukraine in light of concerns that a new conflict in the Middle East will drive up oil prices.

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The European Commission will scrap its proposed law to fight corporate greenwashing following a request from conservative lawmakers to kill the file on Wednesday.

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🚨NEW: The European Commission will scrap its proposed law to fight corporate greenwashing following a request from conservative lawmakers to kill the file. Commission has cited "the current context" as the reason. pro.politico.eu/news/200591

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Canadian pornography giant Aylo has restored access to Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube in France, a spokesperson confirmed to us.

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Two British military planes were damaged by pro-Palestinian activists who breached access to an airbase today.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called the potential for regime change in Iran “unacceptable” as Israel wages war on Tehran.

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As NATO leaders prepare to endorse a dramatic defense spending hike, Europe faces a reckoning: Where will the money come from — and will new tanks mean cuts to pensions? Listen to EU Confidential with Sarah Wheaton to find out:

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Anxious Europeans observing Trump’s trade war may have something to learn from UK PM Keir Starmer’s faultless negotiation strategy. Our Declassified weekly humor column has more 👇

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Denmark’s digital affairs minister criticized Meta for an advertising campaign promoting regulations on age checks for social media in an interview with us.

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US President Donald Trump’s trade war is driving central banks across Europe to support their economies by cutting interest rates — even as it ties the hands of the Federal Reserve.

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Rima Hassan’s journey aboard the Freedom Flotilla didn’t end when Israeli forces intercepted it in the Mediterranean. It concluded before a sea of Palestinian flags being waved by cheering supporters back in Paris.

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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office alleged yesterday that two Greek government ministers were complicit in a major scheme to defraud the EU farm budget and said it had referred the matter to the national parliament.

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Has Bulgaria slashed key state-controlled prices to massage down inflation numbers and help it qualify for euro membership?

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With Donald Trump poised to order a bombing raid on Iran’s subterranean nuclear facilities, it seems unlikely that the answer could be three European ministers and an Estonian politician.

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US President Donald Trump is weighing whether to use American bunker-busting bombs to help the Israelis destroy Iran’s Fordo enrichment plant. But European leaders are cheered by signs that Trump might “TACO” (chicken out.) Brussels Playbook has more 👇

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Today, the power is firmly in MEPs’ hands as they cast their final verdicts on the assisted dying bill. After months of impassioned debate, bitter rows and careful scrutiny, the hours ahead will be among the most important in parliament for years. London Playbook has more 👇

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Agresti-Roubache proche d’un retour à Marseille … La PPL énergie déraille à l’Assemblée … L’Europe veut ouvrir une option diplomatique avec l’Iran. C’est à lire dans Playbook Paris, sous la plume d’Anthony Lattier 👇

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Die Top-Themen in POLITICO Pro Industrie&Handel: — Entscheidung zum Mindeslohn könnte später kommen — Gasförderung in der Nordsee sorgt für Ärger zwischen Niedersachsen und dem Bund — ArcelorMittal verzichtet lieber auf 1,3 Milliarden Euro Fördergelder, als auf grünen Stahl umzusteigen

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Israel is not directly targeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in its attacks on Iran but his removal would ultimately benefit the Iranian people, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said.

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WhatsApp plans to roll out a new advertising model in the coming months, but the company has told Ireland's privacy regulator that it won't affect the EU until next year.

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Spain wants a carve-out from NATO's likely future defense spending goal of 5 percent of GDP, Pedro Sánchez said ahead of next week's high-stakes alliance summit in The Hague.

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EXCLUSIVE: NATO chief Mark Rutte is axing dozens of job and two whole divisions in a major overhaul at the alliance’s Brussels HQ. “He is basically DOGEing NATO,” an official told POLITICO, referring to Elon Musk’s efforts to trim the U.S. government. Scoop here via @politico.eu👇 ow.ly/BUKB50WcfTo

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In today’s Living Cities: 🗣️ A chat with former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti 🛌 Barcelona puts Airbnb on notice 🇱🇻 Latvian Culture Minister Agnese Lāce discusses the dynamics in Riga’s highly fractured new government Dig in 👇

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The European Parliament voted today to establish a working group to probe EU funding of nongovernmental organizations, with the support of right-wing political groups. 🔗 ow.ly/N8Ve50WceT9

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🚨NEW: the European Parliament will set up a working group to probe EU-funded NGOs, in move that saw the EPP side once again with the right-wing and far-right groups. W/ @maxgriera.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

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Ambassadors to the EU agreed to paper over differences on foreign access to defense cash and yesterday struck a preliminary deal on the €1.5 billion European Defence Industry Programme, diplomats told us.

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In today’s London Influence: 💢 Simmering tensions between agency and in-house lobbyists boil over 🗣️ Two Westminster faces join forces to launch a new public affairs and comms shop 🙅 Another reminder to stop using ChatGPT for everything Jump in 👇

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European Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib will next week attend Budapest Pride, an LGBTQ+ celebration that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has tried to ban.

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Greece’s parliament voted today to investigate former Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis from the ruling New Democracy party over his role in the country's deadliest rail crash.

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OPINION: The fate of Ukraine’s children is not just a humanitarian issue — it is central to the broader struggle against impunity and for justice.

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India will retaliate against EU and UK plans to impose carbon border taxes, its commerce minister warned.

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Google should lose its bid to overturn the EU’s record €4.1 billion antitrust fine for its Android mobile operating system, an adviser to the bloc's top court said today.

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Jos Delbeke once banned Europe’s heavy industry from offsetting its pollution by paying for emission cuts abroad. Now he thinks it's time to give the idea a second chance.

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