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Borrell’s boys’ club dominates EU foreign policy
In its short history, the EU’s diplomatic service has already had three women in its top posts. But it has never been the beacon of gender equality it may have seemed. And women inside and outside the...
View ArticleEurope a fearful bystander as Taliban sweep through Afghanistan
As the Taliban rapidly recaptures swathes of Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of Western troops, European leaders are watching with a mix of shock, fear and powerlessness. Having invested in U.S.-led...
View ArticleAfghan debacle doesn’t mean European military advance
Afghanistan had fallen. A rushed extraction effort was hurtling toward an impossible deadline. Many Europeans wanted some more time, but had no choice — the U.S. was leaving. Inevitably, the questions...
View ArticleGerman Green candidate Annalena Baerbock targeted with sexist abuse
Annalena Baerbock has received much more harassment online than her top two competitors, and it may have undermined her campaign, according to a report published Thursday. The report, published by the...
View ArticleCulture wars and cock-ups collide: How inclusive language divided the EU
It was a document meant to promote inclusion in Europe that ended up stoking divisions across the Continent. The inside story of how previously little-known European Commission guidelines on inclusive...
View ArticleGermany to back EU’s women quota plan after a decade
Germany on Thursday said it would give its backing to an EU proposal setting a goal for at least 40 percent of non-executive company board members to be women — likely bringing to an end a deadlock...
View ArticleThe EU’s lurking Russia sanctions challenge: Court battles and enforcement
Viktor Yanukovych is a former Ukrainian president who courted Russia for years. Hosni Mubarak is a former Egyptian president who courted the U.S. for years. There’s pretty much just one thing the pair...
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Catalan spyware scandal prompts soul searching in Madrid, Brussels
Catalonia wants answers about who is spying on officials using Pegasus software. Getting them will involve a fierce fight with state powers — and not just in Spain. Top-level Catalan officials on...
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Poland and Germany’s poisoned relations over Oder River fish die-off
A German-Polish fight over a large pollution incident that killed thousands of fish in the Oder River is turning toxic. The two countries were initially meant to unveil a joint report Friday...
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Germany and Poland spar over the Oder River
The Oder River is one of the last near-natural large rivers in Europe — but if Poland gets its way, that could change. Warsaw’s vision is for the Oder to become a highly regulated river open to...
View ArticleMEPs slam ‘World Cup of shame’ as Qatari minister hits out at media ‘smear...
Qatar’s labor minister accused the media of a “smear campaign” against his country during a heated debate on human rights Monday with members of the European Parliament. “We do not want to close the...
View ArticleEU rocked by Qatar corruption scandal — 2022 highlights
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Anatomy of a scandal: How ‘Qatargate’ crisis shook EU to its core
It was a typically sleepy Friday evening in the European Union’s sprawling headquarters in Brussels. The thousands of diplomats, officials and politicians who swarm the Belgian capital during the week...
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Free flights, a secret deal and a corruption storm: Inside the EU’s...
Maria Arena is blaming her secretary. The Socialist MEP, who chairs the European Parliament’s human rights committee, accepted a trip to Qatar — and then failed to declare properly that the Qatari...
View ArticleHow Gulf tensions drove Qatar to seek friends in Brussels
They’re dazzlingly rich, and they expect to be in charge for a long, long time. The monarchs leading Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia might seem from the outside like a trio of...
View ArticleQatargate: Marc Tarabella steps down from EU Parliament Gulf delegation
Belgian Socialist MEP Marc Tarabella stepped down Thursday as member and vice chair of the European Parliament’s delegation to Qatar and other Arabian Peninsula countries, known as DARP. Tarabella is...
View ArticleOder River headed for another environmental disaster, campaigners warn
Poland’s failure to rein in industrial emissions is putting the Oder River on course for another major environmental disaster, campaigners and MEPs warn. The massive die-off that killed thousands of...
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Too close to the sun: The making and unmaking of Eva Kaili
Too close to the sun:The making and unmaking of Eva Kaili How the Greek celebrity politician soared to the top of EU politics — and crashed into jail. By NICHOLAS VINOCUR NEKTARIA STAMOULIEDDY WAX...
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The EU as Europe’s arms negotiator? It won’t be easy
BRUSSELS — The EU’s grand ambition to band together and jointly buy weapons is facing a series of problems before it even gets going. EU leaders are aiming this week to sign off on a €2 billion plan...
View ArticleEU official from Sweden has been in prison in Iran for over 500 days
A Swedish citizen who works for the EU’s diplomatic corps has been imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges for well over a year. Johan Floderus, who works for the European External Action Service, was...
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Europe’s Trump challenge: Is it ready to fight Vladimir Putin alone?
Europe’s Trump challenge: Is it ready to fight Vladimir Putin alone? The Continent contemplates the end of its Pax Americana. By LAURA KAYALIin Paris Illustration by Nicolás Ortega for POLITICO. Can...
View ArticleEU unleashes arsenal of defense acronyms to fight Putin
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU politicians lined up to demand an urgent rethink of European security. In order to protect themselves in an uncertain world, EU countries...
View ArticleEU official triggers backlash after vowing ‘solidarity’ with Iran
The European commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarčič insisted he was not offering “political support” to the Iranian regime after ending a post confirming the provision of satellite...
View ArticleSecret meetings, private threats and a massive arms race: How the world is...
In Brussels, NATO officials have devised a plan to lock in long-term military support for Ukraine so that a possible Trump administration can’t get in the way. In Ankara, Turkish officials have...
View ArticleAs it happened: Ursula von der Leyen’s secret ballot triumph
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Acast Amazon Music Big decisions awaited the new class of MEPs this week: Whether to back Ursula von der Leyen for a second term atop the Commission; which committee...
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New EU defense commissioner is all-in on supporting Ukraine
There’s no doubt about where Andrius Kubilius stands on Ukraine; he’s a fierce backer and that matters as he was appointed the European Union’s first defense commissioner on Tuesday. “For those who...
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