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Are the Brexit wars back?

It’s all feeling a little Ground Hog day in Westminster after Andy Burnham reopened the Europe question at Labour Party conference. Hosts Sascha O’Sullivan and Pat Baker find out how the row over Europe will play out in…

Marine Le Pen’s EU dream is a nightmare for Brussels

Most have been razed to the ground. Some have been occupied by disgruntled former EU staff, who are refusing to leave and have set up a working group to discuss a future roadmap that will feed into a discussion on how to…

In Europe, the Trump shock factor is wearing off

Starmer’s successor, Andy Burnham, is positioning himself as someone who can “lay the ground” for a reconciliation, he explained to the House of Commons Wednesday. Nonetheless, the calmer reaction to Trump’s maneuvers…

Britain’s Lib Dems are having a mini-meltdown. Here’s what’s going on.

An absolute majority — 36 MPs — would then have to vote no confidence in Davey for a leadership election to be triggered. Davey could stand in that leadership election if he could secure nominations from 10% of Lib Dem…

Budget showdown slips to November as Costa pushes for quick deal

He pointed to EU payouts to poorer regions, as opposed to farmer's subsidies, as an avenue for cuts. On the other side of the spectrum, Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez — who will try to cling on to power…

Trump and Putin’s ‘terrible’ alliance threatens to strain EU’s resolve on Ukraine

Merz told reporters that the assets had been frozen in Europe and “should remain frozen in Europe … That is our business, and we will decide on it.” ‘Try again’ Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told POLITICO as the…

Costa angers EU leaders as splits mar summit

Rome and the V4 group wanted the EU to postpone ETS2 because of the burden it would place on energy bills, according to five diplomats. Leaders were fuming at Costa for allowing talks to go off the rails, two EU…

Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on Washington visit after Starlink row

The British defence secretary, giving a speech before a meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth , argued that supporting Ukraine was in the long-term interests of Washington, and a business opportunity. Taking…

Late discord delays Franco-German deal on Made in Europe, car emissions

“There are political constraints on the other side of the Rhine, and I completely respect coalition discussions,” Macron said Monday on the sidelines of the Paris car show. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Germany…

Shorten EU budget to 3 or 4 years, Cyprus president tells POLITICO

“I mean, look what happened with Covid, with the Ukrainian war … It’s not possible to declare all your priorities today.” The EU’s seven-year, roughly €2 trillion budget has to be agreed by all 27 member countries but…