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Successive governments have been unable, and mostly unwilling, to address the scandal. It is unlikely that further investigations are needed but education of the public about the scandal is vital. Around half of voters…

Revealed: The Labour seats the Conservatives are targeting at next general election

The party published a list of 83 English seats where selections are taking place over the next six months, with 61 held by Labour, 14 by the Liberal Democrats and three by Reform UK. The Labour seats being targeted span…

EU budget needs taxes governments aren’t already raising, Costa says

Ireland is expected to revise the figure again, with Germany and other governments pressing for reductions of hundreds of billions of euros. However, Costa cautioned that cuts to EU priorities might ignite resistance…

Merz’s election nightmare continues

And back in Brussels, some EU officials are being pushed beyond the Schuman bubble as the fight over savings in the next seven-year budget gets very real. Questions? Comments? Let us know on our WhatsApp here or at +32…

4,9 Prozent: Der Absturz von Merz’ CDU

Parteichef und Kanzler Friedrich Merz versucht mit einem schnellen Machtwort, seine Ämter zu sichern. Rasmus Buchsteiner und Rixa Fürsen analysieren, wie tragfähig dieser Befreiungsschlag wirklich ist und ob der Union…

From waste to wealth: Europe’s textile opportunity

For the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a circular economy for fashion is where clothing, shoes and accessories are used more, made to be recycled and created from recycled or renewable inputs. European post-consumer textile…

Why the far right lost: 11 lessons for Europe from Sweden’s election

“These are young people that are part of the club and now they have to leave,” she said. “People don’t like it.” Far right a victim of its own success Two big issues that had driven support for the SD in previous…

Lib Dems propose big tech levy to fund £250m online crime agency

The plan, to be announced at the party conference on Monday by the Lib Dems' home affairs spokesperson, Max Wilkinson, would create a new Online Crime Agency focused on offences including child sexual abuse material…

Russia’s secret plan to supercharge kamikaze drone production

In-housing production Moscow is working to increase its domestic carbon fiber production to reduce its reliance on imports from China as it aims to manufacture around 130,000 drones for its national “Unmanned Aerial…

EU wants ‘closest possible’ relationship with Canada, Costa tells POLITICO

When asked to define “associate membership,” Costa said: “This concept means basically that we want to do more and act as much as possible with Canada,” adding that “there is just this small problem that geographically…

‘Social care is broken. We know how to fix it. Have we got the will to do so?