Dinner dates and ‘flirting’: Europe’s biggest political parties try new tactic to save coalition

Manfred Weber, Iratxe García and their teams try to repair damage to avoid a rogue motion of censure against Ursula von der Leyen.

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Ukraine’s moment to secure EU membership: Between Hungarian and French elections

Kyiv wants to get a mention of EU accession in 2027 into any peace deal negotiated by Donald Trump.

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5 things to watch as EU Parliament gears up for midterm reshuffle

The jostling and maneuvering for influential roles has already begun — even though the reshuffle is still a year off.

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Denmark to prioritize stricter migration rules for Europe, Frederiksen tells MEPs

“We have to lower the influx of migrants,” Danish prime minister tells a divided European Parliament.

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13 things we learned from von der Leyen’s EU no-confidence debate

From “Pfizergate” and the crumbling centrist coalition to splits on the right, there was plenty to be curious about in the European Parliament.

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Gap opens for Roberta Metsola in Malta politics. Will she take it?

Youthful European Parliament president would need to return to Malta politics before seeking top job at Commission or Council.

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European Parliament flinches at factory farming reality

A piglet getting castrated didn’t make the cut in a photo exhibition at the European Parliament.

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Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal

Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.

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Europe’s biggest dietary problem? Lobbyists, says Nutri-Score creator.

France’s Serge Hercberg warns that disinformation is shortening the lives of consumers.

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