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France’s Bayrou gets spending plan approved by EU
Endorsement in Brussels is major boost to new prime minister after 2025 budget toppled his predecessor.
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UK parliament bar closed after drink ‘spiking’ incident
Strangers’ Bar — at the center of a report of drink-spiking in UK parliament — will close while ‘security and safety arrangements are reviewed.”
EU and Mexico revamp trade deal before tariff man Trump takes office
The European Union and Mexico link arms to fend off the impact of tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump and Xi talk TikTok, fentanyl and trade in Friday call
The call occurred just hours before the Supreme Court upheld a law set to ban TikTok in the U.S.
Von der Leyen emerges from illness to join show of support for Germany’s Merz
European Commission president is in Berlin for her first public appearance since she was admitted to hospital.
UK’s Starmer wants speedy Donald Trump trade talks
The prime minister wants talks with the new U.S. president’s team to start in the weeks ahead, he told POLITICO.
Hungary wins EU approval for its four-year fiscal plan
Country is expected to leave the European Commission’s over-spending surveillance regime in 2026.
Don’t bring Russian diplomats to parliament, British MPs told
Russian representatives “should not be welcomed on to the parliamentary estate” after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British MPs and peers are reminded.
EU fumes as Britain delays banking shake-up over Trump
The U.K. delayed its implementation of global banking rules by one year due to uncertainty over what U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will do.
World’s largest battery plant on fire in Central California
Monterey County officials ordered evacuations after Vistra’s battery facility at the Moss Landing Power Plant caught fire Thursday.
UK’s Starmer calls for Donald Trump trade talks
The prime minister wants talks with the new U.S. president’s team to start in the weeks ahead, he told POLITICO.
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Defiant Starmer declares he wants 10 years as UK PM
After Elon Musk’s call for him to be ousted, Britain’s prime minister reveals his thinking on the next election date and vows to complete a full second term in No. 10.
Germany’s Baerbock hammers own government for faltering on Ukraine aid
“Germany as a whole isn’t currently seen as a driving force for peace policy in Europe, and honestly that pains me,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told POLITICO.
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Polish prosecution seeks to charge former PM Morawiecki
Mateusz Morawiecki insists that efforts to charge him for improperly organizing a presidential election in 2020 are politically motivated.
Europe needs to step up to defend Ukraine now Trump is back, Starmer says
British PM looks ahead to Donald Trump’s second term, telling POLITICO the U.K. will “play a full part” in any future peacekeeping initiative in Ukraine.