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BRUSSELS — The number of people claiming asylum in EU countries has fallen sharply, new figures show, with some capitals recording historic lows as tough new rules come into effect. The European Union Agency for Asylum, which oversees operational support for refugees across the bloc, will on Thursday publish data showing 332,000 applications were lodged in EU and Schengen zone countries in the first half of this year — a 17% reduction compared to 2025. “The numbers speak for themselves: Eu

BRUSSELS — The EU’s plans for a deeper partnership with Canada, aimed at helping the country withstand a trade war with the U.S., has won the support of governments across the political spectrum — including those usually cautious about angering Donald Trump’s administration. Ambassadors representing the bloc’s 27 governments met in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the move, just hours after the White House banned Canadian exports of dairy, alcohol and motorbikes in an escal

Comment Macron est devenu le meilleur allié de Mistral Mistral AI et son patron Arthur Mensch ont tissé avec l’Elysée des liens que peu de start-up peuvent revendiquer. Cette relation survivra-t-elle au départ d’Emmanuel Macron ? By OCÉANE HERREROà Paris Illustration par Björn Griesbach pour POLITICO Nous sommes le 11 juin 2025. Alors que s’ouvre VivaTech, le patron de Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch, monte sur scène pour l’une des tables rondes les plus attendu

BRÜSSEL – Die EU will die Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge zu einem wichtigen Instrument ihrer neuen Industriepolitik machen. Hunderte Milliarden Euro für Infrastruktur, Schulen, Energie oder das Gesundheitswesen sollen bevorzugt an Unternehmen aus dem Binnenmarkt gehen. Dazu stellte die EU am Mittwoch ihren Public Procurement Act (PPA) vor, das Gesetz über das öffentliche Beschaffungswesen. Die Kommission folgt damit einer der Empfehlungen des Draghi-Reports für eine bessere Wettbewerbsfä

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LONDON — The Metropolitan Police said Wednesday it will investigate allegations Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party broke the law after an undercover investigation was broadcast last week. The Met said detectives will probe multiple “potential offences” arising from the overseas donations sting by Verbatim and Channel 4 News. A Reform spokesperson said: “Reform UK denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation. We won’t be commenting further while a live invest

BRUXELLES — L’Union européenne devrait obliger les géants de la tech à investir dans l’approvisionnement en énergie propre afin de répondre aux besoins croissants en électricité de leurs centres de données, a estimé auprès de POLITICO la vice-présidente exécutive de la Commission européenne chargée de la Transition propre, juste et compétitive. Teresa Ribera a averti que les infrastructures très gourmandes en électricité qui alimentent l’intelligence artificielle mettent de plus en plus à rud

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has dissolved his country’s parliament and announced snap elections for the end of October as he seeks to assert control over the febrile political situation in the country. “I am convinced that the citizens of Serbia will choose the right path into the future,” Vučić said Wednesday, adding that “preserving our democratic system” and avoiding divisions were his priorities. The snap elections will take place on Oct. 25, according to reports in Serbian

Lawmakers in Washington from both parties are escalating pleas for legislative action after an artificial intelligence researcher claimed late Tuesday that unchecked AI models could feasibly destroy the world by the decade’s end — and AI developers know it. While it’s not the first time experts have warned of the existential threats posed by an unregulated industry that is rapidly advancing, it comes at a moment of heightened awareness on Capitol Hill about the need to reach consensus on AI s

PARIS — The National Rally, the party of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, fired a volunteer security official on Wednesday after body camera footage emerged showing the individual, a municipal police officer, making racist remarks. The clip, published by local daily Midi Libre, showed a group of local police officers in the southern city of Carcassonne — which the National Rally took control of during the French local elections in March — using racial and homophobic slu

BIRMINGHAM, England — Nigel Farage would use Britain’s armed forces to “crush” Argentina in defense of the Falkland Islands, a senior figure in his right-wing Reform UK party said Saturday. Robert Jenrick, Farage’s finance spokesperson, said the party leader would use “every lever of the British state” against Buenos Aires if he were prime minister, including economic sanctions or military force, if a conflict erupted over the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic. The U.K. reta

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv as U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow hoping to restart stalled negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Kyiv had previously proposed a ceasefire ahead of the diplomatic talks. “Indeed, such information was received from the Ukrainian side. Russian President and Commander-in-Chief Putin gave orders to hold off on attacks on Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight tod

The United Nations on Friday largely endorsed a resolution to promote maps that reflect the true scale of continents after an African-led campaign to move away from the ubiquitous 16th-century Mercator projection. The United States was the only country to vote against the initiative, denouncing it as part of a “much larger and more radical ideological project” and urging “countries to instill common sense to this body.” Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine abstained. Me

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President Donald Trump dodged a chance Friday to condemn President Vladimir Putin over allegations that Russia has conducted espionage attacks on NATO nations. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, brushed off a question about one such apparent incident — the discovery of explosive-laden drones Aug. 4 at the Leipzig airport in Germany that officials have linked to Russia.

The lonely crusader against Gianni Infantino Years before Europe soured on him, Norway’s Lise Klaveness was already fighting FIFA’s president. Now she’s laying out how to rebuild FIFA without him. By ALI WALKERin Monaco Illustration by Arnau Busquets Guàrdia/POLITICO Lise Klaveness was calling out Gianni Infantino before it was cool.  The president of Norway’s soccer federation has been a longtime thorn in the side of FIFA’s president, pus

Poland suspects a fire at a factory operated by a drone component maker was an arson attack involving foreign intelligence services, according to a statement issued by the prosecutors. WB Electronics, whose factory caught fire shortly in the early hours of Monday, is one of Poland’s largest private defense companies. It produces reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions, including FlyEye and Warmate, used by Ukraine against Russian forces. Polish prosecutors issued a press release Mond

President Donald Trump ramped up pressure against Iran on Monday, after the country carried out overnight attacks on bases in Jordan that host U.S. forces. The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month late Sunday into Monday. In an interview with Fox News on Monday morning, Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran “hard” in response. It’s the latest attempt from Trump to diminish Iran’s government, as he continues a cycle of bombing I

BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver a major speech dedicated solely to space at the International Space Summit in Paris on Sept. 10, two officials working on preparations for the event told POLITICO. The address comes as the Commission prepares to unveil its European Space Shield, an action plan aimed at protecting the bloc’s satellites and other space assets in what officials increasingly describe as an increasingly hostile security environment.

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