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Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.

Central and Eastern European countries are missing April showers, creating possible trouble for supply chains and farmers.

The new restrictions are intended to protect British farms as a foot-and-mouth outbreak spreads across the EU.

Dolors Montserrat as the new secretary-general is a surprising choice, say critical party insiders.

The White House is pushing Europe to spend billions more on energy imports. That’s going to be difficult if it blows up the world economy.

“This is a wake-up call on trade agreements,” French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin tells POLITICO.

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

In a wide-ranging interview, Mette Frederiksen says she considers “mass migration … as a threat to the daily life in Europe.”

The EU’s new plan gets tough on deportations to outflank the continent’s surging populists. Instead, it might just be fueling their narrative.

Law championed by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen would lower the protection status of Europe’s wolves.

Northern European countries traditionally unenthusiastic about higher spending are wary of Germany’s new-found desire to splash the cash.

Countries like Germany have pushed for a more flexible approach, complaining the targets could raise gas prices.

Conservatives, social democrats and liberals form coalition to prevent far right from coming to power despite its electoral victory.

EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner warns that most rejected asylum seekers never leave the bloc.

Conservatives will lead Vienna’s new coalition amid economic uncertainty and political fragmentation.

Pro-atomic countries are optimistic that center-right winner Friedrich Merz can help ease the EU’s never-ending nuclear spat.

POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.

With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a generation for Europe’s most powerful country. 

The billionaire’s people have marched into the Federal Aviation Administration, and Europeans are “freaking out.”

Kickl’s Freedom Party walked away after failure to reach a deal on ministerial positions. Mainstream parties might try again to find an agreement.

“Our friend Trump, the Trump tornado, has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán tells far-right rally in Madrid.

Austria was previously on track to get its first far-right-led government since World War II.

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

“Without the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldn’t be anywhere near this strong,” says Vienna’s former conservative chancellor.