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The EU’s water crisis by the numbers

Marine Le Pen fights for spotlight after heir Jordan Bardella’s promising polling

Rogue EU lawmaker Kartheiser to meet Kremlin officials in Moscow

Belgium bugged Anderlecht football stadium to spy on Huawei MEP lobbying

Furious Macron dressed down ministers after botched leak of Muslim Brotherhood report

Huawei scandal: Belgium backtracks on MEP immunity request
Macron clashes with allies over call to scrap EU ethical supply chain law
French president sides with far-right camp in call to scrap EU due diligence law.
MEP and staffer scuffle over Gaza in European Parliament
Parliament administration says security footage backs up the lawmaker’s version of events.
Hitler serves as a warning to today’s conservatives, EU’s Manfred Weber says
The European People’s Party chief tells POLITICO he is trying to strike a balance between relying on far-right support while blocking extremists from power.
UK accused of undermining WTO rules with US trade deal
The European Commission says it will be “very vigilant” to ensure the U.K. respects WTO rules in its trade relationship with the U.S.
Europe needs to go much further in slashing red tape, French minister urges
Benjamin Haddad says the EU has a window to act right now.
Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups tried to influence EU: Report
French authorities allege the Islamist group has gone to great lengths to push its fundamentalist agenda in France and throughout Europe.
2 more Italian MEPs could lose immunity in Huawei corruption probe
Parliament to process immunity waiver for Fulvio Martsuciello, Giusi Princi, and three other lawmakers.
Wildfires push forest destruction to 20-year high just as EU delays anti-deforestation rules
It comes as the European Union decided to delay new trade legislation to curb forest destruction worldwide.
EU to charge €2 fee for Temu, Shein packages
Handling fee would tackle packages pushed towards Europe by U.S. tariffs.
Macron and Merz call to abolish EU law on ethical supply chains
Leaders of Europe’s two most powerful countries ramp up EU’s pro-business, anti-green push by calling for repeal of due diligence rule.
Huawei bribery scandal: Belgium asks European Parliament to lift MEP immunities
Belgian authorities want to investigate five MEPs over cash-for-influence case, officials say.
Can defense become Europe’s economic growth machine?
If the continent plays its cards right, the necessity of defense could turn out to be the mother of invention.
Portugal to demand EU put pressure on France over power connectors
Cross-border power links need to be beefed up, Lisbon says after huge blackout, calling it a Single Market issue.
Simion accuses Moldova of manipulating Romanian election as vote goes to wire
Turnout is high in Moldova, a nation with many Romanian voters who did not back ultranationalist Simion in the first round.
Don’t mention the Green Deal! EPP scrubs wording from Parliament water report
The center-right party of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is shifting away from green issues as it aligns itself with farmers and industry.
The crown slips: How queen Ursula failed her transparency test
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EU asylum agency bosses favored ‘friendly circle’ for promotions, watchdog finds
Fraud watchdog probes favoritism and mismanagement at agency tasked with implementing EU asylum law.
Commission floats digital levy to repay post-Covid debt
The EU executive is also suggesting new customs duties and a traveler tax to help repay some €350 billion of common debt.
Bruno Retailleau: From medieval role player to French presidential hopeful
France’s interior minister wants to turn his center-right party back into a heavyweight political force.
Is the ‘Pfizergate’ ruling the moment von der Leyen finally gets held to account?
As the president of the European Commission discovers whether it was right to withhold her text messages, the court case raises broader questions about EU transparency.
EU farm boss tries to lock in wins ahead of difficult budget talks
European lawmakers and environmentalists also warn that slashing red tape might do more harm than good to farmers having to cope with climate change.
EU lawmakers probe rule of law in Meloni’s Italy
Italian ministers, judges and NGOs will participate in the European Parliament hearing.
EU to roll back Ukraine trade perks to protect its farmers
Brussels looks to reintroduce pre-war tariffs on some agricultural imports from Ukraine, documents seen by POLITICO show.