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Political forces — from Trump’s deprioritization of bribery to Britain’s dash for growth — mean the Serious Fraud Office is in a fight for relevance.

SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.

In dieser Sonderfolge des POLITICO Berlin Playbook Podcasts hört ihr den Mitschnitt eines Live-Gesprächs mit Bayerns Ministerpräsident Markus Söder aus der Eventreihe ⁠„Let’s find common ground“⁠. Gordon …

Privacy regulator’s secretary general traveled on the EU’s dime to Spain, his home country, far more often than to other countries.

Plans to attract U.S. researchers to France were quickly criticized by members of the research community.

Acting Finance Minister Jörg Kukies also pushes for wider definition of security investment.

Kaum oder kein Wachstum – und kaum Hoffnung auf Besserung. Die Wirtschaftsweise Veronika Grimm erklärt, warum die strukturelle Krise in Deutschland längst vor Ukrainekrieg und Energiepreisschock begann. …

Rome outwardly says it can easily reach politically unpopular defense spending targets without cutting vital services.

But the Fund gives its implicit backing to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans to stabilize U.K. public finances.

Latest figures put Britain’s GDP growth this year lower than Canada and the U.S.

With a relaunch of Britain-EU relations on the horizon, the French leader’s visit will take place months before the U.S. president.

Rome is finally set to meet goal after years as a defense spendthrift.

CEOs feels a mix of worry and excitement that the world’s biggest space entrepreneur has a hotline to the president.

The withdrawal of aid by the U.S. and Europe could feed extremism and lead to a surge in emigration, experts warn.

Friedrich Merz hat ein Personalproblem: Carsten Linnemann hat ihm einen Korb gegeben und will nicht Wirtschaftsminister werden. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum das einst begehrte Amt inzwischen wie …

– Streit vor dem Start: Warum das Gezerre um Mindestlohn, Mütterrente und Steuern die Ambitionslosigkeit des Koalitionsvertrags aufdeckt, kommentiert Gordon Repinski. – Halbierung von Beauftragten: Wie aus …

Eastern EU countries like Poland say they are currently bearing the financing brunt.

– Koalitionsvertrag und Kabinett: SPD-Chef Lars Klingbeil kämpft mit zwei Problemen. Zum einen lehnen die Jusos den Vertrag ab, zum anderen muss er klären, welche Rolle Saskia …

The EU grants billions each year to nonprofits. Now, a right-wing campaign has NGOs afraid the money will dry up.

Losing €4 million a day and without a government, Belgium’s capital is in desperate need of leadership.

Wie positioniert sich die neue Bundesregierung außen- und sicherheitspolitisch? In dieser Extra-Folge spricht Gordon Repinski mit Claudia Major, Senior Vice President, Transatlantic Security beim German Marshall Fund, …

Finance ministers gathering in Warsaw will discuss tariffs and rearmament.

Here are the politicians most likely to occupy top posts in the next government.

Friedrich Merz’s new administration promises tax cuts, energy price reductions and a blitz of public-private investment funds.