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Huawei banned from Parliament and Commission over bribery probe

Huawei is at the center of a corruption investigation by Belgian prosecutors.

March 14, 2025 3:20 pm CET

Huawei bribery scandal reignites EU corruption fight

Two years after Qatargate, Parliament is still split over reform in its ethics checks.

March 14, 2025 4:01 am CET

Huawei bribery scandal rocks European Parliament

Chinese tech giant’s offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.

March 13, 2025 10:57 am CET

UK’s Just Stop Oil wins a cut in jail time — but lose the bigger battle

Dismay and anger inside London court as landmark ruling on climate activists is read out.

March 7, 2025 3:30 pm CET

2 MEPs suspended from Socialist group over Qatargate probe

Both lawmakers will have their legal immunity revoked by Belgian prosecutors for further investigation, if the European Parliament approves.

March 4, 2025 5:17 pm CET

Greece gripped by massive strikes as suspicion and anger boil over

On the two-year anniversary of a train crash that killed 57 people, national protests reflect despair over its handling.

February 28, 2025 4:01 am CET

Hungary demands to see all European Commission contracts with NGOs

The request follows claims the EU executive was paying nonprofits to lobby on its behalf.

February 25, 2025 2:08 pm CET

Tensions erupt in Ukraine as Zelenskyy sanctions former leader Poroshenko

Move sparks backlash in Kyiv, as ex-president accuses incumbent of “politically motivated” attack.

February 13, 2025 12:48 pm CET

EU airlines slam Qatar aviation deal amid corruption allegations

An aviation lobby wants “full transparency and a legal investigation” into the open skies deal with Gulf state.

February 10, 2025 7:30 pm CET

Fact-check: Did the European Commission really pay NGOs to lobby for the Green Deal?

Confidential contracts seen by POLITICO do not tend to support claims that the executive paid green groups to lobby on its behalf.

February 4, 2025 6:00 am CET

Serbia’s PM Vučević steps down over mega student-led protests

“In order not to further raise tensions in society, I made this decision,” says departing leader as pressure grows on President Aleksandar Vučić.

January 28, 2025 1:19 pm CET

Ukraine left vital nuclear plants exposed to Russian bombs. Lawmakers want answers.

Despite government orders to build defenses, experts and some lawmakers say Kyiv’s state-owned atomic firm did little for months, sparking fears of winter blackouts.

January 23, 2025 10:15 am CET
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‘If you compromise with totalitarian systems, you will pay a high price’

In a new book, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner urges the U.S. and Europe to join together in a “Freedom Trade Alliance” against China, Russia and other autocracies.

January 18, 2025 4:45 pm CET

Former MEP Maria Arena charged in Qatargate scandal

Ex-S&D politician is charged with participating in a criminal organization, more than two years after the corruption scandal broke.

January 18, 2025 2:01 pm CET

PMQs: Badenoch misses an open goal as Starmer gets lucky

Strong, specific questions from the Tory leader soon gave way to a scatter-shot approach.

January 15, 2025 2:20 pm CET

Pope Francis reveals box of documents on church’s ‘dark dealings’

Pontiff writes of “evil committed by certain priests” in book released Tuesday.

January 14, 2025 7:10 pm CET

Populist incumbent sails to victory in Croatia presidential election

Pro-Moscow candidate Zoran Milanović secures a second term after winning runoff by almost 3:1 margin.

January 12, 2025 7:29 pm CET

US sanctions key member of Viktor Orbán’s inner circle for ‘corruption’

Treasury has designated Hungarian PM’s Cabinet office chief as a “corrupt government official.”

January 7, 2025 7:29 pm CET
Reporter's Notebook

How a Gorilla devoured democracy in Slovakia

A sprawling government corruption scandal from 2006 ended multiple political careers. Failure to punish the culprits ended public faith in the system.

January 6, 2025 4:01 am CET

France’s Sarkozy to face trial over accusations that Gaddafi funded his first presidential run

The former French president faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.

January 6, 2025 4:00 am CET

Romanian appeals court upholds scrubbing fishy presidential election

The vote was annulled after a Kremlin-led influence campaign catapulted a pro-Russia candidate into the lead.

January 1, 2025 1:01 pm CET

Serbia charges 13 in railway station tragedy, critics allege cover-up

Belgrade government is trying to “throw dust in the eyes of the people,” former Novi Sad Mayor Boris Novaković says.

December 30, 2024 10:21 pm CET

Croatia’s firebrand president dominates election, poised for second term

Often compared to Donald Trump, Zoran Milanović secured a substantial victory in the first round of the country’s presidential election. That should worry the EU.

December 30, 2024 6:44 pm CET

‘Croatia’s Trump’ wins first round of presidential election but now faces runoff

Incumbent Zoran Milanović, a combative critic of NATO and the EU, finished well ahead of the ruling party candidate but just short of a majority.

December 30, 2024 4:43 am CET
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