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EU to loosen rules on cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics

EU to loosen rules on cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics

The leaked proposal also weakens rules on advertising hazardous chemicals. Consumer groups warned it was a health risk.

June 25, 2025 2:52 pm CET
Putin warns his officials not to allow recession
Britain’s defeated Tory MPs struggle to adjust to civilian life
Invest in rest: Better sleep improves mental health
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May 22, 2025 12:26 pm CET
Ireland is Trump’s Trojan horse
PMQs: Starmer finishes on top as he brands Tories ‘dead party walking’
Starmer urged to back EU mobility as Brexit summit looms
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Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act

Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.

May 2, 2025 4:44 am CET
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Building tomorrow’s workforce at the 2025 EU Social Forum

To build a competitive Europe and ensure no one is left behind, people must learn the right skills — which, in turn, will drive greater social cohesion, well-being and prosperity for all.

April 29, 2025 10:00 am CET
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UK in talks to buy back nuclear sites from French firm EDF

“Discussions are continuing” between the two governments on the U.K. acquiring three sites, an official told POLITICO.

April 25, 2025 4:11 pm CET

DOGE loses its biggest advocate as Musk exits Washington

The tech mogul’s public pullback will come as relief to some Cabinet officials.

April 23, 2025 11:21 pm CET
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City climate action is a path to economic transformation

Europe’s climate and industrial policies are inextricably linked — cities are at the heart of both 

April 23, 2025 5:00 am CET

Harvard sues Trump administration over $2 billion cut to federal funding

The Trump administration has threatened to withhold up to $9 billion in grants to the university over the treatment of Jewish students that it says violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

April 21, 2025 11:58 pm CET

Supreme Court blocks more US deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The 1 a.m. order came after lawyers rushed to the court to stop an ‘imminent’ wave of deportations.

April 19, 2025 10:43 am CET

EU bans the bots: Commission bars ‘AI agents’ from joining online meetings

AI-powered assistants are becoming a popular business and consumer tool. The EU says “no thanks” for now.

April 17, 2025 4:38 am CET

Postwar Russian energy return ‘illusory,’ Belgium says

Belgian Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet told POLITICO he wants to phase out the country’s Russian gas imports — but didn’t back an outright ban.

April 16, 2025 4:32 am CET

US officials: Trump has been flooded with requests for trade talks

Brooke Rollins said countries are “burning” up the phone lines to talk trade.

April 6, 2025 6:11 pm CET

India could help save an aging Europe

As the continent tilts to the right and its politicians find it hard to explain an influx of refugees from war-torn countries, India is actively trying to present itself as a reasonable partner.

April 4, 2025 4:01 am CET
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Call for help: Eastern cement imports are killing EU industry

Cement imports from Ukraine to Poland surged 540 percent, from 101,700 tonnes in 2022 to 652,300 tonnes in 2024, threatening Poland’s and Europe’s cement industries.

March 26, 2025 9:30 am CET
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No industry, no tanks: EU bets on more clean steel to secure its future

Saving and greening European steel mills is now a key part of the EU’s defence strategy.

March 20, 2025 4:34 am CET

Farage spies an opening as Labour angers small business

The government’s rivals are circling after tax hikes burned the bridges that Rachel Reeves had painstakingly built before the election.

March 18, 2025 4:01 am CET

Europe is going full 1790s America

Trump and Russia are pushing the EU toward a “Hamiltonian moment,” where common debt helps build greater federalism.   

March 17, 2025 6:41 pm CET

Freeze on PIP disability benefit likely to be dropped after Labour backlash

The planned freeze prompted anger among MPs when it was leaked — and is now likely to be dropped, two people with knowledge of the proposals tell POLITICO.

March 14, 2025 10:53 pm CET
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The depopulation of Ukraine

The war is exacerbating a demographics decline that had already started well before Putin ordered his troops across the border

March 14, 2025 4:00 am CET

PMQs: Badenoch wins by playing nice with Starmer on Ukraine

There was widespread agreement between the two leaders on supporting Ukraine — but the Tory leader challenged the PM on what he’ll actually do to bridge Europe and Washington.

March 5, 2025 2:26 pm CET

Musk says all federal employees need to explain their work immediately — or be let go

Federal employees received an email Saturday afternoon, and gave them a deadline of Monday night.

February 23, 2025 10:43 am CET

Judge lets Trump proceed with mass recall of USAID workers overseas

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said initial claims that agency staffers and their families could be in physical danger proved to be “overstated.”

February 22, 2025 11:31 am CET

Germany’s labor market — long the envy of Europe — is losing its shine

For the first time in a decade, the number of unemployed is closing in on 3 million — and there’s more to come.

February 17, 2025 4:43 am CET

PMQs: Starmer wins it as Badenoch fumbles border attacks

The PM batted off Kemi Badenoch’s charges on Britain’s asylum system — though wasn’t exactly doling out the details.

February 12, 2025 2:19 pm CET
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The menace of deindustrialization in the EU — and what we can do about it

Policymaking is not accountancy: in the medium and long term, the EU will be better off keeping factories within its borders.

February 10, 2025 5:00 am CET

Donald Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Is that true?

How do tariffs actually work? How far will this conflict escalate? Can Europe escape? We answer all your burning questions.

February 3, 2025 7:50 pm CET
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