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Romania taken off US visa-free travel list
Romania’s foreign ministry said the decision was political.

Latest Brussels shooting leaves 1 injured

EU views break from US as ‘unrealistic’ amid global tech race

Wie Markus Söder ein Herz für die SPD entwickelt

Germany’s new interior minister highlights hard right turn on migration

Apple’s EU fight is transatlantic tension in a nutshell

Time was right for US Big Tech penalties, EU competition chief says
‘Fighting crime blindfolded’: Europe is coming after encryption
Police have long wanted to read encrypted messages. They now have the backing of the EU’s top brass.
US’s Vance pays flash visit to Pope Francis
Brief Easter Sunday meeting follows recent spat over migration between the Trump administration and the Holy See.
Le Pen’s ‘Save Democracy’ rally after guilty verdict falls short of expectations
The French far right has framed the verdict against Le Pen as an attack on democracy — but was unable to attract a large crowd to a rally of support on Sunday.
Labour suspends MP Dan Norris after arrest
Norris was reportedly detained on charges that include suspicion of rape and child sex offenses.
King Charles drawn into Prince Andrew spy scandal
Testimony in Chinese espionage case raises fresh questions for Buckingham Palace.
EU wants to beef up border agency to 30,000 staffers
European Commission proposal would increase force of EU border patrols under Frontex.
Bosnian Serb leader appears in Moscow as authorities step up pursuit
Bosnia’s most wanted man turns up in Russia after Sarajevo requested Interpol issue a red notice for his international arrest.
Netanyahu to travel to Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant
The Israeli prime minister is the target of an arrest warrant charging him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
Meet the Mafia-busting MEP taking the fight against organized crime to Brussels
Giuseppe Antoci battled the Italian mob. But can he take on EU policymaking?
Romanian media watchdog defies Musk over censorship claims
Bucharest is at the center of a heated debate over social media policing.
Italy’s release of a warlord puts Meloni’s entanglements with Libya under scrutiny
“Il caso Al-Masri” raises serious questions over Rome’s dealings with Libya.
Russia is conducting ‘state-sponsored terrorism’ against Europe, EU chief diplomat warns
Investigation showed pro-Russia groups were offering crypto payments in exchange for hybrid attacks across Europe.
Italy approves draft law outlawing violence against women
The country is grappling with its long history of violence against women by current or former partners.
Two dead after car drives into market in Mannheim, Germany
The driver, a 40-year-old German man, was also injured in the incident.
25 arrested in major crackdown of AI-generated child abuse images network
Creating criminal content with AI is a growing problem for law enforcement.
Bosnia tensions build as Serb leader is sentenced for undermining peace
Milorad Dodik’s decades-long disruptive reign in Bosnia may be over as a top court bans him from politics and sentences him to prison.
Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.
POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.
Why Europe’s satellite policies must support a new era of connectivity
We now have the technology to ensure people can stay connected no matter where they are — but we need the EU’s backing for it to become ubiquitous
Vance’s week of waging war on EU tech law
The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.
Afghan asylum-seeker drives into Munich crowd, injuring 28
Police immediately detained the driver, according to law enforcement.
Russia taps cybercriminals to keep military pressure on Ukraine
Google researchers say Russian intelligence services are using cybercriminals’ tools to keep their cash-strapped operations running.
Erdoğan seizes geopolitical moment to snuff out democratic opposition
The Turkish president has chosen to bury the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the secular founder of the Republic of Turkey.