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@politico.euIndependent Łukasz Gibała won Kraków’s mayoral runoff today, defeating a candidate backed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and handing Poland’s governing Civic Coalition a setback in the country’s second-largest city.
@politico.euRaphaël Glucksmann won France’s center-left primary today, securing the backing of the Socialist Party and its allies for next year’s presidential election, organizers said.
@politico.euVotre shot d'actu politique est servi! Au menu de Dimanchissime: — Mélenchon et Attal en meeting régional — Lycées, carburants, budget… Les points chauds à surveiller pour l’exécutif
@politico.euA move by the far-right Alternative for Germany to soften its pledge to quit the euro is the latest sign that the party is adapting itself to an ambition that once seemed remote: governing Germany.
@noahkeate.bsky.socialReposted by @politico.euBritain is playing the ultimate round of diplomacy after the US and Ukraine had another dispute. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting criticised Washington, D.C.’s diesel deal with Moscow — but insisted the White House is invested in Ukraine’s future. My analysis/newsletter 👇
@politico.euPolish authorities said today they were investigating a possible attempt to attack the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
@politico.euRussia's Vladimir Putin is preparing for a broader confrontation with Europe amid an uptick in the Kremlin's hybrid attacks on the continent, Ukraine's former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned.
@politico.euA defeat for Pedro Sánchez in Spain’s snap election risks destabilizing the EU by putting the Socialists and Democrats on the back foot in Brussels and pushing them into a more confrontational stance.
@politico.euEXCLUSIVE: The European Commission is working with the U.K. to avoid a cliff edge that threatens to raise the cost of cross-channel electric vehicle exports by 10 percent from the start of next year.
@politico.euBrussels officials are finalizing plans to tighten visa rules for hundreds of thousands of Russians who visit EU countries as tourists each year, in a move designed to strengthen the bloc’s defenses against hybrid attacks.
@politico.euThe growing popularity of far-right parties across Europe is sparking worries in NATO that they could weaken public support for rearmament and military aid to Ukraine as risks grow of a confrontation with Russia.
@politico.euSpanish PM Pedro Sánchez has finally done something the far right approves of:
Calling a snap election next month.
The anti-immigrant Vox party is hailing it as “Spain’s last chance to be Spain again.”
@politico.euGermany and its allies rebuffed Ireland’s plan to downsize the bloc’s next seven-year budget, arguing that the proposed cuts are not enough.
@politico.euEU parliamentarians are digging in on calls to revive an artificial intelligence liability law after receiving support from an unexpected ally:
Open AI’s Sam Altman.
@politico.euFrom Reykjavík to The Hague, European governments are starting to prepare for a literal sea change that would end life as we know it on the continent.
@politico.euA series of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia today killed at least 11 people including three children, regional authorities announced.
@politico.euThe government of Turkey formally bans access to social media platform for children under the age of 15.
@politico.euMemories of the sovereign debt crisis that threatened the euro’s survival 15 years ago are starting to stir amid a surge in France’s borrowing costs.
But is it really going to get that bad again?
@politico.euRyanair has accused rivals Lufthansa and Air France-KLM of trying to ground the low-cost carrier by alleging that its ownership structure violates EU rules.
@politico.euThe bloc’s next seven-year budget suffered a €159 billion cut from the Commission's original proposal, according to a new plan unveiled today.
