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Tue, 09/09/2025 - 20:15
Sébastien Lecornu has been serving until now as France's defence minister and has been floated as a potential name to head the government before
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 19:04
It was hoped that the financial urgency would bypass tedious political debate. But deciding a budget is an inherently political problem
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 18:01
Health minister, Elisabet Lann, cites long waiting times as the critical issue facing Sweden's health system
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 17:21
Danish PM Frederiksen has taken up the concept of spiritual rearmament, although the meaning remains unclear
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 17:14
For them, merging two-thirds of the budget reserved for farmers and regions into national plans runs against the EU project
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 16:54
Follow the 2025 State of the European Union speech with real-time coverage and analysis from Euractiv’s reporters in Strasbourg and Brussels
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 16:41
A sharp reversal on migration policy is a top political priority for Germany's conservative-led government
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 16:14
Tuesday's strikes come less than two weeks after Israel's armed forces chief vowed to target the group's leaders based abroad
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 15:47
The measures bar two far-right Israeli ministers and block Israeli-bound ships and aircraft carrying fuel or defence materials from Spanish ports and airspace
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 15:19
The deal is likely to irritate national diplomats, who view closer Commission-Parliament ties with suspicion
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 14:58
The president's threats to MEPs is proving too much for their European party colleagues to stomach
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 07:27
In today’s edition: French PM François Bayrou is expected to resign after losing a confidence vote, the EU and US discuss coordinated sanctions against Russia, and Norway’s Labour Party wins re-election, fending off a populist surge
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 07:00
Europe’s steel sector is under siege: U.S. tariffs block EU exports, while cheap, carbon-intensive imports flood the European market. A new steel trade measure is essential to secure EU industrial assets, decarbonisation and jobs – including for downstream sectors and their SMEs – against global overcapacity.
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 05:59
Still, instability is hurting growth and investment, while soaring national debt presents long-term risks
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 05:58
In Don’t Look Up, politicians delay, distracted by polls and special interests, until it is too late to act. Unless Europe acts now, it will find that the comet has already struck
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 05:49
A Belarusian spy ring stretching across Europe has been dismantled, exposing diplomatic cover operations and prompting fresh calls to curb Russian and Belarusian movement within Schengen
Mon, 09/08/2025 - 21:08
Labour clawed back momentum after rolling out a fixed-price subsidy to shield households from soaring electricity bills
Mon, 09/08/2025 - 20:47
The FT has a glorious history of covering rogue traders and the business world. But when it comes to decision makers in the European capital it is somewhat less aggressive, and at times hagiographic
Mon, 09/08/2025 - 18:59
Upon taking office, Bayrou told Macron he aspired to “achieve great things” in the 30 months ahead. Instead, he lasted only nine
Mon, 09/08/2025 - 16:30
Her far-right party faces mounting legal headaches, many of which strike at the heart of its financial and political machinery
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