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ECB accused of warning trainees not to ask union to help them get a raise

Trainees’ wages have risen by just 1.9 percent since December 2013 while President Christine Lagarde rakes in more than €400,000.

European countries ramp up security for Jewish community in wake of Hamas attacks on Israel

Police protection has been increased around synagogues and Jewish schools as conflict escalates in Israel and Gaza.

West’s oil price cap fails to empty Russian war chest

Moscow is still raking in huge sums from its energy exports despite G7+ restrictions.

Meet the farmers who control one-third of the EU’s budget

The European Parliament’s farmer-packed agriculture committee is hindering a push for environmental sustainability and consumer interests.

Kaczyński pulls out of Polish election debate. ‘I’ll be there,’ says Tusk

Jarosław Kaczyński says he’d rather meet voters than talk to ‘liar’ Donald Tusk.

Poland, Hungary force EU leaders to drop migration from Granada declaration

Spain partially salvaged its Granada summit of EU leaders despite political upset on migration.

Paris is disgusting, and I love it: A bedbug’s tale

Parisians are furious about bedbugs but are they right to be? We asked a bedbug.

Brussels guide

An idiot’s guide to Belgian politics

Here’s what you need to know to avoid looking like a fool when talking politics in Brussels.

Back to the ‘frituur’: A guide to Brussels’ ‘frites’

Armed only with a healthy appetite and a small wooden fork, our intrepid reporter set out to answer the question: Where can you get the best fries?

How to drink in Brussels like a pro (as in professional, not as in alcoholic)

The best places to drink and be seen in the EU Quarter.

Polish election 2023


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Germany

How Germany’s far right weaponized heat pumps

Alternative for Germany has woven climate change policy alongside migration and Euroskepticism into its grand narrative of decay, elitism and rage.

Germany’s far-right ‘firewall’ cracks

A vow by mainstream parties not to cooperate with Alternative for Germany is under pressure as the party surges in the polls.

Germany backs China’s aid bank despite Canada’s concerns

Beijing secures Berlin’s backing for the AIIB during Frankfurt visit by Xi Jinping’s top economic aide.

Brussels

EU climate chiefs back radical new 90 percent emissions target

Two new climate commissioners pledged to ‘defend’ the goal of 90 percent emission cuts by 2040 this week.

EU condemns Hamas attack on Israel as ‘terrorism in its most despicable form’

‘Israel has the right to defend itself against such heinous attacks,’ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says.

EU strapped for staff to combat Chinese subsidies

The EU wanted 145 staff to tackle global competitors with lavish subsidies, but only appears to have found a handful.

Britain

Labour dares to dream again after thumping Scottish by-election win

Huge swing to Scottish Labour buoys once-dominant party’s hopes of pushing back the SNP — and winning a national majority in 2024.

Rishi Sunak still thinks he can win. Try telling his Tory party

MPs and activists at Conservative conference this week say victory is a long shot — but No. 10 Downing Street has big plans to turn the polls around.

‘He just loves winding them up’: Could Nigel Farage actually lead the Tories?

Britain’s Tories are sounding friendly with Brexiteer Nigel Farage. POLITICO maps an unlikely but not impossible climb to the top.

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