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An emotional photo of Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna, who had been campaigning hard for Ukraine's candidate status.
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UPDATED: Major turnaround in Germany's military policy, as Berlin authorizes the Netherlands to send Ukraine 400 rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
Until today, Germany did not permit lethal weapons that it controlled to be transferred to conflict zones.
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The European Commission will recommend granting Ukraine official status as an EU candidate country.
NATO “barking” at Russia’s door may have led to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis said in an interview.
He also said he's offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow.
Ukrainian entertainer Serhiy Prytula had been planning to launch a new political party to challenge President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Then Russia invaded.
So, Prytula launched a different campaign – supplying the Ukrainian army and civilian volunteers.
BREAKING: European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced today that Hungary will be the first country to face proceedings under the Commission's powerful new mechanism to cut funding to countries that erode the bloc's rule-of-law standards.
OPINION: Ukraine must continue to be given the capacity to defend itself vigorously and not be forced to negotiate from a position of weakness.
Simply put, Russia’s genocidal attack against Ukraine must fail.
In an interview on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, said the US and Europe should help the Iranian people and a newly unified opposition exploit the cracks in Iran’s leadership.
Move over Germany, there's a new military superpower in town.
Poland has what is arguably Europe’s best army — and with pledges to raise its defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product, it’s only going to get stronger.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree ordering the mobilization of all conscripts and reservists to face Russian troops — but has ruled out a general mobilization with hopes of pursuing diplomatic ways out of the crisis.
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How Catalan secessionists became the world champions of peaceful mobilization
The North Atlantic Fellas Organization is fighting the Kremlin's propaganda machine — and winning.
Germany is still blocking allies from sending weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
Officials from two EU member countries expressed fury and disbelief at Berlin’s position, which Germany has defended as a long-standing policy aimed at preventing bloodshed.
The five worst countries in the EU for media freedom are:
🇬🇷 1. Greece
🇧🇬 2. Bulgaria
🇭🇺 3. Hungary
🇲🇹 4. Malta
🇵🇱 5. Poland
Data: Reporters Without Borders annual World Press Freedom Index
Bear Grylls, the famed British adventurer, has joined Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
He's raising money to help rebuild war-torn apartments in Kyiv.
BREAKING: Italy appears to have elected its most right-wing government since World War II, after exit polls for today's general election suggested a coalition led by Giorgia Meloni is on course for power.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy savaged his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev in a bruising televised exchange in Sofia today.
He opened up with both barrels against Radev’s opposition to arming Ukraine.
Spain was wrong to block a Catalan candidate from taking his seat as a member of the European Parliament, says top EU lawyer
"The great risk” Europe faces is getting "caught up in crises that are not ours," says Emmanuel Macron.
In an exclusive interview aboard his plane, the French president explained why he wants Europe to reduce its dependency on the US 👇
Have you heard of #NAFO? It's the North Atlantic Fellas Organization.
Through the power of shit-posting, it's helping Ukraine on the digital front — and raising money for its troops.
The five worst countries in the EU for media freedom are:
🇬🇷 1. Greece
🇲🇹 2. Malta
🇭🇺 3. Hungary
🇧🇬 4. Bulgaria
🇵🇱 5. Poland
It's the second year in a row that Greece has taken the top spot.
Data: Reporters Without Borders 2023 World Press Freedom Index
OPINION: It's time for the EU and Madrid to listen to Catalan voters politi.co/2BQBU38
Vladimir Putin must return the Black Sea peninsula, including Crimea, to its “rightful owners,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.
His remarks come after the leaders of India and China also dealt Putin a rhetorical blow in recent days.
Victoria Marinova, a Bulgarian journalist who was reporting on an investigation into alleged corruption involving EU funds, was murdered Saturday
What happened with Navalny?
His return to Russia started with his plane landing at a different airport than expected.
He was detained there, and is now in a make-shift courtroom inside a police station.
An impromptu hearing is underway 👇
OPINION: Catalan independence is a legitimate cause, and popular support remains strong for it.
Two Catalan leaders are demanding that they be allowed to take their seats in the European Parliament after an initial court opinion found that Spain illegally imposed additional requirements for them to take office
OPINION: Inviting Ukraine into NATO is the only way to end and not expand the war.
It will bring sustainable peace back to Europe, end Russia’s imperialist ambitions and make sure this conflict isn’t repeated once Russia rearms its new conscripts.
McDonald’s apologizes for its Halloween-themed dessert called "Sundae Bloody Sundae," which references one of the deadliest episodes in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland politi.co/34lHhom
Belgian authorities launch investigation into whether Spanish secret services tracked Puigdemont in Belgium
OPINION: If the EU does not change its hands-off approach to the Catalan crisis, it will be complicit in its outcome
#TomorrowsPapersToday: The shit-posting, Twitter-trolling, dog-deploying social media army taking on Putin one meme at a time.
OPINION: The results of the Spanish general election should teach European conservatives a painful lesson: Cozying up to the far right is a losing strategy.
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events politi.co/2yekGe9
"When it comes to Putin’s strategic objectives, he’s already failed.”
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken offers a scathing analysis of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, adding that Moscow also failed in the quest to sow divisions in NATO.
"Catalan people who feel politically threatened can ask for asylum in Belgium. That includes President Puigdemont"
In the last 12 years Britain has cycled through five prime ministers, six home secretaries and seven chancellors — but only one chief mouser: Larry the Cat.
This is his storied history.
Following Putin's invasion of Ukraine, anti-war protests broke out across Russia. People took to the streets in 53 cities and at least 1,728 were detained.
Nine months after invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is beginning to fracture the West.
European officials are furious with the US administration, accusing Americans of making a fortune from the war while EU countries suffer.
Incumbent authoritarian President Aleksander Lukashenko claims 79.7 percent of the vote in Belarus after a campaign marked by protests and intimidation
Dominic Raab has been named “designated survivor” by Downing Street if Boris Johnson or his top aides are taken ill during the coronavirus crisis
Do you think Basque, Catalan and Galician should be recognized as official languages of the EU?
- Yes / Bai / Sí / Si91.1%
- No / Ez / No / Non8.9%
20,916 votesFinal results
European leaders are becoming increasingly favorable of French President Emmanuel Macron's push for "strategic autonomy" away from the United States — according to European Council boss Charles Michel.
Rajoy had to choose between being labeled a dictator or being ridiculed for inaction — and he chose the former politi.co/2fcVsnV
"If something is good in Spain, then why is it bad in Poland?" Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó pondered.
To get to the bottom of this mystery, Hungary and Poland will create an institute to assess how the rule of law is upheld across the EU.
An estimated 500,000 people marched through downtown Warsaw Sunday afternoon in a huge rally against Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.
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The veterinary department of Liège’s university has confirmed a cat in Belgium contracted coronavirus. (Yes, you read that correctly.) More here 👇 politi.co/2W2FP9f
Emmanuel Macron has won a second term in office, according to initial projections by pollster IPSOS.
The sitting president won 58.2 percent, the pollster says, compared to 41.8 percent for his rival, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
The #1 dreamer in Europe is:
Sanna Marin
With a special kind of political acuity, Finland’s PM has committed to the world’s most ambitious climate target and become one of the loudest voices calling for a rethink of European security.
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The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday rules against Russia for its treatment of Pussy Riot punk band members in a 2012 arrest bit.ly/2Jv64v2
All the graphics you need to understand Catalan separatism are here: politi.co/2jh3GQZ
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Sarin gas, the weapon believed to have been used by Assad, was first created and used by Nazi scientists in 1938
Emmanuel Macron forced citizens to carry a vaccine passport if they wanted to visit French bars, restaurants or museums.
It was a bold move that could have backfired in many ways — but instead became a major success.
More than 75 MEPs wrote a letter to senior members of the European Parliament in defense of Carles Puigdemont as well as two other Catalan MEPs
BREAKING: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested negative in a drug test she took after leaked videos showed her having fun with friends.
Full story to follow.
The "brutality" of Russian forces "resembles a lot of ISIS," says the Latvian foreign minister.
Edgars Rinkēvičs wants the EU to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism after an attack killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
J.K. Rowling may profess to be unconcerned about her legacy, but it’s becoming increasingly likely that her stance on trans rights — perhaps as much as her novels — will be what defines it.
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Unauthorized protests in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny have kicked off in some Russian cities.
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"The only way to get peace is to ensure that Russia loses the war [in Ukraine]."
In an interview today, Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišj�?nis Kariņš said EU leaders should not make the mistake of pursuing “peace at any cost."
OPINION: The only weapons used by Catalans over the past six years were peaceful demonstrations and a democratic vote
Belgian PM insists the Catalan crisis should be solved through dialogue rather than violence #EUCO politi.co/2gSHVmN
The Spanish Supreme Court’s decision to suspend former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont from his public duties violated his rights, the U.N.’s Human Rights Committee has ruled.
The most powerful person in Europe is:
Mario Draghi.
Governing Italy as a technocrat, he's brought a steady hand to national politics. But he is also a leader that could drag the country into the heart of European affairs.
Read more here: politi.co/3IxaPUM
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Jailed Catalan independence leaders file complaint with UN, saying that their imprisonment breaks international law politi.co/2DOC3Ev
Spain’s Central Electoral Commission has blocked ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont from running in the European Parliament election politi.co/2PEbYyH
Oriol Junqueras was elected as the head of the European Free Alliance
Puigdemont calls for all Catalan “political prisoners” to be released and criticized the Spanish authorities’ “violent and repressive response” to Catalan independence
Ukraine and its Western allies are battling Russia's latest onslaught — a blatantly deceptive operation in which Moscow presents itself as a victim in the Black Sea naval blockade.
Jean-Claude Juncker has sent a positive message from the European Commission to Catalan secessionists politi.co/2jsTWDe
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Welcome to Hungary, the EU capital of Russian disinformation.
Michael Bloomberg says he can't understand "why a country that was doing so well wanted to ruin it"
Exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will return to Belgium to resume “political activities” related to Catalonia’s push for independence
Something unusual is happening in Northern Ireland.
Its economy, normally a laggard, is growing faster than Britain's, according to new regional analysis.
The Catalan parliament president says Spain represses basic rights and freedoms to stop the independence referendum politi.co/2xKWtOG
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"Military actions near such a large nuclear facility could lead to very serious consequences.”
The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is now “very alarming,” the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned.
In a major diplomatic intervention, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate with Ukraine.
More on our live blog: politi.co/34SLBRV
Germany secured 30 million doses of the BioNTech/Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in September.
But in doing so, it may have violated a legally binding pact that bans EU countries from signing separate vaccine deals.
OPINION: “Not only have we been removed from the EU against our will,” says Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, “we’ve been subject to a damaging hard Brexit.”
Her message to EU citizens? You are welcome to stay in Scotland. politi.co/3j7ileK
Players of color on England’s football team were bombarded with racist messages online following their Euro 2020 defeat.
The UK’s Online Safety Bill will supposedly prevent similar incidents in the future, but some officials doubt it will help much.
politi.co/2U4niec
The European Parliament will officially recognize three Catalan separatist leaders next week — eight months after they were elected
From Hong Kong to Catalonia, Chile and France, protesters across the world have resisted accusations that demonstrations take a toll on business and negatively affect daily life.
2019 by the numbers: politi.co/2tgLLzj
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A total of 11,178 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Spain since the start of the outbreak, up by 1,987 since yesterday, health officials said politi.co/3d8RV6K
Rajoy's plan for Catalonia is that there is no plan politi.co/2xZAX8P
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is the recipient of this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Navalny has “fought tirelessly against the corruption of Vladimir Putin’s regime,” according to European Parliament President David Sassoli. politi.co/3jie9YO
The European Parliament is younger, more diverse — and more divided — than ever
The "Spiderman of Paris" who climbed a building to save a child’s life gets French citizenship politi.co/2IR7ODJ
A Madrid court gave the green light for exiled former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and two others to run in the European Parliament election
OPINION: Until the Spanish state makes profound structural reforms, the country cannot claim to function as an exemplary democracy.
Catalan leader declares independence — then immediately suspends it to allow for negotiations with Madrid
Carles Puigdemont complained he was barred from entering the European Parliament in Brussels, following his election as an MEP last weekend politi.co/2W0szOS
“Worthy of Goebbels.”
After Viktor Orbán startled Europe by declaring countries were “no longer nations” after different races blend, one of his own longtime advisers quit - and she didn’t do so quietly, comparing his comments to “pure Nazi text."
EU lawmakers on a visit to Budapest don't think Hungary is ready to receive frozen EU cash.
They criticized Hungary’s audit body as unfit for purpose and accused the government of using public tenders to “enrich the family and friends of Viktor Orbán.”
BREAKING: Parties that support Catalan independence are set to retain their absolute majority in the regional parliament politi.co/2BXV5dZ
