In the West Bank, horror mixes with fear of what’s to come
Dalia Hatuqa is a freelance journalist based in Ramallah. RAMALLAH — My morning last Saturday, like so many others in this region of the world, began with a barrage of successive messages on my phone...
View ArticleGeorgian parliament fails to impeach president over unsanctioned EU visits
Georgia’s ruling party failed in its bid to impeach President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday. The ruling Georgian Dream party launched the impeachment procedure after Zourabichvili held meetings...
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‘I don’t think we can escape’: Veteran Lebanese politician fears Israel-Hamas...
BEIRUT — When asked about the prospect of Lebanon being sucked into Israel’s war with Hamas, Walid Jumblatt, a former militia leader and one of the country’s most iconic political veterans, strikes a...
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Israel-Hamas war cuts deep into Germany’s soul
It’s as if one front in the Israel-Hamas war is playing out on the streets of Berlin. The main battleground has been an avenue lined with chicken and kebab restaurants in Neukölln, a neighborhood in...
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French Jews live in fear amid rising antisemitism following Hamas attacks
SARCELLES, France — In the usually lively “Little Jerusalem” neighborhood of Sarcelles, the only people loitering are gun-toting French soldiers on patrol. Since Hamas’ deadly assault against Israel...
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Ukraine kickstarts European enlargement, just as US backs away
It took a war to put the EU’s enlargement process back on the political agenda. For about a decade, enlargement was not an issue dominating the thoughts and agendas of European leaders. Instead, the...
View ArticleUkraine should start EU membership talks, Commission says
Ukraine and Moldova should start the process of becoming EU members, the European Commission said Wednesday — but the two countries must do more to speed up their reforms in key areas. The EU granted...
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The EU’s report card on potential new members of the bloc
The EU’s report card on potential new members of the bloc Where each aspiring new member stands after the European Commission published its latest enlargement report. The EU Commission suggested the...
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Brussels spends €30K to rebrand European Quarter as … EU Quarter
This article is part of POLITICO’s Global Policy Lab: Living Cities, a collaborative journalism project exploring the future of cities. Sign up here. “Dynamic and amazing” aren’t adjectives normally...
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Bulgaria’s Russian gas games rile Europe
BRUSSELS — When it comes to Russia’s energy empire, Bulgaria is giving with one hand and taking with the other — and Europe is getting fed up. Last month, Sofia hit Russia with a new tax on gas...
View ArticleLawmakers, countries clinch deal on 2024 EU budget
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU struck a deal late Friday on the bloc’s budget for next year. Under the agreement, the budget includes commitments of €189.4 billion...
View ArticleEU ‘lacked momentum’ on Balkan enlargement, says Serbia’s Europe minister
BRUSSELS — The EU waited too long to bring countries from the Western Balkans into its orbit, according to Serbia’s Europe minister. Belgrade’s point person on EU integration, Tanja Miščević, said...
View ArticleHungary’s Viktor Orbán threatens to blow up EU’s Ukraine policy
BRUSSELS — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is threatening to block all European Union aid for Ukraine, as well as the country’s future accession to the bloc, unless EU leaders agree to review...
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The €66B conundrum meaning the EU summit will go on and on …
BRUSSELS ― It’s shaping up to be one of those classic Brussels summits. One of those meetings where leaders have to decide on something of vital international importance in the early hours of the...
View ArticleCountries call on EU to remove measures against Kosovo
Twelve countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom, are calling on the EU to end its temporary political and economic measures against Kosovo after months of violence led by its ethnic Serb...
View ArticleIsrael mistakenly kills 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza
The Israeli army admitted it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages on Friday who were being held by the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip. The three victims were shot dead by the Israeli...
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How the West lost the plot on Serbia
Dragan Đilas is the president of the Party of Freedom and Justice and a member of the Serbia Against Violence coalition. He served as the mayor of Belgrade (2008–2013) and the president of the...
View ArticleFar-right mob hunts woman for defacing Stalin icon in Georgian church
Dozens of far-right protesters attempted to storm the house of a woman who allegedly defaced an icon featuring Georgian-born Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin at the main cathedral in Tbilisi. The...
View ArticleRussian bombs failed to destroy Ukraine’s energy grid. Corruption could break...
When Vladimir Putin landed in Khabarovsk on his tour of Russia’s Far East last week, he was given a warm welcome by a small group of patriotic youngsters holding signs. “Please wear a hat,” one of...
View ArticleIsraeli strike in Damascus targets Iran-aligned paramilitary officials
An Israeli attack on the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday destroyed a residential building where Iran-aligned paramilitary leaders were meeting. Precision-targeted Israeli missiles destroyed a...
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Politics threatens to spoil Paris 2024 Olympics
France doesn’t want politics to tarnish its big Olympics moment. Good luck with that, though. In less than 200 days — and exactly a century after it last took place in France — Paris will host...
View ArticleGeorgia PM Irakli Garibashvili resigns
BRUSSELS — Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced his resignation on Monday amid reports he’ll be replaced by the chairman of his ruling Georgian Dream party. Garibashvili, who had been...
View ArticleGeorgia appoints critic of West as PM
The Georgian parliament approved a reshuffled government taking office, to be led by Irakli Kobakhidze, former chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party. Kobakhidze replaces Irakli Garibashvili, who...
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Von der Leyen kicks can down road on Ukraine accession talks
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen dampened hopes of pushing forward key formal steps on Ukraine’s EU accession before the European election in June. European leaders politically...
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Russia using Serbian agent to infiltrate EU bodies, Western intel says
Russian intelligence is using a Serbian agent to infiltrate EU institutions and to spread pro-Kremlin talking points about its invasion of Ukraine, according to a Western intelligence briefing seen by...
View ArticleArmenia mulling EU membership application, foreign minister says
Armenia is considering applying to join the European Union, its Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday. In a television interview with Turkish channel TRT on the sidelines of a diplomatic...
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Ukraine prepares to join the EU club — but Brussels doesn’t want to talk...
BRUSSELS — Which is more important to the European Union: Ukraine joining the bloc or Europe’s farmers? The EU doesn’t want to say much in public about admitting new members amid a backdrop of angry...
View ArticleEU leaders set to open door for Bosnia’s accession
European leaders are set to give the political green light to the opening of accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to a draft document dated March 19 and seen by POLITICO. The EU...
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In this corner of Europe, no one cares about the EU election
POLITICO’s reporters are speaking to voters to find out what will convince them to head to the ballot box (or not) in the European election in June. This is the first story in our series. LUNÍK IX,...
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Denmark’s tough stance on migrants plays well at home. In Brussels, it could...
POLITICO’s reporters are speaking to voters to find out what will convince them to head to the ballot box (or not) in the European election in June. COPENHAGEN — In Vanløse community center one Friday...
View ArticleGeorgia not ready for EU, says ruling party
Georgia is unlikely to join the European Union any time soon, despite having been granted candidate status last year, the chairman of the country’s ruling party said on Saturday. “Last December, we...
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