Trapped in Germany’s COVID nightmare – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent. BERLIN — As the coronavirus pandemic
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Dutch planning skills put to test as country prepares for election – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Ordering millions of red pencils, finding new polling stations, getting vote counters home
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New Scottish Labour leader vows to ‘unite’ – POLITICO
Anas Sarwar was on Saturday elected as the new leader of Scottish Labour, the U.K. opposition party’s autonomous arm in Scotland, following
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EU summons ambassador to Cuba over letter to Biden – POLITICO
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has instructed the bloc’s ambassador to Cuba to return to Brussels “to provide explanations”
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EU leaders, eyeing autonomy, get noisy on defense – POLITICO
The EU may aspire to “strategic autonomy,” but Friday’s virtual summit of heads of state and government showed leaders experiencing
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Brexit means … Euro-English? – POLITICO
The mantra of Brexit was “take back control” but the Brits’ departure from Brussels means they risk relinquishing their grip
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Greeks behaving badly during lockdown – POLITICO
ATHENS — In Greece, the people who make the coronavirus rules are often the ones who break them. In the
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Czech Republic declares new state of emergency – POLITICO
PRAGUE — Lawmakers in the Czech Republic on Friday approved the imposition of a state of emergency to tackle a
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5 takeaways from Alex Salmond’s explosive Scottish parliament appearance – POLITICO
GLASGOW — This is much, much bigger than me. That was the message from former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond
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EPP group on path to suspend Orbán’s Fidesz party – POLITICO
MEPs from the European People’s Party moved a step closer to excluding Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party from
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In deal with Belgium, UK won’t vaccinate some British diplomatic staff at NATO and EU missions – POLITICO
At the U.K. mission to NATO, it’s coronavirus vaccine for some, not coronavirus vaccine for all — and the same is
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EU set to sanction four Russian officials over Navalny case – POLITICO
EU countries reached a preliminary agreement to sanction four Russian government officials over the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny,
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Scotland’s leadership ‘undermined’ system of government, says Alex Salmond – POLITICO
The actions of senior ministers are “undermining the system of government in Scotland,” former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond claimed
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Paris’ push for ‘zero COVID’ strategy pits city against French government – POLITICO
A suggestion by the Socialist-led city of Paris to enforce a strict three-week lockdown in the capital caused a stir
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Brexit bites British zoos’ conservation efforts – POLITICO
British zoos are struggling with post-Brexit paperwork rules, undermining conservation efforts both in the U.K. and the EU. Brexit has
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EU tries to roll up Kosovo map flap – POLITICO
Even if you don’t know much about the Balkans, you might know that borders and maps are a rather sensitive
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UK’s Brexit bid to diverge from EU faces ‘formidable constraints’ – POLITICO
LONDON — The U.K. faces significant challenges in shouldering the burden of regulation it had previously outsourced to Brussels, the
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When budgets go wrong – POLITICO
There is nothing in British politics quite like watching a budget fall apart. The government’s annual spending plan is one
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Sturgeon vs. Salmond fight blows up into full constitutional crisis – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article In case it wasn’t already clear: Alex Salmond wants to end Nicola Sturgeon’s
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Brexit fallout, follies and fairies – POLITICO
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly column looking at the lighter side of politics. David Cameron, the former British prime minister
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Pharma is both friend and foe to EU lawmakers as bloc fights for more coronavirus vaccines – POLITICO
Parliamentarians are angry at coronavirus vaccine producers — but also need them more than ever. Almost every company with EU vaccine
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EU leaders confront limits of powers to fight coronavirus – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article A year into the pandemic, European citizens are suffering from full-blown coronavirus fatigue,
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MEPs urge EU to fire ambassador to Cuba – POLITICO
A cross-party group of 16 MEPs, including senior lawmakers, urged EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to sack the bloc’s
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EU Commission VP Schinas defends border agency Frontex – POLITICO
European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas on Thursday sprang to the defense of the EU’s border agency Frontex, just days
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Ireland’s hotel quarantine plan dubbed ‘a holy mess’ – POLITICO
DUBLIN — The Irish government plans to place travelers from 20 mostly African countries into quarantine in hotels but permit
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Romanian PM defends EU Commission against vaccine critics – POLITICO
Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîțu on Thursday pushed back against criticism of the EU’s collective vaccine procurement strategy, arguing that
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UK unveils aid ban and fresh sanctions over Myanmar coup – POLITICO
LONDON — The U.K. announced sanctions on six more Myanmar military generals and a ban on all trade promotion and
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San Marino starts vaccinating with Sputnik jab – POLITICO
ROME — The first residents of the tiny principality of San Marino will get their coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, with Russia
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Déjà vu as the EU struggles with backlogs at borders – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article How did we end up here again? That’s the question being asked by
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EU leaders feel the pressure over handling of coronavirus pandemic – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article As EU heads of state and government convene by videoconference on Thursday afternoon,
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