Brussels
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Time to break the Franco-German stranglehold
Bloc’s center of gravity is still somewhere between Paris and Berlin.
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Macron: Barnier has ‘great qualities’ for Commission president
The French president wants candidate with ‘experience at the highest governmental level or European Commission level’ — which would rule out Manfred Weber.
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How Silicon Valley gamed Europe’s privacy rules
The region’s data protection overhaul was supposed to help citizens. Instead, it’s helped Big Tech.
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Martin Selmayr: ‘I’m never worried about anything’
Commission’s top civil servant says ‘I have many good hobbies.’
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European Parliament to investigate Nigel Farage
The British MEP reportedly failed to declare lavish gifts.
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EU citizens tackle UK elections watchdog over ‘voter suppression’
Citizens’ rights group claims up to 2 million people could be disenfranchised.
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Austria’s Kurz to face no-confidence vote
The country’s parliament will vote on the chancellor’s future the day after the EU election.
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Council of Europe accuses Hungary of widespread rights abuses
Watchdog condemns country’s treatment of refugees and warned it is backsliding on gender equality.
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Tusk tells Brits to vote for Change UK candidate
‘I urge Londoners who want Britain to stay in the EU to vote for’ Jan-Vincent Rostowski has said.
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Never mind the bollocks, here’s the Liberal Democrats
The Lib Dems have profited from having a simple message on Brexit that appeals to Remain voters.
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Setting the scene: Defining a vision for the EU’s next term
Dear newcomer, Dear returnee, I would like to take the opportunity to welcome you — or welcome you back — by (re)introducing you to the ins and …
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European election: The essential guide
Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the big vote.
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Donald Tusk’s Polish puzzle
The European Council president mulls diving back into national politics to defeat his old Law and Justice party foes.
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Why Brussels overlooks Central Europeans for top EU jobs
Lack of representation reinforces idea the EU operates according to a ‘double standard.’
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Austria is no model for the EU
The real news of the European election is the center will hold.
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Verhofstadt challenges Salvini to EU debate
European Liberal leader accuses Italian populist of being in league with Putin.
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Nigel Farage blames Remainers after milkshake attack
Suspect says he does not regret throwing beverage at Brexit Party leader.
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Macron and Bannon square off in EU election endgame
French president’s camp counters nationalism with nationalism.
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Inside Amazon’s German AI research program
US juggernaut is tapping German PhDs to crack some of the toughest problems in artificial intelligence — to the dismay of politicians.
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German Social Democrats fear double defeat
SPD risks loss of longtime fiefdom as well as EU election humiliation.
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The EU’s rising red tide
A Socialist Commission boss is no longer unthinkable — but it might not be Frans Timmermans.
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