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Congratulations to Sweden on winning this year’s World Cup.
No, POLITICO hasn’t been engaging in match fixing — instead, we’ve crunched the numbers to see how all 48 of this year’s participants rank in happiness, wealth and political stability.
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In recent months, leaders of Europe’s far-right nationalist parties have scrambled to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s policies.
But one aspiring European nationalist rushed headlong into MAGA’s warm embrace: France’s Eric Zemmour.
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Trump to attend dinner at Versailles post-G7 dlvr.it/TT1pBf
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Sweden said today that it scrambled JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets the day before to intercept Russian military aircraft that appeared to be flying near Swedish borders.
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Is the EU coming for your smart glasses?
The technology, which integrates cameras into spectacles, is facing increased scrutiny from EU lawmakers and regulators after risks around surveillance and consent surfaced.
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Canada expects to pick a preferred bidder within 30 days for a submarine program that could become the country’s biggest-ever procurement, Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr said.
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Marieke Ehlers, the chief whip of the Patriots for Europe, is helping transform Europe's far right from a movement built on opposing Brussels into one capable of shaping its laws.
We take you inside their strategy 👇
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COMMENTARY: When news broke that the Pentagon wouldn’t sell long-range Tomahawk missiles to Germany, it suggested Washington might fear Moscow would view such a capability in Europe’s hands as dangerous escalation.
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EU countries have cleared the way for an overhaul of air passenger rights, approving a compromise deal that will affect everything from how easily passengers can file claims for canceled or delayed flights, to airline seating and baggage rules.
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When Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner decided to invest in a luxury holiday development on Albania’s idyllic southern coast, he probably didn’t count on provoking a national uprising.
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U.S. AI company Anthropic has disabled all access to its latest AI model, Fable, after the American government ordered it to suspend access for all non-U.S. users.
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Years of upheaval — from the Ukraine war to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — have pushed the global shipping industry to rethink how they operate.
And that shift is already showing up in their playbooks.
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The European Union’s 27 member countries voted late Friday in favor of opening the first cluster of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
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The U.S. government broke FIFA and then helped build it back into something even bigger and more politically powerful than before.
The inside story of how the United Bid became the Trump Cup. 👇
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A wave of cheap Chinese imports is pushing the EU's chemicals sector to the brink, with policymakers worried this growing dependence could leave the bloc in a lurch if that supply is ever shut off.
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Are voters across Europe polarised or just angry with their governments?
On #BrusselsPlaybookPod, @swheaton looks at recent and upcoming elections in Greece, France and Denmark to find out.
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When the U.S. and Israel began their attack on Iran in late February, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez stood out as the sole EU leader to openly condemn the military operation.
Within months, he went from an outlier in Europe to the bloc's moral leader.
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In London Playbook PM:
🛡️ Keir Starmer defended his defense plan.
🇨🇦 Britain is discussing joining Canada's NATO-linked defense bank.
🗳️ Makerfield voters saw a two-horse race as other parties vied for attention.
More here:
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French President Emmanuel Macron wants the G7 summit to tackle a flood of subsidized Chinese exports disrupting global markets.
But even before leaders meet, it’s clear that credible action is one deliverable he won’t be able to land.
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