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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 32m

🚨 BREAKING: The risk of a French general election is receding, outgoing PM Sébastien Lecornu has said.

At a brief press conference, he expressed confidence enough lawmakers could agree on a budget for next year to avoid a snap vote.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 54m

COMMENTARY: It's been a bruising week for Europe's centrists with the electoral success of Czech populist Andrej Babiš and the further unraveling of Emmanuel Macron's French government.

Are we at the point of no return?

The great centrist crack-up

Europe’s populists celebrate yet another bruising week for their centrist rivals.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 56m

Jon Butterworth is tasked with helping protect Britain if there's ever a major attack on its energy system.

In an interview with POLITICO, he revealed the major, ongoing shift in the country’s attitude toward energy security.

The most important person in Britain you’ve never heard of

Only the king has more power than this gas executive in a Russian emergency.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

EXCLUSIVE: The UK government has drawn up proposals to increase the amount the NHS pays pharmaceutical firms for drugs, in a bid to steer US President Donald Trump away from his threatened tariffs on the sector.

Britain prepares NHS drug spending hike to stave off Trump tariffs

Officials briefed the Trump administration on fresh proposals for pharma pricing earlier this week.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

A website set up by an unknown Dane is a massive headache to a European bill aiming to stop child sexual abuse material from spreading online.

One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill

A software developer from Denmark is having an outsized influence on a hotly debated law to break open encrypted apps.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

One of Europe’s biggest air defense companies is warning that its top secret factories are being overflown by increasing numbers of drones.

And it wants clear rules on how to jam or bring them down.

Top EU weapons firm warns of drone threat to production lines

Thales Belgium says its factory making 70 mm rockets is being buzzed by drones.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

The EU says it has a new problem when it comes to artificial intelligence: Companies are not using it.

But Brussels is looking to solve this.

European businesses barely use AI. Brussels wants to fix that.

Commission to warn Europe’s slow embrace of artificial intelligence risks squandering economic growth.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

St. George’s Day in Catalonia — commemorating the slaying of an evil dragon — is meant to be a celebration of love.

But a highly political banking deal is looming unexpectedly large over this April’s festivities in Spain.

‘The insatiable dragon is here’: How a banking deal fired up Catalan politics

Catalans don’t want local banking champion Banc Sabadell to be acquired by Madrid-based BBVA, creating a headache for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

While the US Republicans and UK Conservatives have long been sister parties, Britain’s main center-right force has usually been more classically liberal than its American counterpart — until now.

7 policies Britain’s Tories nabbed from Donald Trump

Beleaguered Conservatives are scrambling for policies to counter Nigel Farage’s popularity. They’ve looked across the pond for inspiration.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

Germany’s former chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine could have been avoided, during a recent stop in Hungary to promote her memoir, “Freedom.”

Angela Merkel’s non-apology tour

The former chancellor refuses to reckon with her fraught legacy on the war in Ukraine, instead invoking Covid and a missed chance for talks.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h

Kemi Badenoch's speech this morning will close out the Conservative party conference.

But with the sharks ready to circle after the UK's national and local elections in May, this could be her first and last conference as party leader.

London Playbook digs in 👇

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h

It’s Day 3 of October’s first Strasbourg plenary and Ursula von der Leyen’s biggest headache is no longer the far left or the far right.

Instead, it’s her own political family — the EPP.

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Tales from the ‘Bourg

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h

La clepsydre est bientôt écoulée et Lecornu cherche toujours la clé.

Playbook Paris vous raconte ses derniers espoirs, sous la plume de @sarah-paillou.bsky.social.

Le dernier jour d’un condamné

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 13h

With President Emmanuel Macron expected to reveal his next big move tomorrow or shortly afterwards, he’s still keeping everyone guessing on how he plans to pull France out of a deepening political and economic crisis.

Macron keeps everyone guessing as key allies swing against him

The French president is increasingly isolated, with three of his former centrist prime ministers now publicly piling pressure upon him.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15h

Former Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt today endorsed the U.K. pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights, in a marked shift from her previous position.

Tory U-turn as Penny Mordaunt backs Britain quitting the ECHR

Former Tory leadership contender changes stance to support Kemi Badenoch’s policy after opposing British withdrawal in 2022.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16h

Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge argued today that that much of Nigel Farage’s “core support” comes from conspiracy theorists.

Top Tory says Farage’s ‘core supporters’ are conspiracy theorists

Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge’s remarks come as the Conservatives try to paint the popular Reform UK as an irresponsible party with few solutions to the problems facing Britain.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16h

The EU announced today it would double its tariffs on steel to 50 percent, in line with US levels, in a bid to bring the Trump administration to the negotiating table and hammer out a deal to get them back down again.

EU to set 50 percent steel tariff as opening bid to Trump

The proposal is meant as a “stepping stone” for a better deal with the United States, which also charges 50 percent on all steel.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16h

— The shadow of 20 Conservative councillors defecting to Reform followed Kemi Badenoch around the conference interview circuit.

— Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have been defending the whole “another white face” thing.

London Playbook PM has more 👇

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17h

The EU’s rules on artificial intelligence are driving tech workers and companies to Silicon Valley, Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen from the Dutch chipmaking giant ASML has said.

Dutch chips star exec slams EU for overregulating AI

EU policies mean top artificial intelligence talent is ‘buying a ticket to Silicon Valley,’ says ASML chief financial officer.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18h

UK Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride has broken ranks with his party leader over controversial comments made by colleague Robert Jenrick.

Mel Stride slaps down Robert Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ remarks

The shadow chancellor’s rebuke breaks ranks with Kemi Badenoch’s response to the controversial comments.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18h

The Danish government wants to introduce a ban on several social media platforms for children under the age of 15, PM Mette Frederiksen announced today.

Denmark aims to ban social media for children under 15, PM says

“We have unleashed a monster,” Mette Frederiksen tells Danish lawmakers.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19h

🍺 Which Tory pours the best pint?

We tested 7 of them in our #POLITICOPub:

Our scores out of 10:

Kemi Badenoch: 0
KatieLam: 7
Ben Houchen: 4
JamesCleverly: 6
Andrew Griffith: 0
Chris Philp: 10
Priti Patel: 5

Watch our interviews with them here: youtube.com/watch?v=GPkV...

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20h

France’s deepening political crisis could wreak collateral damage on the troubled fighter jet Paris is supposed to build with Germany and Spain.

French government collapse risks upsetting fighter jet talks with Germany

Paris is significantly weakened, and a trilateral meeting between France, Germany and Spain scheduled for October is now on hold.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21h

US President Donald Trump may have forgotten about Greenland for now, but he will be back, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned today.

Trump hasn’t moved on from wanting Greenland forever, Danish PM warns

Denmark and Greenland cannot afford to “breathe a sigh of relief,” Mette Frederiksen says.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21h

The European Parliament plenary today ratified the legal affairs committee’s decision to maintain the immunity of three MEPs who are being prosecuted by Hungarian authorities.

European Parliament shields left-wing lawmaker from prosecution in Orbán’s Hungary

Ilaria Salis is saved from legal action in Budapest after conservatives split in secret ballot.