The European Union on Wednesday urged citizens across the continent to stockpile food, water and other essentials to last at least 72 hours as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease increase the chances of a crisis.
The call to action for…

The European Union on Wednesday urged citizens across the continent to stockpile food, water and other essentials to last at least 72 hours as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease increase the chances of a crisis.
The call to action for…

It’s not nice to hear what’s said about any of us in private. People sometimes express very blunt opinions.
So it was with Vice President JD Vance’s comments on the old continent in private Signal app messages accidentally…

Oxam official: ‘What’s happening at the border is a humanitarian and human rights crisis, and we need to find humanitarian and human rights solutions to it.’
Human rights organisations have criticised Poland’s decision to temporarily suspend the right for migrants…
The AI-generated video has been shared widely on social media, often with captions alleging that Ukraine is a dictatorship that spreads “Russophobic” propaganda.
Britain’s King Charles III’s health has been closely monitored ever since announcing his diagnosis with an undisclosed form of cancer early last year.

Numerous committee members told POLITICO the atmosphere in the room had been largely collegiate and respectful. But tensions have risen to the surface, both in the sessions and in the hothouse of social media.
“It’s really very unpleasant and, as far as I’m concerned, completely…

The Global Fund says it has contributed to cutting the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by 61 percent over the past two decades, saving 65 million lives.
“We’re talking about disease programs that affect millions of people,” Sands said. There are roughly 25 million people…

BRUSSELS — As the scion of a 700-year-old winemaking dynasty, Florentine Marquis Lamberto Frescobaldi knows better than anyone that patience is a virtue. And when it comes to tariffs, the Italian government is taking his side.
When POLITICO met Frescobaldi last Friday in the marbled…

Three bar managers in Belgium are among five men who have been arrested in connection with an investigation into the rape and sexual assault of dozens of women, local police say.
Prosecutors said the suspects were linked to the spiking of drinks of at least 41 female victims from December 2021 to…

In April 2023, former Luxembourgish lawmaker Monica Semedo was fined by an internal legislative committee for her treatment of a staff member in a bullying incident, leading the Parliament to rule in favor of the victim. After the committee’s decision, Semedo said in 2023 she would bring…