Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem regelmäßigen Machthaber-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Eine Politikerin…
Category: 3. Europe
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Kosovo’s ruling party claims convincing win in snap election – POLITICO
Prime Minister Albin Kurti says he’ll look to form a government quickly after his party won around half the votes in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, according to preliminary results.
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Europe’s simplification mess frustrates businesses – POLITICO
“This approach rewards the laggards,” said Tsvetelina Kuzmanova, senior project manager as the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, adding that it “lowers expectations at the very moment when companies need clarity and policy stability to invest.”
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Why Europe’s night-train renaissance derailed – POLITICO
It’s a stalemate that has frozen the revival. “Those that could act don’t want to — and those that want to don’t have the means,” said railway expert Jon Worth. “Try booking a night train months ahead. You can’t. Demand is through the roof. But customer demand doesn’t drive…
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Please, Mr. Postman! Denmark bids farewell to letter delivery and mailboxes – POLITICO
However, Danish law guarantees citizens have the right to send and receive physical letters. So, with PostNord no longer offering the service, shipping and distribution company Dao will be stepping in. From January on, Danes wishing to send letters at home or abroad will have to hand them in…
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POLITICO London Playbook awards 2025 – POLITICO
Mark your diaries — POLITICO has all the dates in a year of make-or-break elections, a closer U.K.-EU relationship and laws on migration control that Keir Starmer hopes will save his premiership. It’ll be a wild ride.
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Sculpting Europe in MAGA’s image – POLITICO
“It is a shot across the bow of the EU, and even NATO,” he purred, seemingly astonished that the 33-page document ever saw the light of day in its published form without being muted by the more fainthearted Trump aides. Famously, Bannon had once claimed he wanted “to drive a stake…
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Trump is unpopular in Europe — even among right-wing populist supporters, POLITICO Poll shows – POLITICO
The new POLITICO Poll data offers a potential warning to right-wing populist parties trying to attract broader support while also getting closer to Trump, as people who said they would support such parties in a new vote were more negative about Trump than those who supported them in the past…
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Trump and Zelensky appear more upbeat
The much-anticipated talks lasted two-and-a-half hours, and that’s an achievement in itself. Presidents Trump and Zelensky had never before spent this long in one room, negotiating.
Afterwards, optimism was much on display at Mar-a-Lago. It was a “terrific meeting”, according to Donald Trump….
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Kosovo’s ruling party wins election after months of political deadlock
The Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party has won a landslide victory in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results.
With 90% of the votes counted, the party, whose name means “self determination”, was on 50.8%, meaning a third term in power for its leader, Albin Kurti….
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