Category: 3. Europe

But Al-Masri as released within just two days of his arrest and sent back to Libya on an Italian state jet, in what became a national scandal for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government.

According to prosecutors investigating the case in Rome, Al-Masri’s militia was part of the…

Speaking to reporters in Berlin, government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius dismissed Greer’s warning that if implemented the proposal “would be at odds with the Turnberry Agreement.” Germany remains committed to “very close and constructive trade relations” with the U.S., Kornelius said….

Berlin is “open to discussing” stronger trade defense measures,” a German government official told POLITICO. “Things are moving in the right direction. We are open to discussing a measure to address overcapacity.”

The bloc’s trade deficit with China widened to €360 billion…

Przemysław Czarnek, one of the leaders of PiS, called Zelenskyy’s decision a “scandal.”

“You cannot talk about partnership with Poland and reconciliation one day, and then glorify the groups responsible for the massacre of thousands of Poles the next,” he said.

Nawrocki said…

Sorin Moldovan, Romania’s deputy defense minister, said last week at the POLITICO Speakeasy at the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague that if there is a risk to civilians “you don’t give the [order] to fire.”

The full list of kit Romania is asking for remains classified, but the country’s…

Magyar’s predecessor, right-wing prime minister Viktor Orbán, was known for his government’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. In early 2025, Hungary’s parliament passed legislation that eventually led to the banning of the Budapest Pride parade.

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony, a…

For Rome, “the Italian proposal is part of a broader effort to promote the country’s scientific heritage and Italy’s role in major international technological innovation initiatives.”

The diplomatic push intensified on Thursday, with junior digital minister Alessio Butti discussing the…