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Centrist Nicușor Dan faces uphill battle to beat Simion in Romanian presidential runoff

Centrist Nicușor Dan faces uphill battle to beat Simion in Romanian presidential runoff

Mayor of Bucharest has a daunting deficit to bridge with hard-right opponent.

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Trump's movie tariff threat puzzles Europe

Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe

Orbán’s man in Brussels stalls Russian energy exit plan

How George Simion became a right-wing ‘messiah’ for Romanians abroad

Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump’s war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’

Poland went all in on chickens. Then came bird flu.

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Romania in chaos as prime minister resigns

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EU scientists sound alarm over escalating spring drought

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EU urges Israel not to ramp up military attack on Gaza

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Simion’s Romanian election win sparks right-wing jubilation around Europe

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Africa’s message to the world: Do you want to be part of the next economic miracle?

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Africa’s message to the world: Do you want to be part of the next economic miracle?

It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner ... who's banned from Ukraine

Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine

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Editors’ picks

Senior Commission official faces internal disciplinary probe linked to Qatar gifts

Senior Commission official faces internal disciplinary probe linked to Qatar gifts

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European Parliament cracks down on lobbyists in effort to stop corruption

European Parliament cracks down on lobbyists in effort to stop corruption

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EPP's war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe's political center

EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center

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Europe needs to up its space game to fend off Musk, Russia and China

Europe needs to up its space game to fend off Musk, Russia and China

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Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round, Nicușor Dan comes second

Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round, Nicușor Dan comes second

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UK is 'compliant servant of communist China,' Trump’s trade adviser says

UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says

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Trump wants the credit, but not the blame, for US economy

Trump wants the credit, but not the blame, for US economy

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Results special: What changes after Nigel Farage's big night?

Results special: What changes after Nigel Farage’s big night?

A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO

A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO

‘Gloves off’: A former Trump trade official on his China fight

‘Gloves off’: A former Trump trade official on his China fight

Why the next pope may be a 'break' from the past

Why the next pope may be a ‘break’ from the past

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France

French PM considering referendum on budget plans

French PM considering referendum on budget plans

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France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

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French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing

French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing

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The Continent

Russian hacker group attacks Romanian government websites on election day

Russian hacker group attacks Romanian government websites on election day

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Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church's power base

Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base

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Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal?

Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal?

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Financing scandal rocks Greece's ruling party

Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party

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Britain

Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?

Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?

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While Farage surges, Labour sticks to its guns

While Farage surges, Labour sticks to its guns

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Britain and France do a tiny fist bump as Trump shifts against Putin

Britain and France do a tiny fist bump as Trump shifts against Putin

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Washington

How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election

How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election

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Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

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‘Inviting a recession': Kamala Harris assails Trump over economy, democracy in return to stage

‘Inviting a recession’: Kamala Harris assails Trump over economy, democracy in return to stage

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Brussels

Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations

Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations

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Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

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Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don't punish neighbors

Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don’t punish neighbors

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Manfred Weber secures second term atop Europe's most powerful party

Manfred Weber secures second term atop Europe’s most powerful party

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Germany

Trump team clashes with Berlin over AfD designation as right-wing extremist

Trump team clashes with Berlin over AfD designation as right-wing extremist

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The AfD is a right-wing extremist group, German intelligence agency says

The AfD is a right-wing extremist group, German intelligence agency says

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Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

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Opinion

Trump's trade policy offers the EU an unexpected opportunity — if it can grab it

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Trump’s trade policy offers the EU an unexpected opportunity — if it can grab it

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Europe’s diplomatic blind spot: Kallas’ visit to Baku

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Europe’s diplomatic blind spot: Kallas’ visit to Baku

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An ugly Ukraine deal was predictable — but this will merely pause Russia’s revanchism

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An ugly Ukraine deal was predictable — but this will merely pause Russia’s revanchism

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Why Gen Z cares about the next pope — and what it says about the Church

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Why Gen Z cares about the next pope — and what it says about the Church

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