It’s not just boomers, young people are voting far right too (www.politico.eu)
Ahead of the European election, striking data shows where Gen Z and millennials’ allegiances lie....
US warns Europe to get serious about China’s aid to Russia (www.politico.eu)
Beijing’s leadership is determined to back Moscow “to the hilt,” says State Department No. 2 Kurt Campbell....
Von der Leyen faces Socialist revolt over her far-right flirtation with Meloni (www.politico.eu)
Danish PM calls for 15+ age limit for social media in EU (www.politico.eu)
EU ministers fume as ‘outrageous’ Hungary yet again blocks military aid for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
A large number of EU resolutions on Ukraine are being blocked by Hungary, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis....
Far-right MEPs set to outnumber EPP in next Parliament (www.politico.eu)
Fragmented extremist forces are seen as unlikely to unite into a single political bloc, however....
US warns Europe to get serious about China’s aid to Russia (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15966631...
Police raid EU Parliament offices in ‘Russiagate’ probe (www.politico.eu)
Belgium gives Ukraine nearly €1B in military aid, including 30 supersonic fighter jets (www.politico.eu)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Alexander De Croo sign new security pact....
It’s not just boomers, young people are voting far right too (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15938333...
Macron opens the door for Ukraine to ‘neutralize’ Russian bases (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine wants to use donated weapons to attack targets inside Russia, but its allies are split on the issue....
EU ministers fume as ‘outrageous’ Hungary yet again blocks military aid for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15900741...
Georgia set to approve ‘foreign agents’ law amid growing Western backlash (www.politico.eu)
The U.S. has imposed sanctions over the controversial legislation, while Brussels warns it will sink the country’s efforts to join the EU....
Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June (www.politico.eu)
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What is the EU election? A beginner’s guide (www.politico.eu)
373 million voters are eligible to choose 720 MEPs in the Brussels bubble. This is how the election works and why it matters.
Europe’s new political consensus: We need to make more weapons (www.politico.eu)
The war in Ukraine has shifted thinking — both among politicians and the public — on the need to spend more on defense....
Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
A $50B US-EU deal for Ukraine is in sight (www.politico.eu)
G7 nations are coalescing around a plan to use frozen Russian assets to secure an enormous loan....
Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Russia amps up nuclear threat.
Norway bans entry for most Russians (www.politico.eu)
Russians traveling for tourism or other nonessential reasons
Europe’s far right is splintering (www.politico.eu)
On the eve of the EU election, France’s National Rally party sees it as too risky to team up with Alternative for Germany....
Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote (www.politico.eu)
The microstate is the last German-speaking country to introduce marriage equality.
Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief (www.politico.eu)
After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s...
Germany’s Ukraine air defense initiative falls flat (www.politico.eu)
Berlin promised to help Ukraine source crucial air defenses, but the reality has been disappointing....
Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June (www.politico.eu)
Hungary faces renewed pressure to drop its opposition to Kyiv’s accession bid....