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Macron in recent months has become more cautious, balking at proposals that risk generating a backlash in France, and more prickly with regard to proposals he doesn’t control. France has instead poured its energy into slashing red…

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Unlike tight-knit spy alliances like the Five Eyes, European Union member countries have long struggled to forge strong partnerships on intelligence sharing. National security remains firmly in the hands of national capitals,…

Enter the simplification agenda, Brussels’ new plan to get the best of both worlds.

Cutting red tape is one of the few areas of policymaking on which EU countries largely agree; in fact, they want more of it. Later this week, European…

“He will be like the Count of Monte Cristo, coming back to have his revenge against everyone here,” said one diplomat, granted anonymity to speak to POLITICO, adding that Selmayr’s hard-nosed tactics and his deep institutional network…

“The announcement hasn’t been handled well,” admitted a pro-digital ID Labour MP granted anonymity to speak candidly. “Our argument for it keeps changing but none of it is full-throated enough.”

The messaging has shifted since the…

Orbán’s political rival, Péter Magyar, who also worked at the Hungarian permanent representation under Várhelyi, accused him last week of holding back information about his time as an ambassador.

“In my opinion, Olivér Várhelyi,…

For example, both the CDU and SPD already agree on the reintroduction of military service in some form, and the details being haggled over are just that — details. The fundamental question is what happens if the required threshold isn’t…