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The great Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio

The great Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio

Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Here’s POLITICO’s version of the next Commission.

September 9, 2024 4:00 am CET
No oil shortage in Hungary despite Russia sanctions outrage, EU says
The full lineup for the new EU Commission

The full lineup for the new EU Commission

September 2, 2024 9:00 am CET
Ukraine to EU: You can still store gas with us despite Russian attacks
Slovakia’s Fico is back after being shot. So are the country’s protesters.
Hungary urges Ukraine to OK Russian oil loophole
Slovak education chief refuses to implement anti-LGBTQ+ measures in schools
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5 global trends that will shape the US election

Tumultuous overseas events like Brexit are often harbingers of U.S. elections. What will be this year’s?

August 20, 2024 10:50 pm CET

Times change in Brussels, but Maroš Šefčovič is forever

Slovakia’s commissioner has been in Brussels for a very long time.

August 14, 2024 4:01 am CET

EU traffic police on speed watch

The EU aims to slash road deaths by 50 percent by 2030.

August 5, 2024 7:17 pm CET

EU snubs Hungary and Slovakia over Ukraine oil sanctions

European Commission declines to open formal talks with Kyiv after its Central European neighbors complained it was violating a 2014 trade deal.

August 1, 2024 4:55 pm CET

Slovak Olympic team rep boycotts closing ceremony over ‘deviant decadence’

Deputy PM representing far-right party deplores ‘progressive political theater’ at opening ceremony in Paris.

July 31, 2024 7:54 pm CET

Slovak elite investigators charged with abuse of power

The accused had all worked on a massive corruption case tied to Prime Minister Robert Fico and his political allies.

July 30, 2024 8:20 pm CET

You’ve had two years: EU eyerolls at Hungary’s request for help with Russian oil

After failing to reduce their reliance on Moscow for energy, Hungary and Slovakia now want help from Brussels.

July 29, 2024 3:44 pm CET

China pressures lawmakers from Slovakia, other countries to skip Taiwan summit

China contacted lawmakers in a bid to pressure them to not attend a democracy summit on the island of Taiwan.

July 28, 2024 6:16 pm CET

Slovakia proposes ‘technical solution’ to unblock Russian oil supplies

Slovakia and Hungary have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies.

July 27, 2024 1:20 pm CET

Most Europeans say corruption is rife in their country

Over 95 percent of citizens in Greece, Portugal, Malta and Slovenia said they believe corruption was prevalent in their home countries.

July 24, 2024 4:08 pm CET

Commission: Our hands are tied on press freedom, but not for long

EU’s rule of law report points to failings in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy and France.

July 24, 2024 11:31 am CET

EU ‘ready’ to negotiate as Hungary-Ukraine oil row boils over

The European Commission also said it doesn’t see any ‘immediate’ oil supply risks after Ukraine partially banned Russian oil exports to Europe.

July 23, 2024 2:03 pm CET
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Hungary demands EU action against Ukraine as Russian oil spat escalates

Budapest argues it’s facing an energy crunch after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Moscow’s oil transiting the country.

July 22, 2024 6:09 pm CET

Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies

Sky-high prices and electricity shortages could hit Hungarians within “weeks” after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Russian oil passing through its territory.

July 20, 2024 6:56 am CET

Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin. 

EU leaders will fight back against “too powerful” von der Leyen as she assembles her team.

July 18, 2024 4:13 pm CET

Germany isolated as EU countries tilt toward duties on Chinese EVs

Ten countries voted in favor, four against and 11 abstained in non-binding vote, diplomats say.

July 17, 2024 5:23 pm CET

Slovakia backtracks on controversial criminal code reform

Following pressure from Brussels, crimes involving EU funding will now be punished more severely than the theft of Slovak public money.

July 16, 2024 7:12 pm CET

Attack on Donald Trump strikes fear into European hearts

Fears of political violence are simmering just beneath the surface in Europe, too.

July 16, 2024 4:01 am CET

EU to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit

Increasingly exasperated by Viktor Orbán’s obstruction of EU foreign policy, Brussels is contemplating an unprecedented step to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit next month.

July 15, 2024 12:51 am CET

Habsburg empire strikes back

Viktor Orbán’s new hard-right group, Patriots for Europe, is a Habsburg coalition that gives the Hungarian leader the European platform he craves.

July 12, 2024 4:00 am CET

Kyiv’s NATO membership would ‘guarantee WW3,’ Slovak PM says

Moscow-friendly PM Fico issues dire warning after Western alliance says Ukraine’s membership trajectory is “irreversible.”

July 11, 2024 5:36 pm CET

Fico owns the libs by … surviving assassination

“Sorry to have survived, but I am back,” Slovak prime minister tells media and opposition.

July 9, 2024 3:29 pm CET

Divided, reshuffled and politically bruised: Europe’s leaders head to the NATO summit

Political turmoil on the Continent is reshuffling power players going to the NATO gathering.

July 9, 2024 2:26 pm CET

NATO’s in denial about deterrence by denial

Taking the necessary steps to fully operationalize deterrence by denial is critical — especially before a possible change in America’s relationship with NATO.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET
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