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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 34m
Britain’s national armaments director — who oversees defense procurement — has sought German participation in the Global Combat Air Programme, according to internal German government documents seen by POLITICO.
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UK courts Berlin for fighter jet role following collapse of Franco-German project
The collapse of the Franco-German fighter project has opened a wider contest over who shapes Europe’s next generation of combat aircraft.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 50m
Latvia has detained two of its citizens since June on suspicion of spying for Russia's military intelligence agency and using a private aircraft to surveil an army base hosting NATO forces, authorities said.
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Latvia detains couple suspected of spying for Russia
Authorities allege the pair collected information on NATO forces, military aircraft and Latvia’s support for Ukraine.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 58m
U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he would decide “very soon” whether to “blow up” Iran, as Tehran said it had received Washington’s formal response to its proposal to end the seven-month war.
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Trump threatens to 'blow up' Iran as talks stall
Iran says a formal reply came days after the U.S. president called its terms unacceptable.
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Camille Gijs @camgijs.bsky.social · 3h
The European Union took advantage of former President Jair Bolsonaro's departure to rebuild ties with Brazil and finally seal an elusive trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc. His eldest son, Flávio, could now put that reconciliation at risk. www.politico.eu/article/a-ne...
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A new Bolsonaro could pull Brazil away from Europe — and toward Trump
Brussels has spent years rebuilding ties with Brasília. Brazil’s knife-edge election could change the equation.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1h
Ukraine’s PM is warning of a $20 billion defense funding gap as Russia intensifies its attacks. 🎙️ @zoyashef.bsky.social + @swheatonjourno.bsky.social discuss on #BrusselsPlaybookPod. + They unpack the brainstorming session on how a huge chunk of the EU’s next budget should work 👇
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h
Andy Burnham mentioned defense only in passing during his first conference speech as the U.K. Labour Party leader. That has left MPs and experts asking how the PM will do what Keir Starmer could not: Find the money to meet Britain’s military commitments.
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Andy Burnham’s defense dilemma is just beginning
The U.K. leader wants defense spending to drive economic renewal. His first budget will be an early test of whether he can fund growing military commitments.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h
U.K. Green Party leader Zack Polanski is fighting the battle of his political life. And the lines for failure are already being prepped.
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Zack Polanski’s big gamble — and the plan if it fails
The Greens are bracing for questions about their leader’s future — and wider strategy — if they lose the Holborn and St Pancras by-election next Thursday.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h
COMMENTARY: Canada’s Mark Carney and France’s Emmanuel Macron have become the “leaders of the resistance” to Donald Trump by trolling him. But are there any risks to poking the bear?
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Trolling Trump: Why Macron and Carney became ‘leaders of the resistance’
The French and Canadian leaders have been giving as good as they get. But is it a good idea to go mano a mano with the U.S. president?
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h
The EU took advantage of former President Jair Bolsonaro's departure to rebuild ties with Brazil and finally seal an elusive trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc. His eldest son, Flávio, could now put that reconciliation at risk.
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A new Bolsonaro could pull Brazil away from Europe — and toward Trump
Brussels has spent years rebuilding ties with Brasília. Brazil’s knife-edge election could change the equation. 
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h
The European Commission has rolled out an alternative to Microsoft Teams. But officials using it aren't impressed, with one describing the tool as “absolute shit.”
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‘Absolute s–t’: EU’s Microsoft Teams alternative draws bad reviews from officials
The U.S. would “instantly” win a hypothetical tech war, an official moaned.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2h
André Ventura is often described as a Portuguese Donald Trump. But with Portugal now among many European countries hit by increasing fuel prices caused by war in the Middle East, the far-right leader appears to be turning on his American role model.
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Trump made ‘a lot of mistakes,’ sighs Portugal’s far-right leader
Chega boss André Ventura discusses the U.S. president and cooperation with Germany’s AfD in an interview with POLITICO.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3h
The U.K. government is braced for ugly optics today as around 700 people leave prisons in England and Wales under the first tranche of the much-fought-over early release scheme. And this is only the first wave. London Playbook has more 👇
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Cell by date
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3h
Today’s discussion at the European Commission over who holds the purse strings in the EU’s long-term budget could send shivers through national governments. More in Brussels Playbook 👇
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The fight to control the EU’s purse strings
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3h
Le projet de budget 2027 sera présenté ce matin, par des ministres, parfois écartés des décisions finales. A lire dans Playbook Paris, concocté par @sarah-paillou.bsky.social 👇
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Le budget, c’est bastion Lecornu
Le briefing politique essentiel du matin, par Élisa Bertholomey, Anthony Lattier et Sarah Paillou. Par SARAH PAILLOU Avec PAULINE DE SAINT REMY, MATTHIEU VERRIER et MARCELO WESFREID Envoyez vos inf…
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3h
It's another jam-packed day at the European Health Forum in Gastein. Read along with our pros in the Morning Health Care newsletter. Free for this week only. 👇
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Trolling Trump: Why Macron and Carney became ‘leaders of the resistance’
The French and Canadian leaders have been giving as good as they get. But is it a good idea to go mano a mano with the U.S. president?
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11h
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants the European Commission to relax its fiscal rules to allow countries to better help firms and families deal with rising prices, driven by a crunch in energy supply.
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Meloni implores von der Leyen to let countries overspend to battle energy crunch
Italy has fallen foul of EU overspending rules, which it wants relaxed to deal with higher energy costs.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14h
Vladimir Putin is intensifying Russia’s pressure on Ukraine, smashing cities, factories, bridges and ports with constant waves of killer drones and missiles.
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Ukraine’s war chest is running low at the worst possible moment
With winter looming, Kyiv faces a cash crunch just as Russia ramps up its effort to crush its economy.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16h
In Marine Le Pen’s political world, family has a habit of finding its way back to the center of power. That could now matter more than ever for her party president, Jordan Bardella. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/mari...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17h
Britain believes Iran was involved in the incident at a British airbase used by the United States which saw five men arrested on suspicion of terrorism, U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.
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UK says Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident
Five men were arrested on Sunday after police received a report of suspicious vehicles near the airbase, which hosts U.S. Air Force personnel.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17h
EXCLUSIVE: The EU will open its vast economy to countries waiting to join its ranks, provided they agree to stand with the bloc against hostile states and industrial rivals. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18h
Europe wants to favor domestic industry. Defining what counts as European — and who should bear the cost — is much harder. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/5-ba...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19h
The war in Iran’s dire impact on energy prices has turned many of Trump’s closest EU allies against him. Even the man described as “Portugal’s Trump” — populist leader André Ventura — is distancing himself. Brussels Playbook Capitals has more👇 🔗 www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19h
EU governments are preparing for the upcoming proposal on the bloc’s next long-term budget to include spending cuts of over €100 billion, four diplomats with knowledge of the discussions told POLITICO. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19h
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has issued a strong rebuke to Russia after Moscow sent a letter to the alliance threatening nuclear escalation over NATO activity near its border. “...there’s no way they can ever beat us,” he said.
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‘No way they can beat us’: Rutte rebuffs Russian nuclear threats to NATO
Moscow and NATO have exchanged tense letters in recent days following Russian opposition to alliance exercises near its Kaliningrad exclave.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19h
EXCLUSIVE: The EU and Canada will use a landmark summit next month to announce an expansive new partnership, ranging from breaking down digital trade barriers to joint support for Ukraine and investing in fighting wildfires.
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EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact
From critical raw materials to fighting wildfires, a document obtained by POLITICO reveals a wide-ranging expansion in relations.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20h
French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez have welcomed U.K. PM Andy Burnham’s plan to unpick Brexit.
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Macron and Sanchez say UK would be ‘welcome’ back in EU
Andy Burnham’s suggestion that the U.K. could rejoin the EU was met with a more muted response from Brussels itself.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20h
U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has acknowledged pro-Gaza Labour supporters’ calls for stronger action to defend Palestinians, saying: “You were right.” But critics fear politics are trumping diplomacy. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/labo...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20h
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage will use a speech in a Brexit-backing Labour heartland to start the fightback after Andy Burnham reignited Britain’s EU debate.
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Farage spoils for a Brexit brawl with Burnham
Reform UK leader will attack the prime minister’s turn towards Europe in a major speech Thursday.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20h
A faster-than-expected inflation jump across the eurozone’s biggest economies raises the odds that the European Central Bank will hike interest rates again this year to bring price growth down to target.
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Eurozone inflation heats up faster than expected
Major eurozone economies see price growth above forecasts and at multi-year highs.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21h
A formal complaint says the European Commission is keeping data center energy and water use under wraps, breaching the public’s right to know. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21h
Multiple European law-enforcement agencies will stop using Oxygen Forensics, a digital surveillance company accused of concealing its Russian ownership, after POLITICO revealed its spying services had been sold to police forces across the continent.
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European police forces drop Russian software firm following POLITICO probe
Authorities in at least three countries are suspending their use of Oxygen Forensics after allegations emerged about the company’s secret Russian owners.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22h
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen is surrounding herself with family and longtime loyalists as her party president, Jordan Bardella, faces a damaging new controversy. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/mari...
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 22h
🎣 The European Commission wanted the next EU budget to link fisheries funding to ocean conservation measures. EU governments have other plans. Read more on @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
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EU countries push for weaker environmental safeguards in fishing sector funding rules
The move sets up a fight with the Commission over the treatment of fisheries in the EU budget.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22h
Ministers must overcome skepticism from officials as they bid to share more data across Whitehall and help families hit by high bills, Energy Minister Polly Billington said.
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Whitehall slowing government efforts on energy bills, minister claims
“Culture change” is required across government, Polly Billington said.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22h
Six people appointed by the EU institutions will start discussing tomorrow whether the far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations should be banned as a European party and lose funding, according to an internal note seen by POLITICO.
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6 ’eminent persons’ to weigh ban on European far-right party
A one-time MEP candidate, experts affiliated to political think tanks, and former Commission heavyweights are tasked with advising whether to pull the plug on European political parties.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 23h
EXCLUSIVE: Candidate countries will be offered unprecedented “gradual integration” into the EU’s single market, according to a draft European Commission proposal. But the benefits could be taken away if non-members backslide on democracy, the plan says. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
A drone infiltrated Moldovan airspace and exploded near a village this morning as Russia launched attacks across Ukraine, Moldova’s Defense Ministry has said.
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Drone crashes in Moldova as Russia attacks Ukraine overnight
A drone infiltrated Moldovan airspace and exploded near a village Wednesday morning as Russia launched attacks across Ukraine, Moldova's Defense Ministry said. "Against the backdrop of massive attacks launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the national integrated monitoring system reported an overflight of national airspace at 5:43 a.m.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The EU will open its vast economy to countries waiting to join its ranks, provided they agree to stand with the bloc against hostile states and industrial rivals.
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EU to offer single-market access to candidate countries
Economic benefits would be conditional and can be taken away if non-members backslide on democracy or share sensitive tech with unfriendly governments, the plan says.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
French far-right politician Jordan Bardella allegedly made antisemitic remarks in a private chat in 2013. But is this news enough to make a dent in Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign? 🎙️ @zoyashef.bsky.social + Ian Wishart unpack it on #BrusselsPlaybookPod 👇 🔗 pod.link/1244862657/e...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
The EU has shielded data centers from public scrutiny about how much energy they use, according to a formal complaint filed this week against the European Commission.
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EU accused of hiding environmental impact of data centers
A formal complaint says the European Commission is keeping data center energy and water use under wraps, breaching the public’s right to know.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
Unveiled in March, the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act aims to steer public spending toward European companies. Six months on, the difficulty of translating that ambition into workable law is becoming clear.
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5 battles that will decide EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ push
Europe wants to favor domestic industry. Defining what counts as European — and who should bear the cost — is much harder.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
One of the most stinging criticisms thrown at British PM Andy Burnham is that he is a people-pleaser who hates to pick a side. But on war in Gaza — one of the most contentious issues facing Labour — he has done just that.
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Labour picks a side on Gaza — and cheers the party faithful
Sanctions on Israeli settlements buoyed pro-Gaza Labour supporters at the party’s Liverpool conference. But critics fear politics are trumping diplomacy.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
EU governments are preparing for the upcoming proposal on the bloc's next long-term budget to include spending cuts of over €100 billion, four diplomats with knowledge of the discussions told POLITICO.
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Governments brace for €100B cut to EU budget proposal
The Irish presidency is expected to slash the European Commission’s near-€2 trillion proposal as capitals remain deeply divided over spending.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
In Marine Le Pen’s political world, family has a habit of finding its way back to the center of power. That could now matter more than ever for her party president, Jordan Bardella.
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Family first: Le Pen clan tightens its grip as Bardella hits trouble
France’s far-right leader is surrounding herself with family and longtime loyalists as her party president faces a damaging new controversy.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
British PM Andy Burnham has made clear that an attempt to rejoin the EU could be among the options his government considers as it eyes a fundamental shift in the country’s relationship with the bloc.
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UK’s Burnham says he’ll consider push to rejoin EU
The British prime minister said Labour ”could go all the way“ as it mulls what’s possible a decade on from the Brexit referendum.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
Don't shy away from regulating food, alcohol and tobacco to tackle Europe's biggest threat, says the head of Austria's food and drugs agency. The Health Care team is back at the European Health Forum Gastein for this week's exclusive free newsletter. Dive in. 👇
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Time to get tough on food, booze and tobacco
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
Fresh from uniting Labour behind “Burnhamism,” British PM Andy Burnham will spend today selling it to the public. There are plenty of skeptics to convince, especially on the pensions triple lock, Europe and electoral reform. London Playbook knows more 👇
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They stopped fighting, and they were one
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
Kosovo and North Macedonia will use Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to make the case that they deserve to be considered much closer to joining the EU. Her challenge: convincing them Brussels isn’t creating a second tier of candidates. More in Brussels Playbook 👇
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Western Balkan hopefuls press their case
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
A 10 jours de la primaire sociale-démocrate, on réfléchit déjà dans les écuries au rassemblement derrière Glucksmann. A découvrir dans Playbook Paris, concocté par @ebertholomey.bsky.social 👇
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Glucks, calme et volupté
Le briefing politique essentiel du matin, par Élisa Bertholomey, Anthony Lattier et Sarah Paillou. Par ÉLISA BERTHOLOMEY Avec MATTHIEU VERRIER Envoyez vos infos | Abonnez-vous gratuitement | Voir d…
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 29/09/2026
The company managing the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris announced today that its CEO Patrick Branco Ruivo will step down, weeks after a decision to sideline female employees during the visit from a religious group sparked political backlash.
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Eiffel Tower director to step down after row over sidelined female staff
Women working for the Paris landmark were asked to step away during the visit of a Hindu religious delegation.
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