Scotland less valuable than Nissan to Theresa May
Michael Russell, Scotland’s Brexit minister, issued a scathing view of the U.K. government’s Brexit handling during a tour of Brussels Monday. Russell was promoting Nicola Sturgeon’s call for another...
View ArticlePoll: Should the European Commission have a public inauguration ceremony?
Itâs the stuff of Europhile dreams and Euroskeptic nightmares, and you can vote on it here. European Parliament Secretary General Klaus Welle has won the backing of the institution’s executive...
View ArticleBoris in Wonderland
U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is more used to winning offensive poetry competitions than having stinging poems written about him. All that changed at the 2017 Brussels Press Revue. By popular...
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European Commission to Parliament: Enough of your stupid questions!
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has a deal for Antonio Tajani, his counterpart at the European Parliament. The Commission will send better replies to written questions by MEPs: on...
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Brexit Power Matrix: National leaders and lawyers dominate
Many people are important to one side of the Brexit negotiation, but only a few are important and visible to both sides. In this power matrix POLITICO maps out both the high and low-profile players on...
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POLITICO Brussels Playbook Plus: Toxic environment — Parliamentary spat
TOXIC ENVIRONMENT: British Socialist MEP Paul Brannen, previously known for undertaking freezing ocean swims against EU shrinkage (#SwimForIn), and getting stuck in a Parliament elevator, will...
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‘Treat every victim the same’ urges Brussels terrorist attacks widow
Jim Cain, a former United States Ambassador to Denmark, had a new diplomatic mission in Brussels today: urging the Belgian government to overturn its approach to compensating and caring for victims of...
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Dissatisfaction with Belgian authorities’ response to terror
Playbook asked readers what they thought of the Brussels, Belgian and EU-level responses to the 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks. While you had praise for emergency workers (when they arrived, which...
View ArticlePlaybook Plus live video chat: Brussels attacks, one year later — Rome...
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Federica Mogherini ‘soft’ on disinformation, critics say
Federica Mogheriniâs unit working to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda strategies â known as the East StratCom team â has a problem. Unfortunately for Mogherini, it’s her. Activists,...
View ArticleNew European Parliament legionella outbreak
It’s that time of the year at the European Parliament. The moment when Legionnaire’s Disease hits the European Parliament, via the presence of legionella bacterium in the Parliament’s Brussels water...
View ArticleNew EU Brexit timeline details
POLITICO’s Playbook has obtained a copy of the EU’s timeline between now and May for responding to the United Kingdom’s Article 50 notification. The timeline was agreed at a Thursday meeting of EU...
View ArticleJohn McCain to Donald Trump: ‘Stop tweeting’
Senator John McCain, chair of the United States Senate Armed Service Committee, has three pieces of advice for President Donald Trump. Chief among them is âStop tweeting.â Also making the cut are...
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The rise(s) and fall(s) of the European Union
The world’s most complex democratic experiment took shape 60 years ago this week in the lingering shadow of the world’s greatest, ugliest war. From those early days of six members through to today’s...
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POLITICO Brussels Playbook Plus: Russian disinformation — Gaffes and laughs —...
EUROPEAN POLITICS OF RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION: Federica Mogheriniâs squad working to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda â known as the East StratCom team â has a problem. Unfortunately...
View ArticleMichel Barnier on Brexit: What he said, what he meant
Writing in the Financial Times, Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator laid out how he believes the EU and United Kingdom need to work together to strike a deal that works for both parties....
View ArticleThe Atlantic expands across the Atlantic
The Atlantic has announced an expansion into Europe, via a new 10-person office that will deliver both editorial content and events. London beat out other European cities for the bureau location, the...
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Sadiq Khan to Theresa May: Hard Brexit is ‘lose-lose’
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, in his first Brussels speech, delivered a simple but combative message: London is open to the world, regardless of the U.K. governmentâs Brexit strategy. Khan began his...
View ArticleThe Full Monti
Mario Monti, the former Italian Prime Minister, European Commissioner, and adviser to the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, wasn’t short of views on European politics at today’s POLITICO...
View ArticleBritish love affair with Belgium kicks off
Thousands of Britons living in Brussels and its suburbs will potentially be plunged into an uncertain future by Brexit. For many of them, who have raked in special tax benefits for diplomats and EU...
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