Scott Morrison to be Australia’s new PM
Scott Morrison — best known as an architect of Australia’s harsh refugee policy — will replace Malcolm Turnbull as the country’s prime minister, after winning a party room brawl on Friday. Morrison...
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Serbia, Kosovo presidents broach border changes for historic deal
ALPBACH, Austria — The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo made clear on Saturday they are considering border changes to reach a historic peace settlement and called on the European Union to provide...
View ArticleEU Confidential Episode 62, presented by Qualcomm: Inside Europe’s far-right...
This week’s episode revolves around two political hot topics at the Alpbach Forum in Austria: how Europe should manage the growth of far-right politics across the Continent, and whether to support...
View ArticleGet ready for an EU-style ‘brokered convention’
The appearance of the first formal candidate in the EU top jobs derby on Friday clarified little about who will run the place a year from now. But the surprise entry of Manfred Weber — a Bavarian...
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Weber and Salvini shake up European race
What a difference a summer makes. As we entered the holiday period, the front-runners in the race for the European Commission presidency were France’s Michel Barnier and Finland’s Alexander Stubb —...
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The case for debates
Over the last five decades, election debates have become important milestones in most political campaigns. They are moments when candidates stake out differences, launch attacks, try to revive flagging...
View ArticleEU Confidential Episode 63, presented by Qualcomm: Dimitris Avramopoulos —...
In this week’s episode, Dimitris Avramopoulos, the European commissioner for migration, citizenship and home affairs, explains how the European Commission is fighting back against populist attempts to...
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Commission prepares fightback against populists on migration
The European Commission will next week try to wrest the issue of migration away from populists — partly by heeding their calls for tougher border control. Dimitris Avramopoulos, the European...
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The unstately state of Europe’s union
On the face of it, there’s not much promising about the eighth installment of the European edition of the State of the Union address. To begin with, the European Union is a union, yes, but it’s a...
View ArticleEuropean center-right leader Weber backs Hungary censure motion
STRASBOURG — Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament, said Tuesday he will vote for a motion declaring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government is at...
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Parliament denounces Hungary’s illiberalism
STRASBOURG — The European Parliament passed a motion on Wednesday declaring that Hungary is at risk of breaching the EU’s core values, triggering a disciplinary process that could exacerbate deep...
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Weber passes Orbán exam — barely
STRASBOURG — When push came to shove, Manfred Weber chose Brussels over Viktor Orbán. The German, who leads the center-right European People’s Party in the European Parliament and has thrown his hat...
View ArticleEU Confidential Episode 64, presented by Qualcomm: Lyor Cohen — Alain Deneef...
This week’s episode features a bona fide music mogul. Lyor Cohen has been in the business for 37 years, working with musicians who define memories and eras — think the Beastie Boys, Run DMC and Public...
View ArticleEU Confidential Episode 65, presented by Google: Emily O’Reilly — Vestager...
In the latest episode of the EU Confidential podcast, European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly is our main guest. Ryan Heath sat down for a candid chat with the head of the EU’s watchdog agency in...
View ArticleEU Confidential Episode 66: Keeping a lid on Ukraine — Balkan balancing act —...
Ukraine, the Balkans, MEPs’ expenses, fake news and the fallout from the Salzburg summit are all on the agenda in the new EU Confidential podcast. Our main guests are Thomas Greminger, head of the...
View ArticleErdoğan’s messy mega mosque opening
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said his three-day tour of Germany was “a successful visit,” in a speech opening a large new mosque in central Cologne, despite a series of controversies and...
View ArticleEU Confidential Episode 67: Alexander Stubb — Macron’s exposed left flank
Alexander Stubb pitches for the European Commission presidency in this week’s episode. Stubb is competing to be the European People’s Party candidate against Manfred Weber (who has also been invited...
View ArticleEU Confidential Episode 68, presented by UNESDA, Soft Drinks Europe: Manfred...
In a wide-ranging interview, Manfred Weber argues he’d be a new kind of European Commission president. He says Brussels is a “black box” that is disconnected from most Europeans — though he leads one...
View ArticleManfred Weber would junk Juncker’s presidency style
Manfred Weber says he would be a new kind of European Commission president. The German told POLITICO’s EU Confidential podcast that Brussels is a “black box” that is disconnected from most Europeans —...
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5 lessons from Europe’s busy electoral weekend
Three of the EU’s six founding members held elections this weekend that centered on local issues but will resonate beyond. As different as Belgium’s local council elections, the national vote in...
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