POLITICO Europe

07/08/2025

Donald Trump’s tariff pressure has motivated Brussels and Jakarta to launch a decisive push to finalize a trade deal.

But after nine years of talks, what will be different this time?

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07/08/2025

OBITUARY: Romania’s first democratic leader, Ion Iliescu, shaped the country’s transition toward democracy.

But memories of a bloody transfer of power and his brutal suppression of protests in 1990 —for which he was charged with crimes against humanity — leave a complex and divisive legacy.

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07/08/2025

Aid access to Gaza has improved thanks to resumed fuel deliveries but is still below what was agreed between the European Union and Israel, says an EU report seen by POLITICO.

The report found increased deliveries of fuel but noted that “the volume of aid is still limited.”

07/08/2025

Palestinians trying to get a Belgian humanitarian visa to escape the bloodshed in Gaza face impossible demands and a blocked exit, lawyers say.

People in Gaza wanting a humanitarian visa from Belgium are being told to apply in Jerusalem or Cairo.

07/08/2025

The EU should not be sidelined from the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations brokered by the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today.

European Commission chief was not on a call this week in which Trump told Zelenskyy and European leaders that he plans to meet with Putin.

07/08/2025

The European Commission released a controversial plan to offshore millions of tons of greenhouse gas cuts, but admitted to us it did not analyze the policy’s impact.

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07/08/2025

French President Emmanuel Macron moved to revoke visa exemptions for Algerian officials and diplomats yesterday, marking one of the most significant escalations in the diplomatic feud between the two countries.

France and Algeria have experienced strained relations for over a year, amid a dispute with significant domestic repercussions.

07/08/2025

The problem of overcrowding in Italian prisons is at a breaking point, just as PM Giorgia Meloni is talking tough on law and order.

Now, the fight to improve conditions for prisoners has found an unlikely campaigner: Rome’s far-right ex-mayor.

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07/08/2025

The Bank of England cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 4 percent, as fears of a UK economic slowdown outweighed concerns about lingering inflation.

But the Monetary Policy Committee only just mustered enough support for a cut after having to raise its inflation forecasts.

07/08/2025

French President Emmanuel Macron moved to revoke visa exemptions for Algerian officials and diplomats yesterday, marking one of the most significant escalations in the two countries' ongoing diplomatic feud.

France and Algeria have experienced strained relations for over a year, amid a dispute with significant domestic repercussions.

07/08/2025

Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt will extend his government’s enhanced border checks beyond their provisional end date in mid-September.

Under pressure from the far right, Merz’s government pledged to radically restrict the flow of asylum-seekers into Germany.

07/08/2025

🚨 BREAKING: The Kremlin has confirmed Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet “in the coming days.”

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