13 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
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National politics across the continent, read for its European consequences rather than its daily noise.
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The European Commission has allowed the first tranche of suspended cohesion money to expire, marking the first enforcement of the bloc's conditionality regulation against a member state.
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The Alternative for Germany took first place in a state election for the first time and came close in Brandenburg, putting mainstream parties under pressure across the former East.
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President of 22 years moves against Istanbul mayor who led polls, triggering mass protests and Western condemnation while NATO allies stay muted over Ukraine war calculations.
