Monday, 17 August 2026Europe · Analysis
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
Politics · page 3 of 14
French far-right leader announces candidacy hours after court upholds embezzlement conviction, while party president Bardella signals pragmatic shift toward Berlin's centre-right
Reform UK leader resigns Clacton seat while under investigation for undeclared £5 million gift, framing the move as a referendum on establishment pressure.
A French appeals court rules Tuesday on whether the National Rally leader's embezzlement conviction and five-year ban on public office will stand, potentially ending her fourth bid for the Élysée.
Paris appeal court rules Tuesday on whether to uphold a five-year ineligibility sentence that would exclude the National Rally leader from her strongest-ever shot at the Élysée, while her protégé Jordan Bardella waits in the wings.
ECB president tells Les Echos she may leave before her 2027 term ends to inject a European voice into a French campaign dominated by the far-right National Rally.
Negotiators face four critical choices on holding limits, distribution, funding and privacy that will determine whether the currency serves the public or protects bank margins.
Former EU foreign policy chief says Ursula von der Leyen's executive has crossed legal boundaries, creating confusion over who speaks for Europe abroad.
Analysis argues the bloc's diminishing global influence stems from national capitals' unwillingness to take hard political choices rather than institutional design flaws.
Brussels drafts incentives after Belgrade scales back contested judicial laws, but the Serbian president's surprise resignation announcement complicates the timing of any new cluster opening.
Chancellor Merz hosts five-nation dinner as Franco-German fighter project collapses and Trump pressures allies over Iran and troop levels
Analysis by 150 political scientists shows support has nearly quintupled since 1995, with the steepest gains concentrated in the past three years across France, Germany and Austria.
Former NATO chief argues Ukraine is now Europe's strongest military power and should be integrated into a new security architecture led by France and Britain, ahead of a critical NATO summit in Ankara.
The Labour leader steps down less than two years after a 411-seat landslide, undone by a flawed ambassadorial appointment, policy reversals and a May local election drubbing that brought Andy Burnham to the brink of Number 10.
Nicusor Dan's surprise choice of Adrian Vestea breaks constitutional convention and splits his own party, leaving Romania's pro-European forces fragmented as far-right support grows.
European Council instructs Commission to engage with Beijing while preparing stronger trade defence instruments and supply chain diversification measures after rare late-night summit debate on systemic economic imbalances.
Legislation would abolish the existing public media body, create an independent oversight board with equal government and opposition representation, and open senior posts to competition as pro-Fidesz outlets shed staff and revenue.
Former Hungarian prime minister appears in Brussels insisting his political project continues despite losing power, as new government prepares to reclaim billions in frozen funds.
Intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg launches formal negotiations on five policy clusters, marking the start of a process that typically takes years and requires sweeping reforms in both candidate countries.
Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje party won 43 percent of the vote but cannot form a majority, while the presidency sits vacant after Vjosa Osmani failed to secure a second term.
The Pact on Migration and Asylum enters force on Friday, introducing border screenings, a revamped Eurodac database and a solidarity mechanism that has already fractured over Hungary and Slovakia's refusal to participate.
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