Georgia’s EU bid is being sabotaged by its own government, Brussels fears (www.politico.eu)
Some 80 percent of Georgians want to join the EU, but the government seems to fear that membership could undermine its grip on power....
European leaders condemn Iran’s revenge attack on Israel (www.politico.eu)
Tehran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israeli targets, raising fears of a major escalation in the Israel-Hamas war....
Brussels venue withdraws from Orbán conference (www.politico.eu)
Concert Noble will no longer host NatCon conference next week....
EU gears up to sue Germany if it doesn’t change divisive gas tax (www.politico.eu)
Germany’s neighbors say the measure is harming EU unity and hindering their efforts to ditch Russian energy....
‘I hope Ukraine will lose’: What MEPs told Russian propaganda channel (www.politico.eu)
A POLITICO review of the 50 videos on Voice of Europe’s YouTube channel revealed 16 MEPs had engaged with the outlet....
France talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas (www.politico.eu)
France has paid Russia over €600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, new data shows. That’s an EU-leading rise from last year....
Zelenskyy blasts Scholz’s reason for not sending German Taurus missiles (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine’s leader says the chancellor wants the missiles to defend Germany — which is not the version of events given to the German public....
Russia’s migrants and ethnic minorities shiver at new Putin terror crackdown (www.politico.eu)
After deadly Moscow terror attack, authorities have targeted vulnerable scapegoats....
EU pushes to curb China’s green tech market lead (www.politico.eu)
Brussels’ new probe into Chinese wind turbines comes as Beijing grabs dominance over global market for solar panels....
Protests begin in Georgia against ‘Russian law’ (www.politico.eu)
The demonstrations come amid a growing row between Georgia and the EU over its proposed “foreign agent” bill....
Intensive pig farming hogs scarce water in drought-hit Catalonia (www.politico.eu)
Europe’s top pork-producing region is ground zero for intensive systems that devour scarce water and cause nitrate pollution....
Occupy Brussels! Viktor Orbán’s plan for Europe (www.politico.eu)
In the Hungarian leader, the EU faces a new type of Euroskeptic, one who doesn’t want to leave the bloc but shape it....
Revealed — the next Brexit headache on the Irish border (www.politico.eu)
The U.K. and EU are planning separate systems to tax carbon-heavy imports, prompting familiar fears about the impact in Northern Ireland....
Whooping cough’s back — and it’s Covid’s fault (www.politico.eu)
Poland’s PiS ahead in local elections, but not in political control (www.politico.eu)
Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party bounced back from its October defeat in the national election to take first place in the country’s regional vote, according to an exit poll published after the polls closed at 9 p.m....
Ukraine embraces far-right Russian ‘bad guy’ to take the battle to Putin (www.politico.eu)
Kapustin is indeed dressed in black for his discussion with POLITICO in a downtown Kyiv hotel — though his clothing is free of any neo-Nazi logos or flashes. That’s despite the fact he runs a far-right apparel line of T-shirts and caps emblazoned with white nationalist and xenophobic imagery as well as the Nazi symbol 88 —...
Ukrainians may be tiring but won’t compromise with Putin, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff says (www.politico.eu)
In interview with POLITICO, Andriy Yermak also says there is little popular support for a massive troop mobilization....
Whooping cough’s back — and it’s Covid’s fault (www.politico.eu)
The Dickensian disease is the latest Victorian-era ailment to stage a comeback in the West....
Apple allows music apps to offer payments outside App Store in the EU (www.politico.eu)
Tech giant updates its rules on payment alternatives to align with EU antitrust decision....
There’s a fight looming over EU plans to extend access to the bloc for Ukrainian truckers (www.politico.eu)
A renewed waiver for Ukrainian truckers to operate freely in the EU is causing tensions in Central Europe....
France’s Florida: Retired, rich and ready to vote far right (www.politico.eu)
Wealthy voters fear something bigger than taxes is threatening their lavish lifestyle....
UK quit Erasmus because of Brits’ poor language skills (www.politico.eu)
Britain turned down the offer to remain a member of the cultural exchange program after Brexit....
Spain to recognize Palestinian statehood by July (www.politico.eu)
With threats to judges and journalists, Slovakia spirals eastward (www.politico.eu)
As the crucial April 6 second round of presidential elections approaches in Slovakia, statements by its Moscow-sympathizing prime minister, Robert Fico, are confirming his government’s reputation as Europe’s new problem child....
France votes to ban ‘forever chemicals,’ exempting frying pans (www.politico.eu)
The French National Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a bill aimed at restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” The MPs, backed by the government, voted to exclude kitchen utensils from the scope of the text....
