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⁠Dans une interview à POLITICO ⁠sur les questions internationales, Jordan Bardella explique qu’il n’a pas du tout renoncé à « tout changer » au fonctionnement de l’Union européenne quand bien même le projet de Frexit défendu par le Rassemblement national a été abandonné il y a 7 ans. Avant son déplacement en Pologne, le président du RN précise son positionnement vis-à-vis de l’Otan et les raisons pour lesquelles il ne veut pas se rendre en Ukraine. Anthony Lattier en discute avec Marion Solletty, qui a mené cet entretien, et Sarah Paillou, journalistes à la rédaction de POLITICO.

As the first explosions rang out across Kyiv overnight on Monday, images began to circulate on social media showing flames rising above the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra church complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site. For millions of Ukrainians seeking shelter across the country — including an estimated 42,000 people who spent the night in the capital’s metro stations — the sight of the cathedral under attack came as a particularly painful shock. Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack on the historic cathedral as “one of Russia’s most serious crimes ​against Christian culture to date” and urged G7 leaders meeting in France…

Brussels to the rescue It’s not the first time creditors have pursued aggressive enforcement tactics against Spain over the renewable energy dispute. Earlier this year, Blasket obtained rulings in Belgium and the Netherlands allowing the seizure of Spanish-linked assets, including a historic building housing the Cervantes Institute — a state-run cultural diplomacy agency — in Utrecht. Madrid has resisted paying arbitration awards, arguing the bloc’s state aid rules forbid it from doing so without authorization from Brussels. A spokesperson for the EU executive confirmed: “Spain cannot pay the awarded compensation until the Commission has decided on the compatibility of the…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 16:44 GMT+2•Updated 16:49 Ukraine and Moldova open the first phase of negotiations on joining the European Union in Luxembourg on Monday, ending a two-year political deadlock driven by the former Hungarian government’s opposition to opening talks with Kyiv. “It is a historic milestone for my country,” Moldova’s deputy Prime Minister, Cristina Gherasimov, told Euronews on Monday. “This is also a strong signal for us that the EU is also getting ready to receive new member states.” Describing the talks as the “biggest step” in Ukraine and Moldova’s accession bid since they were granted candidate status in…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 11:50 GMT+2 Gang violence has killed at least 2,300 people in Haiti this year, while nearly 100 have been kidnapped, the United Nations said on Monday. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called on the authorities to tackle the rampant impunity in the crisis-ravaged Caribbean nation of 12 million people. Haiti has been plagued by worsening gang violence since the 2021 assassination of its then-President Jovenel Moïse. Armed gangs now control most of Port-au-Prince and regularly carry out killings, rapes, looting and kidnappings. “In Haiti, gang violence has resulted in at least 2,300 deaths, 1,100 injuries…

BRUXELLES ― Un think tank de droite lié à l’ancien Premier ministre hongrois, Viktor Orbán, a été suspendu de la base de données de l’UE répertoriant les lobbyistes et les groupes de pression, après avoir été accusé de ne pas avoir publié certaines informations financières, notamment ses sources de financement. Le secrétariat du registre de transparence de l’UE confirme que MCC Bruxelles a été radié dans un courriel adressé à l’organisme et vu par POLITICO. Cette décision “pourrait vous priver de la possibilité de […] participer à certaines réunions au sein des institutions de l’UE”. Le message précise que le…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 15:45 GMT+2 As summer begins, thousands of tourists will soon take a stop on the side of the road on the plateau de Valensole, southern France, to take a selfie in front of lavender fields. But these Instagram-worthy landscapes are threatened, as some of them are no longer as profitable. Farmers are starting to shift their production to pistachio, pomegranate or almond trees, whilst others are turning to a booming sector: laying hens. Two chicken coops are set to appear in the lavender fields of the plateau de Valensole, each of them to raise 25,000 laying…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 15:24 GMT+2 An American former business leader has been detained in Myanmar, days after a US trade organisation revealed it had uncovered suspicious financial dealings linked to former members of its board. Adam Castillo, the founder of security and risk management firm AGS Myanmar and a former US Marine officer, was detained on Thursday at Yangon International Airport upon returning to the country, according to an associate who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing safety concerns. He had served as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar — known as AmCham — between 2023…

More than half of football fans in Spain plan to watch the 2026 World Cup matches in a bar. That is the figure from a LaLiga study on football viewing habits, and it shows Spaniards are the Europeans most likely to follow tournaments away from home. On the ground, however, the reality is more nuanced. Santi Vidal, owner of the bar El Cuadro in the Madrid neighbourhood of Carabanchel, is not expecting a stampede for the opening games: “People prefer to watch them at home. We are only expecting big crowds as La Roja progresses through the tournament,” he told…

France and the U.K. have been spearheading efforts to put together a maritime mission aimed at securing the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil and gas deliveries, once the fighting stops. “We have built a mission with the British, several nations are included, we are ready to act very quickly,” Macron said on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, where leaders are gathering Monday for three days of talks. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Iran to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, the deal does not…