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A Nawrocki win would continue that policy of obstruction, representing a huge political danger for Tusk. Opinion polls show support for his coalition eroding as voters grow frustrated over its inability to follow through on most of the promises it made during the 2023 campaign — ranging from undoing PiS’s legal reforms to prosecuting former officials on allegations of wrongdoing, changing Poland’s draconian abortion laws and more. “A victory for Mr Trzaskowski will provide the Tusk government with renewed momentum and a clear two-and-a-half-year run before the next parliamentary election, during which it can rebuild its support base and restore…

The court found the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump has cited as his basis for ordering massive increases in import duties, does not authorize the use of tariffs.A three-judge panel ruled on several lawsuits arguing Trump exceeded his authority, casting doubt on trade policies that have jolted global financial markets, frustrated trade partners and raised uncertainty over the outlook for inflation and the global economy. The Trump administration filed an appeal, and it was unclear if the White House will respond to the ruling by pausing all of its emergency power tariffs in the interim.Many of Trump’s…

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Published on 29/05/2025 – 5:40 GMT+2Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to US President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul federal bureaucracy under the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).His departure, announced on Wednesday evening in a post on his own social media platform, X – formerly Twitter – marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, dismantling of government agencies and reams of litigation.The billionaire entrepreneur struggled in the unfamiliar environment of Washington, accomplishing far less than he had originally hoped to.He dramatically reduced his government…

BRUSSELS — EU Sport Commissioner Glenn Micallef said there’s no way a flagship European event like football’s Champions League final should ever be held outside the continent. There have been persistent suggestions for years that the annual iconic game — which this year takes place on Saturday in Munich between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain — could one day head to the U.S., where football is a growing market, or big-spending Saudi Arabia. “These are European competitions and European competitions should be played in Europe, I think that’s quite clear. It’s the European Cup, come on,” Micallef said. “You can…

Published on 29/05/2025 – 4:56 GMT+2A federal court blocked US President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, throwing his signature set of economic policies that have rattled global financial markets into doubt.The ruling from a three judge panel at the US Court of International Trade based in New York came after several lawsuits against the Trump policies. The lawsuits argued that Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs exceeded his presidential authority.Trump has repeatedly said tariffs would force manufacturers to bring back factory jobs to the United States and generate enough revenue to reduce federal budget deficits.The…

Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said the cherry-picking line had been “a product of the strained relationship that followed the referendum, and the EU’s concern that other countries should not follow the U.K.’s example.” “The truth is that where there is mutual interest in the two sides moving closer — as there is on [sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agri-food rules] and energy trading — the EU is happy for the British to pick a cherry. “There will be other examples in the future of the U.K. de facto moving back into sectors of the single market,…

Published on 29/05/2025 – 2:55 GMT+2Russia is proposing to hold a second round of talks aimed at finding a way to bring their invasion of Ukraine to an end. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the Kremlin is prepared to engage in further negotiations with Kyiv in Istanbul on 2 June.The Russian top diplomat also stated that Moscow has come up with a list of issues it deems integral to the war. Lavrov says that Russia has come up with ways to overcome what he called “root causes of the crisis” in a corresponding memorandum.“The Russian side, as agreed,…

De la fraude au népotisme en passant par les portes tournantes entre les secteurs public et privé, l’odeur de l’impunité est omniprésente. By MARI ECCLESin Brussels Illustrations de Daniel Forero pour POLITICO Dans les salles de conférence des hôtels chics et les cafés du quartier européen de Bruxelles, l’indignation était palpable : pourquoi le pauvre Henrik avait-il été montré du doigt ? Henrik Hololei, un Estonien sympathique qui avait atteint les sommets de la fonction publique européenne en tant que directeur général, s’est fait prendre en train d’accepter des cadeaux de la part du gouvernement du Qatar, alors que son…

The package contains no unexpected measures but brings back 62 highlights from the coalition agreement — which the government wants to bring on track before the mid-July parliamentary summer break.  This was the first coalition committee meeting between Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union party and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil’s Social Democrats, and lasted just a few hours. They agreed to hold such meetings as a regular fixture. It was considered a good start by observers. Meetings of the previous government, led by Olaf Scholz, often lasted until the early hours of the morning and became more of a crisis instrument. Scholz’s government…