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The EU’s elite recruitment competition opens Thursday for the first time in seven years. But would you pass it? The assessment is meant to inject new blood into Brussels’ corridors of power, with successful applicants eligible for roles at grade “AD-5,” which come with a monthly pay packet of between €5,973 and €6,758, as well as the chance to progress through the bureaucracy and take up influential roles. Tens of thousands of people are expected to take the exam. So take our version of the test and find out if you’d make the grade. Some are based on actual questions…
Greenlandic organizations said Saturday they had mobilized thousands of demonstrators across Denmark and Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic island, … Jan 17 2 mins read
PARIS — Mardi 3 février, des enquêteurs des services français, accompagnés d’Europol, lancent une opération inédite : une perquisition au sein des locaux parisiens de la plateforme X. Un tournant dans cette enquête contre le réseau social ouverte il y a presque un an, après les signalements du député Eric Bothorel (affilié Ensemble pour la République) et d’un responsable public tricolore. Depuis, le dossier est devenu tentaculaire. Aux griefs initiaux d’“administration d’une plateforme en ligne illicite en bande organisée” et de “falsification” du fonctionnement des algorithmes, le parquet de Paris a ajouté des infractions liées aux récentes dérives de l’IA…
The dour pessimism in those and similar comments is striking coming from a leader who had vowed to fight what she framed as politically motivated hit job. Le Pen even held a Stop-the-Steal-type rally last year after she and her codefendants were found guilty of misappropriating €4 million of European Parliament funds. But as the months have dragged on, Le Pen has seemed increasingly resigned, recognizing that her shot at the French presidency is slipping away just as her party, the National Rally, is enjoying an historic surge in popularity. Nonetheless, it’s possible the doom and gloom are all part of her strategy to express more contrition to get a more favorable verdict. Whatever it is, Le Pen has presented…
“Given the severity of allegations concerning Peter Mandelson’s deplorable relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the European Commission and European Anti-Fraud Office must pursue an immediate investigation to establish any potential misconduct both during and beyond his tenure as European Commissioner,” Nick Aiossa, director at Transparency International, a leading anti-corruption campaign group, told POLITICO. “Should it do so, Mandelson must be stripped of his Commissioner’s pension.” Daniel Freund, a Green MEP from Germany, condemned the lack of action and investigations against “the most powerful people on earth” over their links to the disgraced financier. “That EU commissioners were somehow involved with this…
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the human cost of the war, ongoing negotiations and Europe’s stance toward Russia during an interview with French public TV channel France 2 on Wednesday. Visibly emotional, Zelensky shared figures that are rarely made public regarding the number of casualties. “In Ukraine, officially, on the battlefield, the number of soldiers killed — whether career soldiers or mobilised — is 55,000. [Added to this is] a large number of people whom Ukraine considers to be missing,” he said. That figure is disputed by several independent research centres, which estimate that the actual number of Ukrainian…
“Ça a l’air drôle, mais où sont les filles mignonnes”, rétorque Epstein. Réponse de son correspondant français : “Nulle part… ennuyeux. Il faut vraiment que je vienne te voir.” Renvoi d’ascenseur En retour, le financier propose également à Colom de profiter de son réseau. En septembre 2013, Epstein propose par exemple de le convier à un repas avec Ehud Barak, dont Epstein était proche, ou encore avec Joshua Cooper Ramo, qu’il présente comme le ‘bras droit de [Henry] Kissinger. Au milieu de leurs échanges décousus, tantôt au sujet d’opportunités d’affaires, de voyages ou de montages financiers, apparaissent des propositions plus…
Left-wing former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, long cast out of the party over comments on antisemitism, went on Sky News to say Starmer may even be challenged before local elections, which will be held across the U.K. in May. Others were new converts to immediate action. A fifth Labour MP, a moderate who entered parliament in 2024, also said McSweeney should go now. They lamented the “blind spot for many in the leadership” who allowed Mandelson to become ambassador. It has left some MPs angry and dejected. One, Sarah Owen, made an impassioned intervention in Wednesday’s debate: “Don’t we need…
According to a Wednesday report in La Repubblica, a daily paper, the painter said he had since painted over the face on Tuesday night. “That’s what the Vatican wanted,” Valentinetti told Italian media. “Yes, it is the prime minister’s face,” he confessed, “but based on the previous painting.” POLITICO reached out to the Vatican for comment but did not receive an answer ahead of publication. The culture ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that following the erasure of the face, Rome’s special superintendent had informed the rector of the basilica of the applicable rules. “Any restoration work requires an…
A prosecutor ordered the arrest of a Moroccan national who was piloting the speedboat. The coast guard said a camera installed on its vessel was not active at the time of the crash. An official from Frontex, the EU’s coastguard agency, said the agency wasn’t involved in the operation. Frontex has offered a plane to support the search and rescue but has not yet been asked by Greek authorities to deploy it. Greece has repeatedly been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights, Frontex and the EU Commission for pushbacks of migrant vessels and for improper investigations by its…