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Last week, she sought to refer her five-year ban from electoral politics to the European Court of Human Rights, and requested a review by France’s constitutional watchdog, the Constitutional Council. Le Pen had previously excoriated both institutions for their alleged meddling in French democracy, and yet it is now those very courts that may throw her the lifeline she needs. Since the European court cannot intervene until Le Pen has exhausted all her possibilities for appeal in France, however, her best — and really only — hope of overturning the electoral ban is by what’s known as a “priority question”…

Digital marketing today is more than just impressions and engagement — it’s about creating moments that leave an indelible mark on the global stage. Tariq Khatri, the Indian marketing prodigy, has done exactly that with a groundbreaking Meta campaign that has captured the world’s attention and set a new benchmark for online engagement. Following this historic success, Khatri has amassed an impressive collection of international awards, including the Nelson Mandela International Excellence Award 2025 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award 2025, cementing his place as one of the most influential digital creators of our time. Khatri’s Meta campaign is nothing…

– Streit vor dem Start: Warum das Gezerre um Mindestlohn, Mütterrente und Steuern die Ambitionslosigkeit des Koalitionsvertrags aufdeckt, kommentiert Gordon Repinski.– Halbierung von Beauftragten: Wie aus über 40 gut 20 Bundesbeauftragte werden sollen, aber niemand einen Plan hat, geschweige denn den Willen zur Einigung.– Im 200-Sekunden-Interview dazu: Der Polizei-Beauftragte Uli Götsch über eine mögliche Streichung seines Amtes und seine bisherige Bilanz.– Geerdeter Kanzler: Weshalb Friedrich Merz die Frage, ob er weiter selbst ein Flugzeug steuern darf, am liebsten gar nicht stellen würde.  Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch…

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“How can EPSO be such a failure every single time?” wrote another. This test was for candidates hoping to get a job as a translator working in one of eight different EU languages. 9,663 people took part One candidate who received the email Thursday said she had spent an hour every day for several weeks revising for the tests, which include language knowledge, verbal and numerical reasoning. This test was for candidates hoping to get a job as a translator working in one of eight different EU languages, for which 9,663 people took part. | Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty…

Ukraine is mourning the victims of Russia’s ballistic missile attack on Sumy, which killed at least 35 people, including children, and wounded 119.Two ballistic missiles hit the city at around 10:15am, according to Ukrainian officials, striking an area housing a number of religious buildings where many residents were gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday.”This is the centre of the city, the central part, and yesterday was a big religious holiday. There are religious buildings on both sides of the street where the shelling took place. People were going to worship, so there were a lot of injured and wounded people,” explained…

An EU diplomat from a small eastern country told POLITICO that even if countries at the border with Russia upped their defense spending by 20 percent, it wouldn’t be enough to secure Europe due to the smaller size of their respective economies. “We need everyone [to increase defense spending],” said the diplomat, who was granted anonymity to speak freely. Dombrovskis agreed that countries bordering Russia and Belarus were facing major risks and likely needed further support. He said he backed the exploration of a new intergovernmental fund, originally floated by the Bruegel think tank last week, that would allow both…

According to two of the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic, May 7 was chosen as the date for the visit to Paris because on May 8, Merz and Macron will be focused on national commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. French officials are hoping for a reset with Germany under Merz. The personal relationship between Macron and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz was notoriously poor, and ties were further strained by disagreements over energy, Ukraine and trade. According to a top Macron ally, the two leaders are already “working hard” and could…

PARIS/BRUXELLES — La France fait pression pour retarder l’entrée en vigueur de deux réglementations européennes majeures pour les entreprises. Ces textes leur imposent notamment de fournir des … Jan 23 3 mins read

The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned European leaders on Monday against participating in Moscow’s military celebrations on May 9, inviting them to show solidarity with Ukraine instead. According to Russian media, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government has extended invitations to the leaders of China, India and Brazil — as well as to EU country Slovakia and to Serbia, which aspires to join the 27-member bloc. “What was also discussed very clearly, and said by different member states, is that any participation in the 9th May parades or celebrations in Moscow will not be taken lightly on the European side,…