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Bayrou is undaunted by his current poor showing in the polls. As he sees it, the pieces will only start to click in the winter of late 2026. “The criterion,” he believes, “is that in their kitchen, around family meals, at the earliest at Christmas, in February or in March, there are people who say: This one can do it.” For now, Bayrou seems unlikely to be that “one.” He is set to lose a vote of no confidence next week after failing to push through a raft of severe budget cuts he says are vital to stop France, the…

The Google fine, in particular, risks drawing the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has ramped up pressure on the EU after striking a lopsided trade deal in July. Trump threatened to impose severe tariffs on countries that implement “discriminatory” regulations or taxes that target U.S. tech firms. European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič on Monday made an 11th-hour intervention to stop the Commission from issuing a penalty against Google over its search advertising practices, amid Trump’s continuing threats. The intervention came against the wishes of Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera. The CNIL’s move to fine both the American search giant…

Fake weight-loss drugs are increasingly being advertised and sold across the EU, posing a serious public health threat, the bloc’s drugs regulator warned today. The European Medicines Agency said there has been a “sharp rise” in the number of illegal medicines marketed and sold as GLP-1 agonists, such as the popular semaglutide, liraglutide and tirzepatide, in recent months. Authorities have identified hundreds of sham Facebook profiles, advertisements and e-commerce listings promoting the fake drugs. These websites often mislead customers by using official logos and false endorsements, the EMA said.

Fire Point manufactures combat drones and cruise missiles, including the Flamingo FP-5 missile, a 1,150-kilogram warhead. Its Danish facility will primarily produce rocket fuel and is expected to open by December. Poulsen announced the move at a meeting of Nordic and Baltic leaders attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He acknowledged that the Kremlin could retaliate with “sabotage and espionage,” adding that the “threat has of course become greater.” Amid Russia’s grueling war of attrition, Ukraine’s growing domestic arms industry is laboring to keep up. Kyiv announced a plan in July to boost its production of homegrown weapons, setting a…

Linehan was arrested by police at Heathrow Airport this week for posts, also made on X, about trans people. Farage said what happened to Linehan could “happen to any American.” Farage warned the U.K.’s Online Safety Act would “damage trade between our countries” and ended by asking “At what point did we become North Korea?” Neither Connolly nor Linehan were arrested under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, rather the Public Order Act of 1986. Three hours before Farage’s appearance, U.K. prime minister Keir Starmer used his weekly session in front of the House of Commons to attack Farage. “He’s flown…

Que pourrait-il se passer ? Un gouvernement en difficulté financière demande généralement un prêt au FMI lorsque les marchés financiers refusent de lui prêter de l’argent parce qu’ils pensent qu’ils ne seront jamais remboursés. Cela se produit généralement lorsqu’un gouvernement s’est trop endetté en enregistrant des déficits budgétaires importants (en dépensant beaucoup plus que ce qu’il ne rapporte). Le FMI accorde un prêt à un pays s’il accepte de mettre en œuvre des réformes qui s’attaquent aux causes de ces déficits. Invariablement, cela nécessite des concessions politiquement douloureuses du pays qui demande de l’aide, telles que de fortes hausses d’impôts…

The EU’s public prosecutor (EPPO) confirmed to POLITICO that it is conducting its own investigation into mismanagement of funds. Public contracts for friends and irregular donations The alleged misspending relates to the budget allocated annually by the Parliament for political groups to spend on administrative and operative costs, as well as political and information activities related to its work, known in Parliament lingo as “budget item 400.” The financial audit, first reported by Le Monde, says the group breached the public tender rules when awarding contracts for advertisements, community management, and printing services in several companies in Austria, France, and…

President Donald Trump said the United States will keep a robust military presence in Poland during a meeting on Wednesday with Karol Nawrocki, the new president of the American ally in Europe. Trump had taken the unusual step of endorsing Karol Nawrocki in the presidential election earlier this year and as the leaders sat in the White House, Trump said the US-Polish relationship has always been strong but “now it’s better than ever.” When asked by a reporter whether the US planned to continue placing troops in Poland, Trump said it would and that “we’ll put more there if they want.”…

Published on 03/09/2025 – 20:50 GMT+2 At least three people have been killed and 20 others injured after an electric streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon derailed on Wednesday. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa offered his condolences to those affected by the incident. The yellow-and-white streetcar, which travels up and down a steep city hill, was lying on its side on the narrow road that it travels along, Portuguese television showed. Its sides and top were partially crumpled. Several dozen emergency workers were at the scene. The cause of the accident was not immediately known, local media said. It reportedly…

About 8,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Poland, which borders Russia and is historically one of America’s closest European allies. Poland is the top spender in NATO as a percentage of GDP, with a defense budget in 2025 of 4.7 percent, something Trump praised Wednesday. Nawrocki narrowly won Poland’s presidency in early June with the backing of the nationalist Law and Justice party and was endorsed by Trump. “This is the first time in Polish history … that the Poles are happy that we have foreign soldiers in Poland,” the Polish president joked, adding their cooperation sent an important “signal” to Russia. “With American…