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Now, fraught coalition talks will begin, with control in Copenhagen likely hinging on which direction Rasmussen — the current foreign minister and leader of the Moderates party — will swing. His party has enough seats to hand power to Frederiksen, or to Venstre’s Troels Lund Poulsen atop the blue bloc. Rasmussen called on both Poulsen and Frederiksen to “drop the trench warfare” after they spent much of the campaign attacking one another, despite serving in the coalition government together. “Come down and join us. You’re standing out by the corner flags; we’re in the middle. Come and play with us,”…
“We will not be intimidated by an apparent attempt to interfere with independent reporting — nor deterred from the important work we do,” they wrote. “We have always been and will remain vigilant in protecting our sources, supporting the work of our journalists, and maintaining the accuracy of our independent, nonpartisan reporting.” The issue comes at a time when leaks of confidential EU information are in the spotlight ahead of the Hungarian general election on April 12. In a report on Saturday, the Washington Post said that Viktor Orbán’s government maintained close contacts with Moscow throughout the war in Ukraine, and Hungarian…
PARIS — French far-right leaders jumped to the defense of National Rally MEP Fabrice Leggeri over accusations that he was complicit in crimes against humanity while head of the EU’s border agency, Frontex. Party leader Jordan Bardella said on X that Leggeri was the victim of “harassment by far-left judicial organizations,” after newswire AFP reported that the Paris Court of Appeal could open a probe following a complaint lodged by human rights groups. Human rights organizations Ligue des Droits de l’Homme and Utopia 56 announced in 2024 that they were taking legal action against Leggeri for having “opted for a…
“That’s why we are taking these measures. We have to ensure the security of these specific places for the Jewish community. We must do everything we can to prevent attacks on people and also to stop all the attacks … [on Jewish] buildings,” he added. “Our job is to protect everybody.” As for whether soldiers will do a better job of providing security than police, Belgium’s Defense Minister Theo Francken told POLITICO: “They are not replacing anything — this is in addition to the police force. The police force remains the first responder … and has the responsibility for the…
Delmastro Delle Vedove had also received a criminal conviction earlier in the legislature after leaking official secrets. Justice Ministry chief of staff and former MP Giusi Bartolozzi is facing criminal charges over an alleged cover-up involving a Libyan warlord who was arrested last year on an International Criminal Court warrant and then flown out of Rome. During the campaign she called prosecutors “an execution squad,” reinforcing accusations that the government viewed investigations as political interference. Bartolozzi didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Meloni also signaled she had lost confidence in Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè, who has been ordered…
It’s the first time a Lithuanian tree has won the prize in the contest’s 15 annual iterations. The Oak of Laukai’s victory follows a change in the online voting system that used to favor bigger countries and last year fueled a bitter feud between Polish and Spanish tree lovers. Poland has won the last four contests, mostly thanks to votes from followers of the Polish Instagram meme account Make Life Harder, which heavily promoted Polish entrants. But last year’s competition was soured by a campaign on a Spanish public TV comedy show featuring a sign calling the tree “a load…
The European Parliament will on Thursday vote to move forward the 2025 transatlantic trade deal agreed between the EU and the U.S. Puzder on Monday called on the European Parliament to back the deal, telling POLITICO it would unlock deeper transatlantic cooperation on energy, tech and AI even as he pledged to seek to revisit the bloc’s digital rules. Benifei, who leads the Parliament’s delegation on U.S. relations, warned that if U.S. “requests become a form of pressure over other issues like the trade deal or energy,” they will “backfire.” That’s because EU “constituents are fed up of threats, especially now that they are suffering…
Published on 24/03/2026 – 20:38 GMT+1 Russia launched almost 1,000 drones against Ukraine within 24 hours between March 23 and 24, making it one of Moscow’s largest aerial attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Following a massive barrage of missiles and drones overnight, Russia carried on its attack during Tuesday in a rare daytime wave of over 550 attack drones targeting central and western regions. At least three people have been killed and over 30 have been injured across Ukraine during the daylight attack, following the overnight missiles and drone assault, killing at least four people and injuring…
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is on track to win Denmark’s election, exit polls signaled Tuesday night. Her Social Democrats are forecast to secure the most votes in the parliamentary election, despite getting just 19.2 percent of the vote, its lowest total in more than a century, according to the exit poll published by public broadcaster DR. Final results are expected after midnight, which will set the stage for tough coalition talks that will likely last weeks. This story is being updated.
A fake Euronews-style article and website claiming that Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar insulted Donald Trump is circulating online as part of a wider campaign researchers have linked to Storm-1516, a Russian disinformation operation. The article, which utilises a real byline and appeared on a fake Euronews website that has since been taken down, claims that Magyar delivered a blistering critique of Trump at a campaign rally. Among other false claims, the article says Magyar called Trump a “senile grandpa” and promised to undo “key agreements” made with the US, should Magyar win parliamentary elections in Hungary scheduled on 12…