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As MPs return to Westminster for a packed autumn term, will the prime minister be back with a bang? Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy discuss Keir Starmer’s priorities as the so-called “reset week” begins. There’s chatter around No 10 of a staffing restructure but could this impact the government’s message and delivery of its missions? Back in the Commons, the home secretary will lay out the government’s plans to restrict family members from joining asylum seekers.
“The government’s approach is reductionist. They see the president as merely putting a face to policy or acting as a spokesperson, reading prepared instructions,” Radosław Fogiel, an MP for the populist Law and Justice (PiS) party that backs Nawrocki, told POLITICO. “Representing the country means something broader. The president, as the state’s representative, cannot be limited to a government spokesperson role,” said Fogiel, who is deputy chair of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee. On Wednesday, newly elected right-wing President Karol Nawrocki will be at the White House. | Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images But the government is adamant that Tusk holds…
The stock takes put pressure on departments to get their ducks in a row, said people with knowledge of them, and give Cabinet ministers face-time with Starmer to press their most urgent requests — including getting No. 10 to lean on other departments. “The prime minister wants” are still among the most powerful words in Whitehall. There is continuity, too. Supporters of the PM point out that the missions themselves still stand, two and a half years after Starmer unveiled them. The Cabinet ministers leading them have all remained in their jobs. Starmer’s “Plan for Change” — which attached “milestones”…
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Die Fraktionschefs Jens Spahn (CDU) und Matthias Miersch (SPD) sollen die Koalition zusammenhalten – doch zwischen den ungleichen Politikern scheint es nur einen Burgfrieden zu geben. Vor dem Koalitionsausschuss am Mittwoch analysiert Gordon Repinski, warum es in der wichtigen Achse knirscht – und wie eine vorläufige Lösung aussehen könnte.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Magnus Brunner von der ÖVP. Zehn Jahre nach Angela Merkels „Wir schaffen das“ spricht der EU-Kommissar für Inneres und Migration über die Lehren aus der Flüchtlingskrise und was der neue Migrationspakt für Europa wirklich bedeutet. Außerdem: Westfälischer Frieden in Münster? Rasmus Buchsteiner über das angespannte Verhältnis zwischen Kanzler Friedrich Merz…
“These are major investments,” Blendi Klosi, the member of parliament who proposed the extension, told Albanian media. “This initiative benefits only a specific segment of the sector—those aiming to raise the industry to higher standards.” The scheme has worked well. Several international brands, such as Marriott International, Meliá Hotels International and Radisson Hotel Group, have opened up, while U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to turn an Albanian island into a luxury retreat. Critics warn, however, that the beaches lack sufficient space to accommodate the visitors that such resorts would bring to the area, and that nature…
Trump immediately claimed credit for engineering the end to fighting, suggesting he used trade to bring both parties to heel. “We stopped a nuclear conflict,” the U.S. leader claimed. “I think it could have been a bad nuclear war, millions of people could have been killed, so I’m very proud of that.” But while Pakistan was quick to give the White House the credit it wanted, India insisted the deal had been reached bilaterally. Those in India who long warned about entangling alignments are now having a field day, and Narendra Modi himself is talking about the critical importance of…
Last week Merz had expressed skepticism that U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing peace push with Russian President Vladimir Putin would yield results. “I would like the United States of America to work with us to solve this problem for as long as possible,” Merz said. “Diplomacy isn’t about flipping a switch overnight and then everything will be fine again. It’s a lengthy process.” Asked about security guarantees — intended to protect Ukraine from another Russian attack in case of a peace agreement — Merz said: “The number one priority is supporting the Ukrainian army so that they can defend this country…
Israel stepped up its assault on Gaza City over the weekend, killing at least 45 people and leveling residential buildings, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared to discuss plans to seize the city. Local health officials told Reuters at least 30 people were killed Sunday, including 13 who were trying to collect food near an aid site in central Gaza and two in a home in Gaza City. A separate strike on Saturday killed 15 people, among them five children. The Israeli military said it was reviewing the reports, adding it takes steps to minimize civilian casualties while…
Kostadin Kostadinov, the leader of Revival who has previously spoken of Bulgaria’s withdrawal from NATO, was filmed blocking a civilian car from entering the plant, according to a report by Mediapool. The visit to Bulgaria’s state-owned arms manufacturer comes on the heels of an announcement by Germany’s defense company Rheinmetall that it would build two new factories in the Balkan nation, including expanding facilities at Sopot, to establish Bulgaria as Europe’s largest gunpowder manufacturer. During the Cold War, Bulgaria emerged as one of the Warsaw Pact’s major arms producers, specializing in small arms, ammunition and light armored vehicles. But the…