Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Unions demand EU temperature limits as heat hits productivity
Trade unions are calling for binding EU temperature limits after a 42 percent rise in heat-related workplace fatalities exposed a …
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Minister says he ‘won’t be intimidated’ by home secretary as public row escalates
Shabana Mahmood has demanded Mike Tapp be sacked over call for care worker exemption to migration rules UK politics live – latest …
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As Europe rearms, Ireland’s neutrality and aid policy show what real security could look like
Ireland takes over the EU presidency as analysts ridicule its defence spending - Europe's lowest at 0.2 percent of its GDP. But co…
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UK Labour replaces Starmer with Burnham to counter Reform surge
Keir Starmer has been ousted as UK prime minister and replaced by Andy Burnham, a leadership change driven by the surging threat o…
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Brussels to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection scheme
Despite Ukraine's martial law, some draft-age Ukrainian men have crossed the border illegally and subsequently received temporary …
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EU ban on Russian combatants faces resistance from France and Italy
Rome and Paris have cited legal and technical concerns over how the ban should be applied in practice.
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Charities criticise ‘costly’ Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers - UK politics live
Government seeking planning permission at sites in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Barnham in Suffolk, and Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorksh…
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Listen: Is Italy’s Meloni paving the way for the National Rally in France?
As Giorgia Meloni turns Italy into a test case of far-right rule, her mix of compromise in Brussels and hardline policies at home …
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EU accession bids mask widening corruption risks in candidate states
As the EU opens accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, candidate countries are exploiting the legislative rush to sideline anti…
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Wanted: a new PM, a new James Bond, a new Doctor – and a UK that can agree on its leading characters | Nadia Khomami
Britain has found itself looking for all three protagonists at once. Who gets to stand at the centre of the national story? It’s b…
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THE HACK: Digital omnibus vote postponed
In today's edition: OpenAI cyber model, CAIDA, DMA's cloud extension
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After Starmer’s ‘purge’, could Andy Burnham lure back Labour’s bruised leftwingers?
Socialists marginalised under current PM are anxious about whether his replacement will again disappoint them On 10 September 2024…
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FIREPOWER: NATO – SAFE windfall could reach €18b
In today's edition: NATO procurement, Fincantieri, EDPCIs
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VOLTAGE: Energy decisions crunch time
In today's edition: grids package, decarbonisation post-2030, electric cars
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FIRST AID: Biotech Act deal by Christmas?
In today's edition: heatwaves, tobacco and preparedness
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HARVEST: Pesticide rules and emission wars
In today's edition: food safety, livestock, glyphosate
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Schuman roundabout hellscape
Also, in Friday’s edition: Ukraine Recovery Conference, Pina Picierno, Costa’s MFF tour
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Macron, Meloni seek united front in Riviera talks
"We all live under the same climate – it is warm. And there is nothing glacial anymore"
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Šefčovič meets China as EU splits delay trade tools
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič faces Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao in Brussels on Monday without new tariff powers, after …
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Burnham has brought hope back to Labour – but he urnham has brought hope back to Labour – but he must understand how quickly it can be punctured understand how quickly it can be punctured | Andy Beckett
The Makerfield MP’s surge towards No 10 is a seductive ad for the power of positive politics. How long that proves effective depen…
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Record heat tests Europe’s healthcare systems
Experts warn that the effects of a heatwave can appear five to ten days after it ends
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Capitals pressure EU executive to revise packaging waste rules
Industry still lobbying hard over imminent bans on plastic sachets, shrink-wrapped six-packs and more
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EU countries float Commission role in sovereign cloud assessments
Some are concerned that having separate national authorities could encourage "forum shopping"
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Biotech Act rapporteur targets December Parliament deal
Andriukaitis says later revisions to the text remain possible