Politics
How Madrid reclaimed its river
This article is part of POLITICO’s Global Policy Lab: Living Cities, a collaborative journalism project exploring the future of cities. Chapter 3 of the project is…
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Erdoğan plots war, crackdown to save his skin
Paul Taylor is a contributing editor at POLITICO. PARIS — Having crashed the Turkish economy and impoverished the middle class that he himself had enriched,…
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Once-favored COVID drugs ineffective on Omicron may be putting millions at risk
WASHINGTON — The lack of specialized COVID-19 treatments for people with weak immune systems has left millions of Americans with limited options if they get…
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‘New chapters’ as Croatia joins euro and free-movement area
The boom gates at Croatian border posts swung up at midnight Sunday as the country joined Europe’s zone of free movement as the country also…
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European leaders praise Benedict XVI’s commitment to peace
European leaders paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI’s efforts to promote peace across the globe, while avoiding mention of his handling of the child-abuse scandals…
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Another Russian missile wave hits Ukraine on New Year’s Eve
Russia launched another wave of missile strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine on New Year’s Eve, the chief commander of Kyiv’s armed forces said, leaving…
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ECB chief: Limiting fast wage growth is needed to rein in inflation
Wages in the eurozone are increasing faster than previously estimated, and the European Central Bank must prevent this from adding to already high inflation in…
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UK joins countries screening arrivals from China for COVID
LONDON — The U.K. has joined several other European countries as well as the U.S., India and Japan in announcing COVID-19 screening for arrivals from…
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Orbán, Schröder and Berlusconi only EU politicians on Putin’s naughty or nice list
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and former heads of government Silvio Berlusconi and Gerhard Schröder are the only EU politicians who received Vladimir Putin’s Christmas and…
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