The European Commission has dismissed an interpreter hired by the European Union to attend major summits alongside world leaders over concerns of a potential security breach.

EU cuts ties with interpreter over Zelenskyy security fears

European Commission said it took action over “an incident related to note-taking” at a meeting with Ukrainian president.

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The EU’s attempt to coordinate a plan to stem the flow of migrants from North Africa descended into a blame game yesterday after a top Brussels official was thrown out of Libya by a Russia-backed warlord.

Brussels gets blamed for Libya trip fiasco

Commissioner Magnus Brunner was thrown out of Benghazi by a furious warlord without even discussing a plan for tackling undocumented migration, triggering a blame game back home.

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A section of the Brussels metro was shut down this afternoon after a corpse was discovered in a tunnel, according to the city’s transport operator STIB.

Dead body in tunnel forces partial closure of Brussels metro

The 2 and 6 lines are currently suspended between Trone and Gare du Midi.

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🚨🚨This bleak news from #Hungary on their new bill, "On the Transparency of Public Life"- which allows the Sovereignty Protection Office to blacklist organizations receiving foreign funding if it deems them a “threat” to national sovereignty- has been under-reported.🧵 www.politico.eu/article/vikt...

Orbán’s Fidesz party proposes Russia-style crackdown on Hungary’s civil society

The new bill fits into a pattern of democratic backsliding for the Central European country.

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#Dengue and #chikungunya risk becoming #endemic in #Europe ... | #virus | #infections | #pathogens | #publichealth | #mosquitoes | #ClimateChange | By @elenagiordano.bsky.social via @politico.eu

Dengue and chikungunya risk becoming endemic in Europe as mosquitoes head north

Climate change is driving outbreaks of tropical diseases across the continent.

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Despite their mutual hatred for Putin, Ukraine and Russia’s exiled opposition have mostly avoided joining forces amid deep distrust. But a top Russian dissident told me and @elenagiordano.bsky.social in Brussels that talks have kicked off behind closed doors 👇 www.politico.eu/article/russ...

Russia’s opposition talking with Ukraine behind the scenes, top dissident says

Many in Ukraine have criticized the idea that Kyiv and the Russian opposition are natural allies.

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The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas defended Greenlanders’ right to self-determination in her inaugural speech to the European Parliament today.

Greenland belongs to Greenlanders, EU’s top diplomat warns

Kaja Kallas used her opening address to the European Parliament to rebuke Donald Trump’s plans to seize the self-ruling Danish territory.

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As a crime reporter-turned-EU 🌾 policy nerd, I never thought I'd get to combine my passions. Then Giuseppe Antoci arrived in Brussels... My latest 📝 with the marvellous @elenagiordano.bsky.social.

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Politician Giuseppe Antoci is a folk hero in Italy for his anti-mob activism. Now, he's set his sights on a loftier goal: enacting the checks at the EU level and driving the bloc’s crackdown on organized crime and money laundering. 👉 ow.ly/reBK50VnTOy

🚨 BREAKING: London’s Heathrow Airport will be closed for the entirety of Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation cut power to the area. Full story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-l...

Excellent reporting by @elenagiordano.bsky.social and Ben Munster, showing that the Meloni govt. prefers a working relationship with Libya over international law. www.politico.eu/article/osam...

Italy’s release of a warlord puts Meloni’s entanglements with Libya under scrutiny

“Il caso Al-Masri” raises serious questions over Rome’s dealings with Libya.

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French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau condemned celebrations over far-right National Rally party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death on yesterday as “simply shameful.”

French interior minister condemns celebrations over Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death

Hundreds of demonstrators across France celebrated the far-right politician’s death.

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Giorgia Meloni pitched her Albania refugee camp as a near-miraculous solution. A few months in, the camps host more Italian staff than they ever did refugees as Meloni struggles to dodge European refugee repatriation laws. By @elenagiordano.bsky.social and moi: www.politico.eu/article/gior...

Meloni’s Albanian migrant detention centers are now ghost towns

The much-touted solution to Europe’s migration crisis houses only Italian police — who have taken to adopting stray dogs and sunbathing.

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🚨 BREAKING: The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza.

ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza

Court alleges Israeli leader is complicit in “crimes against humanity.”

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Golf-obsessed US President-elect Donald Trump will visit Scotland next year for the opening of a new course in Aberdeenshire, his son Eric told British news agency PA during an interview yesterday.

Donald Trump to visit Scotland for golf course opening, Eric Trump says

U.S. president-elect’s son adds it was “nasty” for Scottish First Minister John Swinney to endorse Democrat Kamala Harris before the election.

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The US Embassy in Kyiv shut down today following reports of a possible major air strike.

US Embassy in Kyiv closes over anticipated ‘significant’ air attack

Announcement comes after Washington lifted restrictions on use of American long-range missiles on Russian territory.

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Moscow has dismissed suggestions that Russia had anything to do with damaged telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea as “ridiculous.”

Us, sabotaging undersea cables? Ridiculous, says Russia

A top German official said the incident looked deliberate, as Europe sees Moscow’s hand at play.

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Introducing POLITICO Europe's team of breaking news reporters to Bluesky. 🇮🇹 @elenagiordano.bsky.social 🇦🇺 @sebstarcevic.bsky.social 🇨🇿 @ketrinjochecova.bsky.social 🇭🇺 @krmcsngr.bsky.social We cover a swathe of topics from war in Ukraine, to Dutch politics, to Giorgia Meloni, to undersea mysteries.

🚨 Exclusive: I spoke with Finland's Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen about the Baltic Sea cable damage, NATO, and safeguarding critical infrastructure. Read the full interview here on @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/finl...

Finland urges NATO, EU to shield critical networks after undersea cables damaged

Defense minister tells POLITICO that “Russia has [the] capability and willingness to do sabotage in Europe.”

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