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- US President Donald Trump has "significantly weakened" the Western alliance and undermined Ukraine's ability to hold off Russia, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told us.
- With France’s next presidential election less than two years away, Les Républicains are dreaming of a return to power behind a candidate who fuses economic liberalism with an anti-immigration policy.
- Are there any serious checks on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen? That’s the real question that a long-awaited ruling by the EU’s General Court today might go a small way to answering.
- Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face off at an unusual PMQs at noon right in the middle of two momentous events — the PM’s big sell of his migration reforms … and a diplomacy whirlwind as Britain awaits Thursday’s possible Zelenskyy-Putin showdown. London Playbook digs in👇
- Was Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrong to refuse to release the private text messages she exchanged with the CEO of Pfizer while negotiating a multibillion-euro vaccine contract? Today, some of the EU’s most senior judges will decide. Brussels Playbook has more: ow.ly/it5950VSh0Q
- Welcome back for Day 2 of our AI & Tech summit in Brussels! Today, we’ll be tackling big questions on AI and competitiveness, including an interview with European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva. Check out today’s agenda: www.politico.eu/tech2025-age... #POLITICOAITech
- Macron fait du vague sur les référendums, l'entourage de Bayrou accuse la gauche de vouloir faire des vagues avec l’affaire Bétharram. Tous les enjeux ce matin dans Playbook Paris sous la plume de Anthony Lattier👇
- Coordinated Israeli bombing of the European Hospital in Gaza killed 28 people today in what local media reported as an attempt to assassinate Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said today that the European Commission was readying a new package of sanctions against Russia "in the coming days" in cooperation with the United States.
- When it comes to the cloud and chips, “we have a problem with the Americans,” MEP Bart Groothuis says. There's "a clear attempt by our ally in the White House to send us two, three generations behind,” he added. #POLITICOAITech
