Why Europe’s center left can’t stop losing From Portugal to Denmark, progressive and working-class voters are turning their backs on center-left parties who fail to address the affordability crisis and pursue centrist policies.

[Featured] #EUPolitics: Why Europe’s social democrats can’t stop losing. By @aitorehm.bsky.social & @jacopobarigazzi.bsky.social| Politico www.politico.eu/article/euro...

How Viktor Orbán became Vladimir Putin’s best friend in the EU From liberal dissident to MAGA darling, the transformation of the prime minister who brought Budapest back into Moscow’s orbit.

[Explainer] #EUPolitics: How Viktor #Orbán became Vladimir #Putin’s best friend in the #EU, by Jamie Dettmer | Politico
www.politico.eu/article/vikt...

How Hungary sidesteps Europe’s fraud watchdog Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body

#EUPolitics: How #Hungary sidesteps Europe’s fraud watchdog, by @lauramdubois.ft.com & Marton Dunai | Financial Times
www.ft.com/content/8973...

EU finalizes Ukraine aid package after months of debate | Same leaders still importing Russian gas via "third party"

EU finalizes Ukraine aid package after months of debate | Same leaders still importing Russian gas via "third party"

#Geopolitics #EUPolitics #UkraineAid #EnergyHypocrisy #GlobalNews

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April. 12th will be an important day in #EUPolitics. 16 years into #Orban rule, #Hungary goes to the polls to decide whether they are going to vote for more of the same

@anneapplebaum has the details on the scare tactics being used by the #Fidesz ruling party claiming #Ukraine is subverting […]

Why do citizens support participation but not take part? Steven N. Blok's article shows those favouring direct democracy are less engaged than technocratic or politician-averse groups. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/iYChYKf

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EU hopes Hungarian election will bring end to Orban's blockades Few EU leaders will miss Hungary's Prime ​Minister Viktor Orban if he loses an April 12 election after he blocked key policies, including vital aid to Ukraine, but they don't expect his rival - if ‌el...

#EUPolitics: #EU hopes #Hungarian election will bring end to #Orban's blockades, by @liliebayer.bsky.social & Krisztina Than | Reuters
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Patriots' paradox: Trump's far-right European allies refuse to support his EU trade deal | Euractiv Lack of support from Viktor Orbán and Marine Le Pen's MEPs suggests limits of cosying up to Trump

#EUPolitics - Patriots' paradox: #Trump's far-right #European allies refuse to support his #EU trade deal, by @eddywax.bsky.social | Euractiv
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#EUPolitics: #Hungarian minister '#Russia leaks' highlight #EU weaknesses as information is weaponised, by Maïa de la Baume & @mariatad.bsky.social | Euronews
www.euronews.com/2026/03/26/h...

Vote results: Extension of the temporary derogation from the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse Find out how the Members of the European Parliament voted.

You did it!! 🎉🥳 (Whew!)

Great job, everyone! Results of the final vote & details at the link.

(But keep an eye out, I doubt this fight is over. I recommend following Patrick Breyer for the latest information.)

www.patrick-breyer.de/en/end-of-ch...

#EUpolitics #chatcontrol #MassSurveillance

EU Parliament Shifts Right on Migration, Trade On 26 Mar 2026 the European Parliament advanced three measures — including mass deportation rules — in a 705-seat chamber vote that signals a rightward policy shift and elevated political risk.

EU Parliament Shifts Right on Migration, Trade: On 26 Mar 2026 the European Parliament advanced three measures — including mass deportation rules — in a 705-seat chamber vote that signals a rightward… 👈 Read full analysis #EUPolitics #MigrationPolicy #TradeAgreement #ParliamentVote #PoliticalShift

Denmark's Frederiksen to explore government coalition despite election loss Denmark's king asked Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrats on Wednesday to explore the formation of a new government ‌with two left-wing parties, kicking off what could be weeks of...

#EUPolitics: #Denmark's Frederiksen to explore government coalition despite election loss, by Soren Jeppesen, Stine Buch Jacobsen & Louise Rasmussen | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/europe...

#EUPolitics: Resignations hit #Italian government after referendum defeat | Euractiv
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Vance will visit Hungary just days before its election According to a State Department cable, Vance will visit Budapest in early April.

#EUPolitics: Vance will visit #Hungary just days before its election, by Nahal Toosi, Eli Stokols & Diana Nerozzi | Politico
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

How the hard-right turn on EU deportation bill was years in the making The political groundwork for Thursday's likely decision was already laid years ago when the EPP crushed the European Commission's original 2018 proposal for a return directive in order to usher in mor...

#EUPolitics: How the hard-right turn on #EU deportation bill was years in the making, by @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social | EUObserver
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🚨 European Parliament votes TODAY at 11am 🚨 Call your MEPs NOW & tell them you don't want mass surveillance!

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EU Parliament committee backs AI Act delay with fixed 2027 deadline European Parliament committees vote 101-9 to postpone AI Act high-risk system deadlines to December 2027 and August 2028, replacing a flexible Commission trigger with fixed dates.

FYI: EU Parliament committee backs AI Act delay with fixed 2027 deadline #AIAct #EUPolitics #ArtificialIntelligence #Parliament #Innovation

EU Parliament committee backs AI Act delay with fixed 2027 deadline European Parliament committees vote 101-9 to postpone AI Act high-risk system deadlines to December 2027 and August 2028, replacing a flexible Commission trigger with fixed dates.

FYI: EU Parliament committee backs AI Act delay with fixed 2027 deadline #AIAct #EUPolitics #ArtificialIntelligence #Parliament #Innovation

Denmark's Frederiksen weakened by election setback, coalition talks loom Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a sharp electoral setback Tuesday as her Social Democrats slid toward their worst result in more than a century. Despite broad international backing for…

#EUPolitics: Denmark's Frederiksen weakened by election setback, coalition talks loom | France 24

www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

Tusk on Hungary's leaks to Moscow: 'Disgraceful' but 'no surprise' Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Lithuania requested the exclusion of a Hungarian delegation from a NATO meeting as early as 2019, amid fears that it may have passed classified inform...

#EUPolitics & #GlobalEurope - Tusk on Budapest leaks to Moscow: #Lithuania requested #Hungary's exclusion from #NATO meeting, by Aleksandra Galka Reczko | Euronews

www.euronews.com/2026/03/24/t...

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If you're in the EU, contact your MEPs (more info & an easy way to do that at the link) and tell them you're opposed to mass surveillance masquerading as protecting kids.

#chatcontrol #fightchatcontrol #masssurveillance #EUpolitics #CurrentEvents

European leaders vow to ditch Russian fossil fuels. | Then happily import "non-Russian" gas from their new best friends.

European leaders vow to ditch Russian fossil fuels. | Then happily import "non-Russian" gas from their new best friends.

#EnergySecurity #SanctionsGame #GeopoliticalIrony #EUPolitics #GasFlows

In Italy, Giorgia Meloni's failed referendum opens a new chapter in her term The judicial reform project submitted to voters by the Italian prime minister was rejected by 53.7% of the vote, after a tense campaign and amid high voter turnout.

#EUPolitics: In #Italy, Giorgia #Meloni's failed referendum opens a new chapter in her term, by Allan Kaval | Le Monde
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Denmark votes in close election overshadowed by Trump's Greenland bid Denmark votes in early general elections on Tuesday with centre-left Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hoping her staunch line against US President Donald Trump's push to annex Greenland will carry her...

#EUPolitics: #Denmark votes in close election overshadowed by #Trump's #Greenland bid | France 24
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

Hungarian foreign minister admits calls with Russia in key EU meetings Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó has confirmed he regularly contacts Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov during private EU meetings following reports alleging routine communication during breaks in Br...

#EUPolitics: #Hungarian foreign minister admits calling #Russia's #Lavrov during key #EU meetings, by @sandorzsiros.bsky.social | Euronews
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...