Elena Giordano

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dead body in tunnel forces partial closure of Brussels metro The 2 and 6 lines are currently suspended between Trone and Gare du Midi.

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.

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.

🚨🚨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...

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Dengue and chikungunya risk becoming endemic in Europe as mosquitoes head north Climate change is driving outbreaks of tropical diseases across the continent.

#Dengue and #chikungunya risk becoming #endemic in #Europe ...

| #virus | #infections | #pathogens | #publichealth | #mosquitoes | #ClimateChange | By @elenagiordano.bsky.social via @politico.eu

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.

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...

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.

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

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.

🚨 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...

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.

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...

thank you so much Jason!

French interior minister condemns celebrations over Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death Hundreds of demonstrators across France celebrated the far-right politician’s death.

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.”

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.

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...

ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza Court alleges Israeli leader is complicit in “crimes against humanity.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Us, sabotaging undersea cables? Ridiculous, says Russia A top German official said the incident looked deliberate, as Europe sees Moscow’s hand at play.

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

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We cover a swathe of topics from war in Ukraine, to Dutch politics, to Giorgia Meloni, to undersea mysteries.

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.”

🚨 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...