Salvini era is over as Italy moves toward pro-EU government

  Italy’s anti-establishment 5Star Movement got the green light from party members in an online vote on Tuesday to form a new coalition government with the center-left Democratic Party (PD). Rome will then switch from the first populist government in Western Europe to another first — […]

Brussels eyes no-deal Brexit amid turmoil in London

  For Brussels, there’s a scenario worse than a no-deal Brexit — a deal that undermines the EU’s single market. As new political tumult unfolded in London on Tuesday, senior EU officials and diplomats insisted they remain open to new proposals from the U.K. that might […]

India sees Kashmir restrictions easing in ‘coming days’

  India’s foreign minister on Friday predicted that security restrictions across Kashmir would be eased in the “coming days,” but rejected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s call for talks over the divided Himalayan region. In an interview with POLITICO in Brussels, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam […]