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Here are the EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.

Slovakia and Hungary have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies.

“It would probably be very useful for a basketball competition,” Poole Harbour Commissioners’ chief tells POLITICO.

The latest Brussels buzzword is all about supporting farmers — but it throws consumers under the tractor.

Berlin wants to expand the British prime minister’s proposed security pact into a broader EU-UK “reset.”

French president will use the occasion to pursue his charm offensive among foreign investors.

Facing criticism it is stoking a humanitarian crisis, Brussels seeks to clarify the aims behind its minerals pact with Kigali.

What we know so far about Ursula von der Leyen’s next top team.

Ursula von der Leyen plans a new EU commissioner for the Mediterranean Sea region.

“There’s a serious problem” with enforcement of wartime bans, Foreign Minister Baiba Braže tells POLITICO.

The European Commission also said it doesn’t see any ‘immediate’ oil supply risks after Ukraine partially banned Russian oil exports to Europe.

Budapest argues it’s facing an energy crunch after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Moscow’s oil transiting the country.

Sky-high prices and electricity shortages could hit Hungarians within “weeks” after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Russian oil passing through its territory.

The agreement would benefit carmakers like Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, but is deeply unpopular in the country.

Both Trump and Biden are pushing lucrative U.S. fossil fuel deals — a risky bet given the EU’s plans to wean itself off the energy source.

The company sold tractor parts that investigators say may have been repurposed for drones.

EU leaders will fight back against “too powerful” von der Leyen as she assembles her team.

Lagarde shrugs off sticky inflation but takes a gloomier view of the economy.

The British foreign secretary’s comments come as leaders descend on Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire for a meeting of the European Political Community.

Ursula von der Leyen presents herself as a beacon of stability to secure another five years at the head of the EU’s executive.

Thursday’s European leaders’ summit in Oxfordshire is a well-timed opportunity for the new UK prime minister to reset relations.

Ten countries voted in favor, four against and 11 abstained in non-binding vote, diplomats say.

As the Belarusian dictator marks three decades in power, his enabling of Russia’s war in Ukraine and reliance on Kremlin money make him vulnerable, say regime insiders.

European Commission to also attend signature in Belgrade on Friday