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Russia launches major drone attack on Kyiv
politico.eu > article...Russia carried out overnight the largest drone attack on the city of Kyiv since Moscow launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine 15 months ago, Ukrainian... ...“It was exceptional in its density -- the maximum number of attacking missiles in the shortest period of time,” Kyiv City"s military administration... ...Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told the Guardian.... ...Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram that a man was killed and a 35-year-old woman was injured in the attacks....

Kyiv hit by largest drone attack of the war, Ukraine says
politico.eu > article...Russia carried out overnight the largest drone attack on the city of Kyiv since Moscow launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine 15 months ago, Ukrainian... ...“It was exceptional in its density -- the maximum number of attacking missiles in the shortest period of time,” Kyiv City"s military administration... ...Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told the Guardian.... ...Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram that a man was killed and a 35-year-old woman was injured in the attacks....

Europe’s forgotten children
politico.eu > article...One study in Romania found that only 3 percent of Roma children participated in online lessons during the country"s initial lockdown, compared to... ...If Europe's Roma children were struggling with schooling before the pandemic, the coronavirus made a bad situation even worse.... ...of a community center run by The Health and Social Development Foundation (HESED), a local nonprofit that has been working with the Bulgarian Roma... ...94 percent of their Bulgarian peers, according to a study of the education of Roma in 11 European countries, conducted by European Union Agency for...

Turkey votes again, with Erdoğan poised to extend his rule
politico.eu > article...Çağaptay, director of the Turkish research program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.... ...Turkey goes to the polls Sunday in one of the most significant elections in the world this year, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan well placed... ...Despite the opposition"s nationalistic streak, Selahattin Demirtaş, a jailed Kurdish politician, called on voters to support Kılıçdaroğlu in the... ...Çağaptay of the Washington Institute said Erdoğan has been helped by “his complete control of the information flow” in Turkey....

Polish opposition denounces new commission to probe Russian influence
politico.eu > article...Opponents fear the Law and Justice party is trying to eliminate opposition leader Donald Tusk from national politics.... ...party led by Donald Tusk as well as the current Law and Justice (PiS) party government.... ...The bill now goes for signature to President Andrzej Duda.... ...the Polish economy, especially in the energy sector,” said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, adding that he was confident that the bill isn't unconstitutional...

POLITICO Confidential: The big Pedro Sánchez problem — New MEP harassment claims — BoJo does Dallas...
politico.eu > newsletter...One highlight was a dinner in Frankfurt to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Central Bank.... ...All three presidents of Europe -- Roberta Metsola, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen -- were in attendance and gave dueling speeches.... ...So did ECB President Christine Lagarde and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Madame Lagarde is a great speaker....

US, EU allies scold Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia
politico.eu > article...The violence triggered an immediate backlash from Serbia, whose President Aleksandr Vučić placed his army on full combat alert and told military... ...Europe's largest economies and the U.S. slammed Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia after Pristina used force to secure access to municipal... ...Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.... ...“We call on Prime Minister Albin Kurti to reverse course and on all sides to refrain from any further actions that will inflame tensions and promote...

Madrid’s loose-cannon populist is an asset and a worry for Spain’s conservatives
politico.eu > article...for her conservative Popular Party (PP).... ...MADRID -- Isabel Díaz Ayuso is the Spanish political right's most powerful electoral weapon.... ...“Ayuso is a phenomenon,” said Lluís Orriols, a political scientist at Madrid"s Carlos III University.... ...Straying beyond the local politics of Madrid, Díaz Ayuso echoed the far-right Vox party by calling for EH Bildu to be declared illegal....

Hugs on drugs: Driver under the influence joins Olaf Scholz’s motorcade in security breach
politico.eu > article...Airport, after an appointment at the European Central Bank, and hugged him at the airport before bodyguards intervened.... ...BERLIN -- A man who joined German Chancellor Olaf Scholz"s official convoy without authorization was on drugs, according to media reports.... ...When Scholz left his limousine on the tarmac, the driver rushed up to the chancellor, shook his hand and hugged him.... ...The person was arrested without resistance by the Federal Police at Frankfurt Airport.”...

New sanctions against Russia stuck in limbo over Greek-Hungarian protest
politico.eu > article...Whereas the 10 previous sanctions packages focused on measures to empty Vladimir Putin"s war chest, Brussels now wants to avoid its sanctions being... ...The EU is currently discussing its 11th sanctions package against Russia after the start of Moscow"s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than a year... ...This sparked tensions at a meeting of EU foreign ministers earlier this week, where German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock directly criticized... ...Josep Borrell, the EU"s top diplomat, has already vowed to work through the differences on the Ukrainian list....