Turnout and the degree of fragmentation in first-round voting add to the uncertainty
Joachim Nagel says EU’s biggest economy must address ‘major challenges’ to fuel growth
Airline says traffic to and from French capital is behind other European cities in run-up to games
Liberals are in for a long struggle as nationalist populism surges in the US and Europe
They want ‘made in Europe’ requirements to protect region’s hydrogen equipment manufacturing industry
Oslo cites national security concerns amid increased Russian and Chinese interest in Svalbard and ‘high north’
Stocks and euro rise as some second-round candidates could be withdrawn to try to boost vote against far right
The cross-party consensus on trade policy in the UK and even the US is absent in France
Follow the first round of National Assembly voting in maps and charts
The smutty humour of György Ligeti’s 1978 work has dated but the singing keeps it fresh
Legacy airlines fight perpetual war to close significant cost gap on budget rivals
EU is using introduction of Digital Markets Act to check the power of Big Tech
Also in this newsletter: the Socialists’ message to Ursula von der Leyen
President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists fall to third place behind leftwing alliance
Emmanuel Macron’s centrists expected to slump to third place in snap parliamentary elections
Motorists set to pay an extra 50 cents a litre from 2031, estimates show
Armed forces would be unable to defend country in event of serious threat, says former head of MoD’s assessment unit
Low turnout in places like Wolverhampton could have unexpected consequences for election results
The UK and EU are falling behind the US for a reason: overprotective government
The party has pledged to scrap the Tory’s flagship Rwanda scheme but still reduce small boat crossings and end the use of asylum hotels
Millions will have to opt between supporting the far right or a bloc dominated by the far left in parliamentary elections
New facility is aimed at smaller projects that would otherwise struggle to find cover
The party leader anointed her youthful protégé as prime minister in waiting but office may come sooner than either expected
Emmanuel Macron’s centrists expected to slump to third place
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