Meet the Mafia-busting MEP taking the fight against organized crime to Brussels. Giuseppe Antoci battled the Italian mob. But can he take on EU policymaking? #TomorrowsPapersToday

Mentre si inseguono notizie di arresti per casi di corruzione e malaffare anche nelle istituzioni, noi siamo invece orgogliosi di contribuire a dare tutt'altra immagine dell'Italia anche all'estero: una delle più autorevoli riviste d'Europa, Politico, ha riservato la prima pagina

Rome thinks it has a "more realistic" view of Europe's capacity to exist without American military support. 5/5 Must-read by ? Elena Giordano Giovanna Faggionato

«Georgia» on my mind 🇬🇪

Russian attacks on Europe included a bid to sway the EU election, Dutch spies have warned. ow.ly/a4Fx50VFlnj

On Sunday, supporters of Club Brugge rampaged through Molenbeek, a neighborhood in Brussels, smashing shop windows and assaulting people. “These hooligans have no place in Brussels. They are not welcome in my city,” the capital's mayor told us: ow.ly/wH8N50VOk3b

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Orbán Viktor’s Fidesz submitted a bill to parliament on Wednesday, which would start to blacklist organizations receiving foreign funding, including EU grants, if it deems them a “threat” to national sovereignty. Read Elena Giordano’s reporting: politico.eu/article/viktor…

Anti-NATO Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu has retired from politics. politico.eu/article/pro-ru…

Donald Trump’s war on some of America’s most iconic colleges is a major opportunity for European academia and research. Now the EU is under pressure to seize it. ow.ly/IKRU50W27v4

In my latest for POLITICOEurope, European researchers and professors reveal how political pressure in the U.S. is fueling self-censorship and making cross-border collaboration harder than ever. Europe, meanwhile, sees an opening. 📚🌍 🔗 politico.eu/article/us-don…

‘Concerning’: World leaders urge restraint as Israel pummels Iran ow.ly/f9KY106bKHg

Brussels’ Atomium closes early because its balls are too hot ow.ly/lyvf106eqBU

Ystdy morning - ahead of an EU mission - Amnesty International warned EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner & several senior European ministers against migration cooperation with Libya Ystdy afternoon, Libyan officials declared them “persona non grata” & ordered them to leave the country!

🚨 NEW FROM POLITICO: UK diplomats in Libya came under gunfire (link in next post) — Unmarked SUV chased 2 UK cars. Shots damaged both — Incident reported to PM — Ministerial Libya trip curtailed over demands from Russia-aligned warlord Via Elena Giordano & ?

U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway’s Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg out of the blue last month to discuss trade tariffs — as well as his bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize. politico.eu/article/donald…

The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted today against lifting the immunity of left-wing Italian MEP Ilaria Salis, arguing that she would not get a fair trial in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary. ow.ly/mRlK50X0HVa

The EU Commission should cut Libya ties after a migrant rescue ship was attacked, a coalition of human rights NGOs warned. ow.ly/3hsF50X0VmE

The good news is that Prime Minister Orbán has admitted that some drones did enter Ukrainian airspace from Hungary. Péter Szijjártó, how is your tweet about "fake" going? Did not age well? But the bad news is that the Prime Minister remains intoxicated by Russian propaganda. We

Still think yesterday's peace talks in Egypt were a strange fever dream? Tuned out entirely as it was just too odd? Never fear! The great Elena Giordano and yours truly rounded up the 11 most bizarre moments of Donald Trump encountering fellow world leaders. Link below 👇