#Romania faces a stark choice between an ultranationalist & a pro-Western candidate in the 2nd round of the presidential elections on 18 May. But how did George Simion become a right-wing messiah among Romanians abroad? Seb Starcevic overview with my take. politico.eu/article/romani…

🚨 SCOOP: In a private meeting today, FIFA President Gianni Infantino dismissed fears that Trump's border policies will hurt the 2026 World Cup. He also slammed the media for its reporting around the issue of fans entering and leaving the United States. politico.com/news/2025/05/0…

Exclusive: Greenland’s foreign minister suggested partnering with the EU on minerals and energy. And she slammed the Trump administration for spying on the island. “We’re supposed to be friends. We are allies. Allies don’t do such things.” politico.eu/article/greenl…

EXCLUSIVE: Greenland is dangling a rare earths partnership with the EU as Trump looms. politico.eu/article/greenl…

🚨Musk says he’s stepping back from political spending. “I think I’ve done enough,” the billionaire said QatarEconForum Tuesday. Musk poured over $290 million of his own money into the 2024 election to support Trump.

Russia’s blacklisted classical music stars make a comeback in Europe politico.eu/article/russia…

Russia’s opposition talking with Ukraine behind the scenes, top dissident says ow.ly/2cHa50W5ips

EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks ow.ly/UcAv106btXT

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to eliminate two divisions and cut dozens of positions in Brussels, three current NATO officials and one former senior official told us. “He is basically DOGEing NATO,” said one alliance official. 🔗 ow.ly/BUKB50WcfTo

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is on track to become Dems' candidate for NYC mayor — toppling Andrew Cuomo's comeback dreams and putting incumbent Eric Adams on notice. Cuomo has conceded and said he called to congratulate Mamdani. ow.ly/SHE050WfR0C

MAGA world leaps to Trump’s defense over alleged Epstein letter ow.ly/Es29106g9Oe

🚨 BREAKING: European Council President António Costa has called a virtual meeting of EU leaders tomorrow to debrief Monday’s summit in Washington between Zelenskyy, Trump and European leaders. Read the story: politico.eu/article/eu-eme…

Breaking News: A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his campaign after trying to give a journalist cash inside a potato chip bag. nyti.ms/47FrvIC

🚨 News: UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin told POLITICO that competitive European football matches should NOT be played outside Europe, as Spanish and Italian authorities plan to take games to the U.S. and Australia this season.

Cat's out of the bag - I'm heading back to Brussels this fall to take up a dream job as chief EU correspondent for POLITICO. Can't wait to get started!

Trump told Zelenskyy he was losing the war, warning: “If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you.” Read our Financial Times story 👇

Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters at the sidelines of the EUCO summit today that Russia must pay the price for its invasion with its frozen assets. “If Russia brought war to our land, they have to pay for this war.” Read more on our live blog: politico.eu/article/eu-lea…

Last week, EU leaders met in Brussels to address the external threats from Putin and the internal threats from the far right. Here are some of the things we learned 👇 politico.eu/article/eu-sum…

The EU is set to tighten visa rules for Russians. politico.eu/article/eu-vis…

EU-made weapons fuel war crimes in Sudan, the country's envoy to Brussels says. Arms sold by EU countries to the UAE have been traced to the conflict Cracking scoop from Seb Starcevic for POLITICOEurope politico.eu/article/sudan-…