A Times investigation showed how oligarchs and political patrons make millions in farm subsidies. But the program is all but sacrosanct.
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The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. for Millions
The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing.
India Finally Lets Lawmakers Into Kashmir: Far-Right Europeans
India’s own members of Parliament have been kept out of the locked-down region for months, as have journalists and an American senator.
European Parliament, Flexing Muscle, Rejects France’s Commission Nominee
In a blow for President Emmanuel Macron, Sylvie Goulard’s nomination was thrown out after grueling interviews about her finances.
The Best and Brightest? Not Always for E.U. Leadership Jobs
Parliamentary hearings of proposed European commissioners reveal legal, ethical and competence problems for many.
‘Protecting Our European Way of Life’? Outrage Follows New E.U. Role
Ursula von der Leyen is under pressure to ditch the title “vice president for protecting our European way of life” for the person in charge of migration policy.
Can an Outspoken Spaniard Give Europe One Voice in the World?
Josep Borrell Fontelles has been selected to become the European Union’s next foreign policy chief. Among his credentials is a taste for bluntness.
First Woman Chosen for Top E.U. Job Wins Confirmation
The former German defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen, will face an array of global challenges and the bloc’s own internal divisions.
Greens Are the New Hope for Europe’s Center. For the Far Right, They’re Enemy No. 1.
As climate change emerges as the latest front in Europe’s culture wars, can Green parties show that environmental policy is compatible with social justice?
Who Got the E.U.’s Top Jobs
A German supporter of a “United States of Europe,” a French power broker, a Belgian coalition-builder and a Spanish socialist will try to lead the European Union through complex times.