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in EuropeOrbán infuriates Warsaw by granting political asylum to former Polish minister
Sikorski’s ministry summoned the Hungarian ambassador on Friday morning. “We think about the choice to grant political asylum to Marcin Romanowski, who is needed beneath a European arrest warrant, to be an act hostile to the Republic of Poland and opposite to the elementary ideas binding the member states of the European Union,” the overseas […] More
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in EuropeWho is Peter Mandelson, Britain’s ‘prince of darkness’ US ambassador choose?
After Trump gained the U.S. presidential election final month, Mandelson informed the Times Britain can “have our cake and eat it” on commerce, constructing nearer ties with each the EU and U.S. quite than selecting between them. It’s a coverage space the following ambassador to the U.S. will spend a lot of their time negotiating, […] More
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in EuropeHauptstadt – und jetzt? Der Jahresend-Streit mit Michael Bröcker
Hauptstadt – und jetzt? Der Jahresend-Streit mit Michael Bröcker – POLITICO Skip to most important content material More
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in EuropePeter Mandelson shall be UK’s subsequent US ambassador
Mandelson is a veteran political operator who helped remodel Britain’s center-left Labour motion within the Nineties because it returned from the political wilderness. He twice resigned beneath a cloud from Blair’s governments — however made a hanging frontline comeback within the dying days of Gordon Brown’s administration. A fierce critic of Brexit, Mandelson served as […] More
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in EuropeFrance’s Le Pen: Macron is ‘achieved’
He is because of stay in energy till 2027. Macron has misplaced his grip on the worldwide stage, she mentioned. “He now not has any affect within the European Union, and has been humiliated within the worst doable manner by his ‘creature,’ [European Commission President Ursula] von der Leyen.” In early December, the EU signed […] More
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in EuropePMQs: Badenoch wins by punching Starmer on pensioners
Credit the place it’s due: The PM wouldn’t supply a quantity, solely stating that his authorities had been “driving up” eligibility and urging Badenoch to “be part of that marketing campaign.” Good luck with that one. Case for the protection: Starmer harassed the U.Okay. triple lock guaranteeing rises to the state pension stays protected. He […] More
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in EuropeHow you gonna repair Germany?
The present German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and his center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), then again, are pushing for giant public investments to spark industrial progress. On Tuesday, Scholz proposed a €100 billion funding fund resembling the Inflation Reduction Act within the U.S. and pledged to extend the minimal wage to €15 per hour from €12. […] More
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Merz und Söder: Die trügerische Harmonie
Wie geplant ist die Vertrauensfrage für Olaf Scholz verloren gegangen, jetzt steht der Neuwahl nichts mehr im Weg und damit auch nicht dem Wahlkampf. Mit der Union stellt heute die Partei ihr Wahlprogramm vor, die die besten Aussichten hat, den nächsten Kanzler zu stellen. Wie intestine aber wird das Duo Merz und Söder wirklich funktionieren? […] More
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in EuropeTrump says Turkey orchestrated Assad’s overthrow in Syria
“Turkey is a serious power, by the way in which,” he mentioned. “Erdoğan is any individual I obtained together with nice, however he has a serious navy power. And his has not been worn out with conflict. He’s constructed a really robust, highly effective military.” Returning to the query, he mentioned: “We [had] 5,000 troopers […] More
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in EuropeGermany’s Scholz loses historic confidence vote
While Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) group in parliament confirmed its confidence within the chancellor, the Greens — with whom Scholz is presently ruling in a minority authorities — abstained in order that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) couldn’t pull a shock and attempt to prop him up. A small variety of the AfD’s […] More
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in EuropeGiorgia Meloni steps down as ECR president
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is stepping down as president of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), the right-wing group within the European Parliament that’s more and more calling the pictures in Brussels. “When I used to be requested to increase my time period till the [EU] elections, I agreed,” Meloni on Sunday instructed an […] More
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in EuropeGeorgians protest as pro-Russian party locks in ex-footballer as president
Thrusting Kavelashvili — who has no larger eduction and is anti-Western regardless of his soccer carreer there — into the presidency “was a farce,” Lithuanian MEP Rasa Juknevičienė mentioned on X. She visited Georgia this Thursday with a delegation from the European Parliament. “Just like in Russia, Belarus, and different autocracies.” Local media report that […] More
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