In Europe, flights to and from the region remain unaffected, with planes from Congo capital Kinshasa landing daily in Brussels. Meanwhile the bloc has so far accepted two U.S. citizens from the region: a doctor with confirmed Ebola is receiving treatment in a Berlin hospital, while a contact…
Category: 3. Europe
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Meloni blasts far-right Netanyahu ally for taunting Italian activists – POLITICO
Meloni was responding to a video posted by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, where the far-right politician taunts the detained activists as they are shown kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs. “Welcome to Israel. We’re the landlords,” Ben-Gvir…
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French presidential hopeful de Villepin probed over gifts received as foreign minister – POLITICO
An investigative report that aired on French public television last month claimed that De Villepin had received two statuettes of Napoleon worth thousands of euros from Robert Bourgi, a French lobbyist who has worked closely with African officials in former French colonies. One of the pieces…
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Manfred Weber’s trusted circle shrinks as chief of staff resigns – POLITICO
STRASBOURG — The right-hand man of European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber, Tom Vandenkendelaere, resigned Wednesday to take a private-sector job in Belgium, he told POLITICO.
Vandenkendelaere will leave EPP headquarters at the end of May with no successor yet…
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Rutte shrugs off shrinking US military presence in Europe as ‘expected’ – POLITICO
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday: “There is still no reliable confirmation. The only thing we are hearing is that this is embedded in a decision to reduce the number of American brigades in Europe by one.”
He added that it was still “completely unclear” when this…
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Hungarian PM Magyar looks to revive — and expand — Visegrad group – POLITICO
Magyar defeated Orbán in April’s election and notably chose Warsaw as the destination for his first international trip as prime minister, which aims to rebuild regional alliances.
“The Visegrad Group may regain its vitality and its influence within the European Union,” Magyar said…
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The world has 6 months to avert Hormuz-linked food crisis, says UN – POLITICO
The impact is already showing. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international food commodity prices, rose for a third consecutive month in April, driven by high energy costs and disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict. The shock will unfold in stages, the…
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Lawmakers confirm Macron’s pick to lead Bank of France – POLITICO
Moulin told lawmakers at a confrontational but respectful hearing before his confirmation that he would respect the bank’s independence as its governor and insisted he was well-qualified for the job.
“I am confident that I could independently lead an institution that is proud of its…
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Xi basks in spotlight as he hosts Putin days after Trump
And in talks with both Trump and Putin, Xi faced leaders mired in costly wars that have dragged on for longer than they anticipated. For Trump, the war in the Middle East has turned into a global crisis that has plunged his approval ratings back home. For Putin, the invasion of Ukraine, now into…
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Czech hospital to monitor doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda – POLITICO
A new outbreak of the deadly disease began in May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a small number of cases spreading to neighboring Uganda. On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency. More than 130 people had died from the latest…
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