The full scale of Donald Trump’s ambition to remake U.S. foreign policy – and redefine America’s approach to the world – has become clearer in the past few days, with the rollout of his version of an Obama-era initiative dubbed…
Category: 3. Europe
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NATO allies agree to boost weapon inventories ahead of Trump-pleasing summit – POLITICO
Details still need to be hammered out, including the deadline for reaching that threshold and the definition of what qualifies for both spending categories.
Rutte has suggested a 2032 deadline for the new spending goal, but Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said ahead of the meeting…
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Merz in Washington: Did Germany's chancellor achieve everything he wanted from Trump talks?
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon. But did Merz get everything he wanted from the talks?
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Merz avoids a blowup in the Oval, but Trump goes his own way on Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz papered over their differences, especially concerning the war in Ukraine, during their first face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday.
Merz, who just months ago responded to the administration’s hostile approach…
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Zia Yusuf quits as chairman of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – POLITICO
Yusuf had earlier criticized the party’s new MP Sarah Pochin for asking Prime Minister Keir Starmer whether the U.K. would ban the burqa in a House of Commons exchange on Wednesday.
“Nothing to do with me,” Yusuf said Thursday morning about the Pochin question.
Yusuf, the…
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Who is Alexus Grynkewich, the new top commander of Nato in Europe named by US
Airforce general Alexus Grynkewich has been nominated as the top commander of Nato in Europe by the United States on Wednesday. The appointment spearheaded by US…
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"The green transition and competitiveness are not contradictory," says EU Environment commissioner
In an interview with Euronews, Jessika Roswall, the Commissioner of Environment and Water Resilience, explains that it is possible for Europe to have a strong, competitive economy while also protecting access to clean drinking water and removing harmful chemicals from the environment.
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Eurovision faces pressure from EU lawmakers over ‘rigged’ televoting
A group of European lawmakers has urged Eurovision organisers to release full voting data on this year’s song contest, citing growing concerns over manipulation raised by broadcasters across several countries.
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