The EU, meanwhile, has been perceived as being unusually cautious about supporting the protests, while Vučić’s working dinner with the bloc’s top leaders sparked controversy in and outside of Serbia. Last week 32 MEPs demanded in a letter that von der Leyen cancel the…
Category: 3. Europe
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US judge blocks funding freeze for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
A U.S. district judge blocked Kari Lake and the Trump administration from terminating Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s federal funding on Tuesday, granting the news organization a temporary win in its fight against the administration’s efforts to close its doors.
In a court filing, Judge…
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Vance to travel to Greenland on Friday
Vice President JD Vance is heading to Greenland later this week, becoming the highest-ranking American official to journey to the Arctic territory President Donald Trump wants to bring under U.S. control.
Vance on Tuesday said he would travel to Greenland’s Northwest coast on Friday to…
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The long, slow road to a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
After three days of talks in Saudi Arabia, at last some progress.
Two separate texts outlining agreements between the US and Russia, and the US and Ukraine.
There were some differences but much was the same. All sides agreed to “to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent…
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Russia and Ukraine agree naval ceasefire in Black Sea
Getty ImagesBoth sides agreed deals to reopen the key shipping route, the White House said (file photo) Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea in separate deals with the US, after two days of peace talks in Saudi Arabia.
Washington said all parties would continue…
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No Plan B? Labour’s Project Growth still isn’t paying off – POLITICO
The government is braced for the possibility that the U.S. may retaliate against Britain’s 20 percent Value Added Tax — a consumption levy added to most goods and services. The first U.K. official quoted above voiced concern this could be set at the difference between U.S. sales taxes and…
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Giuseppe Antoci, l’eurodéputé qui veut porter la lutte contre la mafia et le crime organisé à Bruxelles – POLITICO
Giuseppe Antoci, l’eurodéputé qui veut porter la lutte contre la mafia et le crime organisé à Bruxelles – POLITICO
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Turkey's CHP party leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in prison
İmamoğlu’s arrest has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked demonstrations in cities across the country, some of which have turned violent.
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Russia has ‘seized the upper hand’ in Ukraine war, intel community warns
U.S. intelligence agencies sounded the alarm on Ukraine’s dwindling battlefield prospects against Russia in an annual report released Tuesday.
The 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community — released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in…
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The Netherlands confirms it wants to more than double its military personnel by 2030
Due to ongoing geopolitical tensions, the Dutch government wants to more than double the number of people serving in the armed forces, from 70,000 to 200,000 people.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has confirmed it aims to more than double its military personnel, from…
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