The future of Poland’s pro-EU government is riding on the country’s presidential elections, which come at a fraught moment for Europe, analysts said ahead of…
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Europe warned to change fast or become a ‘shock absorber’ of US-China trade war
But they have been warned that the bloc must reform quickly or become a “shock absorber” of tectonic upheavals in global trade imbalances.
The climbdown in superpower tensions following high-wire talks in Geneva last weekend has led to a…Continue Reading
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“Spaceflight by bike” – these are Europe’s hardest road climbs and none of them are in France
France, home to the world’s biggest bike race, is littered with mountain ranges – from the Vosges through the Alps and down to the Pyrenees. So it must be home to Europe’s toughest climbs, right?
Wrong – none of the toughest cycling…
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Don’t mention the Green Deal! EPP scrubs wording from Parliament water report – POLITICO
EPP lawmaker Esther Herranz García, who represented her party in the agriculture committee negotiations on the report, told POLITICO in a written statement that the effect the Green Deal had “had on productivity and abandonment of farms makes us think that new times have come.”
“It is…
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So lief der Start der Regierung Merz – mit Veit Medick – POLITICO
Friedrich Merz ist zehn Tage Kanzler – Zeit für eine Zwischenbilanz. Gemeinsam mit Veit Medick vom Stern analysiert Gordon Repinski: Was hat Merz rhetorisch gut gemacht, wo droht der Rückfall in Scholz’sche Ankündigungen? Außenpolitisch setzt er erste Akzente – vom…
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China’s defence chief forges Europe ties in Paris, Berlin plus UN peace pledge
In the first visit to Europe by a Chinese defence minister in more than four years, Dong Jun said Beijing would intensify security exchanges with European countries and boost its role in United Nations peacekeeping operations.Dong’s visit to…
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German, UK defence ministers meet in Berlin to discuss ways to further support Ukraine
The European Union military chief announced that the bloc plans to double its heavy calibre ammunition delivery to Ukraine this year to better equip Kyiv in its fight against Moscow.
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European leaders want to turn screws on Putin after delayed Turkey talks – POLITICO
Punitive tariffs on Russian imports are under discussion, two European officials said. The EU has imposed sizable sanctions on Moscow since it launched its 2022 invasion but have held back from a total trade embargo against Russia. Imposing EU…
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Who is winning the Romanian election? – POLITICO
But more recent polls have shown the gap narrowing significantly as decision day gets closer.
On Wednesday, a poll of 4,000 people by AtlasIntel put the two candidates level on 48 percent each. Crucially, AtlasIntel included a sample of the large Romanian diaspora population, among whom…
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