U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday warned European governments against imposing unilateral restrictions on transatlantic travel, saying Washington is prepared to enforce international agreements – a stance underscored by recent…
Category: 3. Europe
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German lawmakers end deadlock over top court judge – POLITICO
The fight over Brosius-Gersdorf came after questionable allegations of plagiarism surfaced against her and amid what many viewed as a smear campaign aimed at discrediting the legal expert over her views on abortion. Brosius-Gersdorf withdrew her candidacy last month, writing in an open…
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Donald Trump hints at leaving Europe to defend Ukraine alone
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Tuesday was an…
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Drone attacks leave Denmark exposed
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor
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Aalborg airport was among those targeted by a wave of drones in Denmark A night of drone incidents at airports and military bases all over Jutland, western Denmark, has not caused any harm or damage – and yet it has exposed the country’s…
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Trump’s Sharia law comments are ‘nonsense,’ says Starmer – POLITICO
Pressed on the president’s comments, Starmer admitted this was an area where they do not agree.
“As you saw from the state visit last week, there’s lots that the president and I agree on. And we work together on,” he told ITV London. “There’s a few things we disagree about….
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Sudanese ‘militiamen’ invited to Labour Party conference event – POLITICO
“The External Action Service of the EU Parliament approved the findings and told us that these people are in fact directly connected to the RSF,” German independent MEP Lukas Sieper said.
Despite the cancellation of the event in the European Parliament, Dogus arranged for it to take…
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The EPP launches an internal scrutiny process over the membership of Vučić’s party
Developments on the ground in Serbia and possible ties with Russia put the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in the spotlight.
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Greece extradites oligarch Plahotniuc to Moldova in $1bn fraud case
A Moldovan oligarch and former senior politician has been extradited from Greece accused of involvement in the theft of $1bn (£748m).
Vladimir Plahotniuc, 59, was flown from Athens to Chisinau on Thursday morning and then taken to a detention centre in Moldova’s capital, local officials said.
The…
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Americans traveling to Europe will have fingerprints scanned under new rule. What we know
FILE-A passenger places four fingers on a scanner of the ‘Smart Border’ border management system as it captures her fingerprints at the border checkpoint at an airport in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Christoph Schmidt/picture alliance…
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