Category: 3. Europe

Currently a CDU deputy parliamentary group leader, Spahn is not a foreign policy specialist, but his strong U.S. network, particularly his ties to Republicans, is seen as an asset. Spahn attended the Republican National Convention last year and is being mentioned as a more unconventional…

The EU was one of the president’s initial targets, one that he called out during his Rose Garden speech for being “very tough traders” and “pathetic.” Say what you will about Donny, but he is a real master of the left-handed compliment.

As soon as the news broke, all eyes in…

In his letter, Chiocchetti cited the recent trial of Le Pen, in which she was found guilty of embezzling Parliament funds and barred from running for French president, as a reason to block Paradol’s bid.

“Recent trials before French national jurisdictions showcased the risks related to…

In recent months, the European Union has threatened harsher migration regulations: a plan to streamline deportations, tougher penalties for rejected migrants who do not leave the bloc and the creation of so-called return hubs in countries outside the EU to house people awaiting…

The government has announced a further £450m of military support to Kyiv, as the UK and Germany prepare to host a meeting of 50 nations in Brussels.

Defence officials are convening to “pile pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and force him to end his invasion of Ukraine, UK Defence…

One of NATO’s largest annual naval exercises, the Black Sea drill “Sea Shield 25”, is meant to improve cooperation between NATO countries and prepare for different types of threats. The drill comes at a time of heightened tensions in the region, with the Black Sea playing a…

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, near lower Manhattan, killing six people, according to officials. The helicopter was completely submerged prompting a major mobilisation of emergency personnel to respond to the crisis.

The helicopter reportedly broke apart midair and…

However, there can be no timetable for a military deployment until there is a ceasefire.

Healey underscored that the reassurance mission would not be a “peacekeeping force” that would separate the warring sides. “The best way of cementing a ceasefire is the strength of the Ukrainian…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is in Beijing, his second stop on a two-country tour of Asia which comes against a backdrop of serious geopolitical tensions due to Donald Trump’s tariff war.

During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on Wednesday, Sánchez praised the…

“In no case does anyone believe you anymore that you’re a sovereignist and that you’d die fighting neck-and-neck with everybody for your people and your country,” Ciolacu wrote to Ponta in a Facebook post, where he called on his former party colleague to leave the presidential…