Far-right group Patriots for Europe will present a motion of no-confidence against von der Leyen’s Commission, disputing the signature of the EU-Mercosur trade deal. The announcement is expected this week, but the chances of success are practically none.
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Patriots for Europe to table a new confidence vote against von der Leyen this week
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NATO ends if Trump invades Greenland, EU commissioner warns – POLITICO
Kubilius’ words mark the first time a top EU official has publicly backed Frederiksen’s position, although EU diplomats privately agree with her.
“I will also make it clear that if the U.S. chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO, and thus…
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European Parliament bans Iranian diplomats to avoid ‘legitimising the regime’
All the Iranian diplomats and representatives will be banned from the European Parliament’s premises as a response to Iran’s crackdown on protesters, the Parliament’s president, Roberta Metsola, announced on Monday.
“This House will not aid in legitimising this regime that has sustained…
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US troop deployment in Mexico ‘not on the table,’ President Claudia Sheinbaum tells Trump
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she told her US counterpart Donald Trump that any US troop deployment in Mexico was “not on the…
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Paramount sues Warner Bros, launches proxy war to scupper Netflix deal
Paramount Skydance claims WBD’s Netflix transaction undervalues the company and says shareholders should decide, as it prepares a proxy contest and court action in Delaware.
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Meta taps former Trump adviser to be president, vice chair
Meta named former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick to serve as president and vice chair Monday, further cementing the company’s growing ties to Republicans and President Donald Trump’s White House.
In addition to a long career on Wall Street, Powell McCormick served as Trump’s deputy…
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UK defense facing cuts despite spending boost, says army chief – POLITICO
Asked if this meant cuts to programs or pushing them back, Knighton said: “All of those things are options under consideration, but so is the level of ambition we might take and these are straightforward facts.”
The Ministry of Defence is currently locked in a battle with the Treasury…
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Chill out, this is fine – POLITICO
Last week, NATO countries asked the alliance to look into options for securing the Arctic, including shifting more military assets to the region and holding more military exercises in Greenland’s vicinity. The U.K. and Germany are reportedly in talks to send troops to the self-ruling Danish…
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EU freezes Hungarian files ahead of key election in April, fearing Orbán campaign backlash
The European Commission has effectively stopped making decisions over files related to Hungary, two sources familiar with the matter told Euronews.
The reason for putting sensitive decisions on hold is simple: the Commission does not want to be seen as interfering in the Hungarian election…
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