Merz’s government has taken a tougher line on refugees and migrants, amid surging support for the anti-immigration AfD party.
Category: 3. Europe
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Most Syrian refugees in Germany expected to return home in three years, Merz says
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Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy
Ukraine’s president says partners asked if the attacks could be “reduced” as prices soar due to the Iran war.
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Zelenskyy offers Ukraine’s help to unblock Hormuz – POLITICO
Although the three Ukrainian ports in Odesa region still experience Russian missile and drone strikes, they’re visited by about 200 cargo ships a month, said Andrii Klymenko, head of the monitoring group on the situation in the Black Sea region with the Institute for Black Sea Strategic…
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France sentences tanker captain as EU countries crack down on Russian shadow fleet – POLITICO
Other coastal states, including Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Belgium, have intercepted suspected shadow fleet vessels in the Baltic and North Seas.
This has “in some cases, forced the Kremlin to adapt by reflagging shadow-fleet tankers … while occasionally deploying military escorts,”…
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Merz wants majority of Syrians out of Germany – POLITICO
Millions of Syrians fled the civil war that began in 2011, with many arriving in Germany during the 2015-2016 refugee crisis. By the end of 2024, around 1.23 million people of Syrian origin were registered in Germany.
Merz made restricting migration a central campaign issue when he ran for…
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Jørgensen fordert Europäer auf, weniger zu reisen – POLITICO
Steigende Energiepreise: Jørgensen fordert Europäer auf, weniger zu reisen – POLITICO
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US pressures Brussels to join AI chips club
BRUSSELS — A top U.S. official on Monday pressured the European Union to join a Washington-led club on artificial intelligence and semiconductors.
The U.S. launched the Pax Silica global club in December, an effort to counter China’s dominance by securing the supply chains underpinning…
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Brussels says Europeans should consider traveling less to avoid energy shortages – POLITICO
That could mean governments asking citizens to drive or fly less to save fuel for more essential purposes, as is already happening in some Asian countries.
European energy ministers will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss how to address the energy crisis.
In his letter,…
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As the WTO flounders, the world’s middle powers go their own way – POLITICO
“The system worked pretty well, but when the WTO came into being the thinking was that everyone should sign up to pretty much everything [and] Special and Differential Treatment would be extended to developing countries,” he said. “This has, I would argue, worked much less…
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Europe slams Israel over death penalty bill and freedom of religion – POLITICO
Israel also faced backlash from European countries on Sunday for preventing Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating the traditional Palm Sunday mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. French, German, Italian and United States representatives…
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