On Monday afternoon, when the European Parliament met for the second time after the summer break in Strasbourg, they got down to business right away.
Jordan Bardella, the French chairman of the far-right group Patriots for Europe, accused the…
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Macron keeps everyone guessing as key allies swing against him – POLITICO
In a juddering political car wreck, the president on Monday accepted the shock resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu after barely 27 days in office, only to then instruct him to find a path out of the latest mess by Wednesday evening.
Macron’s own camp seems exasperated….
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Carney wins praise from Trump, but no trade deal — yet
Prime Minister Mark Carney won praise from President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Tuesday, avoiding blow-ups or embarrassment, even though he fell short of a breakthrough in the trade stand-off between the two North American neighbors.
“We’ve come a long way over the last few months,…
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Tory U-turn as Penny Mordaunt backs Britain quitting the ECHR
MANCHESTER, England — Former Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt endorsed the U.K. pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights, in a marked shift from her previous position.
Speaking at the POLITICO Pub at Conservative Party Conference on Tuesday, Mordaunt — a former Cabinet…
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The Brief – EDIP is a huge win for Europe, if MEPs would only let it through
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Instagram supports an EU Digital Majority Age
Parents should have a choice in which online services their teenagers access.
That’s why Instagram supports the initiative for an EU Digital Majority Age,…
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EU steel tariff hike threatens ‘biggest crisis’ for UK industry
The EU has announced plans to hike tariffs on imported steel in a move the UK’s steel industry has said could be “perhaps the biggest crisis” it has ever faced.
The commission has set out plans to cut the amount of steel that can be imported into the bloc by half – beyond which the new 50%…
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Kaja Kallas, Europe’s Top Diplomat, Isn’t Diplomatic Enough
In 2021, when Russia started amassing troops along its border with Ukraine, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed that the European Union invite Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit. Kaja Kallas—then the prime minister…
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European Parliament rejects Hungary’s request to lift MEP Magyar, Salis and Dobrev’s immunities
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The European Parliament rejected the Hungarian government’s request to lift the immunities of MEPs Péter Magyar, Ilaria Salis and Klára Dobrev in a tense vote on Tuesday.
The Hungarian authorities requested…
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Top Tory says Farage’s ‘core supporters’ are conspiracy theorists – POLITICO
In a rare interview, Jonathan Reynolds told POLITICO he would not be employing a tarantula or a “little black book,” but would take a gentler approach to keep restive MPs on the government’s side.
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