Category: 3. Europe
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EU scrambles to prepare for a Trump return – POLITICO
The meetings, first reported by POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook, come as the fear of former U.S. President Trump returning to the White House permeates the highest echelons of power in Europe’s capital. Small groups of the 27 EU countries’ ambassadors met Thursday and Friday with Brussels’… Continue Reading
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Zelenskyy rejects UN chief’s visit over meeting with Putin – POLITICO
Zelenskyy criticized Guterres in an evening speech on Thursday that marked United Nations Day, in which he said it is “crucial” the world remembers the goals and principles of the U.N. Charter. “Even if some officials prefer the allure of Kazan over the substance of the U.N. Charter,… Continue Reading
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Fugitive mafia cocaine trafficker posed by Pablo Escobar’s grave
An Italian mafia fugitive – who served as an intermediary with Colombian drug gangs – has been arrested after almost four years on the run in South America. Luigi Belvedere, one of Italy’s most wanted men, was tracked down to the city of Medellín, where infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar‘s cartel… Continue Reading
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Microplastics trigger major concern as EU governments prepare for UN treaty talks
As officials from nearly 200 countries convened in Colombia this week to discuss implementing a global pact to reverse biodiversity loss, and prepare for crunch climate talks in Azerbaijan in November, yet another major environmental threat – plastic pollution – is the focus of a separate UN… Continue Reading
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French lawmakers vote in favour of new tax on wealth of billionaires
A majority of lawmakers supported the proposition from the far-left LFI party, despite warnings from the incumbent government. Continue Reading
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Europe or Russia? For Georgians, the choice isn’t so simple – POLITICO
But is this really the decision Georgians are making? Is the binary that clear cut? I’m not so sure. To understand the political situation in any country, Georgia included, ask a cab driver, the old adage goes. Maybe the average Joe — or in this case, Giorgi — could shed some… Continue Reading
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EU steps up fight with the UK over … sand-eels – POLITICO
“Consultations concluded without reaching such a mutually agreed solution, to which the EU remains open. The establishment of an arbitration tribunal constitutes the next step of the dispute settlement procedure.” The statement adds that measures to manage “shared resources” must… Continue Reading
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It’s ‘our business’ if we want to deploy North Korean troops against Ukraine – POLITICO
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that it was Russia’s prerogative to deploy North Korean troops for the war in Ukraine. Speaking to journalists at the final press conference of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Putin said: “This is our sovereign decision…. Continue Reading
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EU taxpayers fork out €42bn a year on subsidies for fossil fuel company cars, study finds
Subsidies for petrol and diesel company cars cost EU taxpayers €42bn a year, study finds. ADVERTISEMENT Subsidies for petrol and diesel company cars cost EU taxpayers tens of billions each year in the bloc’s five biggest countries alone. A new study commissioned by sustainable… Continue Reading
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'We're being held hostage': French cognac industry angry over EU-China trade war
French brandy is at the heart of a commercial dispute between Beijing and Brussels over Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). Continue Reading