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Zelenskyy rebuffs Trump’s proposal for rapid peace deal in Ukraine war
BUDAPEST — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poured cold water Thursday on a plan by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to strike a rapid peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, arguing it would...
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5 things to know about Kaja Kallas’ European Parliament hearing
As Europe’s pick for the role of top diplomatic envoy amid burning questions about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the Ukraine war and the Middle East, Kaja Kallas’ hearing in the European...
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‘Terrifying’: Trump’s Cabinet picks trigger unease in Europe
BRUSSELS — At first, European diplomats even felt some relief about the shape of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s new Cabinet when he chose Florida Republican Marco Rubio to be America’s top...
View ArticleEU to press China over drones for Russia, warns of ‘consequences’
The EU will press Beijing for answers over reports that a China-based company is producing military drones for use in Russia’s war against Ukraine, a senior EU official said Friday. “We have had...
View ArticleEurope still hasn’t understood language of power, says outgoing top EU diplomat
Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell has this advice for the bloc as he wraps up a five-year term: Get united and start taking decisions faster, or you won’t be taken seriously as a geopolitical player. “If...
View Article‘Really strange strategy’: Senior European officials facepalm over Scholz’s...
European officials hit out at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his Friday phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting in Brussels on Monday, Lithuanian...
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Wanted: Europe’s next foreign policy leader
Gabrielius Landsbergis was a big hit abroad. Not so much at home. The outspoken Lithuanian foreign minister announced he would step back from front-line politics after a brutal election defeat last...
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Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian lurch spells big trouble for EU and NATO
BRUSSELS — Georgia. Moldova. Now Romania? Alarm bells are ringing in Brussels after a far-right, pro-Russia candidate came out of nowhere to win the first round of Romania’s presidential election on...
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TikTok CEO summoned to European Parliament over role in shock Romania election
BRUSSELS — A top EU lawmaker is demanding that TikTok’s chief executive appear before the European Parliament to answer questions about the platform’s role in Sunday’s Romanian presidential election,...
View ArticleEU to propose new migration rules in latest rightward shift
The European Commission is set to propose new rules on deporting migrants entering the bloc illegally, according to three European Union diplomats. A draft directive on returns could be circulated to...
View ArticleFrance, Poland to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force
French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk the deployment of a postwar peacekeeping force in Ukraine when the two meet in Warsaw on Thursday, a European Union...
View ArticleEU to discuss closure of Russian bases with Syrian rebels
The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday that the bloc will raise the possibility of closing Russian bases in Syria with the country’s new leadership, as some ministers argue the...
View ArticleHungary on path of no return under Orbán, warns Polish minister
Hungary is likely so far gone in defying EU law and undermining civil society that it won’t be able to change course while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is in power, Poland’s justice minister warned....
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Pressure mounts on EU to use legal weapons against Musk’s interference
What are you waiting for, Brussels? Elon Musk’s decision to host German far-right leader Alice Weidel in a livestream on X is sparking fury from European Union leaders and lawmakers, who on Monday...
View ArticleFrance, Germany, Poland plan show-of-unity trip to US after Trump’s inauguration
French, German and Polish foreign ministers have planned a trip to Washington D.C. shortly after the United States’ President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, three European Union...
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La pression monte sur l’UE pour qu’elle utilise des armes juridiques contre...
Qu’attend Bruxelles ? La décision d’Elon Musk d’accueillir la dirigeante allemande d’extrême droite Alice Weidel dans un livestream sur X suscite la fureur des dirigeants et parlementaires de l’Union...
View ArticleEU ready to take lead on Ukraine if US no longer willing, says Kallas
Top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas said Thursday the EU would be ready to take the lead on supporting Ukraine if the United States was no longer willing. “I’m really sure that all the other...
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Don’t freak out: Austria tries to reassure Brussels amid far right’s bid for...
Austria’s interim leader Alexander Schallenberg is in Brussels on Monday to reassure the EU’s top leaders that his country will remain a reliable partner, as hardline right-winger Herbert Kickl bids...
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Austria’s Kickl brings Europe’s anti-populist firewall crashing down
Twenty-five years ago, the European Union reacted with outrage at the prospect of a far-right politician, Jörg Haider, entering Austria’s government, turning the country into a virtual pariah. This...
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Who’s been invited? World’s far-right populists pack guest list for Trump’s...
Donald Trump’s guest list for his Jan. 20 inauguration as U.S. president is shaping up to be a global Who’s Who of right-wing populists. Inaugurations tend to be traditional, flag-waving affairs, an...
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