France is leading a 10-country defense initiative in a bid to “face new threats” outside existing structures. Germany is wary that the project could entangle its military in foreign interventions and undermine the EU. Defense ministers from 10 European countries … Read More
President Macron is visiting a series of monuments this week to mark the centenary of the World War One Armistice – Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Europeans cannot be protected without a “true, European army”, as … Read More
“Right now we have almost-daily U.S. coverage on Trump and everything that’s connected to him.” Europeans had trained a close eye on Trump long before the midterms. President Trump is pictured on a TV screen in Frankfurt, Germany, on November … Read More
Dominic Raab reportedly demanded right to pull UK out of proposed agreement. PA WIRE/PA IMAGES Ireland and the European Union will “never” accept a time-limited Brexit backstop, the UK has been told. Dominic Raab reportedly privately demanded the right to … Read More
Titian’s Europa: The economy was bullish for a while, but not right now. Titian / Wikimedia, CC Italy recorded GDP growth of exactly 0.0%. The economies of Germany and the UK also looked fragile last week. “Eurozone growth is faltering faster … Read More
What with Brexit and EU parliament elections looming, dramatic change could happen in Europe next year, writes Joschka Fischer, a former German foreign minister. Politically, 2019 will be an extraordinarily important year for the European Union. The United Kingdom is … Read More
Many EU member states did not agree with her refugee policies, others criticized her austerity stance. Brussels now regards Angela Merkel’s step-by-step withdrawal as a chance for new beginnings, says DW’s Bernd Riegert. For many observers in Brussels, the twilight of … Read More
Former First Secretary of State Damian Green has warned British politicians risk being attacked with “bombs and weapons” unless they tone down their “dangerous” rhetoric over Brexit. His warning comes after vile comments from anonymous Conservative MPs directed towards Theresa … Read More
Europe’s economy turned in its best performance in decades in 2017. There won’t be a repeat anytime soon. Growth is expected to slow dramatically this year as Europe grapples with new trade barriers, uncertainty over Brexit and political spats that … Read More