On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier as the country’s new Prime minister. But will “Monsieur Brexit” be able to resolve France’s political deadlock? After a seven-week wait, Michel Barnier, the European Union’s Brexit negotiator and a veteran … Read More
PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Nearly three months after plunging France into political crisis by calling a snap election, President Emmanuel Macron is struggling to name a new prime minister whom rivals will not immediately topple – and who will … Read More
Polish PM Donald Tusk says ‘all for one, and one for all’ in thinly veiled riposte to Republican frontrunner European leaders have called for greater unity and military cooperation across the continent in response to comments from Donald Trump that threatened to … Read More
Along with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Mario Draghi, Scholz is making his first trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Follow DW for the latest. —3 European leaders go to Kyiv, expected to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy —10,000 civilians … Read More
American intelligence officials say that Russian president received treatment for advanced cancer in recent months. Russian President Vladimir Putin underwent treatment for advanced cancer as recently as this April, according to a classified U.S. intelligence report leaked to Newsweek. The … Read More
European Union leaders agreed late Monday to ban two-thirds of Russian oil imports as part of a compromise deal to increase pressure on Russia while accounting for the economic effects on some EU nations that are more reliant on Russian … Read More
Brussels ignores how economic grievance evolves into political dissent. Oh Brussels! Only in the land of the EU could 49 objectives containing 325 proposed actions be seen as the answer to Europe’s future development. But remarkably, this is exactly what … Read More
Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wants to make France the next country to leave the EU in a secret plan, according to French president Emmanuel Macron. The French president made the claims as he faces a harder-than-expected fight to stay … Read More
Scholz, who took over just four months ago from Angela Merkel, has broken with past policy but is still constrained by history BERLIN — On the last Saturday in February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gathered with his top advisers in … Read More
In their first in-person meeting on January 19, 2022, Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi and Russia’s Vladimir Putin displayed their commitment to stronger bilateral ties. In tandem with the exchange between the presidents, Iran’s oil minister announced that Tehran and Moscow had … Read More