Polish foreign minister resigns — second Cabinet resignation this week

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Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has resigned as part of a Cabinet reshuffle. It comes as Warsaw seeks to play an active EU role amid the Belarusian crisis. Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz resigned on Thursday, ahead of a major Cabinet reshuffle. … Read More

Italy Government on Verge of Collapse as Renzi Party Quits

 Ex-premier says Conte not doing enough to fix country’s issues  Resignation triggers crisis with no clear solution in sight The exit of junior coalition partner in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic deals a blow to Giuseppe Conte’s government. Matteo … Read More

‘The Situation is Catastrophic’: Inside France’s Brutal Evictions of Refugees

The conditions faced by refugees in northern France are now “more precarious than ever,” humanitarian charities say. “They came with chainsaws and cleared that whole area,” said Jamal, a 24-year-old Sudanese refugee who fled war in Darfur, gesturing at the … Read More

Biden’s plans for digital government set an example the UK and Europe must be willing to follow

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Joe Biden seems set on transforming US administration (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This week, days before Joe Biden had even stepped foot in the White House as US President, he showed a greater commitment to digitally-enabled government than most … Read More

Bosnia warned of consequences if migrants not given shelter

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Most of the migrants are from Pakistan and Afghanistan and they include children Bosnia risks “severe consequences” to its reputation if assistance is not urgently given to 1,700 people left without shelter for more than three weeks, the European Union’s … Read More

EU-China Investment Agreement Casts Europe As A Great Power – OpEd

As in many other respects, 2020 was a very turbulent year in the context of great power rivalry and transatlantic relations. The most striking examples in this context were the COVID-19 pandemic, US-China great power rivalry, and the end of … Read More

U.K. ‘Not Fully Sovereign’ After Brexit, French EU Minister Says

Clement Beaune , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The U.K. isn’t “fully sovereign” after its split from the European Union because it still needs to follow the bloc’s rules to maintain access to its market, France’s Junior Minister for EU Affairs, Clement … Read More

Number of foreign tourists visiting Spain from abroad in November fell 90%

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MADRID (Reuters) – International tourist arrivals to Spain fell 90% year-on-year in November, official data showed on Tuesday, after authorities imposed new travel restrictions to curb an increase in coronavirus infections. Over the first eleven months of the year, some … Read More

Merkel’s possible successor says ‘road to Germany’ is no longer open for refugees

Friedrich Merz, one of the three current candidates vying for the leadership post of the German Christian Democrats [Bernd von Jutrczenka – Pool/Getty Images] A possible presidential candidate of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) opposed on Saturday … Read More

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