UK-New Zealand trade deal ‘essential’ to help recovery, says UK trade secretary – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin U.K. Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss | Carl Court/Getty Images The UK says it wants…
Nationalist gains, Socialists steady as Spain holds first votes amid pandemic – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin A woman casts a ballot during a regional election in San Sebastian, Spain on July 12, 2020 |…
Germans favor tougher EU asylum policy: Poll – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Fifty-nine percent of the survey’s respondents supported reconfiguring the bloc’s Common European Asylum System | Adam Berry/Getty Images…
Trump wears mask in public for first time – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin U.S. President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | Alex…
European commissioner backs Polish president ahead of election – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin The EU’s Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, left, with Andrzej Duda | Lukasz Gagulski/EPA EU’s agriculture chief dives into…
Poland’s presidential campaign ends on an anti-Semitic note – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin WARSAW — The take-no-quarter Polish presidential election campaign ended this week with backers of incumbent Andrzej Duda insinuating…
Far-right Belgian student group among Twitter accounts suspended – POLITICO
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US announces duties on $1.3B in French goods in digital tax dispute – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin A Chanel store | Feng Li/Getty Images The United States believes the way the French tax is structured…
Rural-urban split defines Polish presidential race – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Press play to listen to this article CHRZANÓW, Poland — This village in eastern Poland is marked by…
French feminists protest against controversial new ministers – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Feminist protesters in front of the city hall in Paris | Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images The activists…
Charles Michel’s small cuts set stage for big EU budget fight – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Press play to listen to this article European Council President Charles Michel on Friday put forward a slightly…
Beware gay ice cream and flying swastikas – POLITICO
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Belgium to make face masks mandatory in shops, cinemas, museums – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks by a clothing store in Brussels, on May 16, 2020 |…
UK investment in OneWeb satellite firm ‘geopolitical,’ Cabinet minister says – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Business Secretary Alok Sharma | Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images ‘The UK has an ambition to be a…
Spain’s Casado bets on confrontational approach for election win – POLITICO
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Merkel sees tough road to EU budget and recovery deal – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin German Chancellor Angela Merkel | Pool photo by Yves Herman/AFP via Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel told…
Deutsche Telekom under pressure after reports on Huawei reliance – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Deutsche Telekom faces backlash in Germany over its ties to Chinese firm Huawei | John MacDougall/AFP via Getty…
Merkel looks east as ties fray between Germany and US – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Just after Germany agreed last month to rescue Lufthansa…
Does Emmanuel Macron have a women problem? – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin PARIS — There are statements politicians come to regret. In 2017, as a presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron said…
Amsterdam-London direct Eurostar coming this year – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin A Eurostar train gets set to depart from St. Pancras station in London | Will Oliver/EPA 4 countries…
Former UK chancellor warns against harming Chinese trade amid Brexit – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Philip Hammond made the comments after the Chinese ambassador to the U.K. warned Monday that trade ties between…
US bars international college students if their school’s classes are all online – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin U.S. President Donald Trump | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Colleges could be in a tough spot if…
UK unveils new sanctions on human rights violators – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin “If you are a kleptocrat or an organized criminal you will not be able to launder your blood…
Government divisions add to corona-ravaged Sweden’s woes – POLITICO
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Commission expresses regret over von der Leyen’s video for Croatian party – POLITICO
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Macron’s office to reveal new cabinet on Monday – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Emmanuel Macron | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images French president and his new prime minister set to discuss…
EU says Iran has triggered nuclear deal dispute mechanism – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell | Virginia Mayo/AFP via Getty Images Letter from Iran’s foreign minister…
Biden focuses on racial justice in July 4 message – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden | Alex Wong/Getty Images “We have a chance to rip…
EU needs to ‘see movement’ from UK on post-Brexit trade deal: Phil Hogan – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin EU commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan | Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images Unless London shows more ‘good faith’…
Catalonia confines 200,000 residents amid spike in coronavirus cases – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Spain’s autonomous Catalonia region on Saturday has reinstalled a lockdown for some 200,000 residents | Josep Lago/AFP via…
Serbian President Vučić takes German lessons – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Newsmaker Country’s dominant politician discusses Kosovo, China, EU and being ‘a small guy from the Balkans.’ By Jacopo…
Former French PM, health ministers to be investigated for pandemic response – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Edouard Philippe, Agnès Buzyn and Olivier…
5 things to know about France’s new PM Jean Castex – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex as his new prime minister on Friday — and…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić — Macron soliloquies — Green wave – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Listen to the podcast on Spotify | Apple | Google | Soundcloud | Stitcher A Green wave in France, the speaking styles of Angela Merkel and…
The anti-Trump movement will outlast Trump – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Press play to listen to this article WASHINGTON — The Trump years have scrambled old ideological lines. So…
Lukashenko’s coronavirus election – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Press play to listen to this article Joerg Forbrig is senior fellow and director for Central and Eastern…
French, Greeks the rudest drivers, while Swedes most likely to speed – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Kenzo tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images Survey data shows different driving habits across 11 countries. By Elisa Braun and…
Merkel to meet MEPs next week as Brussels returns to in-person meetings – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin German Chancellor Angela Merkel | Christian Marquardt-Pool/Getty Images The visit comes as Germany takes over the Council presidency.…
Airbus announces plan to lay off 15,000 workers – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin The Airbus factory in Hamburg | Sean Gallup/Getty Images The manufacturer says it is facing ‘the gravest crisis…
Boris Johnson’s (not so) new deal – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Press play to listen to this article LONDON — It tends to be smart to under-promise and over-deliver.…
Belgian king breaks silence on colonial past – POLITICO
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Boris Johnson uses old roadmap to chart post-coronavirus future – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to turn back to the Conservative manifesto | Pool photo by…
Black MEP accused of insulting police she blamed for racist violence – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin MEP Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana | Emile Gomez/European Union Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana has denied the allegations. By Maïa de La Baume…
Boris Johnson chides UK for being fatter than other nations – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Boris Johnson said options for intervention will be looked at closely | Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images LONDON —…
French Greens conquer major cities in local elections – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Jeanne Barseghian’s victory in Strasbourg was one of the Greens’ high-profile victories in French local elections on June…
‘With him, all roads lead to Putin’ – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin “I don’t know what the Russians have on the president, politically, personally, or financially,” Pelosi said. | Chip…
Facebook to label ‘newsworthy’ posts that violate site’s rules as boycott grows – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg | Drew Angerer/Getty Images | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Several major companies have pulled advertising…
Von der Leyen urges leaders to agree on EU budget by ‘summer break’ – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen | Olivier Hoslet/AFP via Getty Images A second summit in July…
Micheál Martin elected as Ireland’s new prime minister – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin His election Saturday by the 160-member parliament, with 93 votes in favor to 63 against, caps a remarkable…
Von der Leyen announces €4.9B in new EU pledges at coronavirus fundraiser – POLITICO
Share this...emailFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen | Pool image by John Thys/AFP via Getty Images The Commission…