UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson drives a JCB through a symbolic wall during an election campaign event at a JCB plant, Uttoxeter, England, December 10, 2019. – Copyright Ben Stansall/Pool via AP The promise of freedom to “take back control” of the … Read More
Bloc’s assessment, published in a budget document, is aimed at reflecting the UK’s ongoing commitments to EU programmes. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – Photo credit: AFP The European Union has concluded … Read More
It has been almost two months since a Belarusian dissident journalist and his partner were taken into custody in a spectacular series of events widely seen as the state-sponsored hijacking of an EU-flagged airplane. Faced with the unprecedented aggression, reportedly … Read More
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron had suggested inviting the Russian president for talks. Leaders have though agreed new funding for the migration pact with Turkey. EU leaders agreed Friday to plan for sanctions against Russia but rejected a push for … Read More
BERLIN. — US President Joe Biden’s eight-day trip to Europe has prompted a flood of optimistic rhetoric, and many officials chanted that America is finally waving goodbye to those hostile policies and mercurial behaviours during the presidency of Donald Trump. … Read More
“The 17,300 participants on the conference’s online platform so far are still expandable,” said German Social Democratic MEP Katarina Barley (SPD), who also warned against not taking the suggestions of citizens sufficiently seriously and using them as political pawns. With … Read More
Ukraine commended the decision of the NATO Summit that our country will become a member of the Alliance, and the Membership Action Plan (MAP) is an integral part of this process. “We are grateful to NATO members for such a … Read More
Dublin worries EU-UK diplomatic clash could inflame tensions in the North. Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the final day of the G7 summit in the UK. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA/Bloomberg British prime minister Boris Johnson has said he will do … Read More
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Mass (file image) The right for individual EU member states to veto decisions must be scrapped, Germany’s foreign minister has declared. Heiko Maas said that the 27-member bloc cannot be hamstrung by single hold-outs. “We can … Read More