At a solemn ceremony at the Panthéon to mark the 150th anniversary of the (re-)birth of the Republic, president Macron chose a 59-year-old anti-Brexit British expatriate to be one of five newly naturalised French citizens emblematic of what it means … Read More
Boris Johnson says the UK is ready for any eventuality The chances of the UK leaving the European Union without a trade deal have risen sharply as negotiations have been threatened by London’s insistence that it have full autonomy over … Read More
Mr Barnier was due to hold emergency talks today with UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost amid a stand-off over state aid rules and fishing rights (REUTERS ) EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier today stepped up warnings across Europe that there will be … Read More
It remains unclear whether this proves to be a mere bump on road or will mark the beginning of a permanent reorientation in Turkish defense priorities. Key Point: Ankara’s revived interest in Russian military hardware comes during a time of acute … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz (L) attend a cabinet meeting at the German chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 19 August 2020. [EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN] German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Sunday (23 August) that the … Read More
The graph of Spain’s daily coronavirus case count is taking on an emphatic U-shape, with 3,715 new infections in the past 24 hours – joining Germany and France on Wednesday in reporting the most cases since lockdowns helped Europe quash … Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s assessment is that a Brexit agreement can be reached with the European Union in September, the UK chief negotiator David Frost said on Thursday ahead of a round of negotiations with his EU counterpart Michel Barnier … Read More
BOLOGNA — As monetary and fiscal authorities have acted aggressively to blunt the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact, public debt and central-bank balance sheets have swelled rapidly. In the European Union, this trend is compounded by a new 750 billion euros … Read More
Getty Images The European economy has fallen into its worst recession on record as strict quarantine measures earlier in the year to stop the spread of the coronavirus brought economic activity to an abrupt halt. According to figures released on Friday by … Read More
Collage sources: EU Website NEW YORK (IDN) – Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” is a play featuring two characters waiting for a character, Godot, who never arrives. As such, it is a useful metaphor for the goings-on of the European … Read More