European leaders call for stronger defence ties after Trump’s Nato remarks

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

Poland’s revolution gets real as government reclaims control of public media

Broadcasters went off the air as opposition MPs barricaded themselves in public TV headquarters in an effort to stop the management changes. WARSAW — Poland’s new government moved Wednesday to seize control of the country’s publicly owned television, radio and … Read More

Russia’s attempt to strong-arm EU on gas could backfire

Europe Letter: Hardball Kremlin tactics could again serve to unify western countries. The timing of Moscow’s move to cut gas to Bulgaria and Poland was telling. It came just as the European Union approached a breakthrough on sanctioning Russian oil … Read More

Brexit is one of most spectacular mistakes in EU history, says Tusk

posted in: European Union, News

Exclusive: Donald Tusk says it would still be better for both sides if UK stayed in EU. Donald Tusk said Brexit was one of the saddest experiences of his five years as European council president. Photograph: Mikhail Palinchak/Ukrinform/Barcroft Media Brexit … Read More

The European Union Needs to Prepare for the Next Wave of Migrants

A volunteer helps a young boy following a sea rescue operation near the Greek island of Lesbos on Nov. 27. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES In 2015, at the start of the wave of migrants who hit European shores over the next … Read More

‘Exit from Brexit‘: German plot to STOP ‘lose-lose‘ divorce & keep UK in EU with new deal

posted in: European Union, News

The campaign, called ‘Exit from with a New Deal for Britain and the EU‘, was launched by Henreich Weiss, Michael Rogowski, and Hans-Olaf Henkel, three former BDI Presidents – the equivalent of the British CBI – who share the “goal … Read More

EU leaders set to offer Boris Johnson three-month Brexit extension

The European Union is preparing to grant Britain a flexible three-month Brexit extension, according to a leaked draft of an agreement set to be signed off by Brussels. French President Emmanuel Macron had been pushing for a short extension of around two … Read More

EU says Britain must pay Brexit divorce bill even if no deal

Mina Andreeva, file photo. [Europe by Satellite] Britain must pay its Brexit divorce bill even if it crashes out of the bloc without a deal, the EU said Monday (26 August), warning that future ties would be threatened if London … Read More

Boris Johnson heads to Germany to meet Angela Merkel as Brexit tour begins

posted in: Germany, News

Boris Johnson will travel to Germany tonight to meet Angela Merkel over Brexit (Picture: PA/Reuters) Boris Johnson is beginning a week of meetings with EU and world leaders in Germany where he will meet with German chancellor Angela Merkel. The … Read More

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