German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (PA) Germany has reportedly scrapped plans to discuss Brexit at a high-level meeting next week because Britain and the EU have made no “tangible progress” over the summer. According to The Guardian, Germany — which holds the … Read More
Statement by David McAllister (EPP, DE) (pictured), chairman of the Parliament’s EU-UK Coordination Group, after the latest round of talks on the future relationship between the UK and the EU: “Michel Barnier just debriefed the UK Coordination Group in the European … 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
Five years ago, as hundreds of thousands of refugees came to Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel maintained: “We can do it.” How has Germany — and those who sought asylum — managed since then? DW explains. Perhaps no other phrase uttered during … Read More
The project has been unveiled after a crowd of about 300 migrants attacked the Melilla enclave on Thursday. The Spanish government plans to build 10-meter-high (32-feet) cylindrical walls around its North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to stop raids … 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
It is the quiet before the storm on Brexit. After a three-week summer break, UK and EU negotiators reconvene this week for another round of talks. They have just several weeks to overcome the key obstacles to a deal—disagreements on … Read More
Tunisian Interior and Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi, right, greets Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at Tunis Carthage airport in Tunis, Monday. (AP) Talks to focus on broader European aid to fight the poverty and joblessness that fuels it TUNIS: … 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