On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Spain plans to ban access to social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday. He said the government would begin the process of passing […]
Continue ReadingBritain’s upper house of parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of banning under-16s from using social media, raising pressure on the government to match a similar ban passed in Australia. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he was not ruling out any options and pledged action to protect children, but his government wants to […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump said Wednesday he reached a framework for a deal over Greenland following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, and that he would therefore waive tariffs scheduled to hit European allies. “We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on European allies to stay focused on Ukraine despite mounting tensions over who should control Greenland. “The main issue is not Greenland. Now, the main issue is Ukraine,” Rutte said, after repeating he would not comment on transatlantic tensions […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Donald Trump has mocked Emmanuel Macron’s striking aviator sunglasses during his rambling speech at Davos, joking “what the hell happened?” about the French President. Macron drew attention for wearing […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch European investigators have dismantled a vast international synthetic drugs network operating from Poland, leading to the seizure of more than 9.3 tonnes of narcotics and the arrest of over […]
Continue ReadingDenmark’s Akademiker Pension fund said on Tuesday it would sell off its US Treasury bonds due to poor management of public finance in the United States. The decision is not related to the dispute between the United States and Europe over the future of the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, coveted by US President Donald […]
Continue ReadingSeveral lawmakers led by Green MEP Tilly Metz said a project to expand a French primatology centre contradicts the EU’s aim to end animal testing, in a letter sent to Philippe Baptiste, the French Minister for Higher Education on Tuesday. Located at the foot of Montagne Sainte-Victoire, near Aix-en-Provence in southern France, the primatology centre […]
Continue ReadingThe Renew group secured an amendment on contraceptive and abortion-related medicines under the Critical Medicines Act, but it may not survive negotiations. Backed by pro-European groups and parts of the EPP, the adopted amendment urges EU countries to ensure affordable and secure access to these medicines. “Shortages and supply disruptions affecting these medicines undermine patient […]
Continue ReadingThe US trade envoy on Tuesday warned European nations against using its tariff “bazooka” in response to President Donald Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland, saying it would “not be wise”. French President Emmanuel Macron in particular has urged use of the EU’s anti-coercion instrument (ACI) after Trump threatened tariffs of up to 25 percent on […]
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