Category: Politico News

PARIS — La vacance à la tête de Business France vit enfin à son épilogue. Le conseil d’administration de l’agence chargée de l’internationalisation de l’économie française a approuvé mardi, à l’unanimité, l’arrivée prochaine de Louis Margueritte au poste de directeur général, a appris POLITICO. Cet avis favorable, confirmé par deux sources internes, constitue la dernière […]

The men are under investigation for allegedly carrying out circumcisions without involving a medical professional; an obligation under Belgian law.  White’s explosive intervention came shortly after Trump’s Polish ambassador sparked a feud with the government in Warsaw, and right before the American envoy to France, Charles Kushner, was summoned by the French government over the […]

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel on Sunday condemned the motion as “one of the most hateful and racist documents I’ve ever read.” Polanski, the Jewish leader of the eco-populist force, said his support for the motion would depend on the definition of Zionism. “I can give you some different definitions of Zionism and we […]

The ICO also said Reddit had not carried out a Data Protection Impact Assessment focusing on the risks of using children’s personal information before January 2025, even though children between 13 and 18 were allowed to use the platform. Confirmation of the fine follows the issuing of provisional decision against Reddit last year. It is […]

BRUSSELS — Slovakia’s opposition is suing Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico over his decision to halt emergency power supplies to Ukraine amid a growing diplomatic spat over a key Russian oil pipeline. The chairman of the center-right Freedom and Solidarity party, Branislav Gröhling, said his party had filed a criminal complaint against Fico, accusing him […]

“Of course, the public have a right to see material that is relevant,” Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told the BBC. A senior government official, granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak on the record, indicated the government is unlikely to block the Lib Dem motion, which will be debated in the House of […]

Britain is also targeting Russia’s shadow fleet — oil tankers used to evade sanctions which have been surveilled, intercepted and boarded by the U.K. and its allies. It is sanctioning 48 vessels and 175 companies in Russia’s “2Rivers” illicit oil network — a move the U.K. Foreign Office said will send a “clear” message that […]

Charles Kushner has been temporarily blocked from meeting members of the French government after failing to attend a diplomatic summons. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech

KYIV — Hungary shouldn’t “disrespect” the EU’s decision to give €90 billion to Ukraine, which Budapest has blocked after originally agreeing last December, European Council President António Costa told POLITICO. “We need to implement what we agreed on the 18th of December, to deliver the €90B loan to Ukraine,” Costa said in Kyiv, where he […]

It also sees a similar level of tariffs applied to exports from the European Union. Products coming from the EU previously paid 15 percent, or the MFN rate, depending on which was higher. The European Parliament froze ratification of the EU’s trade deal with the U.S. on Monday amid concerns that Trump’s latest tariff broadside […]