Berlin to extend beefed-up border checks – POLITICO

But the checks have angered Berlin’s neighbors, in part for creating traffic headaches at border crossings, and led to tit-for-tat retaliation from Warsaw. A Berlin court also deemed the most controversial measure of Berlin’s border regime — namely turning away asylum seekers at its frontiers — to be in violation of European law. Chancellor Friedrich […]

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Trump calls Gavin Newsom’s clean energy deal with the UK ‘inappropriate’

President Donald Trump on Monday slammed a new clean energy agreement between California and the United Kingdom, deriding Gov. Gavin Newsom and warning British leaders against partnering with the Democratic governor. “The U.K.’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in a brief interview with POLITICO, using his derogatory nickname for […]

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Likely French presidential candidate Mélenchon under fire after activist beaten to death – POLITICO

Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said France Unbowed had a “moral responsibility” for fostering a “climate of violence.” During a meeting Sunday in support of a local candidate in Montpellier, Mélenchon expressed “empathy for the family of young Quentin” and said that “for [France Unbowed], nonviolence is a fundamental philosophical choice. Violence stunts our movements and […]

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EU to send commissioner for Mediterranean to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting – POLITICO

The initiative, chaired by Trump, is designed to oversee Gaza’s demilitarization and reconstruction under a U.N.-endorsed ceasefire framework. Another Commission spokesperson, Anouar El Anouni, said the EU still has “a number of questions” about elements of the Board’s charter, including its governance and its compatibility with the U.N. Charter. “Having said that, we’re certainly prepared […]

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Newsom signs California-UK clean energy pact – POLITICO

The pact will enable better access for U.K. firms including Octopus Energy — the country’s biggest energy supplier — to California’s market, the U.K.’s Energy Security and Net Zero Department said. It will also underpin collaboration between British and Californian research institutions and enshrine both sides’ continued commitment to international efforts to fight climate change […]

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