EU Parliament eyes freezing US trade deal over Trump’s Greenland threats – POLITICO

“I cannot imagine that in the current situation MEPs would vote for any trade measures benefiting the U.S.,” the Greens’ top trade lawmaker and chair of the Internal Market Committee Anna Cavazzini told POLITICO.  “We should have such a discussion, it’s inevitable,” added Brando Benifei, the Socialist lawmaker who chairs Parliament’s delegation for relations with the U.S. Under the deal, […]

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Europe’s leaders watch silently as Trump torches UN climate treaty – POLITICO

“With Europeans still critically reliant on U.S. intelligence and being able to purchase U.S. arms to ensure Ukraine’s survival, it makes no sense to criticize Trump’s latest assault on combating climate change, just as they haven’t criticized the Venezuela operation,” said Robin Niblett, former director of the Chatham House foreign affairs think tank.  Pick your […]

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European diplomats scold Tehran for crackdown on Iranian protestors – POLITICO

Iranian human rights group Hrana said at least 34 protestors and two state security officers had been killed by Tuesday, with at least 2,000 protestors arrested. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday appealed to security forces not to target protestors. Hours after Wadephul’s appeal, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola also backed the protestors. “We know […]

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