The European Union is to remove sanctions on two oligarchs imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to reports, prompting anger in Ukraine. France had campaigned for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be taken off the list, citing “national security concerns”. Luxembourg called for the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman, who […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking at the signing ceremony, Trump said: “We going to have a tremendous relationship, a secure relationship.” “This is tremendous for Europe and for the United States, for everybody, and for Greenland it’s going to be incredible.” Meanwhile, Frederiksen described the signing of the deal as a “milestone in our long-standing co-operation”. “Seventy-five years ago […]
Continue Reading“Ultimately, I’m less fussed about what we end up calling it. I’m more fussed about that we have initiatives that are really going to drive prosperity, economic security, and a range of things moving forward,” he said. The EU and Canada are in the process of identifying areas to upgrade their partnership, including critical raw […]
Continue ReadingEU governments, including France, are lobbying the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU — which is steering the budget talks — to reflect their positions in a new budget negotiating document, known as a negobox, that is expected to be unveiled in early October. Several capitals have signaled that savings to the Global Europe Fund […]
Continue ReadingThe UK is thousands of miles from the tropical Pacific and so the effects of El Niño tend to be less clear-cut than in other regions. However, it does bring the increased chance of wet and stormy conditions across north-west Europe during the late autumn and early winter. A forecast released by the Met Office […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission struck a trade agreement with the Philippines on Tuesday, stepping up its diversification strategy across the Indo-Pacific region. The deal comes more than a year after the US introduced sweeping new tariffs on many of its trading partners, prompting retaliatory measures and adding to global trade tensions. Since then, the EU has […]
Continue ReadingThe US is planning to establish two new military bases in Greenland as part of efforts to expand its presence on the Arctic island, Danish public broadcaster DR reported on Tuesday. The locations have yet to be determined, but Washington has repeatedly expressed interest in the airport at Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland, DR said, citing […]
Continue ReadingThe UK has joined a French-Mexican initiative calling for restrictions on the use of the UN Security Council veto in cases involving genocide and crimes against humanity, the French Foreign Ministry said late Monday. In a written statement, the ministry said 21 additional countries from the Caribbean, South America and Asia had endorsed the initiative […]
Continue ReadingEuropean People’s Party leader Manfred Weber warned that Morocco could face “obvious consequences” if the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta could not be stabilized, raising the prospect of further “uncontrolled situations” following the arrival of around 80,000 irregular migrants at the end of July. Weber was the first senior EU figure to visit […]
Continue ReadingA new rotation of US troops is on its way to Lithuania, President Gitanas Nauseda announced Tuesday. “I have just received confirmation that the new rotation of U.S. troops is already on its way to Lithuania!” Nauseda said on the US social media company X. He thanked US President Donald Trump and his administration for […]
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