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Italy Starts Tense Coalition Talks after Prime Minister Conte Quits over ‘Reckless’ Salvini
The Five Stars Movement and the until now opposition Democratic Party are trying to stop Salvini from coming becoming the next Italian Prime Minister.
Trump Calls Off Visit over Denmark’s Refusal to Discuss Sale of Greenland
The US President has used the questionable "Greenland sale" issue as a pretext to cancel his planned trip to Copenhagen.
Trump Wants to Buy Greenland, One of EU’s OCTs, from Denmark
It remains unclear how seriously the US President has floated the idea.
Trump Adviser Bolton Touts Again US-UK Trade Deal after Hard Brexit but ‘in Pieces’
The UK is "first in line" for a trade agreement with the US after it leaves the EU without a deal but that agreement will probably be realized gradually and in parts, according to Trump's NSA.
Italy Set for No-Confidence Vote of Conte Cabinet at Far-Leader Salvini’s Insistence
The realization of Salvini's push for early election in October that could see him become the next Prime Minister of Italy remains far from certain.
French NGOs Save 81 Migrants off Libya’s Coast, Mostly from Sudan
Only migrants in extreme health conditions have been taken in by Malta and Italy.
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Arch-Brexiteer Boris Johnson Emerges as Leader in UK Conservative Party Race after First Vote
Johnson got 114 out of a total of 313 votes cast by the Conservative Party MPs in the British House of Commons.
New EC Chief Ursula von der Leyen: A Disappointment Already or the First to Make Sense?
The next President of the European Commission could outplay the unpleasant Eastern European and Italian leaders who voted her into office. And she really should.
Poland Remains in the Dock over Judiciary Changes
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans left Warsaw after his meeting with Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki this week without securing any concessions on planned judiciary reforms that the EU insists are against the rule of law. Timmermans re-iterated EU demands that the Poles scrap plans to enforce a new retirement age of 65 on […]
EU Threatens US with Tariffs on USD 300 Billion Exports If Trump Imposes Higher Car Levies – Report
The European Union has reportedly warned the United States that it will likely hit US exports worth USD 294 billion with tariffs if President Donald Trump goes ahead with a plan to introduce higher levies on imported cars from the EU.
US Rejects Appeal to Exempt EU Companies from Sanctions against Iran over Nuclear Program
The administration of US President Donald Trump has turned down a request by the three largest EU member states, Germany, France, and the UK, to make EU companies doing business with Iran exempt from the upcoming American sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program.
Trump Seems to Hate the EU. Is It Because He Already Had a George W. Bush Florida Orange Juice Moment?
The United States has had to back down twice in the past 16 years in major trade disputes with the European Union.
EU Defied US over Iran’s Nuclear Program with INSTEX. Was It Worth It?
INSTEX has created a dangerous precedent that can ruin future Western sanctions, while also disgruntling everybody.
How Long before Russia’s Risky Toying with Europe’s Far Right Really Backfires?
Engaging with the European far right is an unpredictable, risky business because you never what kinds of monsters it might produce.
New EC Chief Ursula von der Leyen: A Disappointment Already or the First to Make Sense?
The next President of the European Commission could outplay the unpleasant Eastern European and Italian leaders who voted her into office. And she really should.
