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Is Europe ready for a Democratic US president?
Mar18

Is Europe ready for a Democratic US president?

Max Bergmann, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, served in the State Department from 2011 to 2017. He is the author of the recent report “Embrace the EU: A New Progressive Approach for Reviving the Trans-Atlantic Alliance.” WASHINGTON — Europe may have given up on America at just the wrong time. After three years of hostility...

Hackers use fake WHO emails to exploit coronavirus fears
Mar13

Hackers use fake WHO emails to exploit coronavirus fears

Hackers are not letting the coronavirus crisis go to waste. As the pandemic raises anxiety levels, cybersecurity firms are seeing a flurry of online attacks exploiting fears around the virus to gain access to data and accounts. The aims range from stealing money and identities to corporate and state espionage. According to a report by Recorded...

How Europe is responding to the coronavirus pandemic
Mar13

How Europe is responding to the coronavirus pandemic

From nationwide lockdowns to school shutdowns, European authorities are creating a patchwork of measures to stop or slow down the coronavirus. Here’s a roundup of the latest measures the 27 EU countries and the U.K. have taken so far in response to the pandemic — from the most to the least affected countries — according to publicly...

Emmanuel Macron hopes to secure party’s future in upcoming local elections but faces serious contenders
Mar12

Emmanuel Macron hopes to secure party’s future in upcoming local elections but faces serious contenders

The 2020 French local elections will take place on Sunday March 15th for the first round and Sunday March 22nd for the second. The first local elections to be held since Emmanuel Macron became President in 2017. Despite the substantial majority La République En Marche has in the National Assembly, Macron’s popularity has continuously...

[Ticker] Dutch families seek ‘truth and justice’ at MH17 trial
Mar09

[Ticker] Dutch families seek ‘truth and justice’ at MH17 trial

Three Russians and a man from eastern Ukraine go on trial in absentia in The Netherlands Monday accused by Dutch prosecutors of downing flight MH17 in Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 mostly Dutch people. “The start of the criminal trial … marks an important milestone towards establishing the truth, and achieving justice,” The EU...

EU top diplomat urges better Russia, Turkey ties after Syria deal
Mar06

EU top diplomat urges better Russia, Turkey ties after Syria deal

ZAGREB — The European Union’s foreign policy chief called Thursday for better relations with Russia and Turkey as the two countries announced a cease-fire in Syria, a move that highlighted once again how much leverage they wield over the EU. The war in Syria has had a direct impact on the 27-member bloc, contributing to the refugee and...

Pacifist EU won’t stop terrorism in Africa, says foreign affairs chief
Feb28

Pacifist EU won’t stop terrorism in Africa, says foreign affairs chief

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — It’s the Borrell Doctrine: The EU must be “less angelic” and supply lethal weapons to African allies if there is any hope of defeating terrorists. On his first visit to Africa as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell articulated a robust approach to confronting violent threats. He...

Far right may be Smer’s only chance | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine
Feb26

Far right may be Smer’s only chance | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine

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The battle for Germany’s center right
Feb26

The battle for Germany’s center right

BERLIN — He’s a white, married Catholic father of three from North Rhine-Westphalia with a law degree and an ear for music. Meet Armin Laschet, Friedrich Merz and Norbert Röttgen, the three men vying to lead Germany’s Christian Democrats and succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor. If the trio look like cookie-cutter versions of the same...

The wannabe Merkels
Feb25

The wannabe Merkels

BERLIN — A trio of men have thrown their hats into the ring in the race to become the next leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and, in all likelihood, the party’s next chancellor candidate. The CDU has scheduled a special party convention for April 25 for delegates to elect a new leader, after Angela Merkel’s prior...