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European Council: Live blog
EU leaders are gathered to discuss the implementation of the Turkey migration deal, how to ratify the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement after the Dutch referendum in June, sanctions against Russia and the conflict in Syria. There will also be talks without British Prime Minister Theresa May on the EU27’s Brexit strategy. …read more...
EU close to face-saving deal on Ukraine treaty
Dutch PM Rutte seeks solution to the No vote on EU-Ukraine treaty. Meanwhile, diplomats say there is a “consensus” on the roll-over of Russia sanctions. …read more Source:...
5 things to watch at the EU summit
The more problems pile up for the European Union — migration crisis, economic troubles, the rise of Euroskeptic parties — the shorter the regular meetings of EU leaders become. And so it is when leaders meet for their summit Thursday and President of the European Council Donald Tusk will have to deliver on his promise to...
The race for EU membership
The United Kingdom might be trying to check out of the European Union, but there are at least 10 countries keen to be in. There’s a problem though: The EU’s golden age of expansion is over. While national governments would like to ensure political stability in the EU’s neighborhood, they have no appetite to let...
[Ticker] Dutch PM could call for Ukraine deal ratification Friday
Dutch PM Rutte told the parliament in The Hague on Wednesday that if EU leaders can agree on Thursday on a text about the EU-Ukraine association agreement, his government would call for ratification on Friday. The Netherlands is the only EU country that has not ratified, because Rutte is trying to accommodate voters who rejected the deal in a...
Dutch court hands Crimean treasures to Ukraine
A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that Crimean treasures held by an Amsterdam museum should be handed back to the Ukrainian government rather than the museums in Crimea from where they originated. Dutch media reported the court’s finding that under UNESCO rules the artifacts, which include jewels and a scabbard and ceremonial helmet made of...
Trump can wipe out Russia sanctions with stroke of the pen
Senate Democrats are powerless to stop Donald Trump from easing sanctions against Russia after he takes office. But they’re determined to make Trump and Republicans pay a political price if he does. Trump’s appetite for warmer relations with Russia is drawing partisan fire in the Senate, even as a top adviser said the...
Trump’s unconventional picks make Europe tremble
America’s closest overseas allies struggled Tuesday to understand and digest Donald Trump’s emerging foreign policy team. Rex Tillerson’s move from chief of the world’s most powerful oil company ExxonMobil to nominee to become chief diplomat of the world’s sole superpower elicited a collective gasp in Europe,...
EU ministers reject Austria’s call to freeze Turkey membership talks
European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday rejected a push by Austria to halt Turkey’s EU membership talks over concerns about a crackdown on opponents since a failed coup in the summer. Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s foreign minister, threatened to block adoption of conclusions on EU enlargement before they are passed on to leaders...
Trump’s future chief of staff: No commitment to keeping Russia sanctions in place
WASHINGTON — Incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus would not commit the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to keeping sanctions against Russia in place, telling MSNBC’s “Morning Joe†that “you have to just wait and see.†Priebus, who will leave his...
