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EU leaders consider new sanctions against Russia
Oct20

EU leaders consider new sanctions against Russia

With France, Germany and Britain urging action, EU leaders will discuss pursuing new sanctions against supporters of the Syrian government — a thinly veiled reference to Russia, which has carried out devastating air strikes against rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. The push for new sanctions at the EU’s autumn summit is...

EU’s long wait for permission to deliver aid to Aleppo
Oct20

EU’s long wait for permission to deliver aid to Aleppo

The EU is pushing to obtain security guarantees from the Syrian government and others before driving badly needed aid into the opposition-controlled part of Aleppo and bringing sick and wounded from the besieged area. Hundreds of thousands of civilians, as well as up to 1,000 rebel fighters, have been trapped in eastern Aleppo for weeks under...

[Ticker] No immediate solution for EU-Ukraine deal, says Rutte
Oct20

[Ticker] No immediate solution for EU-Ukraine deal, says Rutte

This week’s EU Council summit will not decide what to do with the EU-Ukraine trade treaty, rejected by Dutch voters in an April referendum, Netherlands prime minister Mark Rutte told journalists. He said he needed agreement from Dutch political parties and the Ukrainian government before he could propose anything. The Dutch parliament wants...

Too big to not fail
Oct20

Too big to not fail

EU leaders set out to think big at their autumn summit. Instead, they are on the edge of a big fail, before they even sit down to meet. A step-back discussion on long-term Russia policy has been hijacked by events in Syria. Hopes of sealing a trade deal with Canada have been dashed by regional Belgian lawmakers. And an effort to shift the focus...

Merkel and Hollande threaten new Russia sanctions
Oct20

Merkel and Hollande threaten new Russia sanctions

Talks with Putin in Berlin on the eve of EU summit talks on Russia ended with a threat of new sanctions over Syria and scant progress on Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Merkel and Hollande fail to ‘achieve miracles’ on Ukraine
Oct20

Merkel and Hollande fail to ‘achieve miracles’ on Ukraine

The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine talked late into the night about how to restart the long-stalled peace process in eastern Ukraine. The meeting in Berlin did not achieve any major breakthrough — but that was never the point. Rather, the goal was for the leaders to be able to say they met, they tried, they are still working at...

Why we lost the Brexit vote
Oct20

Why we lost the Brexit vote

ONDON — Nearly four months have passed since I joined a small group of aides in former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s cramped Downing Street office to review his resignation speech one final time. Half an hour later, the man who had led Britain for six years, and the Conservative Party for more than ten, stood in front of No. 10...

EU should do more in Syria, influencers say
Oct20

EU should do more in Syria, influencers say

Policy insiders think Europe should step up efforts to resolve the Syrian conflict but are divided on how best to achieve peace. The POLITICO Transatlantic Caucus polled leading policymakers and influencers, including ambassadors, senior advisers from the Brussels institutions and MEPs, just days before EU leaders arrive in Brussels for...

Merkel, Hollande: We don’t exclude more Russia sanctions over Syria
Oct20

Merkel, Hollande: We don’t exclude more Russia sanctions over Syria

BERLIN – On the eve of Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels, the leaders of Germany and France said they do not exclude additional sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s military involvement in the Syrian civil war. “What’s happening in Aleppo at the moment is a war crime — a true war crime,” French President François Hollande said...

[Opinion] A Normandy summit of ulterior motives
Oct19

[Opinion] A Normandy summit of ulterior motives

Today’s summit between the German, French, Russian and Ukrainian leaders will not settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine. It could, however, shape the EU response to the broader Russia challenge. …read more Source:...