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A fleeting triumph for Crimean Tatars
The rest of the world has forgotten the event. But for the Crimean Tatars being forgotten is nothing new. When singer Jamala, won the Eurovision contest in May, defeating a Russian singer, with a song titled “1944,” the celebrations in her homeland were painfully subdued. As they sat in their kitchens (which throughout the former Soviet Union...
NATO-Russia talks ‘not a meeting of the minds,’ says alliance chief
Talks between NATO and Russia in Warsaw on Wednesday were “an important opportunity to clarify our position,” the alliance’s secretary-general said. Jens Stoltenberg said they discussed a range of issues at the rare talks, including the Ukraine crisis and the stationing of NATO troops in the Baltic states and in Poland. But he cautioned...
The idealistic pull of the ‘Anglosphere’
LONDON — As I wandered around the anti-Brexit protests in London last weekend, I saw nothing on the many placards in the air that could counter the simple message of their opponents. The Leave camp’s “Take Back Control” and proliferation of national flags have a powerful emotional pull, one that pro-Europeans have struggled to deliver....
Spain, Portugal in line for penalties on budget deficits
EU finance ministers have given the European Commission the green light to pursue potential sanctions against Portugal and Spain for failing to meet the bloc’s budgetary rules. The ministers made the decision today after scrutinizing an assessment by the Commission, which concluded that the Iberian countries had failed to take “effective...
French finance minister calls for Portugal to be spared EU sanctions
Portugal does not deserve to be punished for missing EU budget targets, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Monday. The European Commission last week began formal disciplinary procedures against Portugal and Spain for having excessive deficits in 2014 and 2015, with EU finance ministers to make a decision Tuesday on what action to take. But...
English are the exception — Europeans dig the EU
In the wake of the Leave campaign’s shocking win in the U.K.’s In/Out referendum, commentators have painstakingly defended Britain’s rampant Euroskepticism as part of a larger trend. They point to the wave of discontent sweeping through the Union, from Sweden and Denmark in the north, to France, the Netherlands and Austria in...
Police tighten security in Paris ahead of Euro 2016 final
More than 5,000 French police are being deployed around the capital on Sunday ahead of the Euro 2016 football final between France and Portugal. Police officials in Paris said police will patrol the Stade de France stadium as well as the Fan Zones. About 1,900 officers will monitor the area near the Eiffel Tower, and another 3,400 the Champs...
In good and bad, Europe can count on US, Obama says
WARSAW — NATO leaders on Saturday agreed to face Russia with a mix of deterrence and dialogue, achieving a difficult consensus under U.S. leadership after a two-day summit, characterized by backroom compromise rather than bold conviction. “NATO is sending a clear message that we will defend every ally,” President Barack Obama said at the...
Central and Eastern Europeans feel less like 2nd class NATO allies
WARSAW — NATO opened its doors to members from Central Europe in 1999, but the alliance’s military footprint made only the tiniest of toeholds in the region. The headquarters of a multinational Polish-Danish-German corps is located on the outskirts of the city of Szczecin, just 10 kilometers from Poland’s border with Germany. Since...
How the world fell out of love with Obama
The rest of the world fell as hard for Barack Obama as Americans did. Back in 2008, the same qualities in the 47-year-old senator from Illinois that excited U.S. voters enthralled people around the globe. He was a fresh face and a compelling orator. He had spent his childhood in the Asia-Pacific, and his skin color alone made billions of people...
