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The POLITICO Caucus participants: March 2016
Find the article with the results of POLITICO’s Caucus here. Anders Ahnlid, ambassador, Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU, Brussels Joaquín Almunia, former vice president and European commissioner for competition; former leader of the Spanish opposition and minister of employment, Madrid Burkhard Balz, German MEP, European...
Republicans round on Obama’s NATO choice
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s choice to fill the number-two slot at NATO in Brussels is drawing fierce opposition — but not from allies in Europe or Canada. Instead, it’s U.S. congressional Republicans who are taking aim at Rose Gottemoeller, a high-ranking U.S. diplomat, in a fight that reflects broader partisan tensions in...
Europe draws red lines on Turkey migration deal
The EU is taking a tough line with Turkey on a controversial migration deal, with many of Ankara’s demands being pushed back or downright ignored. A draft of the statement, obtained by POLITICO, that European leaders will discuss with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu over breakfast on Friday shows few signs of progress towards what...
Estonia mulls Schengen ban on Russian officials
Up to 30 Russian officials deemed guilty of detaining Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko could face entry ban into EU’s Schengen travel zone if Estonian government acts on MPs’ demand. …read more Source:...
Did Putin once again outfox Obama?
Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Monday that Russia will begin pulling out of Syria appeared to take the White House by surprise, and revived concerns that the Russian leader is outmaneuvering Barack Obama. Just six months after he threw international relations into a tailspin by launching airstrikes in Syria, Putin on Monday declared that...
EU pushes for closer Russia cooperation
The EU needs to take a tough line on Russia and keep its sanctions in place while at the same time engaging with Moscow to tackle problems such as Syria and Libya, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said Monday. “We had unanimity among the 28” on new guidelines for the EU-Russia relationship, Mogherini told reporters after...
[Ticker] Van Rompuy: Dutch No on Ukraine deal ’embarrassment’
If Dutch voters reject the EU-Ukraine association agreement in a referendum next month, it would be an “embarrassment” for their government, said Herman Van Rompuy, who chaired the EU Council when the treaty was agreed. A Dutch No “would make the Netherlands a less reliable partner”, he told Trouw newspaper. …read...
[Ticker] France mulls Iran sanctions
France may seek on Monday to impose EU sanctions against Iran over concerns recent ballistic missile tests may be nuclear capable. “We condemn ballistic missile tests and, if necessary, sanctions will be enacted,” said France foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels. …read more Source:...
EU ministers to speak out on Ukrainian pilot
British and Lithuanian FMs, among others, preparing to call for tougher EU action on Savchenko. MEPs call for Russian officials to be blacklisted. …read more Source:...
Piotr Gliński: Poland’s anti-gay green
WARSAW — Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Culture Minister Piotr Gliński is a one-time Green party activist and vegetarian. This biography makes him something of a strange fit in a right-wing government where the foreign minister railed against “a world made up of cyclists and vegetarians, who only use renewable energy and who battle all signs of...
