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Italian police seize missile in raids on far right
Jul15

Italian police seize missile in raids on far right

Italian police have seized a large cache of combat weapons, including an air-to-air missile, in raids on far-right extremist groups. The operation, led by a counter-terrorism police force in Turin, took place in several cities in northern Italy on Monday. Three men were arrested in the raids. Officers found ammunition and firearms, including...

EU court blow to ‘Eastern Partnership’ credibility
Jul12

EU court blow to ‘Eastern Partnership’ credibility

The EU court in Luxembourg has annulled sanctions on Ukraine’s former regime, in a symbolic blow to European foreign policy in the former Soviet region. …read more Source:...

Merkel’s health scare sends tremors across Germany
Jul12

Merkel’s health scare sends tremors across Germany

BERLIN — Is she really OK? All of Germany is asking itself that question following Angela Merkel’s latest bout of tremors — the chancellor’s third such spell in public over the past three weeks. Though she has consulted doctors about the cause and undergone testing, Merkel has yet to release the results or provide any further detail....

Donald Tusk’s post-summit, post-Soviet victory tour
Jul11

Donald Tusk’s post-summit, post-Soviet victory tour

After securing an agreement from EU leaders on filling the bloc’s top jobs, European Council President Donald Tusk didn’t head to Disneyland Paris to celebrate. Instead, he took a victory lap even more joyful for the first eastern European to hold a presidency in Brussels: He jetted off to the former Soviet Union. While other leaders...

EU condemns ‘Russian aggression’ in east Ukraine
Jul09

EU condemns ‘Russian aggression’ in east Ukraine

The EU has told Russia that sanctions will stay in place until it stops waging war in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...

[Opinion] My vision for the upcoming Ukraine-EU summit
Jul05

[Opinion] My vision for the upcoming Ukraine-EU summit

Former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko writes on the prospects for Monday’s EU-Ukraine summit – the first under his successor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and against a backdrop of ongoing Russian aggression …read more Source:...

Putin calls on von der Leyen to help improve EU-Russia links
Jul04

Putin calls on von der Leyen to help improve EU-Russia links

ROME — Vladimir Putin called for the strengthening of ties between Moscow and the EU during an official visit to Italy on Thursday — and called on the prospective new European Commission chief to help make that happen. “Ursula von der Leyen’s role will be key to determine the shape of future relations between us and the EU,” the Russian...

Ursula von der Leyen: In her own words
Jul04

Ursula von der Leyen: In her own words

Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen has been largely silent since being nominated for the European Commission presidency on Tuesday, besides a quick “hallo, hello, salut” on Wednesday afternoon. Yet the longest-serving member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet — she led the family ministry and the social affairs ministry before becoming...

Pentagon study: Russia outgunning US in race for global influence
Jun30

Pentagon study: Russia outgunning US in race for global influence

The U.S. is ill-equipped to counter the increasingly brazen political warfare Russia is waging to undermine democracies, the Pentagon and independent strategists warn in a detailed assessment that happens to echo much bipartisan criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to Moscow. The more than 150-page white paper, prepared for...

Merkel on her health: ‘I am fine’
Jun29

Merkel on her health: ‘I am fine’

OSAKA, Japan — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said she had “nothing special to report” about her health. Merkel was seen shaking at two separate public events — during a state visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on June 18 and at the swearing-in of Germany’s new justice minister on Thursday. The shaking stopped...