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[Ticker] Record number of Brits get German passport
Some 2,865 Britons became German in 2016, 2,200 more than the previous year. The 360.6-percent increased “suggests some link with the Brexit issue,” the German statistical office said on Tuesday. Overall, naturalisation increased by 2.9 percent in Germany compared to last year, with Turkey (16,290; -17.3%) and Poland (+11.3%) being...
Tillerson signals trouble for Senate’s bipartisan Russia sanctions deal
As the Senate chugs toward a bipartisan deal to punish Russia and restrict President Donald Trump from any attempt to ease sanctions, his administration and House Republicans are signaling that the agreement has a shaky future. Senators in both parties have urged Trump to avoid leveling any veto threat on the Russia sanctions deal that emerged...
The shove heard round the world
Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on iTunes here. | Subscribe via Stitcher. To hear Prime Minister Duško Marković tell it, it was “only a harmless incident,†had nothing to do with him personally and did not even merit an apology. Oh, and did he mention it was “completely harmless� Still, the leader...
Ukraine celebrates visa-free travel with EU love show
Thousands of people flocked to Kiev’s European square on Saturday to listen to Eurovision songs and the EU anthem while counting down the minutes to Ukraine’s visa waiver. …read more Source:...
US Senate looks to jab Russia
The U.S. Senate is on the verge of a bipartisan deal to strengthen sanctions against Russia — throwing an elbow at President Donald Trump, who has dismissed Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election. Their biggest stumbling block is how hard a punch to throw at Russia. Democrats are pushing a harsh plan to let Congress...
Forget Comey. The real story is Russia’s war on America
It was a breezy, surprisingly pleasant summer week in Washington as the frenzy around potential Trump-Russia revelations reached near-carnival levels. On Thursday, brightly clad groups scattered across the lawns of Capitol Hill could almost have been picnickers — if not for the mounds of cable leashing them to nearby satellite...
Ukraine’s president celebrates first day of visa-free travel to EU
Hundreds of Ukrainians entered the EU on Sunday, marking the first day of visa-free travel into the EU for Ukraine, according to Agence France-Presse. “The visa-free regime for Ukraine has started! Glory to Europe! Glory to Ukraine!” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tweeted early Sunday. The move marks Ukraine’s desired rapprochement...
Who’s afraid of Jeremy Corbyn?
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May barely survived Thursday’s election. The political damage is such that fewer and fewer observers believe she will be able to serve out her full term. Politically, it looks like Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was the big winner, as his party surprised the pollsters and pundits...
[Feature] Crimeans seek stable life under Russian control
Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, there has been a somewhat mixed reaction to the increased Russian presence on the peninsula. Some welcome it, others reject it in hushed voices. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Report: EU to extend Crimea sanctions
EU states’ ambassadors agreed in Brussels on Tuesday to extend sanctions on Russia-annexed Crimea in Ukraine for a further year, the RFE/RFL news agency reported. It said foreign ministers will rubber stamp the measures, which include a ban on all types of business activity there, on 19 June. Russian special forces seized the peninsula,...
