In Germany, debate rages over a state policy to support Israel, no matter what
(CN) — In March 2008, then-Chancellor Angela Merkel became the first German leader to deliver a speech to the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament. In it, she apologized for Nazi Germany’s slaughter of 6...
View Article2023 hottest year on record, EU agency says, adding fresh urgency to Dubai...
(CN) — Last month was the warmest November ever recorded globally, making it certain 2023 will be the hottest year ever measured, the European Union’s climate agency said Wednesday. This announcement...
View ArticleEU leaders press China on trade, Russia in first summit since 2019
(CN) — Amid cooling relations and global conflict, European Union leaders met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday in Beijing to press him on trade and his support for Russian President Vladimir...
View ArticleEU moves to regulate AI, but critics decry loopholes as Big Tech warns of...
(CN) — The European Union is preparing to adopt a set of groundbreaking rules to regulate artificial intelligence, but critics abound as business groups warn of over-regulation and civil rights...
View ArticleEnd of an era in Poland: Ultra-nationalists get the boot, Tusk takes over
(CN) — Donald Tusk, a 66-year-old center-right stalwart of Polish and European politics, was set to take over as Poland’s prime minister on Tuesday, ending the eight-year reign of a hard-right...
View ArticleUN climate summit hits impasse over demands to phase out fossil fuels
(CN) — A United Nations climate summit was on the brink of ending in bitter disagreement and even collapse on Tuesday after oil-producing and developing nations said they opposed adopting a pledge to...
View ArticleA morale boost for Kyiv: EU opens door for Ukraine to join bloc, promises new...
(CN) — At a summit that ended Friday in Brussels, European Union leaders gave war-ravaged Ukraine a much-needed morale boost by pushing forward its candidacy to join the bloc and promising to deliver...
View ArticleIn Serbia, Vučić’s ruling party tightens grip on power
(CN) — Parliamentary and local elections on Sunday in Serbia gave the ruling party of President Aleksandar Vučić a sweeping victory, though opposition parties called for protests after denouncing the...
View ArticleEU launches probe against X over disinformation, hateful content
(CN) — European Union regulators on Monday launched a probe against Elon Musk’s X social media platform, formerly Twitter, to determine whether it is violating new rules to stop the spread of...
View ArticleIn Europe, stance on migrants toughens as France passes immigration law, EU...
(CN) — Europe marked a major anti-immigrant shift on Wednesday with the passage of a controversial immigration law in France and the announcement of a European Union deal that allows faster...
View ArticleEU’s top court finds International Skating Union rules breach antitrust law
(CN) — In a decision that could lead to an expansion of new ice skating events around the world, the European Union’s highest court on Thursday found the International Skating Union cannot force...
View ArticleEU top court frowns at Europe’s system for ‘homegrown’ soccer players
(CN) — A quota system requiring European professional soccer teams to train young players at academies they run may breach European Union competition and free movement laws, the bloc’s top court said...
View ArticleFerment brews in Serbia as protesters call for new elections
(CN) — Serbia is in the midst of political turmoil as protesters demand a new vote and opposition figures go on hunger strike following what they say were rigged parliamentary and local elections that...
View ArticleExperts: As Ukraine conflict enters crucial year, advantage may lie with Putin
(CN) — After 674 days of fighting, the war in Ukraine can be called a stalemate, but the scales may be tipping favorably toward Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war machine bent on capturing...
View ArticleTrouble in Germany: Europe’s powerhouse hit by faltering economy, farmer...
(CN) — Is Germany going off the rails? This question is taking on ever more urgency as the European Union’s powerful economic engine and its central political pillar copes with a sinking economy, a...
View ArticleGerman farmers kick off week of protests, adding pressure to weak Scholz...
(CN) — From the North Sea to the Bavarian mountains, German farmers on Monday began a weeklong protest against cuts to agriculture subsidies proposed by the fractious and unpopular government of...
View ArticleEU monitor: Climate records ‘tumble like dominoes’ in 2023
(CN) — Globally, last year was super hot — the warmest year ever recorded — and it may get even hotter. This was the stark message delivered Tuesday in a report from the European Union’s climate...
View ArticleIn setback for Google, EU court adviser gives blessing to $2.6 billion...
(CN) — Google suffered a fresh setback Thursday in its long-running fight against European Union regulators when a legal adviser for the bloc’s top court found no reason to overturn a $2.6 billion...
View ArticlePoland’s Tusk carries out government purge against former far-right rulers
(CN) — It’s being called a “democratic coup.” Since returning as Poland’s prime minister in December, Donald Tusk has lived up to his promise to use an “iron broom,” as he put it this past May on the...
View ArticleCalling for ‘civic rearmament,’ Macron turns right with school uniforms, tax...
(CN) — French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to reboot his troubled second term in the Élysée with a new fresh-faced government — and by adopting some of the slogans and policies of his enemies...
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