World Jun 27 EU leaders appoint top officials to serve as the face of world’s largest trading bloc European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for another five years.
World Jun 10 Here are the main takeaways after the far right’s surprising EU election wins The party of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which has neo-fascist roots, won more than 28 percent of the national vote for the EU assembly, which would make it a key player in forming future alliances.
World Jun 09 Voters in 20 EU countries cast ballots on final day of European Parliament election Tens of millions across the European Union voted Sunday in EU parliamentary elections in a massive exercise of democracy that is expected to shift the bloc to the right and redirect its future.
World Apr 17 EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine’s president pleads for support At a summit in Brussels on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron urged his EU counterparts to "adapt" and "expand" sanctions against Iran. Meanwhile, the war between Russia and Ukraine remained high on the EU's agenda.
World Apr 04 NATO celebrates 75th anniversary as questions around war in Ukraine corrode its unity Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts on Thursday are marking the moment NATO's founding treaty was signed on this date in 1949.
World Apr 03 NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control Stoltenberg said Wednesday that "support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent on long-term NATO commitments."…
World Mar 29 The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt amid influx of migrants The funds are part of a bigger aid package under an EU-Egypt deal aimed partly at stopping migrants from reaching European shores.
World Mar 21 UN chief urges the EU to avoid humanitarian ‘double standards’ over Gaza and Ukraine European Union leaders are being urged to show the same respect for international law in Gaza as they aim to uphold in Ukraine. The appeal comes as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face possible famine in Gaza.
World Mar 21 EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency New plans are on the table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help rearm Ukraine and give its defense industry a boost.
World Mar 11 Sweden’s flag raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its membership in the military alliance Sweden set aside decades of post-World War II neutrality when it formally joined NATO on March 7. Finland joined last year in another historic move ending years of military nonalignment.