Jun 27 EU leaders appoint top officials to serve as the face of world's largest trading bloc By Ella Joyner, Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 8:40 Biden, Zelenskyy sign security pact as G7 backs using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Biden signed a defense pact with Ukraine on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Italy. The major industrialized powers also agreed on a plan to take Russian assets held in Europe and use that money to aid Ukraine… Continue watching
Jun 12 France's Macron defends snap election decision, urges voters to defeat far-right at the polls By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parliamentary elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote, insisting on Wednesday that voters will ultimately choose the “progressive bloc" over the far-right. Continue reading
Jun 10 Here are the main takeaways after the far right's surprising EU election wins By Lorne Cook, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 09 EU election updates: Far-right gains deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz By Associated Press An initial projection provided by the European Union indicates far-right parties have made big gains at the European Parliament, as voting wrapped up Sunday on the final day of elections for the next five-year term. Continue reading
Jun 09 Voters in 20 EU countries cast ballots on final day of European Parliament election By Lorne Cook, Raf Casert, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 08 Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties their time is up as she votes in European election By Giada Zampano, Karel Janicek, Raf Casert, Associated Press Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday. The bloc’s premier hard-right politician threw down the gauntlet to… Continue reading
May 28 Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit By Barry Hatton, Raf Cassert, Associated Press The aid pledge for 2024 came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give 30 F-16 fighter jets over the next four years. Continue reading
May 17 Slovak prime minister remains in serious condition after assassination attempt By Petr David Josek, Associated Press Another operation was performed on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico two days after an assassination attempt on his life. Fico, 59, is in serious condition from being shot multiple times. Continue reading
May 16 'Lone wolf' charged with shooting Slovak prime minister, interior minister says By Bela Szandelszky, Petr David Josek, Philipp Jenne, Associated Press Robert Fico was in serious but stable condition Thursday, a hospital official said, after the populist leader was hit multiple times in an attempt on his life that shook the small country and reverberated across the continent weeks before European… Continue reading