May 11 Polls close in Albanians election dominated by uphill efforts to join the EU By Llazar Semini, Associated Press Albanians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections after a boisterous campaign dominated by the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term in office. Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: Trump meets Italy’s Meloni at White House as Europe seeks bridge to U.S. By Josh Boak, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find… Continue reading
Apr 01 European Union official warns it has a ‘strong plan to retaliate’ against Trump’s tariffs By Associated Press European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs and has a good plan to retaliate if forced to. Continue reading
Mar 31 4 things to know about Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement sentence and the political impact By Associated Press French far-right leader Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office, a major political earthquake. The ruling, which takes effect immediately, is likely to bar her from running in France’s next presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 31 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for 5 years after embezzlement verdict By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Le Pen denounced the verdict in an interview with French TV channel TF1 as a “political” move aimed at preventing her from running in the 2027 presidential election and said that millions of French people “are outraged.”… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:50 How automakers are navigating Trump’s tariffs on imported vehicles and parts By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Foreign leaders in Europe, Canada and Asia sharply criticized President Trump’s announcement of 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and car parts. Nearly half of all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were assembled outside the country and… Continue watching
Mar 13 Belgium arrests suspects in bribery probe involving Huawei and European Parliament By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company Huawei, which is suspected of bribing EU lawmakers. Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump threatens 200% tariff on European wine and Champagne after EU proposes American whiskey tax By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press American retailers say President Donald Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wine would harm consumers. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 4:36 Canada and EU announce retaliatory tariffs, escalating Trump’s trade war By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson, Azhar Merchant The trade war between the U.S. and dozens of countries escalated yet again Wednesday. Canada and the European Union announced their own tariffs designed to inflict economic pain and pressure on America. But President Trump said he would not be… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 7:04 ‘None of us will benefit’ from tariffs but ‘we had to react,’ EU ambassador says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., escalating President Trump's Trade war. The EU said it will raise tariffs on American beef, poultry, bourbon, peanut butter and jeans. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Jovita Neliupšienė,… Continue watching