World Feb 16 Rubio bolsters Hungary's far-right leader days after push to mend U.S. ties in Europe By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev
Politics Feb 15 Europeans reject U.S. claims after Rubio's address in Munich A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration. It came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a somewhat reassuring… By Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson, Associated Press
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. By Ella Joyner, Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World Mar 05 Estonian prime minister's Reform Party gains big victory in parliamentary election Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, had won overwhelmingly with nearly all votes counted. By Jari Tanner, Associated Press
World Mar 29 Watch 9:26 Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on war in Ukraine and the Russian threat The tiny nation of Estonia shares a 180-mile border with Russia. During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied the country and then annexed it until Estonia regained its independence. Now, it is a NATO and European Union member on…
Jan 24 Estonia to get first female PM as government deal clinched By Jari Tanner, Associated Press The party councils of the the opposition, center-right Reform Party and the ruling. left-leaning Center Party voted in favor of joining a Cabinet headed by Reform’s prime minister-designate and chairwoman Kaja Kallas. Continue reading