Storm clouds are gathering for exiled Catalan separatists as Madrid prepares to shift to the right next month and an EU Court ruling this week prepares the way for potential deportations back to Spain.
Leftist members accused the Hellenic Coast Guard of destroying evidence and falsifying data, demanding an independent investigation into the incident, while also blaming the Commission for every crime committed against migrants in Libya.
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Turkey will “consult with the Swedes as well as NATO leaders” regarding efforts to break the impasse. In light of Sweden’s apparent tolerance of recent anti-Islamic and pro-Kurdish demonstrations, diplomatic relations with Ankara however remain precarious.
Morocco has been emboldened by a diplomatic boost after signing the Abraham Accords, complicating accusations made against Morocco of using Israeli-designed spy technology to meddle in European politics.
A euro-zone membership would put Sweden on a fast track to a fiscal crisis like the one in the 1990s. That would be bad: the country cannot absorb the fallout from repeating its disastrous mistakes from back then.
There’s nothing surprising in what France is living through, as those with eyes to see have been saying for decades. But nobody listened to them.
The EU Commission is funding the large-scale production of vaccines at four pharmaceutical companies.
Following Wagner PMC chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aborted uprising, it was incumbent on the Russian leader to project an image of strength in his first appearance on the world stage since the event.
The ruling PiS government may not revive the visa reforms after this year’s elections, as immigration becomes a leading issue on the campaign trail.
Although the overall progress is palpable, only 25% of last year’s recommendations have been fully implemented, the Commission’s report noted, while 35% wasn’t even started.
It speaks well for the UK that it does not follow the EU’s very restrictive approach. Perhaps its recent modest successes will inspire the UK to focus more on the opportunities offered by Brexit.
Despite denials from the White House, von der Leyen ticks all the boxes for Washington, and, for different reasons, is the preferred candidate for Germany and France in a career change that could alter the post-2024 political calculus of the EPP.
