Cara Tanner 
During his first term, Trump had already suggested that NATO members should boost their defense spending to 4 percent of GDP. A NATO report in June showed that a record 23 member countries out of 32 were hitting the alliance’s 2 percent target for defense spending. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has partially sided with Trump … Read more
They are “intelligent people — but they’re not elected,” she added. “The culture always comes from the top,” O’Reilly said, referring to a lack of transparency in the EU executive. She added that if information is being “held back for political reasons and that culture comes from the top — then yeah, it probably is … Read more
The message behind the introduction of the rebalancing mechanism is that “environmental protection has a cost for society, but business is not required to pay for it,” the NGO said in its analysis. It warned that it risks undermining through a backdoor a flagship element of the European Green Deal and set a dangerous precedent. … Read more
Authorities believe the driver acted alone, Haseloff said, adding that the man came to Germany in 2006 and worked as a doctor. Germany’s election, triggered by the collapse of a three-party coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is scheduled for Feb. 23. The opposition CDU are currently leading in opinion polls, followed by the anti-immigrant, … Read more
First published on Cagle.com, Bulgaria, Dec. 17, 2024 | By Christo Komarnitski First published on Cagle.com, The Netherlands, Dec. 13, 2024 | By Tom Janssen First published in The Boston Globe, United States, Dec. 19, 2024 | By Christopher Weyant First published in the Columbia Missourian, United States, Dec. 18, 2024 | By John Darkow … Read more
Magdeburg police reported late Friday that the suspect was a man from Saudi Arabia, which fueled the far-right anger. (German authorities had neither confirmed the violence was terrorism nor tied the suspect to any terror groups at the time of publication.) Alice Weidel, chair of Germany’s anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, pointedly asked “When … Read more
WHEN: Tuesday 17 December at 11.35 CET WHERE: Press conference room Daphne Caruana Galizia, European Parliament in Strasbourg The 2024 Sakharov Prize laureates and representatives will be present at the press conference: – Mr Edmundo González Urrutia, President-elect of Venezuela – Mrs Ana Corina Sosa, daughter and representative of María Corina Machado, the leader of … Read more
In September, the prosecutor asked for a six-year prison term for Salvini as well as compensation of more than €1 million for damages if the court had found him guilty. The appeals process following the verdict could still take years. Salvini repeatedly defended himself, saying he “simply protected the country’s borders,” by preventing the migrants … Read more
Parliament adopted the provisional political agreement with the Council to delay the application of the new rules with 546 votes to 97 and 7 abstentions. Large operators and traders will now have to respect the obligations of this regulation as of 30 December 2025, and micro- and small enterprises from 30 June 2026. This additional … Read more
Musk, who is closely allied to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has longed expressed sympathy for the AfD — but, also, some uncertainty about the party’s stances. “Why is there such a negative reaction from some about AfD?” the tech billionaire wrote on X in June. “They keep saying ‘far right,’ but the policies of AfD that … Read more
