Cyrus Vance Jr., former Manhattan district attorney who led a criminal probe into United States President-elect Donald Trump’s business dealings, has joined the Paris branch of global law firm Baker McKenzie. “We are delighted to welcome Cyrus Vance Jr, former Manhattan District Attorney (2010-2021) to Baker McKenzie Paris. He will provide clients with his widely … Read more
Nadia Milleron, whose daughter Samya Stumo was killed in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, holds a sign with photos of the crash victims during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, in the Hart Building in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, … Read more
Romania’s top national security officials said Thursday the country was targeted by cyberattacks intended to influence the first round of voting. The role of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok in manipulating voters is also being scrutinized. Georgescu is scheduled to take on reformist Elena Lasconi in a runoff on Dec. 8. The court decision to … Read more
“If you succeed and escape, you arrive in neighboring countries. But then you have to make the tough passage to Europe through mountains and smuggling routes — that’s very dangerous and very difficult. Women are more vulnerable, so they rarely travel on foot. The majority of Afghans who come to the EU are men,” he … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that he will not only defy the court, but wants to roll out the red carpet for Netanyahu, inviting the Israeli leader to Budapest. “This is wrong in itself,” Orbán said in an interview with Hungarian state radio, referring to the ruling. “So there is no other choice here: … Read more
While criticizing her rhetoric, some of Șoșoacă’s political opponents have also raised concerns about the nine-member court. “Diana Șoșoacă represents all that is evil in Romanian politics,” Romanian Renew MEP Eugen Tomac told POLITICO in a statement. “[She is] a politician who supports the Kremlin’s agenda and uses the most aggressive and xenophobic language against … Read more
Cultural differences The National Rally is not the first French party to face accusations of misusing MEP funds for domestic operations. Earlier this year, the centrist Democratic Movement (MoDem), part of the coalition supporting French President Emmanuel Macron, was fined €300,000 over similar allegations. The European Parliament had initially estimated €1.4 million in losses from … Read more
The European Court of Human Rights referred the case in which two women complained about the ban on wearing the burkini in a municipal swimming pool in Antwerp back to Belgium. The drawn-out court case dates back to 2017, when the two women were not allowed to enter the pool in their burkinis, a full-body … Read more
“Mongolia has always maintained a policy of neutrality in all its diplomatic relations, as demonstrated in our statements of record to date,” the spokesperson added. Mongolia, a vast country of 3.3 million people, sits in an awkward geographical spot landlocked between superpowers Russia and China. It has walked a diplomatic tightrope to avoid alienating either … Read more
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Could Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance turn out to be the entirely wrong pick as Donald Trump’s running mate? U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the White House race may well turn 2024 into the Year of the Woman — namely, that of Vice President … Read more
