French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Munich, GERMANY â Should we borrow from global markets as one combined entity and raise new debt together? That’s the question hanging on the … Read more
“We listen to European farmers … We are addressing short-term challenges,” von der Leyen posted on X during the meeting. Earlier Thursday, von der Leyen told a news conference that the Commission would work with the Belgian presidency of the Council on a proposal to cut the administrative burden on farmers ahead of the next … Read more
“The EU and its member states must renew their efforts and step up their military support,” the leaders wrote, and “it must continue to be a collective effort. “We call on friends and partners of Ukraine to recommit to sustainable long-term military support for Ukraine as a joint European responsibility,” they added. “Only then will … Read more
Latvian Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, who has joined the race to become NATO’s next secretary-general, thinks the job should go to someone from a country that walks the talk on defense spending. Latvia is investing “about 2.4 percent of our GDP into defense this year, and we’re heading up to 3 percent in the next … Read more
PARIS — In a state ceremony held over Jacques Delors’ coffin on Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to “an honest European man” and touched upon more personal aspects of the EU statesman’s life, including his Christian faith and his love of football and “loud jazz.” Placing himself firmly in the mold of the … Read more
Latvian Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said Russia “will not stop” after the war in Ukraine and that NATO needs a “long-term strategy” to contain Moscow. “Russia will not stop, Russia can only be stopped,” Kariņš told the Financial Times in an interview published Friday. “Stopping Russia in Ukraine does not mean that it is over. It simply means … Read more
Well, here we are folks, at the end of another turbulent year. When we put this list together at the end of 2022, its contents largely covered something many of us thought we would not see again in our lifetime: a major war in Europe. Now, we are grappling with two wars in our immediate … Read more
