“It’s time to reset our relationship with our European friends and allies,” Lammy said. That language was echoed on Friday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who told Starmer that she looked forward to meeting to discuss ways to “strengthen cooperation and reset the relationship” between the U.K. and EU, according to an … Read more
Bonfire of EU laws A similar dynamic has played out in issues ranging from workers’ rights to environmental protection. Threats to turn the U.K. into an offshore anarcho-capitalist paradise — occasionally used by British negotiators to threaten their EU counterparts — have in practice gone down no better in Bristol or Birmingham than they did … Read more
This is just the latest episode in an ongoing fight between Macron’s camp and the National Rally over the president’s powers, with the far-right party arguing that it should be up to the next government to appoint key officials. Over the past days, Macron appointed several top officials in France and pushed for his allies … Read more
Beijing has already prohibited exports of rare earth refining and magnet manufacturing technologies. In January, it banned the export of gallium and germanium, both highly sought after by the computer-chip industry. Fears that China is looking to exert control over the industry, and could disrupt critical technology, automotive and renewable energy supply chains, have sparked … Read more
“We will prefer national sovereignty to federalism, liberty to orders, and peace to war,” Babiš wrote in a social media post. All three parties came first in their respective countries during the European election earlier this month, gaining a significant number of seats in the European Parliament as right-wing support grew across the Continent. The … Read more
The disbursement to Egypt replicates similar deals Brussels has made with Tunisia, Mauritania and Turkey to curb irregular migration into the EU. The EU-Egypt partnership has been strongly criticized by human-rights groups, who see it as “another EU ‘cash for migrant control’ deal.” The macro-financial assistance (MFA) of up to €1 billion is the first … Read more
He singled out Kallas, who will replace Josep Borrell as the EU’s top diplomat, saying she “is well known in our country for her absolutely irreconcilable and sometimes even rabidly Russophobic statements.” Kallas has been one of the Kremlin’s fiercest critics, ordering the removal of Soviet monuments in her country and offering unwavering support to … Read more
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Acast Straight from the European Council summit, we bring you the latest news and analysis on a range of tough issues on the leaders’ agenda. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO colleagues Barbara Moens and Aitor Hernández-Morales to discuss how EU leaders agreed on who they want to lead … Read more
EU leaders have chosen Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president, three EU diplomats told POLITICO. At a meeting in Brussels, the national leaders also picked Portugal’s António Costa and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas for the most senior positions at the European Council and the EU’s foreign policy service, respectively. … Read more
National leaders failed to agree on who should get the EU’s top jobs last week — so now it’s time for another high-stakes summit in Brussels. Since they were last here, six EU leaders from centrist parties announced that Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen, Portugal’s António Costa, and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas should get the most senior positions … Read more
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