This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping heading to a group photo session during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. Grigory Sysoyev | AFP | … Read more
A farmer pulls waste to block the RN 19 near in Vesoul, eastern France, on January 25, 2024. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images The European Union prides itself on being a champion for the environment. But that reputation is now being firmly tested, after it toned down its climate policies following angry farmer … Read more
The remarks seem to suggest that Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, might not abide by NATO’s collective-defense clause for members that haven’t paid enough. The White House blasted the comments as endangering security and stability. “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged — and it endangers … Read more
While the European Parliament was unable to send a delegation to monitor polling stations as it has in previous years, the chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s foreign affairs committee, Grigory Karasin, told local media the polls were being organized effectively and could even act as a model for Russia’s own presidential election later this … Read more
In 2024, the right wing surge in the polls seems bigger and bolder, with one predicting the nationalist right and far right could pick up nearly a quarter of seats in the European Parliament in June. Even if the center-right — currently tipped to come first in the election — refuses to form a governing … Read more
Farmers’ protests have broken out in many countries across Europe in recent weeks, with the industry expressing discontent over the EU’s green policies. Some of the largest demonstrations have been in Germany, prompted by a cut to diesel subsidies. Brussels has faced calls from industry groups and some political parties to lay out a 2040 … Read more
But at the party’s congress in Lyon, where delegates were plotting how to avoid expected losses in this June’s EU election, green politicians repeatedly insisted it was their conservative and far-right opponents, not them, that had left farmers in dire straits. They even made their case directly to farmers, who were invited to air grievances … 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
They fumed as to why the EU executive was issuing the target now, of all moments, with anti-green rage simmering, the far right pouncing, the EU election looming, and farmers blockading the front gates of the legislature. “Everyone was shooting at the 2040 target,” said one EPP official who, like others, was granted anonymity to … Read more
Macron, under siege from French farmers who oppose the Mercosur trade accord, wants to raise the issue at an informal summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, along with other grievances that have sparked a wave of rural protests across France. Speaking in Sweden on Tuesday, Macron said he would discuss his concerns with … Read more
