- April 2nd, 2025
European leaders mounted a vigorous defense of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a barrage of condescending and scornful remarks during an Oval Office meeting. The episode,...
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European Union (EU) member states to unite behind a "massive, common funding" initiative aimed at bolstering Europe's defense and security, potentially unlocking investments worth hundreds of billions of euros. In an interview published...
Franco-Italian relations and influence European Union trade policy, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is set to visit Italy early next month. The announcement, made during a Paris conference co-organized by leading French, Italian, and German business associations, underscores France's efforts...
The European Parliament is on the verge of adopting a resolution calling for stricter, “targeted” sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet — a clandestine network of aging, minimally insured oil tankers operating beyond Western regulatory reach. The draft resolution, which enjoys...
Germany, long seen as the bedrock of financial discipline within the European Union (EU), is facing mounting economic pressures that may force it to seek an extension from the European Commission to rein in public spending over a more extended...
October 4 marked a pivotal moment in Europe’s trade policy as the European Commission narrowly avoided a significant setback in its plan to impose countervailing duties on electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China. The duties, aimed at countering what the...
EU and Chinese leaders have agreed on the need for a more balanced trade relationship, but have not yet resolved deep-running differences over most issues. The first in-person summit in four years comes as China's leadership steps up diplomatic engagement...
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has stated that the European Commission, Council, and Parliament cannot make promises about EU enlargement due to the fact that many of them will not be present next year. Rama emphasized that elections are based...