TAG: Foreign policy
Frustrated farmers slam EU ‘technocrats’ who ‘call the shots’ in Brussels protest
BRUSSELS — Benoît Laqueue was one of 100 disgruntled French farmers on a bus headed for the European...
8 months ago
Turkey must stop blocking Ukraine minehunters, ex-NATO supreme commander warns
Turkey's decision to stop two naval ships from being handed over to Ukraine is at odds with its comm...
8 months ago
The Gaza war is escalating. How bad will the Middle East crisis get?
On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats...
8 months ago
Rishi Sunak’s Brexit trade agenda is faltering. Are the Gulf states his last hope?
LONDON — On the Red Sea coast at the northwest tip of Saudi Arabia, plans for an outlandish £400 billion ‘mega-city’ featuring an artificial moon and flying taxis are starting to take shape.While far from completion, the enigmatic project — known as NEOM...
6 months ago
Brussels fights Putin with an arsenal of acronyms: The EU’s defense plans, explained
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU politicians lined up to demand an urgent rethink of European security. In order to protect themselves in an uncertain world, EU countries must reinforce their own defenses and work together far m...
6 months ago
Scholz and Macron to hold secret dinner in Paris ahead of Xi’s visit
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday night in Paris for a dinner to discuss European Union and China policy.The clandestine meeting of two heavyweight EU leaders, which comes just days ahead of a vi...
5 months ago
Who will be the next European commissioners?
BRUSSELS — You’ve got mail!Before taking a break to spend time with her family, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will ask the EU’s national governments to send in the names of who they want to be in the next team of commissioners.Each co...
2 months ago
The Hungarian presidency: Let the games begin
This article is part of the Hungarian presidency of the EU special report.You have to feel sorry for Hungarian officials.Despite Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s track record as the EU's provocateur-in-chief, diplomats have been working overtime to stress th...
2 months ago
David Lammy appointed as UK foreign secretary
LONDON — Labour MP David Lammy has been appointed as the U.K.’s new foreign secretary.Lammy, who represents Tottenham in parliament, has shadowed the top foreign affairs brief for his party in opposition since 2021.Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starme...
2 months ago
From Paris with love: Serbia’s east-west balancing act pays off
BELGRADE — French President Emmanuel Macron and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić plugged their ears to the outside noise on Thursday evening to back a series of multi-billion-euro agreements.The deals were struck despite security concerns regardin...
1 month ago
Hungary FM teases more Gazprom contracts after huge blowup with EU ministers
Less than 24 hours after clashing with the EU’s foreign policy chief at a meeting of EU foreign ministers, Hungary’s top diplomat Péter Szijjártó made a surprise trip to Russia. The foreign minister sat down with the head of state-owned energy giant Gazpr...
1 month ago
Europe’s Draghi report unleashed: These are the 5 things to watch
BRUSSELS ― Mario Draghi was the man hailed as saving the eurozone during the sovereign debt crisis when president of the European Central Bank. This time his challenge may be greater still: Stop Europe falling behind the rest of the world.European Commiss...
1 month ago
Back off, Azerbaijan tells human rights critics ahead of COP29
Don’t bring your human rights concerns to Azerbaijan for COP29, one of the country’s top officials declared as criticism mounts of his government’s domestic record ahead of the annual climate summit.Speaking to POLITICO, Azerbaijani foreign policy chief H...
3 days ago