U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a summit of the leaders of NATO on May 25 in Brussels, the White House confirmed. Trump’s will discuss a ragne of issues, including the need to increase NATO defence spending for fair share of the cost for the security umbrella for Europe. Trump surprised key European allies with his…
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Schaeuble fears Brexit “contamination”
German Finance Minister Woflfgang Schaeuble said that the European Union was trying to limit the negative effects of Brexit for Britain but stressed that countries wanting to get the benefits related to the bloc had to make commitments, too. “We need to find a fair path – if Britain still wants to have good access…
Europol struggling with traffickers
Suupported by Europol, the Spanish Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal network accused of facilitating illegal immigration from Morocco to Spain, as well as trafficking hashish. It is estimated that the criminal network could have facilitated the entry of at least 300 irregular migrants, some of them minors, and made EUR 350 000 in profits….
Turkish Ambassador to EU summoned
The European Union’s executive said the institution has summoned Turkey’s new ambassador His Excellency Mr.YENEL Selim. In an expanding war of words between Ankara and the EU, President Erdogan said on Wednesday, 23.03.2017, the day of the London terrorist incident, and commemoration of the victims of the Brussels attacks, that Europeans would not be able…
May: London attacker born in UK
“What I can confirm is the man was British born and that some years ago he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to concerns about violent extremism. He was a peripheral figure. The case is historic. He is not part of the current intelligence picture, ” – said Prime Minister Theresa May. “There was…
Poland might not sign Declaration in Rome
Poland signaled it may not accept the Rome declaration, which will propose a renewed concept of the European Union’s course after Brexit. The prime minister Beata Szydlo made clear the document should consider issues Warsaw considers crucial. A draft of the declaration already offered for discussion in EU capitals it says the leaders of the…
London attack: "catastrophic" injures
The British Parliament is in lockdown after a police officer was stabbed and witnesses reported seeing a car hit a number of pedestrians in a serious and still unfolding incident in central London that police are treating as a terror attack, the UK media reports. One woman has been confirmed killed and other people are being…
‘Terrorist incident’ in London
A police officer has been stabbed in the Houses of Parliament in central London, in what police are treating as a terrorist incident, the BBC reports. Commons Leader David Lidington told MPs the “alleged assailant was shot by armed police”. There are also reports of as many as five people being “mowed down” on nearby…
Dijsselbloem explains his allegory
The chairman of euro zone finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem did not criticize any particular country or region, his spokesman said after Dijsselbloem’s remarks, seen as negative toward southern Europe, sparked calls for his resignation. Dijsselbloem said to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in an interview published on March 20 that northern European countries showed solidarity…
“Booze and women” cause fury
Portugal’s Prime Minister demanded the resignation of eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Wednesday over remarks he called “racist, xenophobic and sexist” and said Europe would only be credible once he left. “Europe will only be credible as a common project on the day when Mr. Dijsselbloem stops being head of the eurogroup and apologizes clearly…
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