Kallas denies Europe in civilisational decline
The EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas rejected accusations that Europe is in civilisational decline or at risk of disappearing, responding directly to criticism voiced by figures in the United States,…
NATO chief under fire over Europe going it alone remarks
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has sparked controversy after brushing aside suggestions that Europe could distance itself from Washington’s security umbrella, bluntly remarking, “You can’t, we can’t.” The comments triggered…
EU and India in ‘mother of all deals’
India and the European Union have concluded a landmark free trade agreement, described by both sides as “the mother of all deals,” after nearly two decades of on-and-off negotiations shaped…
Europe exposed to US on energy supplies
Analysis shows that Europe’s decision to replace Russian gas with US liquefied natural gas has left the EU and UK increasingly dependent on American energy supplies, giving Donald Trump significant…
Petulant Trump blames Norway for Nobel ‘snub’
Donald Trump has tied his renewed threats to seize Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel peace prize, as tensions with Europe intensify and the prospect of an EU-US…
Denmark says Greenland takeover would be “the end”
Washington’s military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears about President Donald Trump’s ambitions toward Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory rich in untapped rare earth deposits. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
Putin says Europeans are swine who want to feast on Russia’s collapse
Russia’s president on Wednesday disparaged European leaders as “swine” who wanted to “feast on the collapse of Russia,” blamed the West for the war in Ukraine, and warned that Moscow…
China to set EU pork tariffs at much lower level
China announced on Tuesday that it will go ahead and impose anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports for five years, though at significantly lower rates than the temporary levies…
Trump’s strategy is to divide Europe
A leaked, longer version of the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy published last week allegedly identifies Poland as one of four countries the US should try to pull away from…
Slovakia has been making excuses over Russian oil supplies
Although Slovakia’s Russian-friendly leaders have often complained that they have nowhere else to turn for gas supplies, a natural gas pipeline linking Poland and Slovakia has hardly been used since…