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EU opts for risky wait-and-see approach to Trump presidency
As Europe prepared for the presidential election in the United States, some leaders worried they didn’t have a plan in place for a potential second Donald Trump administration. Now that he’s going to...
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Face à Trump, l’Europe fait le choix risqué de l’attentisme
Quand l’Europe se préparait à la présidentielle américaine, certains dirigeants s’inquiétaient de ne pas avoir de plan en place pour un éventuel second mandat de Donald Trump. Maintenant qu’il va...
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Commission plans to slash EU embassy staff around the world
BRUSSELS — The European Commission is pushing plans to dramatically cut the number of people working at many of its embassies to beef up staffing in countries where it feels the bloc has a strategic...
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EU has high hopes for the ‘anti-Michel’
EU has high hopes for the ‘anti-Michel’ António Costa becomes the new European Council president at a crunch moment for the bloc. By BARBARA MOENS and AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALESin Brussels...
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Poland takes EU baton as Tusk braces for pivotal presidential election
Poland takes EU baton as Tusk braces for pivotal presidential election May’s vote on Poland’s next head of state looms large over the country’s six-month EU presidency, which starts Jan. 1. By Barbara...
View ArticleMichel’s cabinet chief to become Belgian envoy to US
BRUSSELS ― Frédéric Bernard, the head of cabinet of former European Council President Charles Michel, is to become Belgian ambassador to the United States, according to two Belgian officials. As chief...
View ArticleEurope in the line of fire as Trump threatens trade war with China
BRUSSELS — Forget about Donald Trump’s tariffs against the EU. What terrifies Brussels are the tariffs he is threatening against China. The U.S. president-elect campaigned on a pledge to impose...
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Kallas gave top EU official the ax and governments aren’t happy
BRUSSELS ― The European Union’s new foreign affairs chief has outraged governments and officials over her decision to boot out her department’s top civil servant. As first reported by POLITICO,...
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Ursula von der Leyen has a Donald Trump problem
Ursula von der Leyen has a Donald Trump problem European Commission president’s close relationship with Joe Biden could be a liability. By BARBARA MOENS in Brussels Photo-illustration by Gemma Mohajer...
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Ursula von der Leyen a un problème : il s’appelle Donald Trump
Ursula von der Leyen a un problème : il s’appelle Donald Trump La relation étroite qu’entretient la présidente de la Commission européenne avec Joe Biden pourrait être un handicap. By BARBARA MOENS in...
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Changing green rules won’t help industry, EU climate chief says
BRUSSELS — Europe’s conservatives aren’t helping the economy with their constant demands for tweaks to the bloc’s green rulebook, the European Union’s climate chief told POLITICO. Wopke Hoekstra’s...
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EU’s climate chief warns of ‘geopolitical winter’
BRUSSELS — The planet is heating up, but the geopolitical landscape is freezing over, European Union climate chief Wopke Hoekstra warned in an interview with POLITICO. Donald Trump, a fossil fuel...
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Costa’s honeymoon as European Council chief will be short-lived
BRUSSELS — António Costa helms his first summit of the EU’s 27 leaders this week knowing his stock will never be this high again. A rude awakening awaits almost immediately. He’ll have to navigate...
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Von der Leyen’s constant power play exasperates EU capitals
BRUSSELS — There is a limit to everything, including Ursula von der Leyen’s reach. Annoyance is growing among senior EU diplomats, who are expected to discuss the European Commission chief’s recent...
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Le coup de force permanent d’Ursula von der Leyen exaspère les gouvernements...
BRUXELLES — Il y a une limite à tout, y compris pour Ursula von der Leyen. Les diplomates de haut rang de l’UE sont de plus en plus agacés. Sans doute vont-ils aborder les récentes décisions...
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Von der Leyen’s mission: Stop Europe’s ‘slow agony’ of decline
Von der Leyen’s mission: Stop Europe’s ‘slow agony’ of decline The European Commission president has pledged to boost the EU’s ability to compete with the U.S. and China. By CARLO MARTUSCELLIand...
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