Von der Leyen opens the door to Europe’s hard right

The choice In her campaign pitch on Monday night, she told the audience, which included people…

NATO’s Stoltenberg asks allies to give air defense systems to Ukraine

“If allies face a choice between meeting NATO capability targets and providing more aid to Ukraine,…

Europe’s Socialists scramble for ideas to fight far-right surge

“The very soul of Europe is at risk,” warned Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. During the…

After scrapping nuclear reactors, Germany to spend billions on new gas power plants

The government has described the fossil gas power plants as “modern, highly flexible and climate-friendly” because…

Greens try to flip the script: Blame conservatives, not the Green Deal

But at the party’s congress in Lyon, where delegates were plotting how to avoid expected losses…

Dutch king could see salary almost halved in royal tax shake-up

The king of the Netherlands could soon lose almost half of his yearly salary, as the…

Diplomatic cables reveal UK fears over $15bn Vietnam coal deal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Vietnam made a big splash at COP28 by announcing details of…

EU ambitions are ‘glue’ holding Balkans together, North Macedonia says

BRUSSELS — North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani called on the EU to move faster on…

Geert Wilders is the EU’s worst nightmare

THE HAGUE — One line in Geert Wilders’ inflammatory pitch to Dutch voters will haunt Brussels…

Around the world, the left is tearing itself apart over Israel

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Hamas attackers killed 1,400…