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Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region strikes deal to end energy crisis

Separatist leaders said they will take a Russian loan to pay for supplies despite an EU aid offer.

February 10, 2025 5:25 pm CET

Liechtenstein set for first female head of government after election

The Fatherland Union of Brigitte Haas won over 38 percent of votes in the constitutional hereditary monarchy.

February 9, 2025 11:56 pm CET

Greenland calls for snap election as Trump looms

Prime minister wants election on March 11.

February 5, 2025 10:54 am CET
Analysis

Has Brexit finally paid off? What Trump’s tariff reprieve means for Starmer

The U.S. president hinted he’ll spare Britain from his trade war, while hammering the EU. But as Nigel Farage surges in the polls, Keir Starmer isn’t safe from Brexit yet.

February 4, 2025 4:45 pm CET

Greenland should consider rejoining the EU for ‘protection,’ Danish MEP says

“Clearly the situation has changed dramatically since ’85,” when Greenland left the EU, senior lawmaker says.

January 29, 2025 2:15 pm CET

Ukraine risks being ‘Trump’s Vietnam,’ says Steve Bannon

Trump’s former chief strategist fears his old boss won’t make a clean break and stop military aid to Kyiv.

January 20, 2025 4:00 am CET

Greenland’s PM stands firm on independence: ‘We want to be Greenlanders’

His remarks risk frustrating President-elect Donald Trump.

January 17, 2025 6:56 am CET

Grabbing Greenland would be a bad deal for Trump

Donald Trump might be eyeing Greenland’s strategic position in the Arctic and its mineral reserves, but he’s forgetting the U.S. is already getting all it wants from the island.

January 10, 2025 4:20 am CET

Armenia floats EU referendum amid split with Russia

The South Caucasus country is considering talks with Brussels on joining the bloc.

January 9, 2025 12:44 pm CET

‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders,’ says Danish PM as Donald Trump Jr. arrives

Mette Frederiksen stresses that America doesn’t call the shots on the strategically important Arctic island’s future.

January 7, 2025 4:20 pm CET

Greenland’s leader wants independence from Denmark as Trump hovers over Arctic island

“It is now time to take the next step for our country,” Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Egede says in hinting at 2025 referendum.

January 3, 2025 4:11 pm CET

Peter Mandelson confirmed as Britain’s next ambassador to US

Keir Starmer praises incoming ambassador — a former European trade commissioner — for his “unrivalled experience,” as former colleagues rate his chances in Trumpworld.

December 20, 2024 5:38 pm CET
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Peter Mandelson, the ex-European commissioner Britain is sending to take on Trump

He’s an anti-Brexit advocate for closer China ties — but could Peter Mandelson charm Trumpworld?

December 20, 2024 4:23 am CET

TikTok influencers flee Romania amid tax probe into their election role

Romanian tax authorities are now investigating ultranationalist Călin Georgescu and the TikTok activists who promoted his campaign.

December 13, 2024 6:10 am CET
Unpacked

Zelenskyy’s diplomatic play for Trump 

Kyiv knows that it will have to recalibrate and take care not to get on Trump’s bad side, hence Zelenskyy’s emphasizing the importance of exploring diplomatic solutions.

November 30, 2024 2:59 pm CET

Riot police disperse protesters rallying against Georgia’s retraction of EU bid

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called for “resistance” to prevent the country’s “return to Russia.”

November 28, 2024 11:14 pm CET

Reformist leader rallies Romanians to beat back surging pro-Russia hard right

Presidential candidate Elena Lasconi warns of an “an existential fight for Romania’s democracy.”

November 25, 2024 8:47 pm CET

Protests in Georgia as poll commission confirms pro-Russia ruling party’s win

Head of the Central Electoral Commission was doused with black paint as hundreds of opposition supporters staged a protest against the vote.

November 16, 2024 6:11 pm CET

Tony Blair’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ tipped to be UK’s man in DC

Peter Mandelson could be heading Stateside after a long and notorious career in British public life.

November 15, 2024 4:01 am CET

Squid games: The next Brexit battleground

Calamari and (bargaining) chips are on the menu for the Britain’s “reset” talks with the European Union.

November 12, 2024 4:02 am CET

Moldova warns of Russian ‘disruptive’ moves against overseas voting in Sunday’s runoff

Moscow’s “disruptive activities” could include fake bomb threats, according to documents obtained by Welt am Sonntag.

November 2, 2024 12:14 pm CET

Trump was nearly assassinated. Now he imagines critic getting shot at. 

Former U.S. president says “war hawk” Harris supporter Liz Cheney should see how she feels with guns “trained on her face.”

November 1, 2024 11:45 pm CET

Climate of intimidation haunts Georgian elections

Opposition activists and journalists warn of efforts to silence them as police raid Western businesses and the homes of think-tank employees.

October 25, 2024 6:00 am CET

Brussels vs Moscow: The EU risks losing its eastern neighbors

Presented by Roma Foundation for Europe.

October 25, 2024 4:00 am CET
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