Germany’s leader-in-waiting takes unexpectedly tough line on Trump swerve
Friedrich Merz, almost assured to be Germany’s next chancellor, is ignoring conventional wisdom when it comes to relations ...
Italy's Meloni, caught between the EU and the US, benefits from divisions in the opposition
The Italian prime minister is moderately supportive of Ukraine and European rearmament plans while also expressing her ...
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Italy’s Meloni Charts a Path to Peace in Ukraine — With a Startling Approach to the North Atlantic Treaty
Giorgia Meloni is laboring to bring about a just and enduring peace that will safeguard Ukraine’s security and sovereignty — ...
Politico Europe3d
EU conservative chief will be back — because no one can be bothered to force him out
Weber’s heir apparent is himself. German politician Manfred Weber will run unopposed for another three-year term atop ...
On defense and Ukraine, European nations still have no consensus
The leaders of the EU's 27 member states, meeting in Brussels on Thursday, are seeking to reach a compromise despite their ...
The Cards Europe Can Play On Trump
When someone threatens to put a 200% tariff on your wines, it is evident that you no longer have a convivial relationship ...
Britain’s Populists Have a Trump Problem
Ultimately, Trump’s fundamental positions have limited appeal to most European electorates. His abandonment of Ukraine is so ...
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Profound implications of a Europe rearmed
Given Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the broader threat that President Putin’s regime poses to Europe and the prospect that Ukraine and America’s Nato allies may not be able to rely on ...
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London Review of Books
Great significance has been attributed to the government of Giorgia Meloni, who became prime minister ... in the waning days of Scholz’s coalition or has to wait until Friedrich Merz is chancellor, ...