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Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, is traveling to France and the United Kingdom on Monday to shore up transatlantic support for Ottawa as it faces tariffs and annexation threats from Washington. Trump has slapped duties on several imports coming from U.S. trading partners like the European Union and Canada, most notably on steel and aluminum. Canada has hit back with retaliatory measures, while the European Commission has said it is ready to do so. “I want to ensure that France and all of Europe work enthusiastically with Canada — the most European of non-European countries,”…
The court is yet to rule on the only remaining charge against him, which concerns the violent suppression of anti-government protests by Saakashvili’s administration in 2007. The Georgian ex-president was arrested in October 2021, after making a surprise comeback from self-imposed exile abroad, and has been in detention ever since. Saakashvili pursued a pro-Western agenda during his presidency between 2004 and 2013, but his popularity waned after Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia. A fifth of Georgia’s territory remains under Russian occupation and the control of separatist regimes. Saakashvili’s government was ousted from power in 2012 by the Georgian Dream party,…
It’s generally considered poor form to ask for a gift back, but that hasn’t stopped French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, who believes the Statue of Liberty should head back to France. Here’s why. Nearly 140 years after the Statue of Liberty was gifted to America from France, French lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann has suggested that it’s time for the green lady to come home. Indeed, the center-left member of the European Parliament has made a compelling argument for the staue to head back to France, stating that the US no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue in the first…
If Labour is still grappling with that lack of faith in politics — a recent YouGov poll found just 24 percent of Brits trust Keir Starmer — there’s also an apparent keenness in the governing party not to bang on about the Tories’ pandemic failures. Once the acute phase of the pandemic was over, Covid-19 was no longer “front and center” of Labour’s attention, a former adviser to the party said. Instead, the then-opposition swiftly came to believe that highlighting the economic failures of Johnson’s chaotic successor Liz Truss was more fertile electoral ground. “We appeared to have our act…
As Irish families struggle to keep pubs independent, Heineken is looking for a new owner to take over a remote island pub that’s been run by the same family for 155 years. Family-run pubs are an institution in Ireland. Yet, these charming generational spots are increasingly at risk as many landlords considering retirement don’t have family to take over from them. This fact has undoubtedly inspired Dutch beer brand Heineken to play a version of the generation game by trying to change that pattern in one Irish pub – it’s launching a search for a successor to take over McLoughlin’s…
BRUSSELS — It’s time for the entire continent to cough up more cash for defense, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said Monday, in an apparent message to spendthrift Southern European countries. Budrys said “now we have the instruments and we need the political will to increase our defense spending,” referring to the European Commission’s plan to send loans of up to €150 billion to national governments to help them boost military spending. “We see it as useful tools, not only for a part of the European Union, but for the whole union,” he also added. If “only Nordics, Baltics or other…
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. With Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s spring statement fast approaching, Labour faces a major challenge from its own backbenchers ahead of an announcement to restrict some sickness and disability benefits. Sam and Anne discuss the stakes for Sir Keir Starmer and the plausibility of a party rebellion. Plus, it’s classroom war over schools and academies, as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson comes under pressure over her plans to shake up curriculums. But why is the schools bill causing such a stir? 👉Listen…
It’s a tough sell. For Europe’s atomic energy supporters — including France, most vocally — nuclear power is inextricably linked to ending reliance on foreign energy sources. And that reasoning has gained momentum as much of the EU tries to ditch Russian fossil fuels. “It’s good to talk about sovereignty; it can make sense,” Fragman said. “But cooperation also exists, and it’s not incompatible.” It might seem an improbable proposal that could imperil Europe’s own security. Trump is bludgeoning the transatlantic relationship and loves bending American firms to his whims. But Westinghouse stresses it’s a private company that is now…
The lack of full-fledged 5G threatens to stall European innovation, keeping the bloc’s industry stuck in the slow lane while other parts of the world speed ahead. Industry officials warn the lag is aggravating Europe’s competitive decline and the bloc’s ability to attract investment. “At the start of the 5G cycle, vendors and operators put up huge promises about how it is going to enable robotic surgeries, autonomous cars, all this different stuff,” but none of that can be delivered until standalone architecture is in place, said Luke Kehoe, an industry analyst at connectivity intelligence firm Ookla. European companies are…
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he planned to speak with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as he seeks the Russian president’s agreement on a proposal to end the full-scale invasion launched by Moscow in February 2022. “A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,” Trump said aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening. “We want to see if we can bring that war to an end. Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance.” His comments came after Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, traveled to Moscow to negotiate directly with Putin last week. Ukraine had…