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Die EU treibt ihr 18. Sanktionspaket voran. Wenn sich die USA zu Grahams Sanktionen entschließen, würden diese im „Paket mit drin sein”, sagte von der Leyen zu Gordon Repinski. Das Interview erscheint heute in voller Länge im Berlin Playbook Podcast (hier). Mehr auch hier.  Ein 500-Prozent-Zoll der USA gegen Länder, die weiterhin Öl oder Gas-Produkte aus Russland kaufen, würde aber auch die EU und somit Deutschland betreffen. Zum einen liefert Russland immer noch Energie an EU-Länder. Sie könnten aber von dem Mega-Zoll ausgenommen werden, deutete Graham an – etwa durch Ausnahmen für alle Länder, die die Ukraine unterstützen.  Zum Zweiten…

Am heutigen Abend bricht Friedrich Merz in die USA auf. Es ist sein Antrittsbesuch im Weißen Haus. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie der Kanzler die drei wichtigsten Themen – NATO, Ukraine und Handel – adressieren muss und wo die Fallen lauern, wenn er auf Donald Trump trifft. Im 200-Sekunden Interview: Die EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen zur Frage von europäischen und amerikanischen Sanktionen gegen Russland.  Dazu: Rasmus Buchsteiner über die wichtigsten Punkte heute im Kabinett und im anschließenden Gespräch von Friedrich Merz mit den Ländern. Und: wie sich die Spargelfahrt des konservativen SPD-Seeheimer Kreis für den neuen Generalsekretär Tim Klüssendorf anfühlt,…

But while Bulgaria strains to join the club, one entrant that everyone would welcome — Poland — seems to have no interest in joining. And after the narrow victory of right-wing nationalist Karol Nawrocki in the country’s presidential election on Sunday, the prospect of Poland’s joining the club anytime soon seems remote. Poland has had three decades of consistent economic growth. Its stock market is booming. Its gross domestic product growth, at 3.2 percent this year according to an International Monetary Fund forecast, outstrips the eurozone’s 0.8 percent. But still, its stated intention to join the eurozone is going nowhere…

By Euronews Published on 31/05/2025 – 16:38 GMT+2•Updated 20:45Thousands of people took to the streets in Bulgaria on Saturday, calling on the government to preserve the country’s currency, the Bulgarian lev, and not enter the euro area.In the capital, Sofia, and various other cities, demonstrations against the introduction of the euro currency began at around noon. The protests were organised by the ultranationalist Revival Party and several NGOs.They believe that if Bulgaria enters the eurozone, prices will rise and the country’s economic sovereignty will be limited, and want a referendum to be held on the issue.”Revival Bulgaria has a will of…

By Euronews with AP Published on 31/05/2025 – 22:21 GMT+2•Updated 22:34The world should be “extremely worried” about Russia and China’s relationship as North Korean troops fight alongside Russian soldiers in Ukraine, the European Union’s foreign policy said on Saturday.“When China and Russia speak of leading together, the change is not seen in 100 years and of revisions of the global security order. We should all be extremely worried,” Kallas said during the Shangri-La Dialogue, a global security conference in Singapore. European and Asian security remain interconnected, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs stated while speaking on a panel about ensuring global stability. “Our…

By Euronews Published on 01/06/2025 – 21:22 GMT+2•Updated 02/06/2025 – 13:37 GMT+2Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a nailbiting final race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. He will succeed conservative Andrzej Duda, whose second and final term ends on 6 August. The close ballot had the country on edge since a first round two weeks earlier revealed deep divisions along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union. Although most day-to-day power lies in Poland lies with the prime minister,…

By Euronews with AP Published on 02/06/2025 – 0:17 GMT+2French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the Paris Saint-Germain football team to the presidential palace on Sunday to celebrate their historic Champions League win. Before meeting with Macron, PSG were paraded through the Champs-Elysee in an open roof coach bus.  The team beat Italian side Inter Milan 5-0 in the tournament’s final the day prior in Munich. It was the first time PSG ever won the title – having coming up short in their only previous final against Bayern Munich in 2020. French authorities say two people died after celebrations erupted around the country following the team’s…

Published on 04/06/2025 – 0:28 GMT+2South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president early on Wednesday in a victory that would cap months of political turmoil triggered by the stunning but brief imposition of martial law by now-ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.With over 99% of votes counted, Jae-myung obtained 49.3% of the votes cast in Tuesday’s early election, while main conservative contender Kim Moon Soo trailed with 41.3%.Nearly 80% of the country’s 44.4 million eligible voters cast ballots, according to an interim tally. That’s one of the highest turnouts for a presidential election in South Korea, reflecting…

By Euronews Published on 03/06/2025 – 9:56 GMT+2•Updated 20:21Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has stepped down on Tuesday following his coalition partner, far-right politician Geert Wilders’ decision to leave the government over a migration law dispute.Schoof is expected to offer the resignation of the cabinet to King Willem-Alexander before the end of the day.He slammed Wilders’ decision to leave the coalition as “irresponsible and unnecessary”. “As far as I’m concerned, this shouldn’t have happened,” he said.Schoof said the coalition government would serve as a caretaker administration until a snap election could be held, although no date has been set yet.Wilders’ announcement…

Doctors and organizations assisting with abortion face constant harassment in Poland. The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded last year that women in Poland are facing severe human rights violations due to restrictive abortion laws, with many forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, seek unsafe clandestine procedures or travel abroad for legal abortions. The case of Justyna Wydrzyńska, an activist who was sentenced to eight months of community service for facilitating an abortion in 2023, made international headlines. And in April, Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun stormed a hospital in Poland and threatened a doctor with…