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The Lavrov interview is Carlson’s second with a top Russian official this year. In February, Carlson went to Moscow for what was widely panned as a softball Kremlin-friendly sit-down with President Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he spoke to Lavrov to shed light on the “Russian perspective” on the ongoing war with Ukraine. Russia has waged a full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Carlson blasted the Biden administration’s handling of the war, claiming it “has driven the U.S. ever-closer to a nuclear conflict with Russia,” repeating a Kremlin talking-point. “We are, unbeknownst to most Americans, in a hot war with…

French prime minister Michel Barnier will face a no-confidence vote today that could topple his government and bring more chaos to the EU. How France’s political instability will hit Brussels is today’s topic for Radio Schuman, which talked with Euronews reporter Gregoire Lory.If a vote of no-confidence surrounding the budget succeeds, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will be forced to step down, leaving a caretaker government in charge. This political turmoil further weakens President Emmanuel Macron, who may face pressure to resign or appoint a new Prime Minister. Meanwhile, despite gaining concessions on the budget, far-right leader Marine Le Pen…

Eine Stunde lang wird der Kanzler heute die Fragen der Abgeordneten beantworten. Es ist vielleicht das letzte Mal, dass Olaf Scholz in dieser Rolle im Bundestag zu sehen ist. Gleichzeitig scheint das Parlament blockiert. Zwar ist die Tagesordnung so voll wie selten, doch Beschlüsse wird es kaum geben. Chefkorrespondent Rasmus Buchsteiner und Gordon Repinski besprechen, warum im Bundestag bis zu den Neuwahlen im Februar nicht mehr viel geht. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview ist NRW-Innenminister Herbert Reul (CDU) zu Gast. Er spricht über die Unzufriedenheit der Länder mit der Umsetzung der angekündigten Asylwende und die Notwendigkeit eines besseren Zivilschutzes, bei dem er den…

Some capitals are also worried their own national champions might be the target of a takeover by a bigger European rival. “Operators of all sizes should have business opportunities in the single market and be able to benefit from and contribute to effective competition,” the document reads. Back off, Mario Draghi didn’t exactly win over governments with a call for member countries to cede some ground on spectrum, which is the bandwidth of airwaves over which mobile data travels. Dubbed a “cash cow,” licenses for operators to use the airwaves are sold by governments for billions of euros. Draghi’s report…

As other regions ramp up their investments and streamline regulatory frameworks, Europe cannot afford to become a secondary or even tertiary player in global health innovation. As other regions ramp up their investments and streamline regulatory frameworks, Europe cannot afford to become a secondary or even tertiary player in global health innovation. Europe’s fragmented regulatory environment exacerbates the gap, reducing the EU’s competitiveness as a location for clinical trials. Recent research showed that 60,000 fewer patients living in Europe had access to clinical trials since 2018, missing out on new research in immunisation, cancer, rare diseases and paediatrics. Europe’s global…

But none of that has proved enough. She wants more. So, barring any last-minute surprises, Barnier and his government, having only been in power for three months, will on Wednesday fall victim to a no-confidence vote and earn the dubious distinction of serving the shortest term in the history of the modern French republic, which was established in 1958. The French system works in two layers, with the government and prime minister controlling domestic day-to-day affairs and the president having a powerful, overarching role. This is the prize Le Pen hankers after —she’s run run unsuccessfully for it on three…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced plans to lift martial law in the country just hours after declaring it — a surprise move that had sparked a political uproar. “I declared martial law at 11 p.m. last night with a firm will to save the country [from] anti-state forces that are trying to paralyze the essential functions of the state and destroy the constitutional order of liberal democracy,” Yoon said in a televised statement just after 4 a.m. local time.  “However, I withdrew the troops deployed for martial law affairs due to the National Assembly’s request to lift martial…

A letter accuses Israeli lawmaker Amit Halevi of “dehumanising statements” towards Palestinians and urges EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola to bar him from participating in an upcoming conference. Thirty-six members of the European Parliament have opposed hosting an Israeli colleague.Amit Halevi from Likud, the same party as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was invited by Dutch MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group to participate in a conference on the Iranian regime.The event, organised by the Israel Alliance Foundation in cooperation with the ECR group, is set to be held in the European Parliament in Brussels…

Belgian police searched the residences of Didier Reynders on Tuesday just days after his term as European commissioner for justice ended, according to media reports. Reynders, who served as justice commissioner until just this weekend, was questioned following the search, Le Soir and Follow the Money reported.  An Schoonjans, a magistrate at the prosecutor general’s Brussels office, confirmed to POLITICO there was an investigation but declined to say more. Belgian police didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The outgoing commissioner is no stranger to scrutiny — in 2019, Belgian police investigated Reynders on allegations of corruption and money…

Belgian police raided several properties linked to former European Commissioner for Justice for alleged fraud, Follow the Money and Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported. The Belgian federal police raided several properties linked to former European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders on suspicion of money laundering, Follow the Money and Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported. For years, Reynders allegedly bought lottery tickets through the National Lottery, an organisation which he was in charge of as a minister between 2007 and 2011. The top politician was said to have then transferred the laundered profits into his private account. The investigation has been…