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`The sanctions decision comes ahead of peace talks between DRC and M23 rebels in Angola, due to start Tuesday. “This is not a ‘Rwanda-bashing’ exercise as some are trying to depict it — but a listing in reaction to those violating international [humanitarian] law,” an EU diplomat said. Still, also on Monday, Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announced it had decided to sever diplomatic ties with Belgium and demanded that diplomats leave the country within 48 hours. Belgium had sided with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the conflict and “continues to systematically mobilize against Rwanda in various forums, using lies…
Rapidly deteriorating EU-U.S. relations means Europe’s industrial base is exposed to growing risks links to U.S. technology in its supply chains, the letter warns, citing U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference as proof. The EU is currently in a stand-off with Washington over tariffs on aluminum and steel specifically, and tensions over tech regulation have grown in recent months. Beyond Airbus and Dassault, the letter was also signed by the French public investment bank Bpifrance, European cloud companies including Scaleway, OVHCloud, and Nextcloud, several tech industry alliances including France Digital, the European Digital SME Alliance…
Former Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, points out in an interview with Euronews that the Russians have been able to break all the treaties they have concluded in the past. Therefore – says the politician – all agreements concluded with Russia must be supported by real force. Mateusz Morawiecki is convinced that in talks with Moscow, Kyiv needs the support of the West. “No word that comes from the Kremlin should be trusted by definition. The Russians, previously the Soviets, were able to break all the treaties they concluded. (Therefore) the treaties must be supported by real force. The Ukrainians…
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…