EU trade war with China escalates with 38% tariffs on Chinese EVs The EU has escalated its trade war with China after placing prohibitive import tariffs on carmakers including BYD and Geely. Fortune · Jun 12, 2024
European Parliament at crossroads as right-wing parties triumph in EU vote While the centre-right European People’s Party remains the largest bloc, analysts say a shift to the right is likely. Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2024
Ukraine Seeks Support For Energy Recovery At Berlin Conference Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls for immediate aid and long-term investments in energy sector at Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin. Top News · Jun 11, 2024
Zelensky Pleads For Air Defence Help At Berlin Aid Summit Zelensky, who is also due to address the German parliament, will join the heads of the G7 developed nations later this week in Italy. Latin Times · Jun 11, 2024
Zelensky Pleads For Air Defense Help At Berlin Aid Summit Zelensky, who is also due to address the German parliament, will join the heads of the G7 developed nations later this week in Italy. International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy tells Bundestag Germany has helped save thousands of lives as AfD snubs speech – as it happened Ukraine leader tells German lawmakers that end of conflict is potentially closer than anyone can predict but few far-right politicians attend address The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
France facing ‘most consequential parliamentary election in decades’ after Macron shocks with snap vote All eyes on Macron’s shock election as European Union reels from vote marked by far-right gains The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen in pole position as she tries to build majority to keep job Macron’s bombshell adds uncertainty to the race to be European Commission president, and the incumbent will need to look left or right for support The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
French, German presidents mark 80th anniversary of martyred village French President Emmanuel Macron and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on Monday, where Nazi troops murdered more than 600 civilians in 1944. Radio France Internationale · Jun 10, 2024
EU elections: earthquake in France and a rightward policy lurch? Our panel responds Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
European election dents German leader's authority, boosts conservatives and the far right Dismal results for Germany’s governing parties in the European Parliament election have dented Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s authority and could prompt even more of the infighting that just cost the government dearly The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
'Extreme gamble': France's Macron shocks nation by dissolving parliament PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 10: French President Emmanuel Macron stuns the country by announcing the dissolution of parliament, after his party is trounced by the far-right National Rally in the European elections. The papers in France are calling it an extraordinary gamble. The news also makes a splash internationally,… France 24 · Jun 10, 2024
Emmanuel Macron calls snap election as far-right gains rattle EU’s traditional powers Far-right parties have rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially… The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2024
Labour victory would be ‘positive for UK markets’, says JP Morgan; euro slides after European election results – as it happened Investors are rattled after far right parties make gains in European elections, while analysts at JP Morgan say a Labour win would support UK stocks The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2024 EU elections 2024: how did key countries vote and what does it mean? A surge in support for far-right parties in France, Germany and Austria was tempered by strong support for centrist and leftwing groups in other countries
International Business Times · Jun 9, 2024 Scholz's Coalition Suffers Rout At EU Polls In Germany German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed.
Top News · Jun 9, 2024 Germany's Governing Parties Face Weak Results In EU Vote Exit polls in Germany show gains for AfD and decline for governing parties in the European Parliament vote.
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2024 German exit polls point to far right gains in European election and a weak government showing Exit polls point to very weak results for Germany’s governing parties and gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany in Sunday’s vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition is set to remain the country’s strongest political force in the legislature
International Business Times · Jun 9, 2024 EU Votes As Far Right Eyes Gains Voters across Europe cast ballots Sunday on the final -- and biggest -- day of elections for the EU's parliament, with far-right parties expected to make gains at a pivotal time for the bloc.
Top News · Jun 8, 2024 Key Players And Issues In EU Elections Insights into European Parliament elections in Hungary, Italy, France, Germany, and Slovakia, shaping the continent's political future.
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2024 Assault on Danish prime minister is the latest in a recent spate of attacks on European politicians Political violence appears to be rising across the Europe, where societies are deeply polarized in the face of widespread migration and are badly shaken by the war in Ukraine, the largest war on the continent since World War II
The Conversation · Jun 8, 2024 In France and Germany, politics – not nationality – dictate energy preferences Not since 2000 under Jacques Chirac had a French president held a state visit in Germany. It was, therefore, with some anticipation that Chancellor Olaf Scholz greeted his counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, from 26 until 28 May in Berlin, Dresden and Münster, days away from the European elections and in a…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Furious Tories turn on Rishi Sunak over D-day commemorations snub Penny Mordaunt criticises absence as ‘completely wrong’ while internal party WhatsApp groups reportedly full of horrified responses
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Campaign catchup: Sunak grovels, Labour teases, and a fiscal black hole awaits In today’s newsletter: Zoe Williams recaps the worst day (yet) for the Conservative leader, and the rest of the day’s action on the campaign trail
Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2024 UK’s Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day event early for TV interview After widespread criticism, prime minister says decision to skip ceremony in France was a ‘mistake’.