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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has won the vote to become the next president of the European Commission, and will be the first woman to hold the post. She […]
It was an unexpected victory for Angela Merkel. It has been 50 years since we last had a German leading the European Commission, and if confirmed, Mer ...
The European Council proposed German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to become European Commission President, European Council President Donald ...
Russia is back in big political business. For the first time since the annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the war in eastern Ukraine, Moscow has ...
Results have begun coming in across the European Union. Across the bloc, traditional center parties saw their support decline as Green parties reaped the rewards. – Sunday was the last […]
It has become increasingly difficult for refugees to make their way from Greece to Central Europe. But in the face of police violence and the risk of arrest, thousands still […]
Thousands of protesters from across Serbia gathered in Belgrade for Saturday’s large anti-government rally. A loose coalition of political parties, opposition movements, NGOs and public figures organized the event as the culmination ...
Members of the EU offered UK Prime Minister Theresa May to extend the Brexit deadline to October 31, with a review that would take place in June, diplomatic sources said. European Council President […]
Almost 17 years ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, propelled by voters keen to teach the establishment a lesson after Turkey’s economy fell apart in […]
President of the European Council Donald Tusk said on March 20 that an extension of the Article 50 process is possible if the UK votes to approve the twice-rejected Brexit […]
