Human rights chief calls on Turkey to respect rule of law
The highest-ranking European official to visit Turkey since last month’s failed coup attempt urged Ankara to respect the rule of law. Thorbjørn Jagland, secretary-general of the Council of Europe, said...
View ArticleItaly investigating ISIL link to migration flow
Italian authorities are investigating claims that Islamic State is involved in trafficking migrants across the Mediterranean, the Italian justice minister said Wednesday. “There is an investigation...
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London deploys 600 extra armed police to protect against terror
An extra 600 armed police officers will patrol the streets of London to protect against terror attacks, the city’s mayor and police commissioner said Wednesday. The move comes days after Bernard...
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Turkish minister accuses Austrian chancellor of far-right rhetoric
Christian Kern’s depiction of Turkey’s EU accession talks as a “diplomatic fiction” evokes far-right rhetoric, the country’s European affairs minister said Thursday. “It’s disturbing that [the Austrian...
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‘Burkini’ day at French waterpark draws far-right ire
A French waterpark’s decision to host an event for Muslim women wearing “burkinis” provoked outrage from the French Right on Thursday. A community group in Marseille organized the event, to be held in...
View ArticleUK should be offered tough Brexit terms by EU: survey
Voters in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy want the European Union to treat the U.K. harshly in the negotiations over Brexit, according to a survey. A poll conducted by Ipsos Mori asked voters in nine...
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Juncker dismisses calls to halt Turkey membership talks
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned Thursday that it would be counterproductive to halt EU membership talks with Turkey. Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern had said the...
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Turkish minister: Austria is ‘capital of radical racism’
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu called Austria the “capital of radical racism” on Friday, lashing out at Chancellor Christian Kern’s suggestion to end European Union accession talks with...
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‘No reason for Plan B’ on migration deal: Merkel adviser
The migration deal between the EU and Turkey is working so “there is no reason for a Plan B,” according to a senior adviser to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Asked if he was worried about the future...
View ArticleThousands sign petition calling for Russian PM to resign
More than 178,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s resignation after he suggested teachers wanting more pay should seek a different career, AFP...
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Swiss far-right warn against ‘creeping’ EU
The Swiss far-right on Friday said it would be a strategic error to forge closer links with the European Union. Christoph Blocher, of the Swiss People’s Party, who was launching the “Committee against...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in The Economist, U.K., July 23, 2016 | By Kal Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas First published in The Columbus Dispatch, U.S., August 1, 2016 | By Nate...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas First published in The Columbus Dispatch, U.S., August 10, 2016 | By Nate Beeler First published on Politicalcartoons.com, U.S., August 4,...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
“Before: Shameless! That should be forbidden!” “Today: Shameless! That should be forbidden!” First published in Der Tagesspiegel, Germany, August 13, 2016 | By Klaus Stuttmann First published in...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on Cartoonmovement.com, The Netherlands, August 25, 2016 By Tjeerd Royaards First published in De Volkskrant, The Netherlands, August 24, 2016 | By Schot First published on...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas “Burkini?” “No … Ashamed.” First published on Knack, August 31, 2016 | By Konstantinos Tsanakas First published in Ruhr-Nachrichten, Germany,...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland, September 4, 2016 | By Chappatte “No, it didn’t come from Kim Jong-un …” First published in Berliner Zeitung, Germany, September 6, 2016 | By Heiko...
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Theresa May tells Polish PM of regret at attacks
British Prime Minister Theresa May called Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydło on Friday to express deep regret at the recent attacks on Polish citizens in the U.K. “The prime minister reiterated that...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on CagleCartoons.com, The Netherlands, September 14, 2016 | By Tom Janssen Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas “Common Values.” Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
Sigmar Gabriel: “TTIP? I don’t see any TTIP!!” First published in Ruhr Nachrichten, Germany, September 20, 2016 | By Klaus Stuttmann Sarkozy: “When one becomes French, our ancestors are the Gauls!”...
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