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Erdoğan satirist under police protection in Germany
German comedian Jan Böhmermann is under police protection, German media reported Tuesday, as the fallout continues from the March 31 broadcast in which he called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
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Jeremy Corbyn spoofed in new musical
Jeremy Corbyn is prime minister, Boris Johnson is leader of the opposition and Donald Trump is in the White House: that’s the setting of a new musical satire called Corbyn the Musical: the Motorcycle...
View ArticleSpain arrests alleged gun supplier of Paris supermarket attacker
A man suspected of supplying weapons to the gunman who attacked a Jewish supermarket in Paris last year has been arrested in Spain on Wednesday, according to a statement from Spain’s interior ministry....
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Jeremy Corbyn: UK should stay in EU ‘warts and all’
Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour party “overwhelmingly” backs the U.K. staying in the EU, despite the need for reform, in his first major intervention in the Brexit referendum debate Thursday. The Labour...
View ArticleSlovak PM Robert Fico in hospital: reports
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was taken to hospital Thursday after what local media say may have been a heart attack, AFP reported. “I can confirm that the prime minister has been hospitalized...
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Podemos members vote on Spanish coalition deal
Members of Spain’s far-left Podemos party began voting Thursday on whether to back a coalition government between the Socialists and Ciudadanos parties. Spain’s political parties have been trying to...
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First published in The International New York Times, April 13, 2016 | By Chappatte. Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas First published in La Vanguardia, Spain, April 9, 2016 |...
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Spanish minister quits over Panama Papers leaks
Spain’s acting Industry Minister José Manuel Soria resigned on Friday after his involvement in offshore companies was disclosed by the Panama Papers leak. Soria, from the Popular Party, said in a...
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Merkel allows investigation of Erdoğan satirist
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she will permit a criminal investigation into the comedian Jan Böhmermann on charges that he insulted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while promising...
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Podemos members reject Socialist-Ciudadanos coalition
Spain took another step towards fresh elections Monday, after members of the far-left Podemos party resoundingly rejected a coalition government between the Socialists and Ciudadanos parties....
View ArticleGerman journalist held at Istanbul airport
Authorities at Istanbul airport detained a German journalist heading to interview refugees on the Syria-Turkey border Tuesday, according to the correspondent’s employer, public broadcaster...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on Caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, April 15, 2016 | By Joep Bertrams First published in The International New York Times, April 19, 2016 | By Chappatte AfD (Alternative for...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
“Run! We don’t touch that!” First published in Berliner Zeitung, Germany, April 25, 2016 | By Heiko Sakurai First published in The International New York Times, April 23, 2016 | By Chappatte...
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“TTIP negotiations.” “It’s not so bad as it seems! Really!” First published in in Der Tagesspiegel, Germany, May 3, 2016 | By Klaus Stuttmann Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas...
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One killed, three injured in knife attack near Munich: prosecutors
One person died and three were wounded in a knife attack at a train station near Munich Tuesday morning, Bavarian prosecutors said. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told reporters it was...
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First published in The Economist, U.K., May 7, 2016 | By Kal Tomb: “Faymann chancellorship — victim of the refugee crisis and the voters’ swing to the right.” Angela Merkel: “It doesn’t concern me,...
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Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas First published in Jyllands-Posten, Denmark, May 18, 2016 | By Niels Bo Bojesen EU: “Visa exemption.” Turkey: Refugee deal.” First published...
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First published in Le Temps, Switzerland, May 25, 2016 | By Chappatte “Soon in the EU there will only be Euroskeptics.” “Why do we want to leave, then?” First published in Der Tagesspiegel,...
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Four detained over Düsseldorf terror plot: report
German police arrested three men suspected of planning a terror attack on the western city of Düsseldorf, while a fourth man has been detained in France, German prosecutors said Thursday. The four...
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Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas First published in The Economist, U.K., May 28, 2016 | By Kal First published in Algemeen Dagblad, The Netherlands, May 28, 2016 | By Ruben...
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