German President Joachim Gauck won’t seek second term: report
German President Joachim Gauck will not run for a second term next year because of health concerns and his age, Bild newspaper reported on Saturday. The paper also said that the 76-year-old president...
View ArticleAngela Merkel warns against Brenner pass closure
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the Brenner Pass in the Austrian-Italian border to remain open. Austria has earlier this year reintroduced border control at the internal, Schengen...
View ArticleErdoğan: Germany’s Armenian genocide resolution ‘has no value’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that the resolution the German parliament passed, declaring the 1915 massacre of Armenians an act of genocide, “has no value” and will not change...
View ArticleMartin Schulz: ‘I am against sanctions against Portugal’
The European Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Saturday that he is opposed to European Commission imposing sanctions on Portugal. “I know the Portuguese government is negotiating with the...
View ArticleBoris Johnson: ‘We didn’t get a sausage’ from EU
Boris Johnson said the U.K. government ‘should have the power to fulfill its promises’ and dismissed former Conservative Prime Minister John Major’s accusations of Leave campaign being deceitful. Major...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament VP: Brexit not a ‘horror scenario’
Britain exit from the European Union following the June 23 referendum is not a “horror scenario,” according to Alexander Lambsdorff, the deputy president of the European Parliament. In an interview...
View ArticleAfD deputy leader says Angela Merkel is a ‘dictator’
Alexander Gauland, the deputy chairman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party attacked Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying she was a “dictator,” who is trying to “replace the German people”...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas First published on Caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, June 3, 2016 | By Tom Janssen “Respect Mr. Gauland, so many own goals with a single...
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You can’t ignore our sacrifices, Portugal tells Commission
Punishing Portugal for missing its eurozone deficit target would send the wrong message to the rest of Europe about whether it’s worthwhile asking the population to make sacrifices, said Portuguese...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in the International New York Times, June 11, 2016 | By Chappatte Exclusively drawn for POLITICO.eu | By Rytis Daukantas First published in La Vanguardia, Spain, June 11, 2016 | By...
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Cartoonists draw Brexit
First published in The International New York Times, June 23, 2016 | By Chappatte “Stop! I want to get out!!” First published in Der Tagesspiegel, Germany, June 23, 2016 | By Klaus Stuttmann First...
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Cartoons: The Brexit divorce
First published in The International New York Times, June 28, 2016 | By Chappatte “Then go!!” “But fast!!” “What? Fast?” First published in Der Standard, Austria and Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany,...
View ArticleRussian president Vladimir Putin to visit Finland
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected in Helsinki on Friday for a one-day visit amid tensions in the Baltic region, AP reports. Putin will meet Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö at his summer...
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Wolfgang Schäuble: No Brexit impact on German economy
The U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union has so far had no effect on the German economy, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Wednesday, adding “we’ll see if that remains the case.”...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
“Hi … still pissed?” First published in POLITICO.eu, Belgium, July 6, 2016 | By Heiko Sakurai First published in Le Temps, Switzerland, July 3, 2016 | By Chappatte First published on POLITICO.eu,...
View ArticleThe world draws Nice
Plantu NICE pic.twitter.com/KAH1F5ZKf4 — PLANTU (@plantu) July 14, 2016 John Mejia Une lectrice du @lemondefr nous envoie ce dessin après l'attaque de #Nice. Dire que l'été était arrivé…...
View ArticleRussian helicopter shot down over Syria, five killed
A Russian military helicopter was shot down Monday over Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, killing all five people on board, the Kremlin has said. The defense ministry was quoted as saying that an Mi-8...
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Sigmar Gabriel: Europe will not be blackmailed by Turkey
Germany and the European Union “should under no circumstances be blackmailed” by Turkey during talks on visa liberalization for Turkish citizens, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Monday. “It...
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Mariano Rajoy warns of third Spanish election after snub by Socialists
Spain could face an unprecedented third round of elections, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned Tuesday after his Socialist rival refused to join a coalition government. Rajoy is trying to form a...
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Erdoğan: The West is supporting terror
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday accused the West of “supporting terror” and standing by those who conspired in a failed coup attempt against him last month. “Those who we imagined to...
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