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In Germany the moderates "disown" Merkel: after the attacks, a harsh crackdown on migrants

In Germany the moderates “disown” Merkel: after the attacks, a harsh crackdown on migrants

The German right is veering ever further to the right, with the CDU popular groups increasingly harshening their rhetoric against migrants to try to satisfy a worried public opinion and slow down the advance of the radicals of Alternative for Germany (AfD). The president of the Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, expected to become the new chancellor after the elections of ...

Money only if human rights are respected: Europe reviews the agreement on migrants with Tunisia wanted by Italy

Money only if human rights are respected: Europe reviews the agreement on migrants with Tunisia wanted by Italy

The European Commission is apparently evaluating how to provide funding to Tunisia as part of the memorandum signed in 2023 between Brussels and Tunis for the management of borders and migrants. The change of pace came after an investigation by Guardian, which highlighted the presence of countless abuses by the Tunisian national guard, funded by the European Union, including widespread ...

In Ireland, the liberal Martin wins the confidence of Parliament after a clash in the Chamber

In Ireland, the liberal Martin wins the confidence of Parliament after a clash in the Chamber

Micheál Martin has won the confidence of the Irish parliament and will become prime minister for the second time. The Liberal has the support of the country’s two large centre-right parties, the Fianna Fail liberals and the People’s Party of Fine Gael, and the support of several independent MPs. The vote arrived a day later than expected after protests from ...

A former fast-food executive will be the US ambassador to the European Union

A former fast-food executive will be the US ambassador to the European Union

Donald Trump has nominated Andrew Puzder, a former executive of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast-food chains, as United States ambassador to the European Union. “Andy is a lawyer, businessman, economic commentator and best-selling author,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “In 2000, he was named CEO of Cke Restaurants, the parent company of the international restaurant ...

A former fast-food executive will be the US ambassador to the European Union

A former fast-food executive will be the US ambassador to the European Union

Donald Trump has nominated Andrew Puzder, a former executive of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast-food chains, as United States ambassador to the European Union. “Andy is a lawyer, businessman, economic commentator and best-selling author,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “In 2000, he was named CEO of Cke Restaurants, the parent company of the international restaurant ...

Tusk calls on Europe to "arm itself to survive"

Tusk calls on Europe to “arm itself to survive”

Europe “must arm itself” if it wants to survive. This is the warning launched by Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, the country that holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. The Polish popular urged the bloc’s member states to take seriously Donald Trump’s call to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, which Warsaw is already ...

The EU "reaches out its hand" to China and promises "pragmatism" with Trump's US

The EU “reaches out its hand” to China and promises “pragmatism” with Trump’s US

The European Union is ready to “reach out” to China and to be “pragmatic” in its relations with Donald Trump’s United States. This is what the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said in her speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The day after the new American president took office, German People’s Party did ...

Europe takes China to the WTO for "unfair practices" on high-tech patents

Europe takes China to the WTO for “unfair practices” on high-tech patents

The European Commission has lodged a complaint against China with the World Trade Organization (WTO) with the aim of eliminating trade practices it deems “unfair and illegal” in the field of intellectual property. A move that China said it “deplores”, ensuring that it “strictly adheres” to WTO rules. Brussels accuses Beijing of exerting “pressure” on European high-tech companies to lower ...

Meloni in Trump's court and the world's greats in Davos

Meloni in Trump’s court and the world’s greats in Davos

Next, the Europa Today newsletter that every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the coming European week, edited by Alfonso Bianchi (for comments, suggestions or criticisms write to [email protected]). Top of the agenda The new Trump era begins – The eyes of the world are all focused on Washington where Donald Trump’s investiture ceremony will take place on ...