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Europe Minister Beaune among top officials at risk in French parliamentary election

June 13, 2022 6:52 pm

Challenge from new French left alliance could force ministers out after the second round.

5 things to watch for in the latest Northern Ireland Brexit bust-up

June 12, 2022 4:12 pm

Boris Johnson’s government is set to present a bill Monday allowing it to waive controversial post-Brexit rules on trade.

Globalization’s gut check: World Trade Organization gathering offers a test of free trade system

June 11, 2022 11:04 am

If the global organization can’t reach a consensus on some of the low-hanging fruit on its agenda, there is little hope it can help tackle the world’s biggest challenges.

Ukraine war derails French plan for fairer food trade

June 10, 2022 6:30 am

A push to impose stricter food standards on non-EU countries fizzles out.

The lobbying war over cutting EU emissions

June 9, 2022 7:52 pm

Centrist and left-wing lawmakers say lobby outfits played significant role, while their opponents say it’s the way the game is played.

Zelenskyy calls on UN food body to kick out Russia

June 9, 2022 12:31 pm

Ukraine president says Moscow ‘working’ toward starving millions by blockading the Black Sea.

Boris Johnson’s new Brexit gamble

June 9, 2022 12:04 am

A wounded prime minister retreats to his comfort zone.

Black Sea bullshit: Kyiv battles Russia’s lies on the food crisis

June 8, 2022 10:43 pm

Moscow has a parallel version of events in which Ukraine is responsible for the closure of the port of Odesa.

EU Parliament clash delays key climate legislation

June 8, 2022 8:42 pm

Furious MEPs failed to strike a deal on an overhaul of the bloc’s carbon market.

WTO boss warns against economic cold war

June 8, 2022 6:58 pm

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells POLITICO now is not the time to back out of global trade.

Key climate proposals fail to pass European Parliament

June 8, 2022 2:14 pm

MEPs refused to adopt positions on key files following conservative-led efforts to water them down.

No deal yet with Russia or Turkey to unblock Black Sea, Ukraine says

June 7, 2022 10:53 pm

Kremlin’s Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with Turkish foreign minister in Ankara on Wednesday.

Ukraine war highlights stakes of Chinese attack on Taiwan

June 7, 2022 10:03 pm

Beijing’s threat to Taiwan will loom over Asia’s top security conference this weekend.

MEPs prepare for key climate vote against backdrop of war and inflation

June 7, 2022 8:42 pm

Parliament votes Wednesday on measures crucial to reducing the EU’s emissions by 55 percent this decade.

At UN, EU’s Michel blames Russia for food crisis

June 6, 2022 8:32 pm

In speech to Security Council, European Council president refutes Kremlin claims about Western sanctions.

Senegalese president buys into Putin’s promise to free Ukraine’s grain

June 3, 2022 7:20 pm

Macky Sall calls on countries to lift sanctions on Russian wheat and fertilizers — even though there aren’t any.

Abramovich is suing the EU. He’s not the only one

June 3, 2022 7:13 pm

Russian companies and individuals are fighting against sanctions in court.

EU sanctions Putin’s alleged girlfriend Alina Kabaeva

June 3, 2022 4:04 pm

Measure is part of latest package aimed at Moscow over war in Ukraine.

Macron MP fights to prove he isn’t Beijing’s man

June 3, 2022 12:26 pm

Buon Tan was the only lawmaker to vote against a resolution calling China’s treatment of Uyghurs a genocide.

More than 20 of Putin’s allies fight back against EU sanctions

June 2, 2022 8:01 pm

More than 20 businessmen, politicians and other individuals connected to the Kremlin are suing the Council of the EU after having been sanctioned following the invasion of …

Orbán wins again as furious EU envoys take church patriarch off Russian sanctions list

June 2, 2022 4:08 pm

Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill removed from EU sanctions list after objections from Budapest.

European Parliament bars Russia-backed lobbyists

June 2, 2022 2:55 pm

Move comes amid debate over EU’s sixth package of sanctions.

Hungary throws new spanner into EU sanctions talks

June 1, 2022 6:29 pm

Budapest has asked to exempt the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, from the latest round of sanctions against Moscow, diplomats say.

Can a WTO summit fix the world’s problems? It’s a long shot

June 1, 2022 4:13 pm

The upcoming WTO summit is an opportunity to tackle the pandemic and world hunger. Politics is in the way.

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