Active

Ireland and Spain have followed Norway in announcing their recognition of a Palestinian state (www.dw.com)

Norway, Spain, and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian stateas of May 28....

Rishi Sunak will call general election for July in surprise move – sources (www.theguardian.com)

Could we recover the radical vision of a free and united Europe? | Aeon Essays (aeon.co)

Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June (www.politico.eu)

In case of paywall: archive.ph/nsd1X

Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says (www.independent.co.uk)

Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....

Rolls-Royce gets Poland's backing to build its nuclear power plants (www.euronews.com)

Danish PM calls for 15+ age limit for social media in EU (www.politico.eu)

Germany’s far-right AfD bans leading candidate from EU election events (www.france24.com)

Germany’s AfD party on Wednesday banned its leading candidate from appearing at EU election campaign events, after France’s main far-right party announced a split with the Germans over a slew of scandals involving the politician.

Macron calls the rise of far-right parties an 'ill wind' for Europe (www.france24.com)

France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Monday raised the alarm over the “ill wind” of the rise of the far right in European politics, during a state visit to Germany ahead of key EU elections.

EU offers mapping services as Iran's president Raisi, foreign minister missing after helicopter crash (www.euractiv.com)

UK defence minister says intelligence has evidence of Chinese lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

British defence minister Grant Shapps accused China on Wednesday of providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use by Moscow in its war against Ukraine....

Dutch parliament passes motion calling ‘From the River to the Sea’ criminal incitement (www.timesofisrael.com)

The Dutch parliament adopts by a wafer-thin majority a motion that says that chanting “From the River to the Sea Palestine will be Free” is a criminal act of incitement to violence....

Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area (ec.europa.eu)

On 31 March, Bulgaria and Romania become Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both Member States including on issuing Schengen visas and controls at the internal air and sea borders will be lifted.

Von der Leyen faces Socialist revolt over her far-right flirtation with Meloni (www.politico.eu)

Spain to give Ukraine €1bn in military aid in decade-long defence deal (www.theguardian.com)

‘They call us Nazis’: inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise (www.theguardian.com)

A major pause in relations between Russia and China, economist says (russiapost.info)

By Vladislav Leonidovich InozemtsevThe author is Director of the Moscow-based Centre for Research on Post-Industrial Societies, a nonprofit think-tank, and a professor and the chair at the Department of World Economy, Faculty of Public Governance, Moscow State Lomonosov University.–...

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Volkswagen (VW) used parts made by supplier banned over links to Chinese forced labour, U.S. probe says (www.bbc.com)

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Volkswagen (VW) used parts made by a supplier on a list of firms banned over alleged links to Chinese forced labour, a US congressional report has said....

Peace on Russian terms will not mean an end to human suffering, Estonian Prime Minister says (www.eurointegration.com.ua)

Archived link...

europe