Muhamad Yehia From new coordination methods to more transparency over lobbying, here’s how Ursula von der Leyen reshaped the Commission in her own image. It might’ve gone unnoticed—quietly announced in early January when many were still nursing their holiday hangovers—but the European Commission has radically changed the way it operates. …
Read More »At least 28 injured in Munich in apparent car ramming attack
Muhamad Yehia Police say the suspect is a 24-year-old Afghanistan national who has been apprehended at the scene of the incident, which the authorities believe was intentional. At least 28 people have been injured in Munich after a car drove into a crowd of demonstrators near the city’s centre, police …
Read More »No peace in Ukraine without participation of Europeans, say foreign ministers
Muhamad Yehia European foreign ministers met in Paris on Wednesday, saying a peace deal in Ukraine would require the involvement of Kyiv and its European allies. The meeting came as US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to immediate peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. European foreign ministers …
Read More »Talks to end war in Ukraine start now, Trump says after Putin call
Muhamad Yehia U.S President Donald Trump announced that he and Vladimir Putin agreed to negotiate ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, following a surprise US President Donald Trump upended three years of Washington’s policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin …
Read More »Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis
Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday vowed that “all hell will break loose” on Hamas if it fails to free hostages this weekend as planned, stepping up threats against the militant group as mediators worked to salvage their ceasefire. There were signs that the gaps could be …
Read More »Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
Muhamad Yehia US President Donald Trump accused the International Criminal Court of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the …
Read More »?Which EU countries have the highest and lowest minimum wage growth
Muhamad Yehia In the last 10 years, Romania had the highest minimum wage growth in the EU. Only five member states do not have a national minimum wage. Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Poland have registered the highest average annual minimum wage growth rate in the EU between January 2015 and …
Read More »Top US officials walk back parts of Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza
Muhamad Yehia Some of US President Donald Trump’s aides have softened his proposal to permanently resettle Gaza’s population, after international condemnation. Some of US President Donald Trump’s top aides have sought to soften parts of his proposal to take over Gaza and permanently relocate Palestinians from the war-stricken enclave, following …
Read More »Austrian coalition talks led by far-right FPÖ break down
Muhamad Yehia The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) had been tasked with leading negotiations to form a government in Vienna after previous negotiations fell apart. Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Wednesday that his talks on forming a coalition government with the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) had collapsed. Kickl was given …
Read More »‘We care a lot about Europe,’ Vance tells von der Leyen as trade tensions soar
Muhamad Yehia As the EU and US head towards a full-blown trade war, Ursula von der Leyen held her first meeting with Vice President JD Vance. The Trump administration cares “a lot about Europe”, US Vice President JD Vance told Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday, mere hours after the …
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