Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping welcomed European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on Thursday, demanding that the European Union (EU) stop attempting to diversify its supply chain away from Chinese control.
The EU will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month.<
The European Commission is reportedly planning to push for changes to EU foreign aid policy, requiring countries in Africa to prevent illegal migration to Europe in order to receive funding.
EU lawmakers will hold a confidence vote, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán leading calls for her to be ousted.
Dusting off the well-worn Russiagate playbook, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggested that an effort to dethrone her from her top position in Brussels was the product of interference from Moscow.
LGBTQ+ activists and others took to the streets of Budapest on Saturday for a ‘Pride Parade’ despite the conservative government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán enacting a de facto ban on such demonstrations earlier this year.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appeared the most willing of America’s allies in Europe to align himself with President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites, while fellow European leaders stressed for calm and a return to talks.
Former French Prime Minister and ex-EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has accused Ursula von der Leyen of presiding over an “authoritarian drift” during her tenure in Brussels’s top post.
Europe rushed to set up meetings with U.S. negotiators after Trump fired a metaphorical shot across the bows.
French President Emmanuel Macron has attempted to downplay the significance of the explosive report from his own government detailing the infiltration of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood in France and throughout Europe, warning against the spread of so-called conspiracy theories.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Sunday evening that he has agreed to delay additional tariffs on the European Union after receiving a call from EU chief Ursula von der Leyen requesting an extension to come to a trade deal.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is reportedly seeking to impose sanctions to prevent the repair of the Nord Stream pipelines and to prevent the link between Russia and Germany from being restored should a Ukraine peace deal be brokered, sparking a backlash from populists within the top EU economy.
British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has hailed a “new era” with the European Union as he unveiled a post-Brexit “reset” deal on Monday. Yet opponents have accused the left-wing government of “surrendering” to Brussels on key areas, including granting the bloc access to UK fishing waters for over a decade.
Centre-right leader Merz is the new Chancellor of Germany on the second time of trying, ten weeks after an inconclusive national election.
The “end of history” is over and Europe is experiencing a “transatlantic crisis”, says Ursula von der Leyen.
Union suspends tariffs against the U.S. in favour of a deal, saying it has “taken note” of Trump’s pause on every country except China.
E.U. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to pause reciprocal tariffs, saying it’s an important step towards stabilising the global economy.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the bloc has offered a “zero-for-zero tariff” trade arrangement on industrial goods with the United States in a bid to avoid a full-on trade war.
The matter of Russian energy exports is being discussed in talks with the United States, Moscow says.
The Turkish government on Thursday announced 37 people were arrested for “provocative” social media posts related to Wednesday’s arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and chief political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The European Union is reportedly seeking to put pressure specifically on Republican-controlled states as it enacts so-called retaliatory tariff measures on American businesses amid the trade war with the Trump administration.
A common “European Defence Union” will be necessary to “deter” Russia in light of demands from the Trump administration that the bloc pays for its own defence, EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen said.
President Donald Trump has made clear he wants Europe to be less reliant on U.S. military backing and be more self-sufficient. The message appears to be finally getting through with a day of emergency summit talks Thursday planned to examine ways to build capabilities.
European leaders flocked to Ukraine on Monday to pledge their support on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, badly rattled by President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Russia and public feud with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he had a “productive meeting” with retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg.
You don’t scare us. That was the message from European Union (E.U.) chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
The European Commission deniedit had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is ill with “severe pneumonia” and has canceled her appointments for the next two weeks, her office announced Friday.
As Brexit foreshadowed Donald Trump’s victory in 2016, the defeat of Kamala Harris and the Democrats this year was preceded by the fall of globalists in Europe, leaving limited options for any real challenge to Trump’s authority from across the Atlantic.
Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.
In preparation for President-Elect Donald J. Trump returning to the White House, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen suggested that the bloc will look to replace Russian liquid natural gas (LNG) imports with supplies from the United States.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday denounced Russia’s hybrid attacks against democracies.
In what may shape out to be a significant political victory for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the European Union looks set to follow Rome’s lead on illegal immigration in setting up detention centres outside of the bloc to hold illegal migrants rather than allowing aliens to remain in European territory.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s address to the European Parliament stressing the need to control illegal immigration sparked a full-scale meltdown from leftist and globalist factions in Strasbourg.
Sir Keir Starmer took his mission to “reset” Britain’s relations with the E.U. to Brussels on Wednesday as European capitals warned he should not expect an easy ride in anticipating a revision of the terms and conditions of Brexit.
Elon Musk presented Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with the Global Citizen Award on Monday on behalf of the Atlantic Council.
EC President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Ukraine on Friday focused on helping the country to repair its war-damaged electricity grid.
The EU is getting a defence commissioner for the first time and he warns war with Russia is just years away, calling to “properly prepare”.
Citing “questionable governance” in Brussels, Thierry Breton has resigned as European Commission’s top censorship czar in a surprise announcement in the wake of a public spat over his threats to ban Elon Musk’s X platform in the bloc.
The EU distanced itself from censorship threats made by Brussels’ speech code arbiter over Elon Musk’s interview with former President Donald Trump.
