Politics
France pushes back on ‘English-first’ EU trade approvals
BRUSSELS — France is pushing back against the European Commission’s bid to fast-track trade deals with Indonesia and India by using English-language texts before they are fully translated, four people
New EU taxes will ease national bills to Brussels, Costa says
European Council president António Costa argued that new EU-wide taxes could spare German taxpayers from sending yet more cash to Brussels.
EU to Make Public Contracts the Core of Its New Industrial Policy
BRUSSELS – The EU intends to turn public procurement into a central tool of its new industrial policy. Hundreds of billions for infrastructure, schools, energy and healthcare should preferentially flo
Serbian leader dissolves parliament, calls snap elections to restore unity
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has dissolved parliament and called snap elections for the end of October, saying he wants to restore calm and reassert control amid ongoing unrest.
National Rally sacks volunteer after leaked racist remarks, opponents pounce
PARIS — The National Rally, the party led by Marine Le Pen, said it dismissed a volunteer security official on Wednesday after body camera footage surfaced showing the individual, a municipal police o
Merz denounces AfD 'remigration' as 'ethnic cleansing' while dodging his own failures
BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz launched a fierce attack on the AfD’s so-called “remigration” plans in the Bundestag, calling them tantamount to ethnic cleansing and warning they would wreck large
