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The EU’s Georgetown? Top French university Sciences Po eyes Brussels campus

The report draws a contrast between Brussels and Washington, D.C., which is home to elite schools like Georgetown University or Johns Hopkins University School...

Blair tells Burnham: Don’t expect to be popular

Sir Keir Starmer’s farewell tour is well under way – but is he destined to spend most of it out of the UK?With an...

China’s growth: five things to watch as economic pressure mounts

China’s second-quarter GDP data release this week comes at a crunch moment for the world’s second-largest economy.Recent monthly data has signalled rising economic pressures,...

A ‘Super Tuesday’ for a bigger EU

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Warum die Erhöhung der Tabaksteuer sinnvoll ist

Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil plant eine deutliche Erhöhung der Tabaksteuer, um das Haushaltsloch zu verkleinern und Jugendliche vom Rauchen abzuhalten. Bis zum Ende des Jahrzehnts...

Crimea was Russia’s stronghold. Now it’s a vulnerability.

According to Refat Chubarov, head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis — a governing body outlawed by Russian authorities and now based in Kyiv —...

Europeans to partner with Kyiv on homegrown missile defense

As part of a new “purely defensive Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition,” Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom will...

Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran

Opponents of the war on Capitol Hill, however, contended that argument was a misreading of the law. They noted that the U.S. Navy was...

EU capitals fail to force Commission’s hand on Israeli settler sanctions

“All the 27 member states agree that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law,” Kallas said, adding that the EU’s existing policies have “not...

Russia sanctions package pushed toward midweek deadline

EU ambassadors will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon to discuss how to prevent the recalculation from happening. Kallas did not want to...

Hungary’s parliament votes to oust Orbán-appointed president

The amendment also reimposes a mandatory retirement age of 70 for all Constitutional Court judges, a move that would result in the removal of...

Morocco: Consistent Reports Indicate Journalist Ali Lmrabet Has Been Detained in Tangier

Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet has reportedly been detained upon his arrival in Tangier, according to several consistent reports circulating since Sunday. Colleagues and journalistic...

Tous (ou presque) derrière les Bleus

Face aux attaques racistes contre l’équipe de France de football et Kylian Mbappé, les condamnations sont quasi unanimes. Pourquoi le Rassemblement national met-il en...

EU Commission weighs seconding officials to work in other countries

The review comes as von der Leyen’s self-described “geopolitical Commission” confronts growing demands, from trade tensions with Washington and Beijing to supporting Ukraine against...

Congolese Police: Vast Audit Reveals Thousands of Irregular Files

An audit conducted on the workforce of the Congolese National Police (PNC) has highlighted significant administrative irregularities. Out of nearly 158,000 files examined, approximately...

Dubai plans new port to bypass Strait of Hormuz

DP World is planning to build a new port and a container terminal on the United Arab Emirates’ east coast that would reduce Dubai’s...

Kremlin accuses EU of canceling Russian culture after budget cuts to Venice Biennale

Organizers of the prestigious art exhibition, open from May to November, allowed Russia to open its pavilion for three days in a controversial move...

Trump’s plan for Europe is falling apart

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