Europe talks up more defence spending as Ukraine peacekeeper plan divides
Paris, France/Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Reuters European leaders meeting in Paris on Monday for emergency talks called for higher spending to ramp up the continent’s defence capabilities but remained split on the idea of deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine to back up any peace deal. The Paris meeting was called by French President Emmanuel Macron after US […]
German car attack may have been religiously motivated, prosecutors say
Munich, Germany Reuters Germany federal prosecutors said on Friday there were suspicions that a car ramming attack in Munich was religiously motivated and intended to undermine Germany’s democratic order, and took over an investigation into the incident. At least 39 people including a toddler were hurt on Thursday when a 24-year-old Afghan man ploughed into […]
Germany: Struggle to house refugees fuels election debate
RIHAM ALKOUSAA, of Reuters, reports on how some German communities are grappling with the issue of refugees in the lead-up to a national election later this month…
Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, US envoy says
Munich, Germany Reuters Europe won’t have a seat at the table for Ukraine peace talks, Donald Trump’s lead Ukraine envoy said on Saturday, after Washington sent a questionnaire to European capitals to ask what they could contribute to security guarantees for Kyiv. Trump shocked European allies this week by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin without […]
Dozens hurt in suspected car ramming attack in Munich before German election
Munich, Germany Reuters At least 30 people were hurt when a car driven by an Afghan asylum seeker ploughed into a crowd in Munich on Thursday in what the state premier said was probably an attack, putting security back in focus before next week’s federal election. The suspected attack came hours before international leaders including […]
European powers demand seat at table in Ukraine talks
Paris, France Reuters European powers, including Britain, France and Germany, said on Wednesday they had to be part of any future negotiations on the fate of Ukraine, underscoring that only a fair accord with security guarantees would ensure lasting peace. A serviceman of 24th Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces […]
Tens of thousands protest in Berlin against proposed German immigration crackdown
Berlin, Germany Reuters Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Sunday against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and supported by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Friedrich Merz, the conservatives’ leader who is tipped to become Germany’s next chancellor after a national election set for 23rd February, sponsored a draft bill with […]
German parliament rejects migration bill, dealing blow to election frontrunner
Berlin, Germany Reuters Germany’s parliament rejected on Friday an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy, averting the prospect of a law passing for the first time in modern German history thanks to the backing of the far-right. On Wednesday the Bundestag lower house passed a non-binding motion on migration proposed by the opposition conservatives […]
France, Germany, others urge EU Commission to protect elections in Europe from foreign interference
Brussels, Belgium Reuters France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference, a letter signed by the 12 countries showed. In the letter, European affairs ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Cyprus, […]
German parliament backs resolution on migration with far-right votes
Berlin, Germany Reuters Germany’s opposition conservatives won parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a proposal to drastically restrict migration with the help of votes from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a taboo on cooperation with the far-right. The proposal is non-binding but the role of the AfD in passing them is symbolically important in Germany, […]