Transatlantic relations
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France to host US President Joe Biden for first state visit in June
Est. 3minUS President Joe Biden will make his first state visit to France next Saturday (8 June) for a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy but also for talks with his host, Emmanuel Macron, on bilateral and global issues, including the war in Ukraine.
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Takeaways for Europe as Biden, Trump dominate Super Tuesday primaries
Est. 6minIncumbent US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday (5 March), setting up a historic rematch in November's election
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‘America will continue to lead’, US Vice President Harris tells Europeans
Est. 2minThe United States will continue to lead on global security, US Vice-President Kamala Harris said in Munich on Friday (16 February), clearly distancing herself from former US President Donald Trump's NATO statements.
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White House rejects Trump comments encouraging Russia to attack NATO states ‘not paying bills’
Est. 3minThe White House on Saturday (10 February) rejected comments made by former US President Donald Trump about not protecting NATO allies from a potential Russian invasion as "appalling and unhinged."
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Germany’s Scholz calls on EU, US to send ‘very clear signal’ to Putin
Est. 4minWith the US still failing to unblock aid for Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed on Thursday (8 February) that both Brussels and Washington must do more to send a “very clear signal" to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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European steelmarkers urge haste on US-EU green steel club talks
Est. 5minWhile the EU and US are locked in a stalemate regarding the creation of the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminium (GASSA), European steelmakers have urged Brussels to resume talks.
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Let Finland and Sweden champion transatlantic economic security
Est. 6minA fiercely competitive geoeconomic environment demands new ways to combine national security with economic prosperity and innovation. Finland and Sweden could take the lead, write Heiko Borchert, Pär Malmberg, and Mikael Wigell.
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Germany pledges security assurances to Kyiv but no swift NATO membership
Est. 3minGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday (22 June) pledged long-term security assurances to Ukraine but dashed Kyiv's hopes for a swift accession to NATO.
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Western allies differ over jets for Ukraine as Russia claims gains
Est. 5minUkraine's defence minister is expected in Paris on 31 January to meet President Emmanuel Macron amid a debate over whether to provide fighter jets for its war against Russia, after US President Joe Biden ruled out giving F-16s.
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US issues license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop Venezuela offshore gas field
Est. 4minThe Biden administration has granted a license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a major gas field located in Venezuelan territorial waters, US and Trinidad officials said on Tuesday (24 January), marking a further easing of some sanctions on Venezuela.
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The geoeconomics of Europe’s answer to the US inflation act
Est. 10minAs the EU discusses its reaction to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), it has to keep in mind its position in the struggle between the US and China.
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US Trade Representative Tai advocates a ‘new approach to trade’
Est. 4minThe United States administration will seek a new approach to trade to create so-called inclusive prosperity, according to a visiting official, at a time the European Commission is set to respond to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Special counsel appointed to probe Biden’s handling of classified documents
Est. 6minUS Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on 12 January to probe the improper storage of classified documents at President Joe Biden's home and former office, an echo of a wider-ranging inquiry directed at former President Donald Trump.
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EU-US battle over Spanish olive tariffs at standstill
Est. 5minThe European Commission will continue to abide by the divisive US tariffs on Spanish black olives, while EU lawmakers and Spanish producers are seeking more EU support with legal fees and losses.
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Lula slams far-right ‘terrorism’ as Brazil clears protest camps
Est. 6minBrazilian security forces cleared protest camps Monday (10 January) and arrested 1,500 people as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned "acts of terrorism" after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital.
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Biden visits US-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up
Est. 5minPresident Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday (8 January) for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he prepares for a re-election bid.
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Brazil police wrest back seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters
Est. 5minBrazilian security forces wrested back control of Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday (8 January) after a flood of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital.
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Kevin McCarthy elected Republican US House speaker, but at a cost
Est. 5minRepublican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives early on Saturday (7 January), after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party's ability to govern.
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Facing pressure over border crossings, Biden steps up migrant expulsions
Est. 5minThe United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, President Joe Biden said on Thursday (5 January) in his first major speech on border security.
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Ukraine, EU, US slap down Russia’s Orthodox Christmas ‘ceasefire’ proposal
Est. 4minUkraine and its Western allies in the EU and US dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's calls for a 36-hour Russian Orthodox Christmas ceasefire as a ploy on Thursday (5 January), unlikely to slow the war, which has entered its 11th month.
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US Republicans division in spotlight over House Speaker’s election
Est. 5minRepublican Kevin McCarthy vowed on Tuesday (3 January) to remain in the race to be the powerful US House of Representatives speaker, hours after hardline members of his party repeatedly blocked his bid to lead their brand-new majority.
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Arctic ‘bomb cyclone’ threatens holiday travel for millions of Americans
Est. 5minA dangerously frigid arctic air mass gripped a vast expanse of the United States on Thursday (22 December) as a looming winter storm of historic proportions threatened to upend travel plans for millions of Americans.
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Invoking World War Two, Zelenskyy tells Congress aid is not charity
Est. 6minPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the US Congress on Wednesday (21 December) that aid to Ukraine is an investment in democracy, not charity, and invoked American victory over the Nazis in a key World War Two battle to press for continued …
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Zelenskyy flies to US in first visit abroad since Russia’s invasion
Est. 5minUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is travelling to Washington, to meet President Joe Biden and visit Congress on Wednesday (21 December), sources familiar with the matter said, in his first known overseas trip since Russia's invasion on 24 February.