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EU and Gulf leaders meet for 1st summit against background of Mideast turmoil
BRUSSELS — The leaders of the European Union and six Gulf nations met for an inaugural summit on Wednesday against a backdrop of turmoil in the Middle East and struggles to find a unified position on...
View ArticleEU leaders thought they had new migration plan. But many say it may be too...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders used a summit Thursday to seek ways to make the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers following a recent surge in support for the...
View ArticleZelenskyy says 10,000 North Koreans could join Russia forces in Ukraine as he...
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against...
View ArticleU.S. disappointed by Swiss decision not to fully adopt latest EU sanctions...
GENEVA — The United States is expressing disappointment over a decision by the Swiss government not to adopt all measures in the latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia over its war in...
View ArticleEU candidate Moldova to hold two pivotal votes as officials denounce Russian...
MAGDACESTI, Moldova — On a frigid evening in a village near Moldova’s capital, President Maia Sandu warned locals of Russian meddling as she seeks reelection and touted joining the European Union as...
View ArticleVoters in Moldova to choose president, decide on EU path as Russian...
CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovans are casting ballots in two key votes Sunday that could determine whether the European Union candidate country, which neighbors Ukraine, remains on a pro-western path amid...
View ArticleMoldovans vote to secure the country's path toward EU membership
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership, electoral data showed Monday, following a ballot that nearly...
View ArticleThe challenge to legitimacy in the EU
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday.Much like the United...
View ArticleViktor Orban, Hungary president, claims Poland's center-right government was...
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested on Friday that Poland's government and its prime minister, Donald Tusk, were installed by the European Union as part of a plot to...
View ArticleVoters in Bulgaria head to polls with little hope of breaking political...
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarians were voting Sunday in a seventh general election in just over three years with little hope that a stable government will be formed to stop the country’s further slide into...
View ArticleEuropean monitors say Georgia's crucial vote was marred by intimidation
TBILISI, Georgia — European observers said Sunday that Georgia's election took place in a "climate of hatred and intimidation” with multiple election violations and cases of violence, undermining the...
View ArticleGeorgia President Salome Zourabichvili calls for protests over disputed...
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia's president on Monday urged the West to support opposition protests against the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was...
View ArticleHungary PM Viktor Orban highlights EU dysfunction with a surprise trip to...
BRUSSELS — Prime Minister Viktor Orban is again highlighting how dysfunctional the European Union's family of 27 nations can be, with the Hungarian leader defiantly going against the flow in reacting...
View ArticleHungary's Viktor Orban backs Georgia election amid claims of Russian influence
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave a boost Tuesday to Georgia’s ruling party, saying its victory in a parliamentary election in the South Caucasus nation was free and...
View ArticleWhat to know about EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union has finalized its sharply higher customs duties on electric vehicles imported from China. EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute over...
View ArticleGreece seeking tougher EU migration policies as it braces for impact of...
ATHENS, Greece — Greece is seeking stricter European Union migration policies as it braces for a potential surge in migrants and refugees due to ongoing war in the Middle East, a senior government...
View ArticleTrump and Europe's surging conservatives: It's complicated
ROME — Conventional wisdom says that the European right — amid widening support and buoyed by strong election results this summer — will be further strengthened if Donald Trump wins the U.S....
View ArticleJapan and European Union announce a security and defense partnership as...
TOKYO — Japan and the European Union announced a security and defense partnership on Friday as they seek to step up military ties, including joint exercises and exchanges between their defense...
View ArticleVoters in Moldova choose president in decisive runoff overshadowed by fraud...
CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovans cast votes in a decisive presidential runoff Sunday that pits pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu against a Russia-friendly opponent, as ongoing claims of voter fraud,...
View ArticleVotes of expats tipped the scales for Sandu in a pivotal election; critics...
CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovans living abroad voted in record numbers in a presidential runoff that secured victory for pro-Western President Maia Sandu, in a pivotal race that pitted her against a...
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