🇪🇺 Discussion: The European Union

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Starmer to join Macron on Armistice Day in Paris to show European solidarity

British and French leaders will discuss Ukraine and defence amid fears for future of Nato after Trump’s re-election

www.theguardian.com

 

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Trump's return may force Europe's hand on China and Ukraine

European leaders are likely to be pressured to take a harder line on China, even as they see a more immediate threat from Russia.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Swedish PM says Baltic sea now ‘high risk’ after suspected cable sabotage

Regional leaders meet after undersea telecoms cables severed, while Chinese ship remains at anchor nearby

www.theguardian.com

 

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I'm glad the church could be saved.

 

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Iran and Europe seek to break nuclear impasse before return of Trump

Talks held in Geneva as Iran looks to avoid potential snapback of UN sanctions over nuclear programme

www.theguardian.com

 

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Georgian president calls government illegitimate, claiming rigged election

Salome Zourabichvili says she will not stand down as parliament is invalid, after PM halts EU accession talks

www.theguardian.com

 

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‘Would you survive 72 hours?’ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war

Apps and booklets are offering advice on how to build a bunker, stockpile food and live without electricity in case the worst happens

www.theguardian.com

 

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French government faces no-confidence vote on Wednesday

PM Michel Barnier tells MPs they face ‘moment of truth’ after left and right lodge motions censuring government

www.theguardian.com

 

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What to know about the legal cases circling Spain’s prime minister that he calls a 'smear campaign'

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was reelected as secretary-general of his Socialist Party over the weekend despite corruption probes besetting his inner circle.

apnews.com

 

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French government faces no-confidence vote on Wednesday

PM Michel Barnier tells MPs they face ‘moment of truth’ after left and right lodge motions censuring government

www.theguardian.com

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier Loses No-Confidence Vote

Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could further unsettle credit markets and create a wider opening for the far right.

www.nytimes.com

 

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France’s government just collapsed. What does that actually mean?

The political crisis is months in the making

www.vox.com

 

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French PM to resign after government falls while Macron seeks solution to crisis

Michel Barnier to present resignation to president after being ousted in record time by vote of no confidence

www.theguardian.com

 

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Who might Emmanuel Macron choose as France’s new prime minister?

A choice will be announced ‘within days’. Here are five possible candidates whose names are circulating in French media

www.theguardian.com

 

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Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.

apnews.com

 

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Even as Magdeburg mourns, the AfD is trying to cynically exploit the Christmas market attack | Thomas Vorreyer

For years I’ve watched the far-right party mobilise in my home town. Friday’s terrible events could galvanise it further, says Berlin-based journalist Thomas Vorreyer

www.theguardian.com

 

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