Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, cruised to his seventh election victory in a row on Sunday in a contest that his exiled opponents dismissed as a sham, whose only purpose was to cement his autocratic grip on the former Soviet republic, Russia’s closest ally. “Don’t use the word election to describe…
A geopolitical firestorm is erupting within the European Union and Nato ranks, and Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is caught in the middle. On Friday, Romania’s constitutional court dramatically annulled the results of its first round presidential election held last month, after intelligence services warned of “aggressive hybrid action” by Russia to influence the vote….
Hungary’s right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is threatening to veto the European Union’s next seven-year budget if Brussels does not release the EU funds currently blocked for Hungary. Orbán made the threat during an interview with Hungarian state radio on Friday. Approval of the EU budget requires the agreement of all member states. “I…
The European Parliament has heavily backed a resolution calling for the European Union to revoke Hong Kong’s special trading status. At the Strasbourg plenary on Thursday, 473 lawmakers voted in favour of the non-binding resolution, with only 23 voting against it. There were 98 abstentions. The resolution also asked the European Commission, the bloc’s executive…
In a resolution obtained by the Post, lawmakers will also renew calls for “targeted sanctions” on Hong Kong’s political leaders, including Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. The non-binding resolution will be debated in the chamber on Wednesday evening before a vote on Thursday. It urges EU member states to “file an International Court of Justice…
In a resolution obtained by the Post, lawmakers will also renew calls for “targeted sanctions” on Hong Kong’s political leaders, including Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. The non-binding resolution will be debated in the chamber on Wednesday evening before a vote on Thursday. It urges EU member states to “file an International Court of Justice…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Brussels and Beijing are nearing a solution over tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports into the bloc, the chair of the trade committee of the European Parliament told a German broadcaster. “We are close to an agreement: China could commit to offering e-cars in the EU at a minimum price,” Bernd Lange told…
A Russian missile touted as the “world’s deadliest weapon” failed to launch for the fourth time on Saturday, exploding as it was being refuelled at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 500 miles north of Moscow. Satellite images showed that the nuclear-capable Sarmat RS-28 missile, nicknamed “Satan-2”, left a crater on the launchpad, with damage visible to surrounding…
“Europe has a China problem.” These are not words you would have heard from a budding EU trade commissioner a decade ago, when cutting juicy deals with booming economies like China was the top line of the job description. But in 2024, this might be the kind of rhetoric needed if you want to be…