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Can France and Germany’s new love-fest survive their lingering differences?
PARIS — Love is in the air. The Franco-German couple (as the French say) or engine (as the Germans say) has rarely felt more in tune and more aligned. French and German officials are gushing that...
View ArticlePoland criticizes Germany’s plan for tougher border controls
BERLIN — Poland’s top diplomat in Berlin has criticized the incoming German government’s plans to tighten border controls just days before the new regime is set to take office. “The current controls...
View ArticleEU and Ukraine launch special tribunal to prosecute Putin’s war crimes
LVIV, Ukraine — Foreign ministers from the EU, U.K. and Ukraine Friday launched a new tribunal to prosecute Russian officials responsible for war crimes against Ukraine. That sends a grim counterpoint...
View ArticleEuropean leaders win Trump’s support to pressure Putin on unconditional...
KYIV — European leaders on Saturday upped the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine without any conditions attached, warning that Western allies would...
View ArticleGermany’s foreign minister condemns Israel’s approval of new West Bank...
BERLIN — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has condemned a plan by Israel’s government to undertake a major expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank. “Even as friends, we cannot ignore...
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Brussels cooks up side deal to melt Macron’s resistance to Mercosur
BRUSSELS — The European Commission is weighing a side declaration to ease French concerns and secure the approval of a long-delayed trade pact with the Mercosur trade bloc, three diplomats and...
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Friedrich Merz wants a US trade deal within days. The EU fears it will be a...
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is demanding that Brussels strike a trade deal with the United States within days, as concerns grow that the EU will end up with an unbalanced agreement that...
View ArticleEU pushes to ease tariff pain in trade deal with Trump
BRUSSELS — The outline of a trade deal between the EU and the U.S. is taking shape. It would contain a baseline 10 percent U.S. tariff, relief for specific industries and an “up-front” U.S. commitment...
View ArticleGermany’s Merz backs joint fighter jet project but says rift with France remains
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday reaffirmed his support for Europe’s next-generation fighter jet program but acknowledged ongoing tensions with France over how the project is...
View ArticleEU approves Germany’s mega spending plan
BERLIN — Germany has reached an agreement with the European Commission on a multi-year fiscal plan that allows the country to ramp up investment now while committing to tighten spending in later...
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