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Commission says it can’t find von der Leyen-Pfizer texts — and doesn’t need to
If it’s short and sweet, it’s OK to delete. That’s the takeaway from the European Commission when it comes to saving its officials’ text messages…
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French far-right MP nostalgic for French Algeria in parliament’s opening speech
PARIS — The opening speech on the opening day of the new French parliament wasn’t quite what was expected — an emotional paean to when Algeria was…
Read more →City of Brussels suspends (but doesn’t cut) ties with Moscow
Moscow and Brussels’ sister city relationship has been suspended — but not ended, Brussels Mayor Philippe Close said. Close, the vice president of the Socialist…
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German and French consumer sentiment tanks
FRANKFURT – Consumer sentiment in the eurozone’s two largest economies is tumbling further amid surging inflation and growing worries over growth prospects, data released Tuesday…
Read more →Gas crisis in one EU country would swiftly spread, Dutch minister warns
LUXEMBOURG — The Netherlands fears that a winter gas crisis in one European country could swiftly spread across the Continent. EU energy ministers on Monday adopted…
Read more →Melilla migrant deaths fuel new Spanish coalition fissure
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is feeling the heat from within his own coalition government over the deaths of migrants attempting to cross from Morocco…
Read more →Democratic leaders get cozy in Bavaria
ELMAU, Germany — The coziest club on the global summit circuit is back together, but its inability to solve global problems is raising questions about…
Read more →‘Horseback riding is the best’: G7 leaders mock Putin’s macho image
The leaders of the world’s seven most industrialized nations mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s tough-guy image on Sunday, after arriving for the G7 summit in…
Read more →All aboard the climate hypocrisy helicopter at G7
ELMAU, Germany — War zones. Natural disasters. Traffic patrol. There are any number of good reasons for journalists of questionable airworthiness to get into a…
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