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EU climate chief: China must help fund rescue of poorer nations hit by disaster

Gulf petrostates must also pay for relief, warns EU commissioner Wopke Hoekstra in the run-up to the Cop28 summit

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023

'We have a historic opportunity to get it right on migration': EU Commission VP Schinas

Talking Europe hosts one of the EU Commission's vice-presidents, Margaritis Schinas, who is in charge of overseeing the promotion of the European Way of Life. That includes fighting anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination in various forms. Schinas also coordinates the Commission's work on the Migration and Asylum Pact, which is entering…

France 24 · Nov 24, 2023

European enlargement in ‘common interest’, Von der Leyen tells EU parliament – as it happened

EU Commission president says there is ‘sense of urgency to unite European family’ as Ukraine and Moldova take first step towards joining

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

Italy's Meloni expresses hope for deal on IMF bailout of Tunisia as she preps weekend visit

The leaders of Italy and the Netherlands along with the EU Commission president travel to Tunisia on Sunday with a packet of initiatives to help create security in Tunisia, easing the way for a possible international bailout

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Ryanair call on EU Commission President to intervene over repeated French air traffic control strikes

The budget airline said there have been 58 days of protests so far this year which is 11 times more than in 2022.

Irish Mirror · Jun 5, 2023

We won't work with far-right 'extremists', EPP chief Manfred Weber says

Talking Europe interviews the boss of the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People's Party. Manfred Weber is a veteran of the EU assembly, having first been elected nearly twenty years ago, and he is an important player in German politics, in the conservative Christian…

France 24 · May 26, 2023

Kremlin followed EU-China talks, doubts China will change stance

The Kremlin said on Friday it had followed "important talks" between Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, but said it doubted China would change its position on the Ukraine conflict under external pressure.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2023

Kremlin Followed EU-China Talks, Doubts China Will Change Stance

The Kremlin said on Friday it had followed "important talks" between Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, but said it doubted China would change its position on the Ukraine conflict under external pressure. China has proposed its own "peace plan"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023

Germany, France join EU proceedings against Hungary over anti-LGBT law

Germany and France are joining the EU Commission's infringement proceedings against Hungary over its anti-LGBT law, a German government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2023

As France's Macron visits China, rebalancing trade ties tops agenda

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen begin a three-day visit to China this Wednesday, with a delegation of more than 50 business leaders in tow. But while there is eagerness to revive ties with a Chinese economy that's opening up again, other geopolitical considerations…

France 24 · Apr 5, 2023