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Protesters brandishing a European Union flag brace as they are sprayed by a water cannon during clashes with riot police near the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on March 7, 2023.

Internal divisions in Georgia threaten its European dream

Georgia has never been so close to its historic drive to re-integrate into the West. It could gain EU membership, yet a government preoccupied with its own grip on power jeapordises this dream.

Vicken Cheterian 25 July 2023

06 April 2023, China, Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) pose with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) before their meeting in Beijing.

DPA

Europe: United on Russia, divided on China?

The united response to Russia might have been the exception rather than the rule. It has long proved difficult for the EU to agree on foreign policy positions.

Christopher Phillips 06 July 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) chat during a stroll through the Pine Garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 07 April 2023 (issued 08 April 2023).

EPA

It’s a brave new world for Russia, China, and Europe

An essay analysing the rhetoric and reality of Russian-Chinese moves towards a genuine multi-polarity and the way in which European states are dealing with it

Khaled Hamadeh 13 April 2023

Italy’s new premier Giorgia Meloni has brought stability to Italy’s turbulent politics which raises the prospect of her fulfilling a broader leadership role in European affairs

Andy Edwards

Can Meloni fill Merkel’s shoes?

Italy's new premier Giorgia Meloni has brought stability to Italy's turbulent politics which raises the prospect of her fulfilling a broader leadership role in European affairs

Con Coughlin 10 March 2023

EU Commissioner Says He Will Remind TikTok CEO To Respect EU Rules

Chinese social media company TikTok must remember to respect European Union rules, including transparency requirements regarding its algorithms, Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton…

09 January 2023

A security personnel in a protective suit keeps watch as medical workers attend to patients at the fever department of Tongji Hospital, a major facility for patients of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Staff

France Urges EU Peers to Test Chinese Travellers for COVID

France on Sunday urged European Union peers to test Chinese travellers for COVID after Paris decided to do so amid an outbreak sweeping the country. Only Italy and Spain also require tests in the…

01 January 2023

The gas compressor station, a part of Polish section of the Yamal pipeline that links Russia with western Europe which is owned by a joint venture of Gazprom and PGNiG but it is operated by Poland's state-owned gas transmission company Gaz-System, is seen in Gabinek near Wloclawek, Poland May 23, 2022.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

EU Countries Agree Gas Price Cap To Contain Energy Crisis

European Union energy ministers agreed on a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The cap is…

19 December 2022

FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Elon Musk’s more unfettered version of Twitter could collide with new rules in Europe. Officials warn the social media company will have to comply with some of the world’s toughest laws targeting toxic content. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Musk’s Twitter Tweaks Foreshadow EU Showdown Over New Rules

Self-proclaimed free speech warrior Elon Musk’s more unfettered version of Twitter could collide with new rules in Europe, where officials warn that the social media company will have to comply with…

AP 15 December 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

EU Eyes New Fund For Energy Investments To Quit Russian Gas

The European Union needs to review its budget and consider launching a new fund for the major additional energy investments needed to wean countries off Russian gas, European Commission President…

12 December 2022

A view of The Fenchurch Building (The Walkie-Talkie) seen as part of London’s skyline viewed from Lloyd's building in London, Britain November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

Britain To Lay Out Financial Reforms To 'Turbocharge' Growth

Britain will set out reforms on Friday to ease bank capital rules, one of 30 measures the government says will unlock investment and secure its position as the world's "foremost financial center". …

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