European Union

• New Czech government of populist leader Andrej Babiš wins a mandatory confidence vote - The Czech Republic’s new government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš won a mandatory confidence vote in the lower house of Parliament on Thursday over its agenda aimed at steering the country away from supporting Ukraine and reje
• Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World - The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
• No-confidence votes test French government as another budget battle looms - PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The French government faces two no-confidence votes on Wednesday that are not expected to pass, which would clear the way for the government ​to focus on yet another budget showdown in the coming days. The no-confi
• Moldova's President Sandu says she would vote to join Romania - By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said she would vote in favour of unification with neighbouring European Union and NATO member Romania if a referendum
• Who is Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's ex-justice minister given asylum by Hungary? - By Alan Charlish WARSAW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Zbigniew Ziobro, a former Polish justice minister who has been granted asylum in Hungary, is no stranger to conflict, regularly unleashing tirades against
• Trump’s Amoral World Meets Its Match in Pope Leo - The pontiff has increasingly asserted himself in the face of Trump’s aggressive words and deeds.
• Trump Eyes Greenland, and Europe Figures Its Best Bet Is a Negotiation - European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.
• E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People - The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.
• EU envoys provisionally approve signing of record Mercosur trade deal - BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - EU ambassadors gave provisional approval on Friday to the signing of the bloc's largest ever free trade accord with South American group Mercosur, over 25 years since negotiations began and ​after months of wrang
• EU steps up pressure on X over AI-generated sexualized images - The European Union is stepping up its investigation into X over sexually explicit AI-generated images of children shared on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. The European Commission announced on Thursday that is has instructed the