NATO says it has seen media reports that the United States could be readying to pull thousands of troops out of Afghanistan but is declining to comment on them. Continue reading →
{FD} Brussels Jewish museum shooting suspect appears in court
A man accused of shooting dead four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium in 2014 after fighting alongside extremists in Syria appeared in court Thursday amid high security, as preparations began for his trial next month. Continue reading →
{FD} Split over asylum laws, EU leaders aim to keep migrants out
Hopelessly divided over how to improve the European Union’s asylum system, EU leaders are set Thursday to underline their intention to keep beefing up Europe’s borders and outsource their migrant challenge to the countries of northern Africa. Continue reading →
{FD} EU set to prolong sanctions against Congo election candidate
The European Union is set next week to prolong sanctions against Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s chosen successor just two weeks before a historic election in the resource-rich Central African country. Continue reading →
{FD} EU nations increasingly divided over UN migration pact
Just days before scores of countries sign up to a landmark United Nations migration pact, a number of European Union nations have begun joining the list of those not willing to endorse the agreement. Continue reading →
{FD} Despite Afghan deaths, slow peace efforts, NATO vows to stay
Fifteen years after NATO took the lead on international security efforts in Afghanistan, the military alliance’s foreign ministers on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to stay the course despite mounting Afghan casualties and the slow pace of peace… Continue reading →
{FD} NATO toils to keep Russia out of Ukraine, in missile treaty
Russia takes center-stage at NATO Tuesday as allied foreign ministers meet to debate ways to dissuade Moscow from destabilizing Ukraine and encourage it to respect a landmark Cold-war era nuclear treaty. Continue reading →
{FD} NATO chief says Bosnia set for new move on membership path
Bosnia-Herzegovina is likely to take a major step this week in its ambition to join NATO, the military alliance’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said Monday. Continue reading →
{FD} UK’s May sees Brexit deal soon as future ties text agreed
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday that a good Brexit deal is within reach after the European Union and her government agreed on a draft declaration outlining their future relations. Continue reading →
{FD} EU center-right plots strategy ahead of key election
Center-right leaders and senior politicians from across Europe are gathering to plot their strategy to win the next EU elections, and must also decide whether Hungary’s stridently nationalist ruling party should remain part of their political family. Continue reading →
{FD} NATO chief calls arms buildup unlikely, Putin warns Europe
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that allies blame Russia for violating an important Cold War-era missile treaty but he does not expect them to deploy more nuclear warheads in Europe in response. Continue reading →
{FD} Austria urges EU to launch migrant talks with Egypt
Austria urged its European Union partners Thursday to enter talks with Egypt to help stem the flow of migrants entering Europe from Africa, amid deep divisions over how to manage the challenge. Continue reading →
{FD} EU leaders to tackle Brexit, migration failures at summit
EU leaders grapple this week with two of the biggest threats to the entire European project: the messy divorce with Britain and their failure to share responsibility for people seeking sanctuary or better lives in Europe. Continue reading →
{FD} EU eyes beefed-up coast guard to protect outside borders
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday unveiled new plans to beef up the EU’s coast guard and asylum agency to better police Europe’s outside borders and speed the deportation of unauthorized migrants. Continue reading →
{FD} Belgium rocked by high-profile cases of racism
Belgium’s media and political class on Friday called for change after two high-profile cases of racism rocked the kingdom, raising troubling questions about white attitudes a few weeks before local elections. Continue reading →
{FD} Purged NATO officer speaks out after escaping jail in Turkey
In his sixth week of detention, Cafer Topkaya stopped counting the days in his prison diary, realizing he wouldn’t be going home anytime soon. Continue reading →
{FD} US, EU seek details of Saudi arrests but dodge Canada spat
The United States and the European Union said Tuesday that they are seeking details about the arrest of women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia, but they sidestepped a sensitive diplomatic dispute over the crackdown between the ultraconservative kingd… Continue reading →
{FD} EU official criticizes Trump over attitude toward allies
A senior European Union official lashed out Tuesday at President Donald Trump, lambasting the U.S. leader for his constant criticism of European allies and urging him to remember who is friends are when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week. Continue reading →
{FD} EU seeks to screen migrants in Africa, stop boat crossings
Unwilling to share responsibility for tens of thousands of people arriving each year in search of better or safer lives, European Union leaders are preparing in coming days to take more steps to keep migrants out. Continue reading →
{FD} EU countries prepare mini-summit as migration row festers
Leaders from a group of European Union countries, led by Germany and France, will meet Sunday to thrash out possible solutions to a divisive row over migrants. Continue reading →
