Photographer: Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Ursula von der Leyen was supposed to sign the European Union’s largest free trade agreement on Saturday, proving the bloc’s position as a geo-economic force. Instead, the European Commission president will have to find a way to save the Mercosur pact by rallying last-minute support from countries including Italy, which … Read more
In November, a train carrying almost 500 people stopped suddenly in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line broke several windows and the front path was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a passing freight train. No one was injured in either case and damage was limited, but Poland, which blamed the attack on … Read more
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday indefinitely froze Russian assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, cannot prevent billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine. Using a special procedure intended for economic emergencies, the EU has frozen assets until Russia abandons its war with Ukraine … Read more
A renewed push by the Trump administration to resolve Russia’s war in Ukraine is rattling European governments who fear Washington is setting the stage for an ultimatum to Kiev on Moscow’s terms. The spate of diplomatic pledges has left Ukrainian and European diplomats alarmed that President Trump and his team have accepted Russia’s rationale for … Read more