Topic: europe

US to cut spending on NATO budget, Germany to pay more

US to cut spending on NATO budget, Germany to pay more

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 09:01 PM

Trump has repeatedly criticized European members for freeloading on the US, singling out Germany -- the continent's economic powerhouse -- for lagging behind on an alliance commitment to spend at least two percent of GDP on defense. Read more »

Germany celebrates 30th anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall

Germany celebrates 30th anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall

Michael Nienaber, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 08:01 PM

The toppling of the wall, which had divided the Communist-ruled East and the capitalist West in Berlin for nearly three decades and became a potent symbol of the Cold War, was followed a year later by the reunification of Germany in 1990. Read more »

Britain set for Dec. 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock

Britain set for Dec. 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock

Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Piper and William James, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 08:19 AM

After the European Union granted a third delay to the divorce that was originally supposed to take place on March 29, the United Kingdom, its parliament and its electorate remain divided on how, or indeed whether, to go ahead with Brexit. Read more »

UK Prime Minister Johnson appeals to parliament to back Brexit bill

UK Prime Minister Johnson appeals to parliament to back Brexit bill

Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 08:38 AM

With just over a week before Britain is due to leave the EU, Johnson is scrambling to get his deal through parliament, which has put up a series of hurdles for the prime minister to meet his Oct. 31 deadline to try to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Read more »

Last-gasp Brexit deal set to dominate fraught EU summit

Last-gasp Brexit deal set to dominate fraught EU summit

Marine Strauss and Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 17 08:40 AM

The meeting will be Boris Johnson's first and last EU summit as prime minister of Britain if an agreement on his country's Oct. 31 divorce can be sealed with the other 27 member states and approved by parliament at a special session on Saturday. Read more »

Parliament deals British PM Brexit blow before suspension

Parliament deals British PM Brexit blow before suspension

Alan Ritchie and Joe Stenson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 08:40 AM

After a tumultuous few days that exposed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's weakness in the face of hostile lawmakers, the House of Commons again refused to grant a snap poll that might have bolstered his position. Read more »

For Europe, no-deal Brexit threat comes at a bad time

For Europe, no-deal Brexit threat comes at a bad time

Peter S. Goodman, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 03 09:37 AM

The implications have been a source of anxiety for months on both sides of the English Channel — predictions of crippling traffic jams at ports, confusion over customs procedures, and a general state of business-disrupting bewilderment. Now, absent an emergency intervention this week in the British Parliament, things are about to get real. Read more »

Court bids launched to stop Johnson suspending UK parliament

Court bids launched to stop Johnson suspending UK parliament

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 08:04 AM

Johnson announced the surprise decision Wednesday to dismiss parliament next month for nearly five weeks, claiming his new government needed a fresh start in order to pursue a "bold and ambitious" post-Brexit domestic agenda.  Read more »

How not to look like a turista in Berlin

How not to look like a turista in Berlin

Michaela Lola Abrera
Posted at Aug 01 03:03 PM

Two decades since The Wall fell down, the city has transformed itself into a multi-facted nerve center now known for its edge and originality. If you're planning to fly over to the German capital, here are some pointers from Berliners to keep you from stumbling around drunk, wearing uncomfortable shoes. Read more »

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