Tag: European Council

EU says democratic standards under threat in Poland, Hungary

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BRUSSELS — Democratic standards in the European Union are eroding in several member countries, particularly in Hungary and Poland where judicial independence is under...

EU vows to help Lithuania amid flow of migrants from Belarus

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VILNIUS, Lithuania — The European Union promised Tuesday to help bloc member Lithuania handle an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa,...

Luxembourg PM hospitalized after positive COVID-19 test

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BRUSSELS — Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has been hospitalized and is under observation “as a precautionary measure” after testing positive for COVID-19 a...

Hungary PM calls EU leaders ‘colonialists’ in LGBT law feud

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law...

Hungary PM calls EU leaders ‘colonialists’ in LGBT law feud

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law...

European Union braces for Slovenia’s unorthodox presidency

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia takes over the European Union presidency with its prime minister in the focus because of his squabbles with Brussels, close...

Germany’s Merkel defends idea of summit between EU and Putin

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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended the idea of holding a European Union meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that...

Macron: EU needs to fight ‘illiberal values’ inside bloc

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BRUSSELS — French president Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the European Union needs to fight a “cultural" and “civilizational" battle to stop the...

EU leaders defend LGBT rights amid concern over Hungary law

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BRUSSELS — Several European Union leaders insisted Thursday that discrimination must not be tolerated in the 27-nation bloc, setting the scene for a heated...

Luxembourg’s leader fears for minors over Hungary LGBT law

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BRUSSELS — Xavier Bettel is a jaunty, sharply-dressed man with a keen sense of humor who leads one of Europe's smallest but richest countries....