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...Additional reporting by Raphael Minder in Warsaw and Richard Milne in Oslo...
...EU member states were discussing “possible measures to be taken if the parties continue to resist proposed steps towards de-escalation”, Borrell added. “We cannot afford another conflict.”...
...But at home, it is a different story with the centre-left government one of the most unpopular on record, writes Richard Milne, our Nordic and Baltic correspondent....
...OpenAI: Sam Altman has returned as chief executive after five days of chaos, but business as usual would be a mistake, writes Richard Waters....
...The seemingly interminable process to get Finland and Sweden into Nato appears to be entering the end game, writes Richard Milne....
...“It’s utterly, utterly impossible to implement,” Josep Borrell said during a visit to Beijing....
...“There are a lot of different things happening at different levels, and the EPF fits into that wider context as one layer of initiative,” says Richard Youngs, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe....
...But Denmark’s new grand coalition has created an impressively broad opposition to its plans including trade unions, bishops, and nine other political parties, writes Richard Milne....
...All that glitters: Sweden’s new mega rare earth deposit has got Europe excited, but it’s a long leap from discovery to exploitation, cautions Richard Milne....
...“Any deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure is utterly unacceptable and will be met with a robust and united response,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, said in a statement on Wednesday...
...Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, gave a full-throated defence of Lithuania’s actions on Monday, saying that while he was “always worried about Russian retaliation”, Lithuania was “not guilty”....
...The Biden plan has bipartisan support, with both Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal championing it in the Senate....
...Josep Borrell, who as high representative oversees EU foreign policy, is facing sceptical capitals, however. “Look at the number of US troops to secure Kabul airport: around 5,000....
...Additional reporting by Michael Peel in Brussels and Richard Milne in Oslo...
...Chart du jour: UK plc for sale UK companies are being undervalued after Brexit, according to Richard Bernstein of Crystal Amber....
...Additional reporting by Valerie Hopkins in Budapest, Richard Milne in Oslo, Miles Johnson in Rome and Victor Mallet in Paris...
...Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, also criticised the move against the ICC, which was set up in 2002 as a court of last resort to pursue those accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against...
...Josep Borrell, EU foreign policy chief, captured a chorus of international concern when he warned that all countries must work together closely to stem the Covid-19 pandemic....
...“Turkey is in an ideal position to frustrate the further development of the Eastern Mediterranean,” says Richard Bronze, co-founder of the consultancy Energy Aspects....
...Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet medical journal, described the decision to defund the WHO as “a crime against humanity”....
...“There will be more focus on Germany and France,” she said, adding it would be for Josep Borrell, the new European foreign policy chief, to work out....
...Richard Grenell visited Kosovo on Wednesday in his first trip to the Balkans as an envoy tasked with clinching a deal between Pristina and Belgrade, which still does not recognise the independence of its...
...Richard Grenell, the US ambassador in Berlin, enraged his hosts last year when he said he wanted to “empower” conservative moments across Europe, a remark that sounded like he was taking sides in German...
...Josep Borrell, the high representative for foreign affairs, believes the project to boost the euro’s status should be treated on a par with defence policy: “We should reinforce the euro’s international role...
...The “This is the real Spain” campaign — which also features personalities such as musician Daniel Barenboim and actor Richard Gere — has been subverted on social media with photos of truncheon-wielding riot...
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