President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who died on Wednesday 2 December following the Covid-19.
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The former president advocated an ‘advanced liberal society’ in which the state must promote growth and paved the way for Europe.
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Australia is still aiming to start vaccinating high-risk groups from March. Why the delay?
Biden has stronger views on Brexit than Donald Trump.
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The question of the Irish border after Brexit is a more pressing matter for the next president than it has been for his predecessor.
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After four years of obstruction from Trump, European leaders have a long wish list and are impatient to get to work with Joe Biden.
Viktor Orbán speaking at a summit on Poland on Sept. 11.
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Once an atheist, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban embraced Christianity on his way to power – and has used it to consolidate his position since.
Demonstrators in Zimbabwe chant slogans and wave flags during a rally to denounce EU and US sanctions against the country on October 25, 2019.
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Countries or international organizations regularly enact sanctions against individual states. But how can the effectiveness of these measures be evaluated?
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COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Morrison government abandon long-held dogma on debt and deficits. But on climate and energy, it’s singing from the same old songbook.
Asylum seekers carry their belongings, Lesbos, Greece, September 11 2020.
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The pact is largely characterised by the continuation of older ideas, despite the change in tone.
Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, the exiled Belarusian opposition candidate, speaking at the EU parliament on September 21.
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Why haven’t international and European human rights organisations done more to protect the human rights of Belarusians?
Members of the European Parliament protest in support of Poland’s LGBTQ community.
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In her first state of the union speech, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen took a confrontational stance over discrimination, singling out Poland in particular.
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Whether it’s bluster or not, a dangerous message has been sent to the rest of the world that the UK may be willing to backtrack on important promises.
Brandon Lewis and Boris Johnson: doing a deal of their own. Never mind about the EU.
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Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis doesn’t seem to care that the UK would be breaking the law by rewriting the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
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Trade deals are usually about breaking down barriers. This one is about putting them up.
Student protesters detained in Minsk.
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A new survey conducted just before the disputed election, shows how the views of young Belarusians are changing.
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The €24 billion spent supporting farm incomes in richer regions could more than cover the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy.
Biden goes way back with a number of world leaders, among them Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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How would Joe Biden engage a world upended by Trump? A diplomacy expert explains what Biden’s history says about his foreign policy priorities.
Stronger together.
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We can’t tackle the huge global challenges we face in isolation – scientists must be able to work together across borders.
European Council President Charles Michel (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak as they attend a news conference following a virtual summit with Chinese President in Brussels, on June 22, 2020.
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Long lenient toward China, Europeans have recently taken a firmer approach. Beijing’s conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic and its general intransigence have had a lot to do with this.
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The early signs indicate that the EU is responding much more effectively than it did in 2008.
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The European Commission promises a debate about representation. It should consider how Black and other people of colour feel about Europe.