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PoliticsSep 16As far-right gains ground, EU Commission president pledges a Europe that protectsIn a sweeping address, Ursula von der Leyen stressed the need for a collective response to climate change, to risks linked to artificial intelligence, to defense challenges and to Chinese exports.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsSep 16The EU’s 28th State?European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floats making Canada the bloc’s first associate member.Foreign Policy
PoliticsSep 16Sweden's center-left opposition maintains election lead as count nears endSweden's center-left opposition parties maintained a narrow election lead on Wednesday ‌over the incumbent right-wing governing bloc as the counting of remaining ballots resumed after Sunday's vote for…Japan Today
PoliticsSep 16EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate memberEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the EU's first "associate member" in a push to…Japan Today
PoliticsSep 16EU chief proposes bloc-wide social media ban for kids under 13The European Union's top official proposed on Wednesday banning children under 13 across the 27-nation bloc from using social media sites and imposing limits for older teens on…Japan Today
PoliticsSep 16Left on brink of victory in Swedish electionDefeat looms for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his allies on the far right.Politico Europe
PoliticsSep 16Rachida Dati in court: French ex-minister on trial over Renault-Nissan corruption caseFormer minister and MEP Rachida Dati is on trial in Paris in the Renault-Nissan case, accused of corruption and influence peddling after taking €900,000 from a group subsidiary for counseling. Carlos Ghosn is being tried in the same case in absentia.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsSep 16The socialists' veto to protect Morocco boycotts a resolution of support for Ceuta in EuropeMientras Von der Leyen destaca en su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión que "Ceuta es España" y "Ceuta es Europa", se antoja cada vez más complicado que el Parlamento Europeo apruebe un pronunciamiento LeerEl Mundo
PoliticsSep 16Center-left opposition in Sweden narrowly larger than right blocDe Zweedse publieke omroep SVT heeft de centrumlinkse oppositiepartijen uitgeroepen tot winnaar van de verkiezingen. Daarmee komt een einde aan een spannende nek-aan-nekrace tussen links en rechts. Rond 17.00 uur vanmiddag was het verschil tussen de twee blokken slechts 26.169 stemmen. Met 99 procent van de stemmen geteld, stevenen de partijen onder leiding van oppositieleider Magdalena Andersson van de Sociaaldemocratische Arbeiderspartij af op 175 zetels in het parlement. Het Zweedse parlement telt 349 zetels en om te gaan regeren zijn minstens 175 zetels nodig. Het rechtse regeringsblok vanNOS Buitenland
PoliticsSep 16EU rolls out red carpet to Canada to become its first 'associate member'The European Union backs Canada's bid to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks closer ties with Ottawa and Trump calls the idea "laughable."NPR News
PoliticsSep 16Mbappé, Vinícius and Konaté criticised for hiding Ceuta support messageThe La Liga president criticised Mbappé, Vinícius and Ibrahima Konaté for partially rolling up a T-shirt supporting Ceuta, hiding the message "We are all from Ceuta", amid a migration crisis and social tension in the city.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsSep 16What von der Leyen and Carney are up to with Canada’s ‘associate’ EU membershipIn her state of the union address, the European Commission president proposed Ottawa join the European Union, but not as a full member. The post What von der Leyen and Carney are up to with Canada’s ‘associate’ EU membership appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
PoliticsSep 16Mitch McConnell ‘got 92 days of paid’ leave but ‘a mother gets none’: Internet trashes senator’s absenceMcConnell cited the lingering effects of childhood polio as a factor in his slow recoveryThe Independent World
PoliticsSep 16Putin urges Russians to vote in parliamentary election as show of support for Ukraine warRussian President Vladimir ⁠Putin on Wednesday described voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of public support for Russia’s war against Ukraine and urged voters to go to the polls. It will be Russia's first parliamentary election since the Kremlin launched its offensive in February 2022.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 16Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deathsUS Senator Bill Cassidy presses Trump's pick for surgeon general on views over vaccines, public health.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsSep 16The Government shows its "perplexity" over the National High Court's halt to the migrant camp in the Port of CeutaFuentes de La Moncloa aseguran que la medida impide ejecutar “una solución operativa inmediata sobre el terreno”El País
PoliticsSep 16Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election, SVT saysSweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster ​SVT ‌said on Wednesday, after 99% ⁠of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary election had been counted. FRANCE 24's Paul Rhys reports.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 16Former Canadian ambassador to US: Canada is 'culturally probably closer to Europe' than the USAs Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to address the EU Parliament on Thursday, former diplomat Frank McKenna discusses the deterioration of US-Canada relations, saying Canada's outreach to Europe was not just a response to Donald Trump, but part of a deeper strategic shift.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsSep 16Italian government abolishes road tax in the run-up to electionsDe Italiaanse regering schrapt voor volgend jaar de wegenbelasting. Dat wordt gepresenteerd als een compensatie voor de hoge benzine- en dieselprijzen. Critici zien het als een poging om de kiezer te paaien. Premier Meloni bestrijdt dat. Volgens haar is het wel degelijk de bedoeling om de wegenbelasting definitief af te schaffen. De Italianen kunnen volgend jaar meerdere keren naar de stembus, ook voor een nieuw parlement. De verkiezingen moeten uiterlijk in december volgend jaar plaatsvinden. De centrumrechtse coalitieregering van Meloni doet het op dit moment in de peilingen slechter dan de NOS Buitenland
PoliticsSep 16The documents that deny Madrid's accusation against the complainant in the Ramón y Cajal case: "Avoid noting them as preferential"La consejera de Sanidad ha acusado al cirujano Luis Alberto Martos de alterar la prioridad de los pacientes en lista de espera, pero las pruebas que mostró a EL PAÍS apuntan a dos superioresEl País
PoliticsSep 16The 28th state? Carney's Canada draws closer to European UnionWith a US president who talks of making Canada the 51st state, its leader in Europe where it’s not quite the EU's 28th state on offer, but something the president of the European Commission is calling ‘associate membership’. We’ll ask what that means, how it differs from the close status afforded to the likes of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the UK which Carney’s also visiting ahead of his own Strasbourg speech Thursday before the European Parliament.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 16Village votes to leave U.K. in symbolic protest of plan to house asylum seekersResidents of Piddington voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Kingdom in a symbolic referendum over plans to house asylum seekers nearby.CBS News
PoliticsSep 16EU's von der Leyen proposes Canada become bloc's 'first associate member'Officially, the status of 'associate member' does not currently exist under EU law, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal raises many questions, both in Canada and across Europe.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsSep 16Congress validates the aid decree for Ceuta and approves the PP motion that censures MarlaskaLa Cámara exige al Gobierno que convoque a la embajadora de Marruecos para que dé explicaciones sobre la actuación de Rabat los días 30 y 31 de julio LeerEl Mundo
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