The European Parliament voted 383-327 with 22 abstentions to approve von der Leyen’s nomination. Continue reading →

Trudeau’s office says the meeting with the head of NATO is a chance to speak up for the rules-based international order that relies on treaties and multinational organizations like NATO to keep individual countries from throwing their weight around. Continue reading →

Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female president, was asked by a journalist if she was feeling “nervous” or “stressed” because she had changed her dress three times that day. Continue reading →

British Prime Minister Theresa May reopened talks with the European Union leaders on the Brexit agreement on Thursday and was bracing for a clash with senior EU officials during a day of divorce negotiations. Continue reading →

Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would hasten its preparations for a scenario in which Britain leaves the EU without a deal in place. Continue reading →

Negotiations faltered after the EU said last month that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal for post-Brexit economic relations was unacceptable. Continue reading →

The leaders said they fell just short of reaching what the EU considers “sufficient progress” on the divorce issues. Continue reading →

Britain has offered to pay much of what the European Union was demanding to settle a Brexit “divorce bill.” Continue reading →

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker kicked off his State of the Union speech on Friday announcing he would speak French since “slowly but surely English is losing importance in Europe.” Continue reading →

The shock winner of Tuesday’s U.S. election was ignorant of the EU and its workings, Juncker told students at a conference in Luxembourg. Continue reading →