Berlin confirms its ally the US is ‘considering’ scaling down its military presence in Germany

Germany has confirmed reports its NATO ally the US is thinking about pulling some of its troops from German soil. News of Trump’s plan to cut the number of soldiers stationed in the country has left local politicians baffled. … Read More >Berlin confirms its ally the US is ‘considering’ scaling down its military presence in Germany

Poland naming Russia as its biggest security threat shows ‘depressing irresponsibility’ of its government – top Russian diplomat

The Polish government is subscribing to highly irresponsible policies when it conjures up an imaginary Russian threat instead of tackling the actual dangers the world faces, a senior Russian diplomat has said. … Read More >Poland naming Russia as its biggest security threat shows ‘depressing irresponsibility’ of its government – top Russian diplomat

European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that France violated the rights of 11 pro-Palestinian activists when it convicted them for campaigning against Israeli goods, and has ordered the government to pay damages. … Read More >European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

Poland’s Duda up against EU values as he makes pre-election vow to protect children from ‘foreign ideology of LGBT’

Poland’s conservative president has pledged to protect his country’s children from the “propaganda of LGBT ideology” as he seeks reelection. His stance flies in the face of values held in Brussels, Poland’s long-time donor. … Read More >Poland’s Duda up against EU values as he makes pre-election vow to protect children from ‘foreign ideology of LGBT’

EU targets China with controversial ‘DISINFORMATION’ claims, but that’s no reason for a Cold War, says top diplomat

China has waged “targeted influence operations and disinformation campaigns” amid the pandemic, the EU’s top diplomat is claiming. Josep Borrell’s office has released a report on the matter, but it cited some dubious sources. … Read More >EU targets China with controversial ‘DISINFORMATION’ claims, but that’s no reason for a Cold War, says top diplomat

Top EU official BACKS Twitter in fact-checking ‘war’ with Trump, says Europe should take same approach

Twitter has received unexpected support in its fact-checking war with US President Donald Trump. The EU Commission’s vice president for values and transparency,Vera Jourova, said it has taken exactly the approach Europe needs. … Read More >Top EU official BACKS Twitter in fact-checking ‘war’ with Trump, says Europe should take same approach

‘We KNEW a pandemic would happen’: UNCLEAR whether EU will handle 2nd Covid-19 wave any better, ex-Austrian FM tells RT

Covid-19 did not come out of the blue but the EU still had trouble uniting its members, Austria’s retired chief diplomat told RT, adding that there’s no certainty the bloc will perform better if the deadly virus makes a comeback. … Read More >‘We KNEW a pandemic would happen’: UNCLEAR whether EU will handle 2nd Covid-19 wave any better, ex-Austrian FM tells RT