Since the meeting in Brussels on 25 May between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Presidents of the European Commission and European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, dialogue between Turkey and the EU has been stepped up and seems set to continue this way – at least for the time being. A first […]
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After the results of the British election on 8 June, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Brexit negotiations set for 19 June. Almost three months already went by since Theresa May triggered art. 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. This formal act started the withdrawal procedure of the UK from the EU, which should be […]
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With the election of Emmanuel Macron as president and the landslide victory of his party La République en marche in the first round of the French parliamentary election the full extent of the revolution taking place in France has become visible. Different from what many commentators expected, Macron will not need to compromise vastly on […]
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Yes, I was one of the many who totally failed to predict the outcome of the UK General Election. Why did we get it so wrong and what are the challenges now facing the UK Government – not least in relation to Brexit? Theresa May went into the General Election she chose to call, with […]
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After a catastrophic election, Theresa May, could be found, three days later, pretending it was business as usual as she re-appointed ministers to her cabinet, having swiftly thrown her two key advisers over board. The UK now faces a minority Conservative government in alliance with the hard-line, pro-Brexit Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) offering a ‘confidence […]
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On 8 June the former FBI director James B. Comey will testify publicly in the Senate about his conversations with President Trump. Fired FBI director James Comey plans to testify publicly in the Senate about his conversations with President Trump and whether there were improper contacts between one of Trump’s top advisers and Russian officials. […]
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Already strained, the negotiations over Brexit could get even more complicated should the issue of the border in Calais, the northern French port come to the fore. Whereas migration accounted for many votes in favour of Brexit, further development could take a strange twist of fate allowing more migrants to reach the UK shores than […]
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