Jean-Claude Juncker

Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, "when radical extremists and anti-Semites use demonstrations to agitate and divide, then everyone should keep much more than 1.5 meters' distance." Follow DW for the latest. There are more than 5 million infections worldwide, according to the AFP news agency, with the Johns Hopkins University…

The WHO highlighted the growing share of cases in less wealthy countries as cause for concern. Meanwhile, Jean-Claude Juncker criticized Berlin's handling of the Luxembourg border closure. Follow DW for the latest. Turkey and Russia believe the worst is over, reporting fewer cases Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker tells…

The easiest way to win a trade war? Don't be one of the countries involved.When the United States slapped tariffs on steel, aluminum, and billions of dollars of Chinese imports in the summer of 2018, China and other U.S. trading partners retaliated by targeting American agricultural exports. By the time…

Paul Taylor, a contributing editor at POLITICO, writes the “Europe At Large” column. PARIS — She did it! In the twilight of her chancellorship, Angela Merkel has secured her place in the pantheon of European statesmanship by agreeing to common EU borrowing to help the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus…

The chief EC spokesman, Eric Mamer, said that ongoing investigations into leaks were part of the Commission's normal operating procedures | Oliver Hoslet/EPA-EFA Officials confirm internal inquiries are underway to punish disclosures not authorized by ‘relevant hierarchy.’ In the EU, a leak is a leak unless "authorized by the relevant…

Opinion: 70 years on from the beginnings of what is now known as the European Union, there are many challenging issues on the future agenda The battle to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic has frequently invoked the language of war. In his St Patrick's Day address to the nation, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar referred to Ireland being "in…

The great social imperative of the COVID-19 human crisis is the need to both save lives and protect livelihoods. The threat to both has become increasingly clear: too many people are still suffering and dying—though, at this writing, according to the European Union Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, “the initial…

The European Union’s top official is struggling.National governments are reasserting their power, the coronavirus is exposing the EU’s old fault lines with a new ferocity and, six months into the job, some officials who work with Ursula von der Leyen are asking whether she’s up to it.In the past two…

Brussels,  May 9(BNA): The European Union marked the 70th anniversary of its foundation in low-key fashion thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns still in place in much of the continent on Saturday. EU institutions had planned to open their doors to the public as per usual on May 9 to celebrate the…

By Alexander WeberBloombergStephanie BodoniFri., May 8, 2020timer2 min. readThe European Union’s top court hit back at the German judges who delivered the most stinging criticism in the EU tribunal’s 68-year history as part of a ruling on the European Central Bank’s powers.In an unprecedented counterattack on Friday, the EU Court…