PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to apply sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on “all …
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Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel take a break from the EU’s first face-to-face summit since the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and eat potato chips outside of the Maison Antoine friterie in Brussels, Belgium, on July 18. , 2020 in this image obtained from …
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BRUSSELS / WARSAW (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to resolve their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – The US ambassador to Poland said the European Union’s criticism of Poland’s accession to democracy is “exaggerated” as Warsaw faces cuts in EU budget funds over its judicial reforms . FILE PHOTO: US Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher watches as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and …
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WARSAW / ROME (Reuters) – A clash between EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Saturday threatened to derail plans for a massive stimulus fund to bring their economies hit by the coronavirus to life. “We are at a dead end now. It is more complex than expected, “Italian …
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