The notion of this president demanding political favors from fellow leaders is such familiar behavior it fails to elicit much shock.
Tag: Europe
A Year Later, Iran Finds Evaporating Sympathy at the U.N.
The country’s foreign minister, on the defensive after attacks on Saudi oil facilities, says Iran has lost hope that the Europeans will counterbalance American sanctions.
One Brother Stabbed the Other. The Journalist Who Wrote About It Paid a Price.
The use of Europe’s “right to be forgotten” privacy law has broadened, illustrated by two Italian brothers, a stabbing and the journalist who wrote about them.
Europe Tries to Seize Momentum for a New Deal on Migration
With a populist leader ousted in Italy, many see the chance to reach an agreement on distributing arrivals around the Continent, suffocating far-right arguments.
David Cameron Is Sorry. Really, Really Sorry.
The former British prime minister, David Cameron, a self-described “doubter and worrier and niggler,” is sorry about a lot of things, but most of all about Brexit.
A Brexit Protest, Reporters With Questions, but No Boris Johnson
A canceled news conference and a joke about the Hulk overshadowed critical meetings with European Union officials.
A Hard Lesson for Migrants Who Give Up: There May Be No Welcome Mat Back Home
An estimated one in four people who migrate in search of opportunity return to their country of birth, by choice or otherwise. For many, it’s a rocky transition.
Is Trump’s America Tougher on Asylum than Other Western Countries?
President Trump’s plan to bar migrants from seeking asylum in the United States is similar to a scheme employed by Australia since 2012. Europe tried a comparable scheme in 2016, but it didn’t work.
‘Protecting Our European Way of Life’? Outrage Follows New E.U. Role
Ursula von der Leyen is under pressure to ditch the title “vice president for protecting our European way of life” for the person in charge of migration policy.
Brexit Highlights From a Momentous Day: Parliament Rejects New Election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was rebuffed in his second try for a general election on the same day legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit gained formal approval.