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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for European values and achievements to be defended against populists and extremists in the European elections in June. During a speech in Berlin, she said the European Union could not be constructed with "servants of the Kremlin, democracy despisers and extremists." The EU leader, who is German, was addressing centre-right politicians from the Christian Democrats (CDU) - the party she represented as a domestic politician - at a national party conference in the capital. CDU leader Friedrich Merz assured von der Leyen that the party and it...
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for European values and achievements to be defended against populists and extremists in the European elections in June. During a speech in Berlin, she said the European Union could not be constructed with "servants of the Kremlin, democracy despisers and extremists." The EU leader, who is German, was addressing centre-right politicians from the Christian Democrats (CDU) - the party she represented as a domestic politician - at a national party conference in the capital. CDU leader Friedrich Merz assured von der Leyen that the party and it...
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An EU court on Wednesday overturned the European Commission's approval of millions of euros in bailout money for the German airline Condor. "The commission should not have approved the restructuring aid at issue without initiating a formal investigation procedure," a press release from the European Union's General Court said. Germany got a green light from the commission in 2021 to give Condor €321 million ($345 million) for restructuring after parent company Thomas Cook went bankrupt. EU state aid rules require such bailouts to be approved by the commission. But rival budget airline Ryanair o...
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The EU General Court decision to annul the European Commission's approval of a German government bailout of the airline Condor "has no impact on Condor's business situation and flight operations," a spokeswoman for the company told dpa. Condor is currently modernizing its fleet with the help, as of 2021, of the financial investor and majority shareholder Attestor. The repayment of the state aid is proceeding according to plan, the spokeswoman said, without going into details. According to earlier statements, the complete takeover by Attestor should take place by 2026 at the latest.
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Investigators in Brussels have searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, German prosecutors said on Tuesday. German police arrested Jian Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22. Krah, a leading member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Europe, fired the man following the allegations that the parliamentary aide was spying for China. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Krah said: "Today, my ex-employee's office in Brussels was searched. This wa...
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Investigators in Brussels have searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, German prosecutors said on Tuesday. German police arrested Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22. Krah, a leading member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Europe, fired Guo following the allegations that the parliamentary aid was spying for China. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Krah said: "Today, my ex-employee's office in Brussels was searched. This was to be ex...
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Authorities in Brussels on Tuesday searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, prosecutors say. A statement by the German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said Krah's parliamentary offices in Brussels had been searched in connection with an investigation into Guo. German police arrested Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22. Krah, who represents Germany's far-right Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) party, fired Guo following the allegations. A spokesman for the Belgian publ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Europe is scheduled to include an excursion to the French Pyrenees mountain range on Tuesday. The first day of talks in Paris focused on trade policy and Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Élysée Palace said a more personal aspect of the visit is planned for Tuesday. Xi and Macron plan to arrive at the Col du Tourmalet, one of the highest paved mountain passes in the Pyrenees, at around 1 pm (1100 GMT) and have lunch together. In the late afternoon, Xi plans to travel on to Belgrade, w...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on China to prevent deliveries of dual-use goods with potential military uses to Russia. Following talks with the presidents of China and France in Paris, von der Leyen said "more effort is needed to curtail delivery of dual use goods to Russia that find their way to the battlefield." Chinese companies have repeatedly been accused of supplying dual-use goods to Russia, with some being sanctioned by the United States as a result. Von der Leyen also said the European Union would "count on China to use all its influence on Russia to en...
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France and the European Union are focusing on joint efforts with China to solve key global problems at the start of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Europe. "China is important for the EU to tackle major global challenges," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday in a three-way meeting with Xi and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris. She cited the fight against the climate crisis as one such challenge. "In addition, both China and the EU have a common interest in peace and security and in the effective functioning of the rules-ba...
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