Europe awaits the art of Trump’s Ukraine deal
BRUSSELS – It’s crunch time for Ukraine.
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February 8, 2025 Greece among countries condemning Trump ICC sanctions
Greece and Cyprus have joined 77 other countries in condemning the decision by US President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 4, 2025 Trump sows uncertainty – and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity
If China was angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it did a good job of hiding it. It urged Washington to start talks after repeated warnings that there would be no winners in a trade war. It held its fire until midnight in Washington – and […]
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WORLD
February 2, 2025 Will Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt US consumers?
Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on goods entering the US from Canada, Mexico and China. The US president signed an executive order putting a 25% tariff – or tax on imports – on all goods coming from Canada and Mexico, to get both countries to crack down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Goods […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 30, 2025 Trump says US will send some migrants to Guantanamo Bay
US President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay which he said would hold as many as 30,000 people. He said the facility at the US Navy base in Cuba, which would be separate from its high-security military prison, would house “the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the […]
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EUROPE
January 26, 2025 European wind developers put on brave face after Trump’s offshore ban
US President Donald Trump paused new permits for offshore wind projects as one of his first acts in office. Although largely exposed and facing uncertainty, European industry players are keeping their cool.
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WORLD
January 25, 2025 Trump fires at least a dozen government watchdogs
The Trump administration has fired at least a dozen federal watchdogs late on Friday evening, a possibly illegal move that could face court challenges. Speaking from the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer described the watchdog firings as a “chilling purge”. “These firings are Donald Trump’s way of telling us he is […]
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WORLD
January 23, 2025 Trump tells Putin to end ‘ridiculous war’ in Ukraine or face new sanctions
Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fails to end the war in Ukraine. Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, he said that by pushing to settle the war he was doing Russia and its president a “very big favour”. Trump had previously […]
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EUROPE
January 22, 2025 European Greens call for EU action as Trump starts second term
By Martin Banks The European Union has been told it “must stand on its own two feet, to fight both climate collapse and the rise of autocrats.” The blunt message came from the European Greens as Donald Trump started his 2nd term as US president on Monday. It also follows President Trump’s intention, announced soon after his swearing in, […]
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WORLD
January 21, 2025 Mixed feelings prevail towards return of Trump to White House
By Martin Banks Donald Trump’s return to the US White House is widely seen as a “good thing” for peace in the world, American influence, and dialogue between leading powers, says a new study.
