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40 days ago

Forget diplomatic niceties: it's beyond time Europe denounced Trump's trashing of democracy in the US | Paul Taylor

The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America

What do you do when you discover your best friend is abusive to their partner at…

60 days ago

Unity is desperately needed, but the EU prefers turf wars to facing down Russia | Paul Taylor ⊖⊖

Failure to agree a common defence strategy risks emboldening Vladimir Putin. The squabbles have to stop

The closer Russia’s hybrid war comes to European capitals, the less EU leaders seem able to agre…

3 months ago

After a summer of submission to Trump, Europe knows it must defend Ukraine – and itself – alone | Paul Taylor

Can a European-led coalition really provide credible security guarantees? Past examples are not encouraging

After an unusual August of geopolitical summitry, the reality is sinking in that Europe is o…

4 months ago

Europe’s trade deal with the US was dead on arrival – it needs to be buried. Here’s how to do it | Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman

Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. The EU should now steel itself and reject the terms imposed by Donald Trump

Ursula von der Leyen’s Turnberry golf course deal has been rightly called a ca…

The EU has capitulated to Trump. But even this doesn’t buy an end to the transatlantic trade war | Paul Taylor

The US president humiliated Ursula von der Leyen at his Scottish resort – but she still has no certainty on tariffs

Surrender is always one way to end a war. The capitulation of the European Commissio…

Two days less holiday? France is up in arms but my sympathy is limited

This small cutback is hardly a draconian austerity purge for a country that is broke. But the howls of outrage show a rational debate is unlikely

France is skint, but the French are in denial. To judg…

Macron will enjoy his royal welcome. But the Franco-British relationship remains a love-hate affair | Paul Taylor

The French leader will never agree to special EU concessions for the UK despite its strategic importance to Europe

Britain and France are so close that there’s a saying in Wimereux, a seafront resort …

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