Angela Merkel promised on Wednesday that developing EU-China trade relations will be a top priority for her government once it takes over the EU presidency on July 1. “We Europeans will need to recognize the decisiveness with which China will...
The EU has already pledged itself to a €540 billion bailout to rescue the eurozone from the economic effects of the coronavirus, but the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Wednesday that she will...
Following German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron’s presentation of their plan for the European Union to overcome the economic impact of COVID-19, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have now created their own vision of a recovery...
Beleaguered Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez clinched a crucial parliamentary victory this week, but his hold on power — loosened immeasurably by the coronavirus crisis — looks set to slip still further. Pedro’s Problems On Wednesday, May 20, Spanish lawmakers...
“Where is the horse and the rider? / Where is the horn that was blowing? / They have passed like rain on the mountains, / like wind in the meadow. / The days have gone down in the West, /...
EU leaders could be getting close to agreeing upon a fiscal package that may rescue the troubled eurozone from the economic effects of the coronavirus. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are proposing a €500 billion European...
The WHO started its virtual annual assembly meeting on Monday. The main aim will be to guarantee a joint fight against the coronavirus through a common resolution. However, a global cohesion under the WHO umbrella is currently missing. Grading the...
The most acute phase of the pandemic appears to be ending. Countries — or, at the very least, provinces, states and regions— are coming out of lockdown. Many nations are reporting fewer new infections, and economies around the world are...
The coronavirus has shifted European leaders’ attention away from the ongoing Brexit process, but the UK’s withdrawal from the EU continues thanks to negotiations currently taking place to draft a final trade deal. However, both the UK and the EU...
In mid-March, I suddenly began feeling exhausted both mentally and physically. My muscles were aching, and my knees were weak, something I had not experienced in almost eight years. The UK in Mid-March The number of coronavirus cases in Britain...