With the Middle East in meltdown and fears of “World War III” trending on social media, the leader of the EU’s new “geopolitical Commission” was nowhere to be geo-located. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who aims to make the bloc a bigger player on the world stage, made her first public comments about the […]
Read MoreShanghai Week was probably the first fashion week to be held entirely digitally. Initially cancelled after the coronavirus outbreak in China, the event took place on Tmall, the online marketplace of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Born out of necessity, the ‘fashion week on the cloud’ fused catwalk shows with entertaining teleshopping, and above all demonstrated […]
Read MoreThe German boss has admitted to being frustrated by the decision to call off the 2019-20 campaign, but thinks the crisis has been “weathered well” Genk head coach Hannes Wolf says “it is a pity” that the Belgian Pro League has been cancelled due to coronavirus, with his side missing out on a place in […]
Read MoreThis article is part of POLITICO’s Westminster Survival Guide. Europe’s small fishing sector is making a big splash in Brexit negotiations. The fishing industry, together with agriculture and forestry, accounts for just 1.6 percent of the total goods and services produced in the Europe Union every year. And yet, despite the fact that it’s such a tiny […]
Read MoreLEVITTOWN, NY — North Hempstead town officials released a dozen oral history interviews Tuesday as part of a broader Civil Rights Movement project, and Levittown’s racist past was the subject of one such video. The 12 videos were released by Judi Bosworth, the town supervisor, and members of the town board. North Hempstead began the […]
Read MoreNEW YORK — Federal lawmakers slapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with a subpoena Monday as part of an investigation that could lead to President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Three House of Representatives committees demanded Giuliani’s communications with Trump administration officials about his work to press Ukraine to open investigations that could help the […]
Read More#AlertePollutionRivières ou sols contaminés, déchets industriels abandonnés… Vous vivez à proximité d’un site pollué ?Cliquez ici pour nous alerter !Olaf Janssen est propriétaire d’une maison flottante. Aux Pays-Bas où un quart de la surface du pays est sous le niveau de la mer, c’est une des solutions à la montée des eaux liée au réchauffement […]
Read MoreL’acteur pourrait rejoindre le prochain projet de Paul Weitz, “Admission”. Selon Vulture, Owen Wilson “considèrerait” actuellement la possibilité de rejoindre Tina Fey (elle non plus pas définitivement confirmée) au générique d’Admission, le nouveau projet de Paul Weitz (frère de Chris et co-réal’ d’American Pie). S’inscrivant visiblement dans une veine plutôt dramatique, le film adapte le […]
Read MoreLUX Prize European Voice 11/24/10, 9:09 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 8:23 PM CET Austrian director Feo Aladag (pictured right) receives the Parliament’s Lux cinema prize from Jerzy Buzek, the Parliament’s president, yesterday (24 November). Aladag’s “Die Fremde” (“When we leave”) is the story of a Turkish woman who flees an abusive husband in Istanbul and […]
Read MoreBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson | Pool photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images UK government to skip EU summit Boris Johnson won’t attend or send a representative in his place. By Eleni Courea 12/9/19, 3:45 PM CET Updated 12/9/19, 3:49 PM CET Boris Johnson will not attend the European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday and […]
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