Europe
What's happening in Brussels and what the rest of Europe is up to through the eyes of the Mainland Times. In simple terms, how the current events in the EU will affect the lives of EU citizens and expats.
Scottish Tories blame Partygate as they suffer big losses in local election
EDINBURGH — The Scottish Tories pointed the blame squarely at Boris Johnson after they sustained heavy losses in Scotland’s local...
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Trump, Musk, Farage and Morgan: Like a superhero movie with no good guys
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Sometimes there’s no good guy, it’s just bad guy vs. bad guy. This...
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Twitter accepts Musk’s offer to buy the company
WASHINGTON — Twitter’s board of directors accepted Tesla CEO’s bid to buy the company Monday, a takeover that could lead...
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Low turnout so far in second round of French presidential vote
Voter turnout was low in the second round of France’s presidential election on Sunday pitting incumbent Emmanuel Macron against far-right challenger Marine Le...
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Biden wants more Ukraine aid. Congress won’t make it easy
President Joe Biden already saw one major priority sidelined by a heated immigration dispute. Now, it looks like his urgent...
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French presidential election runoff: What POLITICO’s Poll of Polls is saying
Voters in France return to the polling booths on Sunday in a second-round runoff vote to decide who will be...
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Pressure grows on Germany’s Scholz to send heavy weapons to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under growing pressure at home and abroad to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine as Russia’s...
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UK post-Brexit border plans will cut tourists to Northern Ireland, MPs told
British plans to require foreign visitors to Northern Ireland to secure advance Electronic Travel Authorizations will harm the U.K. region’s...
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Poland reneges on coronavirus vaccine contracts
Poland has unilaterally pulled out of its contractual commitments to buy the BioNTech/Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said Tuesday, citing...
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Diversification from Russian gas ‘possible and feasible,’ says Draghi
Europe can limit its dependence on Russian energy through diversification “in a relatively short time,” Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi...
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