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Hungarian PM still blocking deal as EU leaders look for agreement There was uncertainty over whether EU leaders would agree to...

US and UK also target Putin's family with further EU measures pending The US and the UK went after key elements of the Russian economy on...

EU proposes sanctioning Russian coal as NATO warns of further attacks in Ukraine

NATO to also step up support, on day Zelensky pleads US congress for a no-fly zone The US President, Joe Biden, announced a further $800m...

US cuts oil & gas, UK to cut oil and EU to remove 66% of Russian gas by end 2022 The United States, the European Union and the United...

International response remains unified on day 9 of Ukraine war The International community kept up its pressure on Russia as the...

US President tells reporters Russia could invade Ukraine in the coming days in busy 24 hours of western diplomacy US President, Joe Biden...

European Commission pushes for UK to uphold international law The European Commission has stood firm on its insistence that the Northern...

EU warns Russia of "massive consequences" as bloc offers Ukraine €1.2bn in assistance

President Erdogan’s call on Monday for a boycott of French products, should not be seen in isolation but is a wider sign of poor...

Cyprus blocks EU Belarus sanctions as EU foreign policy arenas collide

My take on the Saudi-Russian oil price game of "blink"

This week's global political look-ahead, including: - OPEC meetings in Vienna - OECD G20 growth stats - US Democratic party primaries -...

On Thursday last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who announced that Turkey would “open the borders” for Syrian refugees,...

Earlier this week, with Indian Prime Minster, Narendra Modi welcoming Donald Trump for a 2 day visit to cement India-US ties, communal...

A weekly look-ahead to the main political developments next week, including but not limited to: - United States: Democratic Primaries -...

Following a terrible showing in regional elections in the German city-state of Hamburg on 23 February, the CDU (Germany’s Senior...

A weekly look-ahead to the main political developments next week, including but not limited to: - legislative elections in Iran -...

This weekend’s Munich Security Conference highlighted and demonstrated the diverging views between global leaders on the future of the...

Today’s (Thursday 13 February 2020) growth forecasts by the European Commission for EU member states for 2020 and 2021 show mixed...