The threats hanging over Bayrouโ€™s government

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The right to perform secondary movements under international refugee law

 Paolo Biondi Photo credit: Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikimedia Commons  Introduction The 1951 Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee protection, outlining the rights of asylum seekers and …

Polandโ€™s Andrzej Duda to meet Donald Trump on Saturday โ€“ as it happened

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Ryanair calls for limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports in Europe

Airline asks authorities to impose new curbs as it seeks to recover โ‚ฌ15,000 in costs related to diverted flightRyanair wants a limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports, as the airline released further details of legal action to recover โ‚ฌ15,000 (ยฃ12,6…

The right to perform secondary movements under international refugee law

 

 

Paolo Biondi, EU Asylum
Agency

 

Photo
credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia
Commons

 

 

Introduction

 

The 1951
Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee
protection, outlining the rights of as…

Tusk: Poland is โ€˜frontline stateโ€™ that canโ€™t โ€˜give everythingโ€™ to Ukrainian defense

Polish leader confirms his countryโ€™s unwavering support for Kyiv.

Gare ร  un retour des Gilets jaunes, prรฉvient lโ€™ancien commissaire ร  la Gestion des crises

Rendez la transition verte abordable au lieu de la ralentir, dit lโ€™ancien commissaire Janez Lenarฤiฤ.

Europe in the line of fire as Trump threatens trade war with China

Trumpโ€™s punitive tariffs would put Brussels under pressure to cut a defensive deal to fend off a glut of Chinese exports.

Israeli defense minister: A โ€˜new phase of warโ€™ has begun

Army chief says Israel has “many more goals” to accomplish in the ongoing conflict.

Poland wants 3 Belarusians behind bars for Ryanair diversion

The Ryanair flight was forced to to land in Minsk, where opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich and his partner were arrested.

Donโ€™t expect Britain to copy EU and American tariffs on Chinese cars

The UK is mulling an alternative strategy to its allies that could lead to a surge of imports of Chinese EVs.

Puppyganda: The fluffy friends doing politiciansโ€™ PR work for them

Rounding up the good boys and girls of the diplomatic scene.

Now you see him, now you donโ€™t: How did Carles Puigdemont pull off his great disappearing act?

The fugitive separatist leader snuck into Spain, gave a speech in Barcelona and then vanished into thin air.

Macron slaps back at leftโ€™s bid to govern France

French president tries to rise above the political fray ahead of this month’s Paris Olympic Games

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron: New allies heading in different directions

A U.K. Foreign Office aide said the French president was pleased by how the Brits handled his brainchild summit.

How to stay sane and clean in the Brussels machine

Money, power, attention: Youโ€™ll need a strategy to stop Eurobubble high life from sullying your soul.

Nervous world leaders fret over what the Biden chaos means for NATOโ€™s future

Bidenโ€™s solo press conference Thursday will be the most critical set piece of the NATO Summit, both for the president and the alliance.

EU firms up duties on Chinese EVs, skirting Berlinโ€™s pressure

By cementing the duties, Brussels is holding its ground against Chinese โ€”ย and German โ€”ย opposition.

US expands sanctions threat against banks dealing with Russia

The sweeping new package of sanctions and export controls comes as President Joe Biden heads to the G7 meetings in Italy where leaders are poised to discuss ways to ratchet up pressure on Russia and boost support for Ukraine.

Starmer will try to prove Britain can be a reliable EU friend โ€” and Germany will be key

After the U.K. election, cooperation will be deliberately methodical, testing the waters along the way.

Farmersโ€™ protests: German Greens put blame on supermarket chains

As farmers continue to stage huge traffic-blocking protests across Germany, a growing number of voices within the ruling Greens are blaming major supermarket chains’ pricing policies for many farms’ currently dire economic situation.