PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron asked ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his government to stay on in caretaker capacity until a new prime minister is nominated, the Elysee said in a statement on Thursday. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Former EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders is under investigation by Belgian authorities for alleged money laundering, the spokesperson for the Brussels public prosecutor general said on Thursday. Belgian authorities started investigating in 2023 after complaints from both the Belgian National Lottery and the Belgian …
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By Martin Coulter LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has ordered social media firm TikTok to freeze data linked to the Romanian elections, it said in a statement on Thursday. EU officials issued a “retention order” under the bloc’s wide-sweeping Digital Services Act, which regulates how the world’s biggest social media companies operate in Europe. …
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By Anna Voitenko and Dan Peleschuk BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) – As Russian troops approached Dniprorudne in their February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the city’s long-term mayor Yevhen Matvieiev could have fled to safety. Instead, he stayed behind to coordinate humanitarian aid and security for its residents as Moscow’s forces occupied the southeastern Ukrainian city. Weeks later …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron searched on Thursday for a new prime minister to replace Michel Barnier, who officially resigned a day after opposition lawmakers voted to topple his government. Here are some of the possible candidates whose names are circulating in political circles and in French media: SEBASTIEN LECORNU Sebastian Lecornu defected …
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(This Nov. 30 story has been corrected to clarify the point of view of the archaeologist in paragraphs 8 and 9) ATHENS (Reuters) – A metro system in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki officially opened on Saturday, its stations displaying the same ancient artifacts that nearly derailed the project’s completion. During construction, which began in 2006, …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Thursday a draft agreement clinched between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc was “unacceptable”. The Elysee issued the statement as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Uruguay with the aim of finalising the deal between the EU and Mercosur, which …
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By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The U.S. voiced concern about potential foreign interference in Romania’s presidential election after the declassification of documents showing the country was a target of “aggressive hybrid Russian attacks” during a period of three consecutive ballots. Having previously polled in single digits, pro-Russia ultranationalist Calin Georgescu surged to victory in the …
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By Gabriel Stargardter and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -As nationalist leader Marine Le Pen orchestrated the overthrow of France’s government on Wednesday, several thousand people lined up outside a Paris cafe for a chance to share a brief word or even a selfie with the rising star of France’s far right. Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s …
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By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, asked his supporters on Thursday to design “a people’s gravestone” for him as a symbol of his political struggle against the Kremlin. Navalny, whose death in February aged 47 in a prison above the Arctic Circle deprived the …
