What to know about Sweden’s bumpy road toward NATO membership
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Sweden’s bid to join NATO — held up for almost two years — cleared its next-to-last hurdle when Turkey’s parliament gave its go-ahead to let the… Read more »
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European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans will hold a summit in Albania’s capital on Monday to discuss the path to membership in the… Read more »
Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey may part ways with the European Union, implying that the country is thinking about ending its bid to… Read more »
Poland is shaken by reports that consular officials took bribes to help migrants enter Europe and US
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme ahead of the country’s national election. But not like this, with arrests, dismissals… Read more »
Italy’s Meloni seeks broad cooperation to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa
ROME, Italy (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit as she convened a summit… Read more »
EU, Japan celebrate close cooperation with end of EU food restrictions in wake of Fukushima disaster
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Union and Japan celebrated their close cooperation with Thursday’s announcement that the 27-nation bloc will lift the food import restrictions it had imposed in… Read more »
NATO prepared to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia — but not to extend membership
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for… Read more »
Top central bankers assert need for higher interest rates to tackle persistent inflation
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Leading global central bankers asserted Wednesday that they are not backing off their steep interest rate increases, pointing to inflation being more persistent than expected but… Read more »
Turkey’s central bank sharply raises interest rates. That could signal an economic turnaround
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank delivered a large interest rate hike Thursday, signaling a shift toward more conventional economic policies to counter sky-high inflation following criticism that President… Read more »
Turkey’s Erdogan says Sweden shouldn’t expect to join NATO any time soon
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden’s application to join the Western military alliance before a… Read more »