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President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks at their debate on Thursday (27 June).

The Slovak parliament passed on Thursday (June 27) the so-called “Lex Assassination”, a widely criticised package of measures that the ruling coalition claims should improve the security situation in Slovakia following the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Despite concerns, the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) of Marine Le Pen signals that nothing will change in the Franco-German relationship if a prime minister from their ranks takes over in France, but below the surface, the EU’s engine could grind to a halt.

In a rebuke to the Bulgarian government’s framework position in support of Ukraine, President Rumen Radev has refused to attend July’s NATO summit in Washington.

Excavators dug through piles of waste at a garbage dump surrounded by sunflower fields in Croatia on Thursday (27 June), searching for bodies of victims killed in war more than three decades ago, after remains of 10 people were found earlier this month.

Support for Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party has fallen ahead of the 4 July election, a poll showed on Thursday (27 June), after he said the West had provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

After winning five MEPs in the recent European elections, the Volt party is putting forward 22 candidates for the legislative elections in France, particularly in the constituencies reserved for French citizens living abroad, hoping to help counter the surge of the far right.

While Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for the European Commission presidency may have made it through EU27 leaders' approval, her next big challenge now will be how to woo key parts of the European Parliament.  

Americas Raytheon won a $10 million order, which provides for sustainment of delivered block fleet releases, as well as ongoing development of flight test and fleet releases and analysis in support of implementation of future sustainment block fleet releases for the V-22 avionics systems for the Navy, Marines, and Air Force. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed in March 2026. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Raytheon won a $26 million modification to exercise options for engineering and technical support for the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile and NATO SeaSparrow Missile Systems programs. Work is expected to be completed by December 2025. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity. Middle East & Africa Syria plans the phased demobilization of tens of thousands of reservists from next month, a defense ministry official said, as fighting in the civil war has wound down in recent years. “Tens of thousands will be demobilised by the end of the current year, and the same next year, while maintaining combat readiness and acting in the interests of the people,” Major General Ahmed Sleiman told Syrian state television late Wednesday. Syria’s conflict has killed more than […]

As leaders convene for the second day of the EU summit in Brussels, the spotlight is on Giorgia Meloni’s latest chess moves.

Georgia's accession to the bloc has 'de fact' been halted after the country's authorities passed a controversial Russia-style 'foreign agent' law, EU leaders warned on Thursday (27 June).

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

“Competitiveness, security & defence, and social equality are clear electoral messages for the EU’s programme”, said EP President Roberta Metsola to the European Council.

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

“Competitiveness, security & defence, and social equality are clear electoral messages for the EU’s programme”, said EP President Roberta Metsola to the European Council.

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

“Competitiveness, security & defence, and social equality are clear electoral messages for the EU’s programme”, said EP President Roberta Metsola to the European Council.

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

“Competitiveness, security & defence, and social equality are clear electoral messages for the EU’s programme”, said EP President Roberta Metsola to the European Council.

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

La Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) a tenu ce mardi 25 juin 2024 son Assemblée Générale mixte à l'issue de laquelle s'est tenue la première réunion de son nouveau Conseil d'Administration. Dr Parfait KOUASSI a été reconduit dans ses fonctions de Président du Conseil d'Administration de la Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) au cours de ce premier Conseil d'Administration.

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