The GPS system of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's airplane was jammed while en route on Sunday to Bulgaria, an EU spokesperson said Monday, adding that Russian interference was suspected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/world/politics/eu-von-der-leyen-gps-jammed-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ursulavonderleyen #eu #russia #russiaukrainewar #bulgaria #europe
The Trump-Putin Alaska summit is further evidence that the U.S. and its NATO partners are drifting further apart with each passing month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/19/japan/global-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nato #us #defense #eu #europe #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #ukraine #ursulavonderleyen#jdvance
By capitulating to U.S. President Donald Trump’s bullying, the EU has cemented its dependence on the United States and will become a prosperous yet powerless appendage of the American empire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/the-european-economic-surrender/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #ursulavonderleyen #eu #euusrelations #trade #tariffs
Top European Union representatives will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other key leaders in their first in-person summit since 2023 that’s uncovering a divide between the bloc and Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/world/politics/xi-eu-summit-trade-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #xijinping #eu #ursulavonderleyen #europe#liqiang
À Pékin, un sommet Chine-UE sans faste ni entrain
#UrsulaVonDerLeyen, présidente de la Commission européenne, et António Costa, président du Conseil, se retrouvent jeudi dans la capitale chinoise pour le cinquantenaire des relations entre Bruxelles et Pékin. Avec de nombreux différends, économiques et géopolitiques.
Par @bougon › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/230725/pekin-un-sommet-chine-ue-sans-faste-ni-entrain?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart
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German aristocrats backed Hitler, now they support Israel
The EU is kind to genocide advocates and cruel to refugees.
#EuropeanUnion#KatharinavonSchnurbein#UrsulavonderLeyen#AdolfHitler#MagnusBrunner#Frontex
German aristocrats backed Hitler, now they support Israel
The EU is kind to genocide advocates and cruel to refugees.
#EuropeanUnion#KatharinavonSchnurbein#UrsulavonderLeyen#AdolfHitler#MagnusBrunner#Frontex
The EU is preparing to step up its engagement with other countries hit by U.s. President Donald Trump’s tariffs following a slew of new threats to the bloc and other American trading partners, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/world/politics/eu-nations-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #eu #ursulavonderleyen #canada #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #eujapanrelations
À Strasbourg, la Commission européenne échappe à la censure
La présidente de l’exécutif européen, #UrsulaVonDerLeyen, a été confortée à son poste par une majorité du Parlement. Ses alliés de gauche et du centre ont critiqué sa méthode mais se sont résolus à voter contre le texte – et pas seulement à s’abstenir.
Par La rédaction de Mediapart, Agence France-Presse › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/100725/strasbourg-la-commission-europeenne-echappe-la-censure?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart
This week’s European Parliament vote on whether to dismiss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could mark a turning point for the EU. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/09/world/von-der-leyens-moment-of-truth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #europeanparliament #ursulavonderleyen