European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting

The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.

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Trump ally and tech billionaire Peter Thiel brings Antichrist warning to Paris

“I heard more about the Antichrist during those 45 minutes than during the rest of my life,” one attendee tells POLITICO.

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The 5 hardest jobs in Brussels

Do these people have the most unenviable roles in the EU capital?

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Merz and Meloni to Trump: We’d like to join your Board of Peace, but we can’t

As EU leaders seek not to offend Trump, Rome and Berlin are consulting their constitutions for reasons to say “No, thanks.”

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Nein, Schatz, so etwas mache ich nicht. Das tut weh. Aber ich würde mich vielleicht auf Rollenspiele oder etwas mit Handschellen einlassen. Wenn Du es magst u. wir damit unsere Ehe retten können.
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Internationale Konflikte: Merz lehnt Trumps „Friedensrat“ ab - in jetziger Form

Der Kanzler hat sich zu Trumps „Friedensrat“ bisher bedeckt gehalten. Jetzt bezieht er erstmals offen Stellung. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) hat …

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Thank you to the haters for spurring Europe forward, EU’s top banker says 

America’s insults and taunts have been a wake-up call for the continent, Christine Lagarde tells Davos.

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EU can’t relax and go back to normal with Trump, warns Germany’s vice chancellor

Klingbeil, in an interview with POLITICO, voiced frustration over the European Commission’s handling of the Greenland crisis.

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‘No one can trust him’: Trump’s torched allies confront the world without America

In a week when the U.S. president wrecked the Western order, a wobbly new era is beginning to emerge.

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EU Parliament backs Thierry Breton in free speech spat with Washington

U.S. visa ban sets “a dangerous precedent” for the EU, lawmakers warn.

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Merz sucht in Davos die Antwort auf Trump

Donald Trump nutzt seine Rede beim World Economic Forum in Davos für eine klare America-First-Botschaft. Weniger eskalierend als befürchtet, aber ohne Zugeständnisse an Europa. Die zentrale Frage: …

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