Tag: Europe

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cautioned in the New York Times: "As the nuclear deal and the Middle East enter uncharted and potentially combustible territory, it is imperative that Europe helps ensure that we don't soon find ourselves repeating history." However, if there's any lesson to take away from past history, it's that concessions and leniency will only render the Iranian regime more brutal and bolder in the pursuit of its destructive goals. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Beltway Confidential

Iran is taking advantage of Europe’s leniency

Washington Examiner · December 12, 2017 6:26 pm

Faraday Future's FF 91 electric car is unveiled during a news conference at CES International in Las Vegas. The International Energy Agency reported this year that electric vehicle sales worldwide reached 750,000, which is around one percent of sales. That's about the same for the United States. But in some countries, such as Norway, the penetration rates are as high as 29 percent. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

Energy and Environment

Rise of electric vehicles threatens oil industry

John Siciliano · December 12, 2017 5:01 am

When it comes to the problem of weapons of mass destruction, if the money is right, Dutch businessmen will side with the dictators that would use them rather than the victims who would suffer at those dictators' hands. (AP Photo/ Fred Ernst)

Beltway Confidential

Why Europe can’t be trusted to do what’s right

Michael Rubin · December 11, 2017 4:14 pm

Rep. Alcee Hasting's former staffer, Winsome Packer, worked for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and accused Hastings (pictured above) of "unwelcome touching" and "unwelcome sexual advances" in a lawsuit. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Former female commission staffer received $220,000 settlement for case against Florida Democrat Alcee Hastings

Melissa Quinn · December 9, 2017 4:04 pm

Unlike the European Union, the Trump administration shows no signs of pushing for federal regulations on cigarettes, alcohol (like the wine pictured above), food, and drinks. As of now, America is much more likely to allow each person to use their own free will to decide what they consume. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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When it comes to government nannies, Europe takes the cake

alex-gugliuzza · December 8, 2017 8:19 pm

An EU Parliament committee is holding up approval of the use of phosphate in frozen döner kebab, a popular sandwich in Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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European bureaucrats attack multicultural sandwich

Michael Barone · December 1, 2017 3:18 pm

In light of Trump's retweeting of a British far-right Twitter post on Wednesday, the president is likely to be kept away from Parliament. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

How Britain will alter Trump’s state visit

Tom Rogan · November 30, 2017 4:53 pm

If Michel Barnier wants to throw curve balls, he should expect a fastball response. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Moronic EU official threatens British security over Brexit, but Britain has an ace-card

Tom Rogan · November 29, 2017 9:33 pm

".@realDonaldTrump Facts do matter. The perpetrator of the violent act in this video was born and raised in the Netherlands. He received and completed his sentence under Dutch law," the embassy wrote. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dutch Embassy trolls Trump after he retweets assault video

Anna Giaritelli · November 29, 2017 9:09 pm

For a dozen years, European elites have regarded German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a rock solid firmament of good sense. Her failure to win big in the Sept. 24 elections, though, could be a sign that Merkel's footing might not be so sound. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Michael Barone: Angela Merkel and Davos rebuked in Germany

Michael Barone · November 26, 2017 5:01 am

At an event at University of California, Irvine, on Thursday, Lauren Southern, a Canadian, right-wing YouTuber, recounted one of her trips overseas which opened her eyes to the human trafficking element that's a part of the crisis. (screenshot)

Lauren Southern’s UC Irvine speech debunks myths about the migrant crisis

Ryan Foley · November 21, 2017 2:00 pm

If the UK adopted U.S. standards to facilitate transatlantic trade, as U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently demanded, it would have to diverge from EU agricultural regulations. That would mean UK produce and food products would start to face customs and sanitary checks at the EU's border, even if tariffs could be avoided. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A US trade deal is not the answer for Britain’s food sector

Chris Haskins · November 18, 2017 5:01 am