STRASBOURG — One speed. One currency. One president. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday laid out his vision for a more unified and politically-accountable European Union after Brexit, which would combine the presidencies of the Commission and the Council, complete the euro currency zone, and generally push the bloc to take “a democratic leap […]
Slovenian President Borut Pahor was reelected on Sunday | Jure Makovec/AFP via Getty Images MIDDAY BRIEF, IN BRIEF Today at Commission, election and earthquake Commissioners meet tomorrow in Strasbourg to discuss social policy, migration and corruption. By Quentin Ariès 11/13/17, 1:17 PM CET Updated 11/13/17, 5:07 PM CET On the agenda: Slovenian presidential election, College of Commissioners, […]
Hollywood celebrities wasted no time in blaming President Donald Trump and his supporters for a mass shooting at a Christchurch, New Zealand mosque Thursday. As Breitbart News previously reported, almost 50 people were reportedly killed at a mosque in New Zealand by a shooter who appears to have a manifesto that endorses causes from “socialism to […]
The High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice in London | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Brexit threat to London’s legal eagles Without a deal on mutual recognition of court judgments by the UK and EU27, there will be massive legal uncertainty across Europe. By Harry Cooper 8/16/17, 1:39 PM CET Updated 8/28/17, 3:46 PM CET […]
Few of us watched the Oscars because few of us cared. Though its ratings are slightly up from last year, I’m assuming that’s due to people tuning in to see what it was like without Jimmy Kimmel. (And who can blame them? I’d watch ABC at least once for that.) We weren’t always this indifferent […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves Bellevue Castle in Berlin, where she met the German president on November 20, 2017, after coalition talks failed overnight. Germany's failure to secure a coalition government has thrown EU policymaking off course | Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images German impasse threatens EU policy pile-up The collapse of coalition talks in […]
On ne compte plus les provocations qui font le quotidien de Miley Cyrus. Dernière en date: le mime d’une fellation à un danseur portant un masque de Bill Clinton, acte directement inspiré de l’affaire Lewinsky, durant son Bangerz Tour. Miley Cyrus a une réputation sulfureuse à tenir. Choquer, tel est le crédo de cette reine […]
Mila Kunis et Ted, c’est fini. Selon le site Deadline, la jolie brune ne devrait pas être au casting du deuxième volet des aventures de l’ours en peluche déjanté. C’est Amanda Seyfried (Les Misérables) qui tiendra le rôle principal. Avec Mila, rien ne va? La question mérite d’être posée. Lundi, le site Deadline a annoncé […]
A en croire la rumeur qui bruisse de l’autre côté de l’Atlantique, Scarlett Johansson s’apprêterait bientôt à connaître le plus grand des bonheurs. Une future maman pourtant très discrète. Elle qui affectionne d’habitude les fourreaux ajustés a effectivement semé le doute dès vendredi soir. En apercevant une Scarlett Johansson, tout sourire et très amoureuse, dans […]
A l’heure où les écoutes de Nicolas Sarkozy par Patrick Buisson résonnent encore dans les médias, le comeback politique de l’ancien président de la République semble mis à mal. Bernadette Chirac imagine pourtant un retour gagnant en politique pour le mari de Carla Bruni. Nicolas Sarkozy était de passage à Nice ce lundi 10 marspour […]