EU’s von der Leyen has ‘severe pneumonia’ – spokesman
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, 66, has been diagnosed with severe pneumonia, resulting in the cancelation of official engagements for the next several weeks. Stefan De Keersmaeker, a spokesperson for the European Commission, confirmed her condition on Friday, stating that planned trips to Lisbon, Portugal and Gdansk, Poland would be rescheduled for a […]
Austrian coalition talks to sideline right-wing election winner collapse
Dave Chamberlain, Staff Writer Months of coalition talks between Austria’s two centrist parties have ended without a deal, placing the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) in a stronger position to shape the country’s political future after it was sidelined despite winning the election. The coalition talks aimed to exclude the FPO, which emerged as […]