The third official phone call between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin lasted over two hours. Trump was very optimistic afterwards. However, Moscow's actions to date leave little room for optimism.
By Viktor Funk
The hopes of the "pro-Europeans" rested on him: Nicușor Dan, winner of math Olympiads as a child. In 2020, he became mayor of Bucharest as an independent. As president, he plans to fight corruption.
By Frank Stier
Rafał Trzaskowski has achieved a disappointing result in the presidential election in Poland as the candidate of Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition. The run-off election with the right-wing populist Karol Nawrocki from the PiS is likely to be extremely close.
By Maximilian Stascheit
The analysis of geopolitical realities requires a reorientation of development policy and genuine cooperation between the new German government and the technology and innovation drivers of German industry, says Max Müller, Head of Global Public Affairs at the pharmaceutical company Bayer.
By Experts Table.Briefings
According to forecasts, the pro-European Rafal Trzaskowski and the national conservative Karol Nawrocki are running a close race in the presidential election in Poland. Both will have to go through to the run-off.
By Almut Siefert
Liberal mayor Nicușor Dan has won Romania’s presidential election, but far-right candidate George Simion rejected the result and falsely declared himself the winner on election night.
By Stephan Israel
"Decentralized supply is key to achieving decentralized stabilization in Syria," says Mesut be Malke from the European Syriac Union (ESU), advocating that humanitarian aid for Syria should not be distributed exclusively through the government in Damascus.
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In Rome on Sunday, the focus was actually on Pope Leo XIV, but after the mass for his inauguration, there was an impromptu US-EU summit meeting. US Vice President Vance and EU Commission President von der Leyen were optimistic afterwards. Later, Vance also met with Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
By Almut Siefert
At today's EU-UK summit, London wants to move closer to Brussels while remaining within outdated red lines. The EU pays meticulous attention to fair competition and coherence in its relations with third countries. Neither of these attitudes will meet Europe's new security requirements.
By Redaktion Table
For the first time since Brexit, EU leaders are meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a summit in London today. A key security and defense agreement had faced collapse due to ongoing disagreements over fishing rights and youth mobility.
By Stephan Israel
