Kremlin rebuffs call to release Ukrainian sailors
The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed a call by an international maritime tribunal for Russia to release 24 Ukrainian sailors, saying the court had no jurisdiction over the strait where Russian security forces captured them.
Labour’s Corbyn backs taking Brexit back to the people, in election or public vote
Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday Brexit could only be resolved by taking the issue back to the people, either at a new national election or a public vote.
Nationalists surge in EU Parliament, but pro-EU parties remain dominant
Pro-European parties kept a firm grip on the EU parliament on Monday as liberal and green parties matched a surge by eurosceptic parties, who won control of a quarter of seats in European elections for the first time.
EU’s Katainen says Weber well placed to replace Juncker after EU election
EU Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen said Manfred Weber, who heads the European Parliament’s conservative EPP group, was well placed to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as Commission president.
‘The Groke’ turns Finland’s EU election night into World Cup hockey party
It started as a typical election night. But by the time The Groke scored the goal that claimed the lead in the World Cup final, the ice hockey-mad people of Finland had pretty much forgotten about politics.
SPD left sets conditions for German coalition after vote rout
Responding to a disastrous election night, leftists in Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) demanded a new, assertive approach in their coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and signaled it might soon be time to break free.
After election disaster, Britain’s main parties to offer Brexit clarity
Britain’s two main parties promised on Monday to work to resolve the deadlock over Brexit, hoping to win back voters who abandoned them for a new movement led by eurosceptic Nigel Farage at European elections.
Greek PM comes unstuck over Macedonia, austerity in European vote
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was struggling for his political survival on Monday after his Syriza party, hurt by austerity and a bitter rift over an accord with North Macedonia, got hammered in European Parliament elections.
UK’s Labour must back new vote between ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ on Brexit: Starmer
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party must back a public vote between a credible “leave option and remain”, its Brexit policy chief said on Monday, pressing the party’s leadership to embrace a new referendum whole-heartedly.
Austria’s Kurz faces ax as far right opts to back no-confidence motion
Austria’s parliament appeared all but certain to sack conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday after lawmakers from the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) agreed to support a motion of no-confidence in his caretaker government.
