Europe’s center-right suspends Hungary’s ruling party
The European Parliament’s main center-right grouping voted on Wednesday to suspend Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz Party until further notice amid concerns that it has violated EU principles on the rule of law.
Hungary’s Orban says agreed to voluntary Fidesz suspension
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he had agreed voluntarily to pause his Fidesz party’s participation in Europe’s main center-right political grouping in order to head off a forced suspension over rule-of-law concerns.
EU ready to grant Brexit delay if UK parliament backs deal
The European Union could grant Britain’s request for a short Brexit delay if parliament votes next week in favor of a stalled departure deal, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
Tusk invites EU leaders to agree short, conditional Brexit delay
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday he believed the EU should endorse a short delay of Brexit beyond March 29 if Britain’s parliament ratifies the stalled divorce agreement next week.
Despite Washington talks, France still unclear over U.S. Syria plans: Le Drian
France, one of the main contributors to the fight against Islamic State in the Middle East, has received no answers to questions about U.S. calls for it and others to help secure northeastern Syria, its foreign minister said on Wednesday.
EU leaders should cut UK some slack on Brexit extension: Irish PM
European Union leaders should cut British Prime Minister Theresa May some slack over her request to delay Brexit, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday.
Animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot stirs fury in Reunion with ‘racist’ comments
The highest ranking official on the French island of Reunion filed a legal suit against former film star and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot on Wednesday after receiving a letter deemed “racist” by the authorities.
Next Brexit defeat could mean election, May could say: Channel 4
British Prime Minister Theresa May could indicate in a statement later that another defeat for her Brexit deal could mean a general election, Channel 4’s political editor Gary Gibbon said on Wednesday.
European center-right suspends Hungary’s Fidesz
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has been suspended from the main pan-European center-right party family until further notice, the European People’s Party’s President Joseph Daul said on Wednesday.
Brazil miner Vale quashed efforts to validate dam safety before disaster: prosecutor
Executives at Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, quashed efforts by Brazilian authorities to audit one of its mining dams months before it collapsed and killed over 300 people, a state prosecutor said, according to the news website G1.
