European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici. | Herbert Neubauer/AFP via Getty Images EU’s Moscovici to May: Don’t make promises you can’t keep Commissioner voices Brussels’ wariness about the UK’s Brexit negotiating strategy. By Matthew Karnitschnig 4/21/17, 10:55 PM CET Updated 4/24/17, 12:37 PM CET WASHINGTON — European Commissioner for Economic and Financial …
A professor at Linfield College in Oregon claims that the 1964 film Mary Poppins is racist, arguing that the main character can be seen “blacking up” her face with soot as she dances with chimney sweeps. Professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner accused the classic film of racism in a New York Times op-ed last week, claiming that …
European commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality, Věra Jourová | Thierry Charlier/AFP via Getty Images Midday brief, in brief Today at Commission, justice scoreboard and Schengen Věra Jourová presented the EU’s justice scoreboard. By Quentin Ariès 4/10/17, 4:21 PM CET Updated 4/10/17, 4:23 PM CET Justice and rule-of-law issues are top of the agenda …
President Donald Trump continued sending a message to Iran on Wednesday, during a meeting with his cabinet at the White House. As the president spoke, it was impossible to ignore the giant poster-size image warning Iran that “sanctions were coming.” The meme was first deployed by the president in November 2018 on Twitter, despite earning …
The skyline of London | Jack Taylor/Getty Images EU ‘sherpas’ agree on draft Brexit guidelines Consensus sets stage for EU27 summit on Saturday in Brussels. By David M. Herszenhorn 4/24/17, 5:46 PM CET Updated 4/25/17, 7:39 PM CET Delegates from the EU’s capitals agreed Monday on draft guidelines for the upcoming Brexit negotiations, which call for …
The Manchester City playmaker has starred alongside one modern-day legend with Portugal and would relish the opportunity to team up with another Bernardo Silva has already played with Cristiano Ronaldo as part of the Portugal set-up and admits that he would welcome the opportunity to add Lionel Messi to his list of team-mates. The Manchester …
Several of this year’s Super Bowl commercials focus on the problems with technology, including Michelob’s ULTRA commercial, which features robots beating humans at a number of physical activities. Michelob ULTRA Beer company Michelob’s Super Bowl commercial for Michelob ULTRA features robots beating humans at a number of physical activities, including running, golf, boxing, and cycling. …
A new funding agreement between the EU and the World Bank is unnecessarily complex and opaque, the chairperson of the European Parliament’s powerful budgetary control committee said Wednesday. The arrangement, first reported by POLITICO, was formalized in April 2016 and negotiated by the office of former Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva, who is now CEO of …
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L’actrice italienne était poursuivie depuis 1974 par le service des impôts italien qui lui reprochait d’avoir établi une fausse déclaration. Installée en Suisse, Sophia Loren avait affirmé cette année ne pas avoir perçu de revenus alors que le fisc lui réclamait 920 millions de lires à l’époque, soit plus de 475 000 euros. A 79 …
