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Russia staging a lavish, ‘biggest ever’ parade in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world warSeparately, new German chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Brussels today, his first trip to the EU’s capital since being appointed, where he faces a long day of meetings, starting with a chat with European Council president António Costa.During a joint press conference, Merz paid tribute to one of the founding fathers of the European Union, Robert Schuman, for his foresight that “no one single country would be able to overcome the challenges alone that he saw 75 years ago and that we see again today.” Continue reading...

Russia staging a lavish, ‘biggest ever’ parade in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war
Separately, new German chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Brussels today, his first trip to the EU’s capital since being appointed, where he faces a long day of meetings, starting with a chat with European Council president António Costa.
During a joint press conference, Merz paid tribute to one of the founding fathers of the European Union, Robert Schuman, for his foresight that “no one single country would be able to overcome the challenges alone that he saw 75 years ago and that we see again today.” Continue reading...