Raf Casert

  • European Commission Ursula von der Leyen looks concernedPolitics

    EU leaders scramble to devise a Ukraine defense plan after Trump revokes U.S. support: ‘Europe faces a clear and present danger on a scale none of us have seen in our adult lifetime’

    By Lorne Cook, Raf Casert, and others
  • Ursula von der Leyen holds up her hand during a speechPolitics

    Europe’s revenge on U.S. tariffs will hit America where it hurts most, targeting treasured exports like bourbon, jeans, and motorcycles

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press
  • Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at the AI Action Summit in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. France’s president Emmanuel Macron said foreign and domestic companies will invest a total of 109 billion in artificial intelligence projects in France, marking a push to position the country as a competitive hub for AI development.t. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Tariffs ‘will not go unanswered’—EU vows to trigger tough countermeasures against U.S.

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press
  • Donald Tusk stands at a podiumFinance

    $332 million down the drain: EU high court says Poland won’t get its money back after its previous government was hit with a record-breaking fine

    By Molly Quell, Raf Casert, and others
  • A side profile of Emmanuel Macron, left, next to Greece's prime ministerPolitics

    World leaders say Europe needs to slash its dependency on the U.S. when Trump takes office again — ‘we have to be more masters of our destiny’

    By Raf Casert, Justin Spike, and others
  • French President Emmanuel Macron speaksPolitics

    Far-right parties make stunning gains in EU election, prompting Macron to call snap vote in France

    By Raf Casert, Lorne Cook, and others
  • Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European CommissionPolitics

    ‘There will be a shift to the right’ in this week’s European Union elections. But how big?

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press
  • Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares (C), Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (R) and Irish Foreign minister Micheal Martin hold a joint press conference at the the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union in Brussels on May 27, 2024. Ireland, Norway and Spain’s governments decided to recognise a Palestinian state from next week. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Europe-Israel relations take a hit as Spain, Ireland and Norway prepare to formally recognize a Palestinian state

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press
  • Greta ThunbergEnvironment

    Gen Z climate activists celebrate after Swiss boomers strike a blow for environmentalism in major European Court of Human Rights ruling

    By Molly Quell, Raf Casert, and others
  • Members of the Swiss association Senior Women for Climate Protection react after the announcement of decisions after a hearing of the European Court of Human Rights.Environment

    Group of Swiss women win the first-ever climate case victory in Europe’s highest human rights court

    By Molly Quell, Raf Casert, and others
  • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – MARCH 26: Belgian farmers protest in the EU district as European Agriculture Ministers met, on March 26, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The farmers were demonstrating against free trade agreements, new environmental rules and the administrative burden linked to subsidies. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)Politics

    Farmers in Brussels throw beets, spray manure at police and set hay alight to protest EU policies

    By Raf Casert, Mark Carlson, and others
  • Protestors drive tractors during a farmers demonstrationEnvironment

    European farmers are sick and tired of EU red tape and statistics: ‘That is what is creating this level of distrust. It’s like living in Russia or China’

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press
  • Farmers Brussels protestPolitics

    Farmers on tractors storm the gates of Europe as Brussels battles burning bales of hay, flying eggs and beer bottles

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press
  • Maros Sefcovic, vice president of the European CommissionPolitics

    Why European farmers are taking their anger to the streets ahead of major EU summit

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press
  • Emmanuel MacronFinance

    Macron’s shock that the EU would hire an American as chief economist leads to Yale’s Fiona Scott Morton withdrawing candidacy

    By Raf Casert and The Associated Press