Madeline McQuillan is the Senior Analyst for Foreign Brief's Europe team and a contributor to the Daily Brief. Her expertise is in European politics and transatlantic relations, and she’ll be pursuing a Master’s in European and International Public Policy at the London School of Economics starting in Fall 2022.
The EU Council will debate amendments of the new Product Liability Directive (PLD) today. The revision seeks to bring the
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ethiopia today for talks with the leaders of the Ethiopian government and
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French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for a bilateral summit in Paris today. The
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington today. The two leaders plan to discuss
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Today marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A recent meeting between Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, and
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The 59th Munich Security Conference takes place today in Munich. Discussions will be centered around security policy challenges, the war
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The Special European Council meeting concludes today in Brussels. In addition to discussions about the war in Ukraine, migration will
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with EU leaders in Kyiv today, nearly a year after Russia’s invasion. The leaders
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A planned visit to Turkey by Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson will no longer occur today, increasing tensions amid Sweden’s
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The next Ramstein Format meeting for the defense of Ukraine will take place in Germany today. Defense leaders from approximately
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The Czech Republic will hold the first round of presidential elections today. Three candidates currently lead in the polls, including
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The Baltic Council of Ministers will meet with the Prime Ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania today in Riga amid
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The Presidents of Poland and Romania will meet their Baltic counterparts in Lithuania today. The meeting comes amid mounting concerns
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The 27th Annual UN Conference of Parties (COP27) on climate change concludes today in Egypt. Climate finance was a major
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The first session of the Pan-African Parliament concludes today in South Africa. The meeting convened parliamentarians from across the continent,
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The Group of Seven (G7) Foreign Ministers Summit will conclude in Germany today. The summit included discussions surrounding economic and
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama will begin campaigning for Democrats ahead of the upcoming midterm election that will determine control
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Steve Bannon, the former top aide to Donald Trump, is set to be formally sentenced today. This summer, a jury
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Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo will conclude a six-day trip to France today. The visit occurred as the Ghanian leader increasingly
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The 51st session of the Human Rights Council will conclude today in Switzerland. During the session, UN-cited findings on Switzerland’s role
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