March 06, 2019
This week, French President Emmanuel Macron penned an open letter to the "citizens of Europe," which appeared in 22 languages, urging them to support solidarity and cooperation within the European Union ahead of crucial elections to the European Parliament in May. Macron's message: Europe is in dire straits and the populists have no answers. Exactly how bad are the EU's problems? Here's a snapshot of trust in the common bloc among its members.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and businessman Jared Kushner, along with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and otherEuropean leaders, pose for a group photo at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025.
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The European Union just pulled off something that, a year ago, seemed politically impossible: it froze $247 billion in Russian central bank assets indefinitely, stripping the Kremlin of one of its most reliable pressure points.
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