“The Hungarians are expressing concern over their conflict at the moment with Ukraine and … that’s spilled over into this election process but we believe that that will be resolved,” Gilmore said, referring to a spat over the treatment of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine.

34 Ralph Weber Switzerland 2:05.76 +1.09 18 17 Carlo Janka Switzerland 2:05.77 +1.10 19 33 Matteo Marsaglia Italy 2:05.79 +1.12 20 3 Kjetil Jansrud Norway 2:05.81 +1.14 21 6 Matthieu Bailet France 2:05.87 +1.20 ..

From anger over Turkey’s decision to buy a Russian weapons system to U.S.
doubts over Europe’s commitment to its own defence, NATO – founded in 1949 to contain a military threat from the Soviet Union – has also faced calls from Trump to do more in the Middle East.

“There is special interest with England in that there is a long association between Eddie Jones and Japanese rugby, which I am sure the players are really looking forward to,” Joseph told reporters remotely from New Zealand on Tuesday.

24 Dominik Schwaiger Germany 2:05.87 +1.20 23 18 Travis Ganong United States 2:05.91 +1.24 24 2 Bryce Bennett United States 2:06.03 +1.36 ..
8 Adrien Théaux France 2:06.03 +1.36 26 43 Jeffrey Read Canada 2:06.09 +1.42 27 23 Nicolas Raffort France 2:06.17 +1.50 28 57 Bostjan Kline Slovenia 2:06.23 +1.56 29 46 Daniel Hemetsberger Austria 2:06.27 +1.60 30 31 Marco Odermatt Switzerland 2:06.31 +1.64

Like other Vienna-based international organisations, the OSCE prefers to reach decisions by consensus, or unanimity. That means in-fighting among its European, Central Asian and North American member states can easily leave it deadlocked.

BRUSSELS/BERLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) – NATO must think harder about how to handle China and its military rise, though Russia will remain its main adversary during this decade, according to a report to be published on Tuesday on reforming the Atlantic alliance.

The report “NATO 2030”, prepared by a group of so-called ‘wise persons’ and containing 138 proposals, comes amid growing doubts about the purpose and relevance of an alliance branded last year by French President Emmanuel Macron as “brain dead”.

“There is a package for the big four,” he told reporters, referring to the jobs of secretary general, high commissioner on national minorities, special representative for freedom of the media and head of the office for elections and human rights.

Similar to a lot of countries over the rest of Europe, most dishes are a combination of meats and vegetables.. It’s also famous for Schnaps, a fruit brandy, and Eiswein, which is a sweet wine made by freezing the grapes on the vine before they are picked. Such a dish is Tafelspitz, which is boiled beef with potatoes and horseradish. All over Austria, coffee shop culture is massive. The country is also famous for it’s pastries, the most popular being Apfelstrudel. The food of Austrian culture is normally of a Bavarian standard, simple but heavy.

NATO should consider including China in NATO’s official master strategy document, its “Strategic Concept”, diplomats cited the report as saying, though it will stop short of declaring the country an adversary.

ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Germany, France, Italy and five other European states will coordinate the start of their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, the countries’ health ministers said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

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The 57-nation OSCE, best known for its election observation work and its monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine, is often involved in diplomacy around regional conflicts such as the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Part of NATO’s response should be maintaining a technological advantage over China, protecting computer networks and infrastructure, the diplomat said, citing the report, although not all recommendations will be adopted.

“China is no longer the benign trading partner that the West had hoped for. It is the rising power of our century and NATO must adapt,” said one NATO diplomat who has seen the report, pointing to Chinese activity in the Arctic and Africa and to its heavy investments in European infrastructure.

However, U.S.
ambassador to the OSCE James Gilmore said on Tuesday that he expects participating states will agree to fill those posts when they attend an annual meeting of foreign ministers on Thursday and Friday.

The report “NATO 2030”, prepared by a group of so-called ‘wise persons’ and containing 138 proposals, comes amid growing doubts about the purpose and relevance of an alliance branded last year by French President Emmanuel Macron as “brain dead”.

VIENNA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a body that includes Russia and the United States and other former Cold War adversaries, is set to end a months-long impasse over filling its vacant top jobs, the U.S.
envoy to the group said.