Elections in Greenland: what's at stake?
A woman casts her vote in Greenland's capital Nuuk. (© picture-alliance/ASSOCIATED PRESS / Evgeniy Maloletka)

Greenland's population of around 57,000 is electing its parliament, the Inatsisartut, today. All but one of the parties represented there have so far agreed on the goal of independence for the Arctic island, which belongs to Denmark but has autonomous status. Donald Trump's overt ambitions to take over Greenland loom large over political life in the capital Nuuk.

Canada: Mark Carney replaces Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) congratulates Mark Carney, his successor as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. (© picture-alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Sean Kilpatrick)

Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been elected leader of the Canadian Liberal Party by a large majority. With the appointment Carney will also take over the post of prime minister after Justin Trudeau resigns. He has vowed that Canada will not become part of the US under any circumstances. European media weigh in.

Romania: election authority bars Georgescu
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Romania's central electoral bureau has barred the right-wing populist politician Călin Georgescu from the re-run of the presidential election on 4 May. Georgescu plans to challenge the decision. After he won the first round of the presidential election in November, the vote was annulled by the country's Constitutional Court due to allegations of Russian meddling. Commentators take stock.

Violence in Syria: civil war looming again?
Syrian security forces gather on Saturday, 8 March, for deployment in Latakia. (© picture alliance / Anadolu / Abdulkerim Muhammed)

Syria is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of violent clashes since the new government took power three months ago. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights more than 1,300 people have been killed in the country's coastal region, including at least 830 members of the Alawite minority, to which ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad also belongs. Observers accuse government affiliated security forces of massacres. Europe's press voices concern.

Where will ReArm Europe take us?
At the EU crisis summit in Brussels: EU Council President Antonio Costa (left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (©picture alliance/ASSOCIATED PRESS/Omar Havana)

At an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday, the EU member states decided to boost their defence spending and fund a massive rearmament push. Debt rules are to be relaxed for military investments and up to 150 billion euros are to be made available in EU loans. A declaration on further support for Ukraine was adopted without Hungary's participation. Mixed feelings in the press.

Can French nuclear weapons protect the whole EU?
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to meet with his European partners to discuss the possibility of extending the French nuclear umbrella to other countries. France and its 'Force de frappe' consisting of around 290 nuclear warheads has been the EU's only nuclear power since the Brexit. Europe's press examines the pros and cons.

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