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May 13, 2020

Germany to relax border controls as EU says there will be summer tourism

Germany is planning to ease its border controls with some European neighbors beginning this weekend as the European Union hopes to open up tourism in regions hard-hit by the coronavirus this summer.

May 13, 2020

China put pressure on WHO to scale back coronavirus warning to stockpile supplies, CIA believes: report

The CIA believes China tried to prevent the World Health Organization from warning other countries about the novel coronavirus outbreak in January as it worked feverishly to stockpile medical supplies from countries around the world, including the United States. 

May 11, 2020

Bipartisan lawmakers push to have Taiwan included in World Health Agency meeting, China pushes back

Citing the global fight against coronavirus, a group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers on Friday wrote to nearly 60 countries on behalf of Taiwan, asking them to support the country's inclusion in the World Health Organization.

May 9, 2020

Turkey's Erdogan calls to 'revitalize' relationship with EU amid coronavirus pandemic

Turkey praised Europe and used the coronavirus pandemic to revive its bid for membership in the EU.

May 5, 2020

Gordon Chang says China's leaders fear 'crime of the century' will be 'exposed' by global coronavirus probe

Foreign affairs journalist Gordon Chang told "Hannity" Tuesday that the Chinese Communist government is very concerned about the possible exposure of their wrongdoing and incompetence in the handling of the coronavirus.

May 5, 2020

EU to call for independent investigation into coronavirus origins, spread

The European Union isn't taking sides in the coronavirus origin fight between the United States and China... yet. The EU said the bloc and its 27 member states will co-sponsor a resolution that calls for an independent investigation into the origins and spread of COVID-19 - a move its foreign policy chief described as "standing aside from the battlefield between China and the US."

May 4, 2020

Greece ships hundreds of migrants to mainland amid coronavirus overcrowding fears in Lesbos camp

Greece on Sunday began shipping hundreds of migrants from the island of Lesbos to government facilities on the mainland to reduce crowding amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.

April 27, 2020

China puts pressure on EU to soften report about COVID-19 disinformation, threatening retaliation: report

A European Union report accusing China and Russia of running a "global disinformation campaign" was significantly scaled back after pressure from Beijing and fears that, if China was blamed, it would withhold much-needed medical supplies around the world as retaliation. 

April 25, 2020

EU softened criticism on Chinese disinformation over fear of 'repercussions,' according to reports

Reports indicate that the EU altered its reports to remove more critical language aimed at China.

April 10, 2020

James Carafano: After coronavirus — We still need Europe and they need us. Here's what has to happen

Why should the U.S. be there for Europe? Because for us to be successful, we need Europe to succeed.