Egyik 19

. Europe PolandMay 31, 2025  The second round of presidential elections in Poland will take place on June 1st. Nawrocki, presidential candidate supported by the Law and Justice party will compete with Trzaskowski, the ’pro-European’ (?) ruling party's candidate. Polls are showing a tight race…

. Europe Hungary May 29, 2025 The leader of this central European country has captured the imagination of many U.S. conservatives who hold Orbán's rule up as a model for conservative populist leadership in liberal Western democracies. Scheppele, who teaches sociology and international affairs at…

. Europe Hungary18/05/2025  Tens of thousands of people protested in Budapest today against a planned law that would allow the government to sanction NGOs and media it deemed a threat to Hungary's sovereignty. The bill on transparency in public life would empower the government to blacklist…

. Europe Hungary09.05.2025  Ukraine today announced it had ordered two Hungarian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, responding to Budapest’s earlier expulsion of Ukrainian diplomats over espionage claims. The move follows Hungary’s decision to expel two Ukrainian diplomats accused of…

. Europe Greenland(12 March 2025)  Greenland's centre-right opposition wins election. The Demokraatit party - which favours a gradual approach to independence - is getting nearly 30% of the vote. About 44,000 Greenlanders out of a population of 57,000 were eligible to cast their votes to elect 31…

. Europe Denmark03.03.2025  Denmark today took over the rotational presidency of the UN Security Council from China for the month of March. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey) European Union01/03/2025  Macron said he is ready to 'open the discussion' on a possible future European nuclear deterrent,…

. Europe RomaniaFebruary 11th, 2025 In November, Georgescu emerged from obscurity to win the first round of (the now cancelled) Romanian presidential elections. His connections to the Romanian state, to the parties that have dominated the Romanian political scene since 1989, and to neo-fascist…

. January 09, 2025  The unstoppable rise of energy realism. 'For the last decade, Democrats and the left have ever more eagerly embraced a climate catastrophist narrative on energy policy. That narrative may be summarized as follows: Climate change is not a danger that is gradually occurring, but…

. Europe Russia(Monday), 23/12/2024 - 00:49  Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks with Russian President Putin in Moscow on Sunday, discussing gas transit and the war in Ukraine, as Kyiv signals it will not renew a key gas deal with Slovakia. Fico arrived in Russia on a working visit and…

. Europe HungaryDecember 17, 2024  Hungary has once again vetoed the European Union's (EU) allocation of €6.5bn to member states supplying weapons to Ukraine. Hungary torpedoed the release of the EPF funds, citing alleged discrimination against Hungarian companies in Ukraine and the risk to…

. Europe France06 December 24  "The steps taken by the authorities expose Georgia to external and internal instability,' The joint statement of Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle - France, Germany and Poland - expresses regret considering the decision by the ruling Georgian Dream party not…

. Europe European UnionDecember 6, 2024  After 25 years of negotiations, the European Union and the Southern Common Market, known as Mercosur and comprising Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, signed a free trade and cooperation agreement in Montevideo. In 2019, the European Commission…

. Globalization (25 November 2024) The 2024  G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 18-19 November 2024 was hosted by the Brazilian G20 presidency. The G20 consists of 19 countries, the African Union and the EU. The G20 countries together account for more than 80 % of the world’s GDP, 75 % of global…

. Europe Spain(13 November 2024)  Parts of Spain are again under water, two weeks after the country's worst flooding disaster in decades. /Video/ (Source: 9News - Australia) Crimea11/14/24 at 9:36 a.m. ET  The bridge on the Dzhankoi-Maslove route in northern Crimea collapsed on November 13, and…

. Europe   Germany(Sunday), 10/11/2024 - 23:07  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose coalition collapsed on Wednesday, said today that he would be ready to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections. Scholz’s political rivals have…

. Europe Vojvodina1.11.2024  The concrete outdoor roof above the entrance of the Novi Sad train station collapsed today. At least 14 people were killed. The Novi Sad railway station was reopened in July after renovation work. (Source: DW - Germany) SpainNovember 1, 2024  The death toll from…

. Europe Russia 10/22/2024  Two dozen world leaders were invited to the southwestern Russian city of Kazan at a three-day BRICS summit. The original acronym BRICS stands for the five countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Russia's major international partners like Chinese leader…

. Europe The Netherlands18.10.2024  The Dutch government is considering a plan to send African asylum seekers, whose applications are rejected, to Uganda. Dutch Trade and Development Minister Klever announced that Uganda is open to discussing the possibility, though the plan is still in its early…

. Europe European Court of Auditors05/10/2023   Errors in spending from the EU budget increased significantly in 2022, according to the European Court of Auditors’ annual report published today. The auditors also warn of the growing risk of borrowing for additional payment needs, such as those…

. Asia ChinaSeptember 27, 2024 4:56 pm (EST)  China and Russia have strengthened ties. We can anticipate continuing advances in cooperation in the coming months.       Ukraine: China continues to forward peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine. In late August, China’s Special Envoy for Eurasian…

. Europe European CommissionAUGUST 1, 2024 4:55 PM CET ’EU snubs Hungary and Slovakia over Ukraine oil sanctions’. Following Moscow’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU imposed an embargo on imports of Russian oil but exempted pipeline supplies — including those coming to Hungary and…

. Europe GermanyJuly 13, 2024  The U.S. and Germany have reportedly thwarted a Russian plot to kill Papperger, the CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has been producing shells and tanks for Ukraine, 'according to five U.S. and Western officials who spoke anonymously to CNN'.…

. Europe RussiaJuly 9, 2024  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's love-in with Putin started in Moscow yesterday. While the opprobrium was heaped upon Orbán, Modi’s decision to spend two days cuddling with Putin has been met with almost complete silence. That is because the West can do even less…

. Asia China11:17, 08-Jul-2024, (Monday); Updated 23:12, 08-Jul-2024  Chinese President Xi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had an in-depth exchange of views on the Ukraine crisis when they met in the Chinese capital, Beijing, today. Orbán briefed Xi on his recent visits to Ukraine and…

. Europe Germany12/31/2023  Krisenmodus, the state of German foreign policy. "In 2024, Germany's foreign policy will work in crisis mode'. 'Berlin must find ways to deal with two wars, an increasingly aggressive China, and a world order in transition'. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas -…