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. Europe France(31 March 2025 13:14 CEST)  French court today barred Le Pen from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect, for ’embezzlement’. Although she can appeal the verdict, such a move won’t suspend her ineligibility - which could rule her out of the 2027 presidential…

. Europe France(Wednesday), 05/03/2025  In a primetime speech today, French President Macron said France 'will head towards a single goal, one of peace and freedom, true to its history, true of its own principles'. And he called for a major European rearmament. Macron said he will confer with…

. Asia Gaza13.02.2025  How does the Gaza redevelopment plan tie into maritime politics? What seems like a humanitarian policy for Gaza may be a stepping stone towards a battle for the control of a maritime trade route. Gaza’s reconstruction is a strategic cover leading to a contestation in…

. Europe Germany 04 Feb 2025     The US is the largest trading partner of Germany outside of Europe, and Germany has a trade surplus of €67 billion. Germany must prepare for a trade war with Trump and learn from Canada’s determined response. Simply fantasizing about a free trade agreement with the…

. Europe January 25, 2025  Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany's AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany today, speaking publicly in support of the 'far right' party for the second time in as many weeks. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people…

. Europe Germany23.12.2024  Germany announces new arms package for Ukraine. Weapons deal includes 15 Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks, 2 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, self-propelled howitzer 2000, 2 Iris-T anti-aircraft systems, and 2 Patriot missile launch bases. Furthermore, Germany is now supplying…

. 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…

. America First, Russia, & Ukraine: Research Report: II. ’The U.S. has given Ukraine over $113 billion in roughly the first two years of conflict. In addition, Congress approved a $61 billion Ukraine aid package in April 2024 that included $52 billion in military assistance’ and $9 billion in…

. Europe HungaryNovember 05, 2024 08:33 GMT  One of the highlights of Hungary's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of this year will come on November 7 as the Hungarian capital is hosting the summit of the European Political Community (EPC) - a political…

. Pacific Ocean October 16, 2024  Transforming the Pacific into a genuine powder keg? For the past 80 years, an island chain of military bastions running from Japan to Australia in the Pacific has served as a crucial fulcrum for American global power. Aware that the advent of the long-range bomber…

. Europe European Council10.10.2024  The European Council announced that member states have agreed on a new financial aid package which includes an exceptional €35 billion macro-financial assistance loan to Ukraine and a mechanism to support the country in repaying up to €45 billion in loans…

. European ParliamentWednesday, 9 October 2024 09:09:49 - 09:36:43  Plenary Session. Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency. Current speaker Viktor Orbán, Hungary. /video/ (Source: euparl.europa.eu)- Note: The interpretation in English - Duration: 00:26:54…

. Europe Hungary30.09.2024  Ukraine’s FM Sybiha today arrived in Hungary’s capital for talks on several topics, including 'Kyiv’s accession to EU and NATO', says Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Sybiha began one-on-one talks with his Hungarian counterpart Szijjártó upon arriving in Budapest. In an…

. Europe Hungary(Friday), 20.09.2024  Photos on social media and Hungarian media show that bridges and the banks of Danube, where the parliament building is also located in central Budapest, were flooded. The Danube level reached 780 cm high yesterday evening, and is expected to reach 850 cm at…

. Europe Hungary19 September 2024  European Union (EU) ministers debated the development of a European degree system at an informal meeting of higher education and research ministers in Budapest, Hungary, on 16 and 17 September. The meeting was overshadowed by an ongoing row about Hungary’s access…

. Europe Hungary (17 September 2024 8:53)  In Hungary, authorities are bracing for potential flooding along the Danube River, which runs through the capital, Budapest. The river is rising by about a meter every 24 hours, and officials have issued flood warnings along a 500km stretch of the river.…

. Europe Hungary (Monday), September 16, 2024 09:58  Hungary expects near-record water levels as flooding slams Central Europe. Hundreds of specialists and soldiers prepare defenses. The National Technical Steering Group of Water Affairs coordinate flood protection works in the country. More than…

. Europe Austria (Sunday), 15.09.2024  Since Friday, water levels in several Austrian rivers have risen dramatically. Lower Austria is experiencing the most severe conditions, where according to local authorities, numerous streams have already burst their banks as a result of the heavy rain. The…

. 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 Poland30 July 2024  A new ’pro’-EU government came to power in Poland in December, drawing a line under a period when Warsaw and Budapest were regularly allies in disputes with the bloc over issues such as the rule of law or LGBT rights. Relations between Poland and Hungary have soured…

. Europe HungaryJuly 24, 2024  Data published by the Finland-based Centre for Research and Clean Air (CREA), show that last year Ukraine transited 14.6m tonnes of oil via the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline to EU buyers including in Hungary and Slovakia. Another 5.5 million tonnes were shipped in…

. Europe HungaryJuly 23, 2024 11:50am EDT  Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s self-proclaimed "peace mission" trips to Moscow and Beijing this month aimed at brokering an end to the war in Ukraine. EU partners 'overwhelmingly' saw it as undermining their support for Kyiv, EU foreign affairs chief…

. Europe HungaryJuly 22, 2024 6:09 pm CET  Following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU banned imports of Russian oil arriving at the bloc by sea, but allowed landlocked countries like Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to continue buying supplies via the Russia-to-Europe Druzhba pipeline…

. Europe Italy20 Jul 2024 The sea has taken everything'. Farmers and residents of the Po River delta are struggling as landmarks are lost to the water and crops are poisoned by salt. The Po River flows into the Adriatic Sea off the coast of northern Italy. Subsidence - the slow and progressive…