Egyik 19

. 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 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 RussiaSunday, 10:25 PM CEST, July 21, 2024  Russia claims gains in the east. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said today that its troops had taken control of two villages: Pishchane Nizhne in the Kharkiv region and Andriivka, sometimes referred to as Rozivka, in the Luhansk region. Russia and…

. Europe Slovakia July 20, 2024  Slovakia and Hungary said this week they had stopped receiving oil from LUKoil after Ukraine imposed a ban last month on the transit of LUKoil resources via its territory. For Slovakia, that meant a loss in some supplies for its Slovnaft refinery, which is owned by…

. Europe Germany10:18 BST, 19 July 2024  Former Chancellor Angela Merkel's open border migration policy allowed one million 'refugees' enter Germany in 2015. According to the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act in Germany, if community service is refused without reason, the right to benefits is limited.…

. Europe Germany 00:27, 18-Jul-2024  Berlin will halve its direct financial contributions to Kyiv as part of the 2025 German Federal Budget, which the German cabinet agreed on Wednesday. German governments have to operate under a self-imposed rule on government borrowing called the 'debt brake".…

. Europe GreeceJuly 17, 2024  Greece is close to purchasing up to twenty F-35s, with deliveries starting in 2028 for training purposes. The $3.47-billion deal would include initial technical support, pilot and engineer training on the Lightning II, and simulators for ongoing training. 'Lockheed…

. Europe Hungary(Tuesday), 16 July 2024 20:38  Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán sent a letter to the European Council president, dated 12 July. The letter was divided into 10 points. Orbán said that one of the conclusions of his self-declared "peace mission" to Ukraine, Russia, China, Turkey and US…

. Europe Russia14.07.2024  Russia 'strongly' condemns assassination attempt on former US President Trump. Peskov argued that the current administration in the US tends to resolve all issues, especially global matters, through the use of force. "No one is trying to seek a compromise. This includes…

. 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 GeorgiaJuly 12, 2024  Reduced language devoted to Georgia, near-exclusion from NATO Declaration emerged from this week's NATO summit in Washington. "The main issue regarding Georgia is that Georgia is no longer on the Euro-Atlantic agenda and that there has been a democratic backsliding…

. Europe PolandJuly 11, 2024 11:39 Ukraine’s silence about the WWII Volhynia massacre underscores one-sided alliance as Zelensky visits Poland. The anniversary of the WWII massacre passes and the silence from president Zelensky and Polish leaders is not just a missed diplomatic gesture but a…

. NATO 11 Jul. 2024 17:14 / 10 Jul. 2024  Washington Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. 10 July 2024. (Source: nato *): https://tinyurl.com/4f7nbf9j   * North Atlantic Treaty…

. Europe AustriaWednesday, July 10, 2024  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was welcomed with military honours by Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna Austria, today. Modi’s visit to Austria is the first by an Indian prime minister in 41 years. A day after he met Russian President Putin…

. Europe HungaryJuly 9, 2024  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is getting it in the neck from the rest of the Western allies for going to Russia to meet with President Putin and daring to talk about peace. The EU 'elite' are furious that Orbán took it on himself to simply ask Russian…

. 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…

. Europe HungaryJuly 2024  Europe invaded - warnings from Hungary and Poland about migration. Sitek, a Polish soldier on duty at the frontier with Belarus, was an easy target. As he tried to close a hole in the border fence someone holding a makeshift weapon - a knife taped to a tree branch -…

. 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 Denmark30 June 2024  King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark have begun their trip to Greenland. The couple arrived on the royal yacht, Dannebrog, in north Greenland at the Pituffik Space Base. They then travelled to Qaanaaq to greet the townspeople who performed dances and songs at the…

. Europe Bulgaria28 June 2024  Bulgarian president won’t attend NATO summit, disagrees with support for Ukraine. Radev “does not accept some provisions of the framework positions adopted by the Council of Ministers regarding commitments that our country undertakes regarding the war in Ukraine,”…

. UkraineJune 4, 2024  Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, is starting to get upset. On June 2, he gave an interview to the Guardian newspaper in which he said Trump risks becoming a 'loser president' if he cuts military aid to Ukraine. Moreover, if Trump imposes what Zelensky called a "bad peace…

. European ParliamentJan 25, 24  A forecast.     The 2024 European Parliament elections will see a major shift to the right in many countries, with populist radical right parties gaining votes and seats across the EU, and centre-left and green parties losing votes and seats.     We collected the…

. 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 -…

. Europe HungaryDecember 1, 2023  'The oligarchization of the economy, in my opinion, is much broader than most Hungarians realise." Hungary is not following a state capitalism model. It is not the state itself that owns most strategic assets, but businessmen close to the party in power, Fidesz.…

. Europe Bulgaria30 November 2023  In Bulgaria local elections were held on 29 October. The investigative journalism site Bivol revealed suspicious links between the elected centrist mayor of Varna, Kotsev, and some offshore transactions. Bivol's journalists claim that Kotsev was investigated by…