“It says, basically, if you want to pollute, you pay. If you don’t want to pay, innovate. And this is what happened,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in response to the ETS criticism after Thursday’s summit in Alden-Biesen. The ETS requires companies to hold a permit for each ton of CO2 they emit. […]
Continue ReadingOn the one hand, you have the Nordic and Baltic nations that are geographically close to Russia, and also Germany and the Netherlands, which are all big defence spenders, she says, whereas in southern Europe, there’s Spain, for example, that is absolutely unapologetic about refusing to increase defence budgets to the levels demanded by Donald […]
Continue ReadingPolice say they’re ‘a million percent confident’ Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target.
Continue ReadingAt this year’s Munich Security Conference, the U.S. struck a softer tone — but Europe remains wary. Back in Brussels, as finance ministers gather for a Eurogroup meeting, a new informal format — the so-called E6 — is drawing attention. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland — Europe’s biggest economies — are coordinating […]
Continue Reading14) Thomas Piketty et Julia Cagé Bien placés dans notre dernier classement, après une année 2024 marquée par le retour en force de la gauche et leur participation à la conception du programme du Nouveau Front populaire, les économistes Thomas Piketty et Julia Cagé ont continué à largement participer au débat public cette année, soutenant, notamment, […]
Continue ReadingNach der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz geht die zentrale Debatte in Berlin weiter: Wie souverän muss Europa werden, wenn das Vertrauen in die USA brüchiger wird. US-Außenminister Marco Rubio wählt versöhnliche Worte, doch die strategischen Zweifel bleiben. Eine Analyse von Gordon Repinski. Im 200-Sekunde-Interview ordnet Unions-Fraktionschef Jens Spahn die Konsequenzen aus München ein. Er plädiert für eine […]
Continue ReadingTwo weeks after her mother’s disappearance, US television presenter Savannah Guthrie made an urgent appeal to the 84-year-old’s alleged kidnappers. 02/16/2026, 05:3802/16/2026, 05:38 “We still have hope,” she said in a video message on the Instagram platform. Referring to her mother, Nancy Guthrie, she continued: “Whoever has her or knows where she is: It’s never […]
Continue ReadingA man holds a torch at a memorial event in Lyon for the killed 23-year-old right-wing extremist Quentin D.Image: keystone The violent death of a right-wing extremist in Lyon has fueled fears of possible acts of revenge. French head of state Macron called for “calm, restraint and respect”. 02/16/2026, 05:3402/16/2026, 05:34 An article by The […]
Continue ReadingThe Israeli PM’s comments come ahead of Iran-US talks in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss a nuclear deal.
Continue ReadingAlexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya.Image: screenshot:instagram Two years after the death of Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny, people in Russia and other countries are now remembering the opposition leader. 02/16/2026, 05:2502/16/2026, 05:25 According to the Navalny team working in exile abroad, commemorative events are planned in more than 20 countries. In Germany alone, a […]
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