“The people of Ukraine should blame only the head of the Kyiv regime for this,” the Russian Defense Ministry stated, referring to the Ukrainian president. “It is Zelenskyy who bears full personal and political responsibility for this.” In an interview with Reuters, Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukrainian forces “have to respond in any way we […]
Continue ReadingRussian attacks in Ukraine killed at least eight civilians and injured 83 others in the past day, Ukrainian regional authorities said. Moldova has faced numerous airspace violations and collateral damage, as Russia’s full-scale war rages across in neighboring Ukraine and tensions flare between Chisinau’s pro-EU government and Moscow. Last Wednesday alone it faced three separate […]
Continue ReadingBritain’s head of counter-terrorism policing Vicki Evans said the force had “been running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time,” adding: “The charge announced today is a result of the tireless work of investigators across the counter-terrorism policing network.” Kerry is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. In August, the […]
Continue ReadingTrade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič tells POLITICO that “our Chinese partners understood” that a deal is urgently needed to preserve Europe’s social fabric and “literally thousands of jobs.” Oct 1 4 mins read
Continue Reading“We therefore believe that the overall funding for Cohesion Policy and the CAP must be preserved in the next MFF,” the seventeen countries wrote in the letter to Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin seen by POLITICO. The signatories include Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain. […]
Continue ReadingÜber die Ergebnisse der Reise sprechen die EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs am 15. und 16. Oktober bei ihrem EU-Gipfel in Brüssel. Die EU droht damit, den Zugang chinesischer Unternehmen zum Binnenmarkt einzuschränken, sollten die Gespräche scheitern. Die EU und China verhandeln seit Juni. Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der EU haben erklärt, sie wollten die große Menge […]
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS — The G7 club of rich countries are preparing to convene later today to explore whether to release further diesel reserves to bring down fuel prices. Four people familiar with the matter confirmed the plan to POLITICO. The meeting will take place after the U.S. pressured European countries to act on their reserves or face […]
Continue ReadingSánchez responded defiantly, saying on X that he would not withdraw the decrees and casting the parliamentary vote as a breaking point: “The hour of truth has arrived,” he wrote, adding that lawmakers were obliged to cast “votes that will define them for generations to come.” Ahead of the parliamentary session, anonymous government sources told […]
Continue ReadingLatvia has detained two of its citizens since June on suspicion of spying for Russia’s military intelligence agency and using a private aircraft to surveil an army base hosting NATO forces, authorities said Thursday. Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) said the two Latvian citizens are suspected of collecting information on the Ādaži base — one […]
Continue Reading“There is obviously a tension between the right to asylum and 80,000 people appearing at the border of, for example, Ceuta,” one EU diplomat, granted anonymity to discuss the private talks, said ahead of Thursday’s ministerial. The EU also needs to discuss “what can and cannot be done” in an emergency without violating people’s rights, […]
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