Removing a Lib Dem leader remains reasonably easy — though a crunch meeting of the parliamentary party on Tuesday suggests there currently aren’t enough MPs to actually trigger a ballot of no confidence, let alone win one. Eighteen MPs (25% of the parliamentary party) would need to push for a vote of no confidence to be […]
Continue Reading“You don’t know what’s going to be the situation in 2030, 2031,” he added. “I mean, look what happened with Covid, with the Ukrainian war … It’s not possible to declare all your priorities today.” The EU’s seven-year, roughly €2 trillion budget has to be agreed by all 27 member countries but has two deeply […]
Continue ReadingWhatever happens, EU leaders must equip Ukraine with weapons and cash, whether or not they can rely on the U.S., he said. “Today, we need to find a solution [on] how to support Ukraine, how to finance Ukraine in this winter, but also in next year,” Orpo said. “It’s crucial.” Finland and Sweden are among […]
Continue ReadingMacron “said that, starting from January, there will be no political room” for concluding an agreement, one of the diplomats said. The EU’s 27 governments are divided over the total size of the 2028-2034 budget. Leaders gathering in Brussels are discuss the Irish plan, which envisions cuts of €159 billion in current prices to the […]
Continue ReadingDocuments detailing November plans to revamp the bloc’s gas security architecture, seen earlier this year by POLITICO, include plans to encourage better crisis management by companies. However, they stop short of explicitly endorsing strategic reserves that governments would have to fill to a set level to offset supply shortages, regardless of market conditions. Countries that […]
Continue ReadingUne rude bataille s’engage pour faire adopter le prochain budget de l’Union européenne. Non seulement les 27 pays sont divisés sur son montant et sur ses priorités mais plusieurs élections nationales compliquent l’équation politique. En amont du sommet du Conseil européen de jeudi et vendredi, Marine Le Pen s’est d’ailleurs rendue à Bruxelles pour mettre […]
Continue ReadingWith the destruction came many reports of police brutality, including against regular citizens and journalists. Several media workers were prevented from filming or had their equipment confiscated. On Tuesday, a young man required emergency surgery for a severely broken leg following an altercation with police. At least 89 people required hospital treatment, including about 51 […]
Continue ReadingZelenskyy stressed that European armed forces and defense industries, including France’s, were benefiting from Ukraine’s battlefield experience. “It’s win-win,” he said. ` He argued that Le Pen should keep supporting Ukraine because it’s helping the Franco-Italian air defense system SAMP/T, which is currently deployed in the war-torn country, be more efficient. “We made a lot […]
Continue ReadingBRÜSSEL — Die EU will sich im Wettbewerb mit China voraussichtlich besonders auf die Chemieindustrie und den Maschinenbau konzentrieren. Das sagten zwei mit den Gesprächen vertraute Personen gegenüber POLITICO. EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen werde den Staats- und Regierungschefs am Donnerstag voraussichtlich mitteilen, dass Brüssel nach Möglichkeiten sucht, diese beiden Branchen zu schützen, so die […]
Continue ReadingThe Aidar Battalion and the Ukrainian army have so far not commented on the allegations, but his relatives confirmed to Swedish television that he had visited Ukraine sporadically and fought there. “The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Embassy in Moscow are investigating these reports,” the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in comments. The Armed Forces […]
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