“Given the circumstances, President Putin will not be invited to take part in the commemorations of the Normandy landings,” they said according to the French newswire AFP. A Russian delegation, however, was invited, though organizers were not specific about who precisely would be among the Russian invitees. The ceremony will honor “those who stood up, those who suffered, and those who fought and liberated,” according to organizers. In June 1944, allied troops stormed the German-held beaches in Normandy at the beginning of a land invasion of continental Europe which ended with victory over the Nazis in 1945. The Soviet Union…
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German director Ilker Çatak was awarded the 2024 LUX European Audience Film during a ceremony at the EU Parliament. ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ has won the 2024 Lux Audience Award, a prize presented by presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy.The film, produced in Germany, tells the story of Carla, an idealistic young high school teacher who exposes a thief in a series of events that slide steadily out of her control. “Culture and cinema in particular play a pivotal role in solidifying our sense of a shared European identity,” said European Parliament Vice-President Evelyn Regner. The other four films shortlisted for…
Blue fury In the event, 59 Tory MPs voted against the measure at its second reading Tuesday night. Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch — seen as a key contender to become the next leader should the Tories lose the election — was among those in Sunak’s own ministerial ranks voting against the bill, citing what she called “significant concerns.” Ahead of the crunch, and recognizing the likely opposition from his party, which contains a sizable libertarian caucus, Sunak had offered a free, un-whipped vote. That meant his parliamentary troops could rebel without punishment on a matter of conscience. The opposition Labour…
Several members of ID, including Vlaams Belang MEP Gerolf Annemans and far-right German MEP Maximilian Krah, attended the event in the European Parliament, hosted by the ECR. The conference demonstrated that the parties share much common ground when it comes to attacking the EU’s new migration deal, bashing bureaucrats, and pillorying the Green Deal as devastating for national industries. However, apart from saying that discussions on Ukraine’s membership in the EU should be divorced from talk about its war with Russia, Orbán avoided the subject. Fidesz MEP Kinga Gál said she hoped her party would join the ECR (Fidesz has…
Chasiv Yar is a strategically important city located 10 kilometers from Bakhmut. It is situated on commanding heights, advantageous for defense and gives control over the surrounding area. It is currently under the full control of Kyiv but also under sustained attack from Russian troops. “This is the dominant height in the region, and its control will allow the Russian invaders, if they achieve it, to significantly simplify the advance in the direction of Kostiantynivka and the direction of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk,” Voloshyn said. The Kremlin ordered that Chasiv Yar should be seized before May 9 — the day Russian…
It follows a ruling in Denmark’s first climate lawsuit last month. Europe’s biggest pork producer has admitted that a claim its meat is “more climate-friendly than you think” violated marketing law.Danish Crown was ruled to have misled consumers by Denmark’s high court last month, in a case brought by two NGOs that marked the country’s first climate lawsuit.Campaigners from the Vegetarian Society of Denmark and the Climate Movement Association enjoyed partial success on 1 March. The Western High Court agreed the company should not have put stickers on its packaging declaring its pigs were “climate controlled”.But the court rejected the…
EU leaders are in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday for a Special European Council. What’s so special about it? Well, the leaders will (after a trip to see the king of the Belgians) spend Wednesday evening talking about developments in Ukraine and EU-Turkey relations. In the wake of Iran’s drone and missile attacks against Israel, the Middle East will also be discussed. Then on Thursday, the leaders will talk competitiveness and the single market, off the back of a report on the future of the single market drawn up by former Italian PM Enrico Letta. Stay with POLITICO for all the…
The creator behind a cryptocurrency has teamed up with acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer to release an anthem for the blockchain ecosystem. Justin Sun is a Chinese-born Grenadian cryptocurrency executive, best known for launching TRON, a blockchain ecosystem alongside its own cryptocurrency, TRX token, in 2017.TRON and the TRX token’s success put Sun in a position to both acquire the company BitTorrent (now known as Rainberry) and spend a period as a representative for Grenada at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).Sun’s latest project sees him return to TRON, this time to launch a theme tune for the blockchain ecosystem. Not willing…
“When we have enough forces, we will liberate a whole Russian region. We will set up a government … The rebellion will grow, and we will move on to other regions until we march on Moscow,” says Caesar. 13 HRS ago 8 mins read
The devastation continues as water levels in a local river spike again. Nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a nearby river, local authorities said on Tuesday.Thousands to evacuate their homes in the Orenburg region, located some 1,200 kilometres southeast of Moscow, when a dam on the Ural River burst last week under the pressure of surging waters.Water levels in the river have since been fluctuating in different parts of the region.Experts have cited multiple possible causes of the floods: large snow reserves in the area melting, deep freezing of…