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The Democrats party, which describes itself as pro-business, more than tripled its result from the previous election in 2021, garnering about 30 percent of the vote. The party supports Greenland’s independence — but only gradually. Trump made the comments during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday, adding that the winning party’s leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, is “a very good person.” Trump repeated the sentiment that annexing Greenland “will happen.”  However, incoming Greenlandic leader Nielsen has pushed back strongly against Trump’s comments. “We don’t want to be Americans. No, we don’t want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders, and we…

Regions with the highest expected life span are the Spanish capital Madrid with 86.1 years, followed by the northern Italian region of Trento and the Åland Islands between Sweden and Finland with 85.1 years.  On the other hand, Bulgaria’s northwestern region had the lowest life expectancy, at 73.9 years, followed by Hungary’s northeastern counties and the EU’s outermost region, the French Mayotte islands off the coast of Madagascar, at 74.9 years. But several other regions in Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, as well as Latvia, also lag behind Southern Europeans in life expectancy by almost 10 years — perhaps making a…

That means Georgescu can have another go next time — as long as he plays by the rules. In his appeal to the court, Georgescu — whose original candidacy was allegedly boosted by a Russia-backed TikTok influence operation — insisted that his expulsion from the election do-over could permanently suppress his constitutional right to stand for election. The court ruled that the entire electoral process of the 2024 presidential election was flawed, as it undermined equal opportunities for competitors, and compromised the transparency and fairness of the electoral campaign, including its funding. It stated that Georgescu was barred from participating…

Top European officials rushed to Washington as the United States and Russia move closer to a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. Germany’s national security adviser, Jens Plötner, traveled to Washington on Friday for urgent talks alongside his British counterpart, Jonathan Powell, and French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic adviser, Emmanuel Bonne. The three met with U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz at the White House. The hastily arranged trip comes amid intensifying negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. officials agreed on the framework for a 30-day ceasefire after talks in Saudi Arabia,…

Ukrainian command is denying that its forces are in danger of being surrounded by Russian troops and their North Korean allies. Ukrainian troops have been on the back foot ever since Trump first ended weapons shipments and then stopped intelligence sharing in an effort to pressure Ukraine to agree to peace talks. U.S. aid has since been restored. “Reports of the alleged ‘encirclement’ of Ukrainian units in the Kursk region by the enemy are untrue and are being created by the Russians for political purposes and pressure on Ukraine and partners,” Ukrainian Army General Staff said in a statement. “The…

A temporary ban will be in place until the end of the investigation carried out by Belgian prosecutor over alleged corruption case Huawei lobbyists were banned from entering the European Parliament’s premises on Friday, following allegations of bribery linked to the Chinese company’s lobbying activities in the Chamber.“The Parliament decided, as a precautionary measure, to suspend the access to Parliament of representatives attached to the Huawei company with immediate effect,” a Parliament spokesperson told Euronews.The ban is temporary and will remain in place until the authorities conclude their investigation. It relates to Parliamentary premises in Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and across all…

“We are absolutely not there yet,” he said, referring to any normalization of relations. “That’s why we have the sanctions. Let’s not be naive about the Russians. But in the longer term, Russia is there, and Russia will not go away.” Rutte’s statement comes a day after he met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, where the two discussed the U.S.’s plan for a ceasefire in Ukraine, more than three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.  The NATO chief declined to comment on the feasibility of the 30-day ceasefire plan, but called it a “very smart…

The ETIAS will require visa-free travellers from non-EU countries, including the UK, to obtain authorisation before short stays in the Schengen Area. This year, the new Entry/Exit System (EES) for the EU and Schengen Zone will finally be launched. This will be a registration system for UK, US and other non-EU travellers and will only apply to those who don’t require a visa to enter the EU.Coupled with this is the introduction of the ETIAS – the European Travel Information and Authorisation System – as part of the EU’s efforts to improve border security. This travel permit was due to…

This article was originally published in Turkish According to a 900-year-old book in the Vatican, ‘Judgement Day’ may be upon us soon, and Pope Francis might be the last leader of the Church. The health of Pope Francis has led to renewed interest in a 900-year-old book known as “The Prophecy of the Popes” (“Prophetia Sancti Malachiae Archiepiscopi, de Summis Pontificibus” – or “Prophecy of Saint-Archbishop Malachy, concerning the Supreme Pontiffs”), which claims to predict the year of Judgement Day. For those of you who need brushing up on your scripture, Judgement Day – also known as “The Final Judgement” or “the second coming…

Huawei had nine people registered to enter Parliament’s premises when it last updated its entry in the Transparency Register in October. The ban would affect Huawei’s lobbyists registered to enter Parliament’s premises. It applies to all the premises in Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and across the liaison offices the institution holds across EU countries. Police on Thursday sealed two offices belonging to parliamentary assistants. Authorities have raided 21 addresses in Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia and in Portugal, and several people have been arrested, prosecutors said.  A Parliament spokesperson and did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Huawei spokesperson did…