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A remarkable Iron Age necropolis, dating back more than 2,500 years, has been unearthed in the northern Italian city of Trento. Archaeologists in Trento have discovered a monumental necropolis dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age (500 BCE-1 BCE), revealing at least 200 tombs, some containing ornate funerary items. The burial site, found during restoration work on a historic building, is believed to offer crucial insights into the region’s early history.According to Francesca Gerosa, Vice President and Provincial Councillor for Culture in Trento, the find “shows us a new history of the city”. “It is more than just a Roman city,”…

Big rallies, too, have been a challenge. Rather than staging them in large outdoor spaces, parties are largely planning events indoors, which gives them less flexibility on how many people can attend. The upcoming Carnival season, which begins just days after Germans head to the polls, has also made it tough to book space on short notice. Ahead of Germany’s 2021 election, Greens politician Annalena Baerbock held a rally in her hometown of Potsdam, just outside Berlin. An evening event outdoors in September was no problem — but a similar event this year saw the temperature drop to barely above…

Trump is ‘erasing climate action’ within federal agencies and giving the green light to big polluters. A month into his second term as US President, Donald Trump is busy steering his country into dangerous climate waters.Alongside exiting the global Paris Agreement, Trump has unleashed a slew of executive orders with planet-heating and life-threatening consequences. He is scrapping climate science funding, wiping websites of critical information, and rolling back rules for oil and gas companies.  “Donald Trump’s return to power isn’t just about revenge – it’s about erasing climate action at a speed we’ve never seen before,” according to We Don’t Have…

– Verdrehung von Tatsachen: Warum Trump den ukrainischen Präsidenten einen “Diktator ohne Wahl” nennt und so versucht Selenskyj loszuwerden. – Trumps weitere Eskalation in der Analyse mit Jonathan Martin, Senior Political Columnist von POLITICO in Washington, D.C. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Dorothee Bär, ehem. Staatsministerin für Digitalisierung, über das Verhältnis von CDU und CSU kurz vor dem Wahlsonntag und den Wahlkampfabschluss. – Scholz und Merz im letzten TV-Duell: Wie eine Abschlussfrage erahnen lässt, wie bei möglichen Koalitionsverhandlungen gesprochen wird.  Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den…

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It’s all part of a pattern in which she and a close-knit circle of largely German advisers run the show, largely shunning scrutiny from the European Parliament and keeping a tight grip on all messaging and communication. Von der Leyen’s bout of pneumonia in January provided a stark example of the way things are now done. Her communications team deliberately obscured the fact a major world leader was in hospital, while von der Leyen herself did not relinquish control of the EU executive to her No. 2. That also meant a meeting of the 27 commissioners could not take place…

But these challenges, though very real, must not lead to inaction. With new leaders in Washington, Brussels and many European capitals, now is the time to review the terms of the transatlantic bargain by building a true and strong European pillar. And together with former officials from Europe, the U.S. and NATO, we have proposed a major agenda for building such a pillar and strengthening transatlantic security. Among the key steps Europe should take are: First, increasing defense spending closer to the Cold War average (above 3 percent), so that it can enable the fielding of a large, ready, advanced…

While Scholz didn’t call out the U.S. leader by name, there’s no doubt who he was slapping down when he said: “Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the elected head of state of Ukraine. The inability to hold regular elections in the midst of war is in line with the Ukrainian constitution and electoral laws. No one should claim otherwise.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had almost nothing but warm words for Trump since he reentered the White House, to try keep the so-called special relationship alive. But Ukraine is something of a red line. Starmer called Zelenskyy on Wednesday night and,…

He then escalated on Wednesday, just a day after his negotiating team sat down with senior Russian officials in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war and begin cooperation on a range of topics. “A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,” Trump warned, accusing the Ukraine leader of “talking” the U.S. into spending billions to support its defense.  The Kremlin seemed barely to believe its luck, as Trump was essentially parroting many of Moscow’s talking points about Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council and the country’s…

Elections allemandes : la coalition dont rêve le probable futur chancelier dépend des scores des petits partis – POLITICO Skip to main content