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FDP politicians were also sharply critical of Scholz’s demand. “[Scholz] now wants to blackmail the Bundestag for €3 billion by threatening that Ukraine will otherwise go away empty-handed,” Marco Buschmann, the FDP’s general secretary, wrote on X. Olaf Scholz’s SPD is now polling in third place at around 16 percent, while the conservatives, led by chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, are in first at 31 percent. | Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty Images Even members of the Greens, who generally favor taking on more debt, sharply criticized Scholz, accusing him of merely wanting to block Ukraine aid ahead of the election. “Apparently, the chancellery…
Attendance, liveliness and relevance In this trial, the president or vice president steering the session will be able to choose on the spot who speaks once the first round of speakers on behalf of each group, usually the group chairs, have opened the debate.According to the email, which was circulated Thursday, that means “members who request and are allocated speaking time will need to attend the whole debate in which they want to speak and check on the screens if they are the next to be called.” The pilot, which was agreed by Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the chairs…
“In his notification, Mr. Breton underlined his determination to refrain from any lobbying activities of any kind, especially, but not only, on matters for which he had been responsible within his portfolio, to refrain from disclosing any information of the kind covered by the obligation of professional secrecy and to respect the duty of integrity and discretion in particular covering the duties of collegiality,” the Commission wrote in its decision. “Mr. Breton also underlined that, during his mandate as a member of the Commission, he had had no contact whatsoever with Bank of America,” it added. The Commission has come…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said her government is in talks with several private companies including Elon Musk’s SpaceX over the country’s telecoms security system. What consequences would a deal have if it went ahead? Reports have swirled for weeks that Italy is currently in talks with several private companies, including Elon Musk’s Space X, over a deal involving country’s telecoms security system.Such a deal would mean that SpaceX would provide encryption services for the Italian government and communications infrastructure for the military and emergency service — potentially over a competing European Union project set to launch in 2029.…
“Complex because the network reduces the reach of factual and objective messages. Impossible because the network fuels hate speech and disinformation, whose lack of moderation has become problematic,” it said. “It’s a difficult but essential decision to restore a society based on peaceful spaces of expression,” the statement continued, promoting its Bluesky account. “More than ever, Paris is attached to facts and the veracity of information.” The account for Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo already left the platform at the end of 2023, calling the site a “weapon of mass destruction of our democracies.” Musk bought X, formerly Twitter, in 2022.…
The Mediterranean dominates the chart, with a few surprises from central and northern Europe and some notable absences in the top spots. Road trips are one of the best ways to get to know a country.If you’re hitting the road by car, however, great panorama, excellent food and friendly locals aren’t always enough to make it a great experience.To help drivers find the best destination, Swiss motorway toll seller E-Vignette has ranked the top destinations based on a combination of factors: Road quality, mean speed score, fuel price, road security, as well as the density of national parks, UNESCO sites,…
Updated: 16/01/2025 – 18:39 GMT+1 On a cold and rainy day in Istanbul, a mother dog stunned veterinarians with her determination and trust by carrying her unconscious, hypothermic puppy to their clinic, a moment captured on CCTV that … More On a cold and rainy day in Istanbul, a mother dog stunned veterinarians with her determination and trust by carrying her unconscious, hypothermic puppy to their clinic, a moment captured on CCTV that has since gone viral in Turkey.
The 54-year-old Indian actor underwent surgery after suffering six stab wounds when an intruder entered his home in the early hours of Thursday. Indian Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was recovering in hospital on Thursday after being stabbed repeatedly by an intruder at his home in Mumbai overnight. The 54-year-old actor underwent surgery after suffering six stab wounds in the attack, including two deep cuts in his back, according to doctors at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital.Doctor Nitin Dange told reporters after the operation that Khan had “sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a lodged knife in…
“We are not ashamed of negotiating,” Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure told lawmakers on Thursday before the vote. “We are and will remain in the opposition … but we’ve showed our openness to compromise.” The Socialists had previously signaled they might support Thursday’s no-confidence motion if they weren’t given assurances that the pensions debate would be reopened in the parliament even if negotiations failed. However, Faure said that his party’s decision not to vote for this no-confidence motion should not be interpreted as part of a long-term pact — and that the Socialists could vote to oust the prime minister at…
With the devastating wildfires that have wrought havoc on Los Angeles, people may be more receptive to the lessons filmaker Lucy Walker learned while making the film. When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during the peak of COVID-19. Not the best time for a film on a wholly different scourge.“It was really hard,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker says now. “I didn’t blame people for not wanting to watch a film about the fires in the middle of the pandemic, because it was just too much horror.”Now, with…