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Poland is in favor of “opening up a NATO perspective for Ukraine,” Polish PM Donald Tusk said during last week’s summit of EU leaders. “This has not changed. In this respect, we stand in solidarity with Ukraine.” But those smaller countries are having to make way for the united front of Berlin and Washington. Scholz told reporters during U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Berlin last week: “We are making sure that NATO does not become a party to the war, so that this war does not turn into a much greater catastrophe.” However, the officials who spoke to POLITICO sought to underline that neither…

The change, which honors an election promise made by Meloni’s coalition, has been criticized by the political left and LGBTQ+ rights groups as inhumane and discriminatory. Supporters of the law, meanwhile, say surrogacy exploits poor women and denies children the right to grow up with their birth mothers.  Washington fears that the parents of American citizens born through surrogacy and living in Italy might not be recognized as parents, or could have less legal protection.  “Following this new law, the U.S. is concerned about what will happen to U.S. citizens in Italy born through surrogacy arrangements. Children whose legal parents…

This article was originally published in Portuguese Rioting in several districts around the city erupted when a Portuguese police officer shot and killed a Cape Verdean man. Portugal’s capital experienced a second night of riots into the early hours of Wednesday morning, triggered by the death of Odair Moniz, a Cape Verdean man who was shot and killed by a police officer late on Sunday night.Unrest returned to areas including Amadora near Lisbon, with bins and even buses set on fire. “Today, regrettably, we once again witnessed situations of disorder within the Zambujal neighbourhood … with the theft of a Carris…

But after his latest European trip, Zelenskyy brought home no NATO invitation and no end to the ban on long-range strikes — prompting him to hunt for other ways to mitigate the worst consequences of the war. The idea is to show Russian leader Vladimir Putin that, in the third year of fighting, he can’t win the war and that it makes sense to start talking. A first step would be to curtail the most dangerous forms of attacks, a tired-looking Zelenskyy, dressed in his signature black sweater and cargo pants, told reporters gathered in a baroque-style meeting hall in…

Wopke Hoekstra wants to use tax changes to nudge Europeans towards cleaner and greener choices in areas such as transport and heating – but he’ll face the same veto that has blocked reform for years. The EU’s climate commissioner has pledged to use an expanded portfolio to “ensure the alignment between taxation policy and climate goals” while confirming the EU executive is determined to propose a 90% emissions cut by 2040.“I strongly believe that taxation is a key pricing instrument for driving climate goals,” Hoekstra wrote in written answers to MEPs released today ahead of a confirmation hearing next month.…

This article was originally published in Turkish An attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara left four dead and 14 injured. President Erdogan denounced the attack and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded. At least four people were killed and 14 injured in an apparent terrorist attack on Wednesday against the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the Kahramankazan district of the capital Ankara.Assailants set off explosives and opened fire against the Turkish state-run aerospace and defence company Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.“We have four martyrs. We have 14 wounded. I condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish…

ECB’s Christine Lagarde emphasised a cautious, data-driven approach to further rate cuts. She highlighted the need to address productivity gaps, energy costs, and digitalisation, calling for immediate action. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has reiterated she will maintain a data-driven approach to monetary policy highlighting that, despite recent disinflationary trends, the ECB is far from pre-committing to an aggressive easing cycle.In a conversation with Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, Lagarde explained that the ECB’s interest rate decisions would continue to depend on incoming economic data, underlining the need for cautious in assessing…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union on Wednesday of trying to establish a “puppet government” in Budapest, and urged Hungarian citizens to defy Brussels like they confronted the Soviet army in 1956.“Brussels has announced that it will get rid of Hungary’s national government. They have also announced that they want to impose a Brussels puppet government on the country. Here again is the old question: Do we bow to the will of a foreign power, this time the will of Brussels, or do we resist it?” Orbán told a crowd that had gathered in the Hungarian capital…

As the EU loosened several times its state aid rules after the COVID-19, a report of the European auditors found that analysis of the impact on competition was missing. The European Commission failed to assess the market impact of a slew of temporary state aids schemes introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and their effect on competition remains unclear due to lack of transparency on spending, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found in a report published on Wednesday.The pandemic and the impact of the Ukraine war on the EU has led member states to pour an enormous…

Updated: 23/10/2024 – 17:30 GMT+2 Heavy rainfall from tropical storm Trami caused severe flooding in the eastern Philippines overnight, leaving one person dead and seven others missing. Heavy rainfall from tropical storm Trami caused severe flooding in the eastern Philippines overnight, leaving one person dead and seven others missing.Schools, government offices, and ferry services have been closed to ensure public safety.The Philippines, located in the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” is surrounded by a region known for its susceptibility to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, making this Southeast Asian nation one of the most disaster-prone in the world.