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Further, she said, instability in the region could lead to more, rather than less, illegal migration. And while the U.K. already places a great emphasis in talks with allies on countering Russian interference, it would have to answer some acute questions pretty soon — such as how to maintain the peacekeeping force on the Kosovan-Serbian border, which Russia wants to block. There is also a certain weariness with Britain’s current approach on the world stage, as it seeks measures to tackle illegal migration in every possible international forum to the exclusion of other topics. Ahead of the meeting Cooper underlined…
The ban would prohibit the wearing of garments covering the face in all public spaces, including shops, schools and offices. Those who violate the ban would face a fine of €300 to €3,000. The proposal is part of a broader bill intended to address what the right-wing party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described as “cultural separatism” associated with Islam. “It is a bill that will essentially deal with regulating the funding of mosques, and with preventing and banning the use of the full-face veil. It also emphasizes the legislation against forced marriages. In Italy, we apply our laws…
Macron’s office said Lecornu had presented three conclusions: A majority of lawmakers are against holding snap elections; a “platform of stability” exists, although the Elysée did not elaborate on what that meant; and a path forward exists to adopt a budget before the end of the year. In his interview, Lecornu said that a “narrow plurality” is ready to find common ground on a budget for 2026, which he previously said must significantly rein in a budget deficit projected to come in at 5.4 percent of gross domestic product this year. The PM had earlier Wednesday signaled the possibility of softening…
Later on Wednesday, EPP group leader Manfred Weber met with his socialist counterpart Iratxe García and Renew head Valérie Hayer to try to resolve the dispute. That meeting ended with no agreement, three Parliament officials familiar with the talks told POLITICO. The risk of being frozen out by a rightward lurch ultimately convinced the Socialists to accept an alternative position on the simplification bill that they had previously rejected. “I’m really happy that it put pressure on S&D, Renew and the Greens, and that they came back and accepted my proposal,” Warborn told POLITICO. The S&D, meanwhile, were left seething.…
While a 1998 U.N. Security Council resolution does proscribe the sale or supply of weapons to Kosovo, an agreement from the following year, U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, states that this prohibition “shall not apply to arms and related matériel for the use of the international civil and security presences.” Belgrade and Ankara have maintained complex relations, balancing economic cooperation with deep historical and political tensions. Turkey remains one of Kosovo’s strongest allies and was among the first countries to recognize its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia. Vučić’s comments follow earlier accusations against Albania and Croatia of fueling an…
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Die geplante EU-Chatkontrolle sorgt für empörte Reaktionen. Justizministerin Stefanie Hubig lehnt den Entwurf ab und spricht von „anlassloser Überwachung“. Aber in Brüssel wird weiter verhandelt und Hans von der Burchard ordnet ein, warum sich viele Mythen und Fehlinformationen darüber im Umlauf befinden und warum sich die Regierung doch noch positiv dazu positionieren könnte. Im zweiten Teil geht es um die Herbstprognose: Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche rechnet mit leichtem Wachstum in diesem Jahr und 1,3 Prozent im kommenden Jahr. Tom Schmidtgen vom POLITICO-Newsletter “PRO Industrie & Handel” ordnet die Zahlen ein und wie Reiche mit minimal besseren Zahlen, aber deutlich schlechterer Stimmung…
Published on 08/10/2025 – 17:42 GMT+2 A newly elected German mayor who was found at home with several stab wounds was allegedly attacked by her teenage daughter, investigators said on Wednesday. Iris Stalzer’s injuries were initially said to be life-threatening following the incident on Tuesday in Herdecke in western Germany, where she was chosen as mayor on 28 September. The authorities later confirmed that the 57-year-old’s life was no longer in danger. Emergency services were alerted shortly after midday on Tuesday by Stalzer’s 17-year-old daughter, who reported that her mother had been seriously wounded outside the house in an attempted…
Thousands of people gathered on Sunday morning in the church of Gondomar, a municipality east of the Porto metropolitan area, for the funeral of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and brother André Silva, who died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday. The bishop of Porto, Manuel Linda, presided over the funeral mass. The church was completely full and a few dozen people followed the ceremony through loudspeakers outside. The coffins were then transported to the cemetery next to the church. The urns of the two players were carried by friends and players from Gondomar FC, the club where Diogo…
Published on 08/10/2025 – 11:51 GMT+2 •Updated 16:57 Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating a new type of molecular structure that has been used to extract carbon dioxide from the air and separate pollutants from water. The winners are Susumu Kitagawa from Kyoto University in Japan, Richard Robson from the University of Melbourne in Australia, and Omar M. Yaghi from the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States. Their constructions, known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), consist of metal nodes and polydentate organic ligands, or molecules that can form multiple bonds, which serve as links between…