In search of unity, the AfD elected a new federal board around co-chairmen Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel. But, a dispute over a resolution on the conflict in Ukraine shows that unity is still a long way off.
The news has provoked anger and frustration among Georgians, who deplore the preferential treatment given to Ukraine and fear that Russia will attack them again.
In the last several decades, lots of new communities emerged, many only to prove to be harbours of various abuses. In some cases, genuine horror stories came out of these supposedly holy inspirations.
VOX won 14 seats, increasing its presence in the local government by two deputies, but seeing its influence diminished compared to the last regional parliament, and achieving results far from the hoped for 20 seats.
The ceremony took place in the diocese of Cardinal Zuppi, famous for his positions in favour of homosexual couples.
With a loss of recognition, a local religious community loses financial support from the government, while its head, if foreign, will not receive work and residency permits.
The biggest surprise of the election is the performance of the RN, which won 89 seats—11 times more than in the previous elections. The pollsters were totally focused on the NUPES and clearly failed to anticipate this tidal wave.
Ukraine undoubtedly sees this opening door as a sign of its anchorage in the West, and a promise of improved economic conditions in the years to come.
Official figures have revealed that the number of Syrian nationals granted German citizenship increased by 185% in 2021 compared to the previous year, as many of those who arrived during the migrant crisis of 2015-16 became eligible for naturalization.
On the southern tip of Greenland, ice floes used by polar bears to hunt are absent for up to eight months out of the year: good news for those who worry climate change might one day drive polar bears into extinction.
The owner of the newspaper anchors himself in the past of the Occitan region which, according to him, “has always had links with Al-Andalus.”
Sometimes climate-focused policies do not meet with overwhelming approval in EU parliament, and their adoption can be hit or miss.
