Under the directive, member states will be forced to sanction companies that do not comply with the new standards by 2026. If they don’t, the member states themselves could be subject to punitive measures.
For their part, authorities in the Brazilian legal system, including the president of the Electoral Court, Alexandre de Moraes, have been explicit in opposing the questioning of the election results.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin’s exceptionally harsh rhetoric comes amid an escalating war of words between the French and Italian governments.
A new center-right party, the Bündnis Deutschland (BD), was founded by 50 ex-members of other German parties. The BD aims to be the voice of the neglected middle class, but the media has already framed it as right-wing.
While the cost of doing business in Europe has increased dramatically in the last year, the euro has also lost value against the dollar. The depreciation benefits euro-zone exports to America.
Moscow has defended itself against the allegations of interference, but Macron hammered home his accusations, describing the Russian attitude as “predatory.”
The FDP deputy leader trashed his coalition partners’ positions on illegal immigration, energy policy, and their plans to hand out massive sums of money to citizens.
Armed with a strong mandate for executing his democratically progressive vision, Tokayev’s mineral and fossil fuel-rich Kazakhstan is sure to attract foreign investors—particularly from the West, which has taken a liking to this “new Kazakhstan.”
