
Portugal Joins Backlash Against EU Tobacco Tax Hike
The government warns the plan could cost Lisbon €1.5 billion in lost revenue and drive a surge in contraband.

The government warns the plan could cost Lisbon €1.5 billion in lost revenue and drive a surge in contraband.

The Commission admitted to reviewing the texts weeks after the freedom of information request had been filed, yet still decided not to keep them.

Within two years, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary will all be led by sovereigntist governments, and together will be able to block “Ukraine budget,” the Hungarian PM predicted.

The price hike of up to €2 per pack would hit poorer countries the most, with industry experts warning about the explosion of black-market sales.

The ÖVP-linked top diplomat denies writing “misogynistic” erotic fantasies from a work computer in the foreign ministry, and says he resigned to save Austria from further embarrassment.

“Unusual” meetings with four Western chiefs of mission raised questions in Bratislava, with the government accusing four countries of pushing Slovakia toward “the progressive direction we reject.”

Despite the Commission pressuring frugal countries to give up their opposition to joint debt for the sake of Ukraine, ten member states declined the offer.

The liberal chair’s apparent reluctance to put Islamic political influence on the agenda is not only “unacceptable” but also raises questions of hidden conflicts of interest.

The center-right Poland 2050 was denied the deputy prime minister post it asked for, which was instead given to Foreign Minister Sikorski, a member of Tusk’s own party.

With AfD and the CDU neck and neck in the polls once again, public dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz surged to a record-high 64%.