Russian state media celebrated Schröder’s statements while German legacy media was infuriated. Schröder now stands accused of spewing Kremlin propaganda.
Parents were shocked to hear from their pre-teens that they spent the event putting condoms on bananas with their mouths, moulding penises and vulvas out of play-doh, and imitating sexual positions from the Kama-sutra with kids of the opposite sex.
A report by Amnesty claims Ukrainian military tactics “endanger civilian lives” by using hospitals and schools to set up bases in populated areas. Ukrainian officials say Amnesty distorted the real picture and failed to understand the situation on the ground.
Health Minister Lauterbach presented the latest version of the German Infection Protection Act which will keep mask mandates and vaccination statuses around until 2023.
The Dutch government wants nitrogen emissions being halved by 2030. The farmers’ organizations want lower targets for agriculture, as well as a later deadline.
With the U.S.’ thumbs up, 22 NATO members have now given their approval. Should all 30 members ratify before the end of the year, the military alliance would have achieved one of its most significant—and quickly executed—expansions.
The former FPÖ chairman was acquitted of corruption charges against him as “the accusation of collusion was clearly refuted.” With seven down and five more cases to go, legal expenses have almost ruined Strache, despite several acquittals.
“The key to the Hungarian success: we tell the truth and represent the truth even if half the world attacks us for it. You cannot win halfheartedly. You either give everything you’ve got or play it safe and lose.” —Viktor Orbán
This vaccine is not an mRNA vaccine, but a bivalent recombinant protein vaccine, similar to many long-standing vaccines like the flu, hepatitis A, papilloma, and others.
In Seville, one of the hottest and most touristic cities in the country, restaurant and shop owners have come out in full rebellion against the measure, calling it one more step in undermining small businesses.
With more than half of its nuclear power plants undergoing maintenance, France seems woefully underprepared to meet increased power demands in winter, which might make Paris the first major European capital this winter to experience blackouts.
For Archbishop Welby, confirming traditional moral teaching is not a question of truth, but of practicality and prudential policy— considerably diminishing the moral significance of his letter.
In a statement on August 2nd, the Azov Regiment accused Russia of using the judicial declaration to justify war crimes, and called on Washington to designate Russia a terrorist state.
Russia supports Serbian claims that the existence of an independent Kosovo would have no historical validity—a parallel being easily drawn with Russian claims over Crimea in 2014 and now over Ukraine as a whole.
Analysts fear Pelosi’s bold move could spark a real crisis between the U.S. and China, as the latter has vowed to encircle Taiwan with military exercises.
The meeting with Macron also contributes to a general rehabilitation of the Saudi Arabian government’s image in the West, following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the war in Yemen.
The arrest follows the announcement that several spies affiliated with Mossad have also been arrested recently, as well as that of two French nationals last May on charges of organising protests in Iran.
Last year, Serbian protesters, reacting to the Kosovo government forcing their license plates onto vehicles with Serbian plates, had blocked border crossings with Serbia.
Rinkēvičs told Politico that the European Union needed to intensify its efforts to isolate Russia. Russian “society needs to feel it,” he argued, since most Russians support Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.
While Sri Lankans had hoped that the removal of Rajapaksa from office would be a first step to turn around the collapsed economy, negotiations with the World Bank and IMF haven’t yet been successful. Instead, protesters are being persecuted.
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine putting the security of gas supplies at risk, the situation has changed. Calls are now being made for the country’s three largest power stations, including the one in Bavaria, to remain open.
Aliot vs Bardella: two profiles, two opportunities. For all that, it is difficult to talk about two competitors, since the two men make their political loyalty to Marine the pillar of their candidacy.
Despite ties to far-left extremist groups, climate activists of Letzte Generation have access to more than €150,000 in federal subsidies from the German Ministry of Economics.
It is unclear if Sánchez wants to turn his anti-tie appeal into a nation-wide campaign, and whether Spaniards will be asked to forego other energy-depleting lifestyle choices.
Mario Draghi’s ability to reform the Italian state was seen by Brussels as the fruit of a new European solidarity mechanism—a recovery plan financed by a common debt. These prospects have collapsed like a house of cards.
A new analysis by Italian scientists of the Shroud of Turin using X-ray technology proves that the famous cloth dates back 2,000 years, contrary to the medieval origin suggested by the disputed 1988 carbon-14 analysis.
An interim report published earlier this year found that many doctors have felt “nervous” about treating trans patients, “partly because of the lack of formal clinical guidance, and partly due to the broader societal context.”
The report of the emergency committee that failed to reach consensus was released on Saturday. It revealed four key arguments against granting emergency status to the outbreak.
At their July 26th meeting, energy ministers rejected the Commission’s initial plan for emergency powers but committed to reducing gas usage by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023—at least they did in theory.
Containment, curfews, and the use of the health pass are now a thing of the past. The scientific council, responsible for guiding the government’s health policy, is dissolved.
Members of this ‘Synodal Path,’ a group made up of equal numbers of German bishops and lay Catholics, have called for allowing priests to be married, women to become deacons, and same-sex couples to receive the Church’s blessing.
This presents a case of border spanning, intra-European recruitment, with agents in Spain and Belgium escorting the minor from her home to their base of operations.
Dubbed the “Black Sea Grain Initiative,” the agreements will provide safe ocean passage out of the three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea—Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny—and on to the rest of the world.
Ciotti distinguished himself during the primary campaign by taking positions clearly on the Right, in contrast to the very centrist positioning of the finalist Valérie Pécresse.
Since the UK’s exit from the European Union, it is no longer enough to show an identity card to cross the border. Every passport must be stamped, which takes more time.
The first target of the Hungarian parliament’s adopted budget is to sustain the regulated utilities price scheme, the second is to strengthen its military defense.
From Madrid, Spain’s Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera rejected Brussels’ plan as “not the most effective, nor the most efficient, nor the fairest.”
The political line that Laurent Wauquiez wants to promote is a conservative one that stands in opposition to wokism and the revival of the extreme Left with the NUPES.
The health ministry originally feared as many as 10 million doses would have to be thrown out, until it emerged that the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine can be stored for longer than initially thought, downgrading the estimated waste to 3 million doses.
The resignation of the managing director of documenta may be seen as a sacrifice to calm the waters, but this requires the media to ignore the countless other scandals taking place at the art exhibition.
The debt relief comes as Ukraine is facing $1.2 billion of debt payments due at the beginning of September, and a serious shortfall in cash flow—due to the Russian invasion that began at the end of February.
For the EU as a whole, total government debt declined from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of 2022. Three countries with large deficits saw significant improvements, and twelve experienced a reduction in their deficits.
The planned salary increase is likely to generate criticism from member states, which are busy preparing their citizens for the upcoming austerity phase.
With the discovery of the second largest rare earth element reserve in the world, Turkey is hoping to boost its own ‘Turkish Economy Model’ and develop a high-end product industry to compete on the international stage.
The Commission wants to make member states save gas and then be able to redistribute the block’s overall supply as a response to the possibility of Russia cutting off Europe’s gas supplies.
A few days ago, France commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv round-up. Since the end of World War II, the subject has been very sensitive politically because it raises the question of France’s complicity in Hilter’s genocidal agenda.
The objective of their repatriation to France is twofold. First, to question them and assess their exact role within the Islamic State, and second, to bring them to justice. Such noble intentions have met with resistance.
Images of Sri Lankan protesters storming the presidential palace in Colombo have gone viral on the Internet, and President Rajapaksa has abdicated. But will his successor Ranil Wickremesinghe be able to bring back peace and stability to Sri Lanka?
After 10 days of being shut down due to scheduled maintenance, gas deliveries from Russia to Germany have resumed via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, albeit only at 30% capacity. While operators claim full capacity will be reached at some point, German politicians are far from relieved.
Poland’s importation of coal from overseas reserves is an economic and environmental debacle, one that only makes sense in light of the EU’s environmental policies, which smothered coal mining for ‘green’ reasons.
The aspersions are not likely to end the matter, as six anti-homophobia associations have announced that they have filed a complaint against Caroline Cayeux, who—for the moment—remains in office.
A vote of confidence is being held in both houses of parliament on Wednesday and Thursday. Draghi called on senators from his coalition to show responsibility in order to “rebuild” a “pact of confidence.”
The spacecraft is carrying out a variety of experiments, from testing Einstein’s general theory of relativity, to plant growth in microgravity environments.
A previous version of the draft legislation was condemned by the European Union and International Monetary Fund last year, but the Socialist-led government has continued to push the legislation forward.
Of the 800 terrorist investigations initiated by the Federal Public Prosecutor’s office between January 1st, 2020, and July 1st of this year, 95% were related to Islamist terrorism.
With gas supplies far from secured, Germany is starting to prepare for the worst the coming winter: “We’re planning for things we hope won’t become a reality. For catastrophe, for death,” said a district fire chief in Ludwigsburg.
“The weapons permits of citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus will be repealed and new permits will not be issued,” the newly formed government’s coalition agreement states.
The operations of human traffickers operating in Algeria is particularly concerning given that the migration flux they facilitate originates in areas of high-risk for Islamist, Salafi radicalization.
The Japanese are famously split over the issue, which conjures up fears of an ultra-nationalist (if not imperialist) element rearing its head again—and gaining entrance to real power.
Following the annual summer party of the German SPD, at least nine women in attendance have reported symptoms commonly associated with the ingestion of rape drugs. While there are no reports of rape or theft yet, police investigation continues.
Germany’s largest gas importer, Uniper, has now asked for financial aid from the state, but a nationalization might bear political risks for the Greens due to ongoing lawsuits against the closure of coal plants.
Besides documenting the lewd lifestyle of Hunter Biden, the leak’s political component should set off alarms. Evidence taken from the iPhone reinforces rumours that Joe Biden knew about Hunter’s involvement in the Ukrainian energy company Burisma,
Vaccines targeting the BA.1, BA.4, and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant are in developmental stages, but the European Medicines Agency is not certain all will be approved by September.
Following the sentencing of Ghislaine Maxwell to 20 years of prison, victims now demand the release of client lists. Only when those complicit in the sexual abuse of minors are prosecuted, might there be a chance of justice being served.
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly called the incident “a wake-up call for all EU institutions about ensuring accountability in an era of instant messaging.”
Ataman’s appointment has been sharply criticized not only by the centrist and rightist opposition but also by top members of the liberal, pro-business Frei Demokratische Party (FDP), which is one of the three governing coalition partners.
Kukies said that weaning from European reliance on the 158 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year of gas that Russia supplies is the block’s biggest energy challenge.
