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Orbán: Hungarian military should be able to defend country ‘from any direction’
Hungary is beefing up its military to defend itself from anyone. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with Hungarian magazine Figyelő, published Thursday, that the country is implementing a multiyear military development process “at which end Hungary will have significant hitting power, and will be able to defend from an attack...
Nord Stream 2: Who fared best
Every winner is also a loser when it comes to Nord Stream 2. EU officials agreed late Tuesday night to amend the bloc’s Gas Directive so that its rules cover gas pipelines from third countries. The measure is aimed at the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, now under construction, that would carry gas from Russia to Germany under the...
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[Opinion] Brussels and Washington need clarity from Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko’s contradictory politics raises questions about the direction she would lead Ukraine if she is elected president in March 2019. …read more Source:...
Way to an Italian populist’s heart is through his stomach
ROME — The appeal of populist parties, no matter in what country, is often based on the idea of a glorious past that’s been lost, and might be restored. For some, this takes on the form of an obsession with land and “purity,” or nostalgia for white supremacy. For others, it’s about an economic system that rewarded hard work or...
[Ticker] Ukraine complains over ‘fake republic’ office in Italy
The Ukrainian embassy in Italy has complained after the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), a Russia-occupied Ukrainian region, opened a representative office in Verona, the Italian city, on 9 February. “The embassy of Ukraine strongly condemns any attempts to promote and support in Italy … fake ‘republics’,” it...
Mike Pompeo’s EU troublemaker tour
Mike Pompeo is heading for the EU’s eastern fringe — on a mission to make sure it’s looking west. That’s how senior administration officials present the secretary of state’s upcoming visits to Hungary, Slovakia and Poland — as a chance to counter growing Russian and Chinese influence in areas as diverse as energy and...
EU Confidential episode 84: The Bellingcat team — Marietje Schaake MEP — US ambassador to EU Gordon Sondland
This week we bring you the revenge of the geeks! Bellingcat is the world’s most surprising and one of its more successful journalism ventures. Founder Eliot Higgins and senior investigator Christiaan Triebert explain what open source investigation is, and how they used it to get to the bottom of modern mysteries, including tracking down...
Belgian exporters found guilty of sending chemicals to Syria
A Belgian court has found three businesses and their owners guilty of shipping 168 tons of a substance potentially used in the making of chemical weapons to Syria between 2014 and 2016 without submitting the appropriate export licenses. The Penal Court of Antwerp fined AAE Chemie Trading, a wholesaler, Anex Customs and Danmar Logistics between...
Paris and Berlin rail against merger block in Brussels
BERLIN — France and Germany are demanding a revamp of the EU’s competition policy after the European Commission decided Wednesday to block a proposed merger between rail titans Alstom and Siemens. Both Paris and Berlin had fought for the creation of a European rail champion, aimed at competing with Chinese rivals, but Brussels concluded the...
[Feature] Russia’s grey war in Ukraine prompts fatigue
Russia’s war in eastern Ukraine has already lasted as long as World War One – leaving civilians, including children, and their minds at risk. …read more Source:...
