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New peak in gas prices: what's happening and the date marked on the calendar

New peak in gas prices: what’s happening and the date marked on the calendar

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico doesn’t sleep easy these days. He has a thought that grips him: the supply of Russian gas to Slovakia. This is in fact threatened by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky who has announced that he does not want to renew the contract that allows the passage of Russian gas into Ukrainian territory, which expires at the ...

Albania blocks access to TikTok for a year across the country: here's why

Albania blocks access to TikTok for a year across the country: here’s why

It’s not an easy time for TikTok. The social network of the Chinese ByteDance, which risks closing in the United States, will soon be blocked in Albania. Albanian users will not be able to access the social network for at least a year, starting from the first weeks of 2025. The ban was announced today by Albanian Prime Minister Edi ...

Musk's endorsement of the German far right: "Only the AfD can save Germany"

Musk’s endorsement of the German far right: “Only the AfD can save Germany”

Elon Musk’s outings continue to cause discussion. The billionaire owner of Tesla has sparked a controversy in Germany with a endorsement to the far right of the country. “Only AfD can save Germany”, Musk wrote on “idea that Germany can follow the example of Elon Musk and Javier Milei” and “rejects any discussion with AfD”. With the fall of Olaf ...

Former Polish deputy minister obtains asylum in Hungary, Warsaw: "Orban like Lukashenko"

Former Polish deputy minister obtains asylum in Hungary, Warsaw: “Orban like Lukashenko”

There is a real diplomatic crisis underway between Poland and Hungary, an unusual event to say the least between two countries that are both part of the European Union. The crisis erupted after Budapest decided to grant political asylum to a former member of the Warsaw government, on trial for several crimes including embezzlement of tens of millions of euros. ...

Electric cars, is the EU backtracking? So Brussels could review the rules on emissions

Electric cars, is the EU backtracking? So Brussels could review the rules on emissions

Adaptation of rules on electric cars, “open technological approach” and financing for the automotive sector. Before the Christmas break and the end of the year, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen sends a message of openness to the automotive world. “Each sector has unique needs and it is our responsibility to adapt solutions that are both ...

Zelensky's last 'victory dinner' before the Trump era: Kiev clings to Europe to resist Moscow

Zelensky’s last ‘victory dinner’ before the Trump era: Kiev clings to Europe to resist Moscow

A last dinner with European leaders before Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wanted it before the summit of heads of government in Brussels, to once again test the support for Kiev from European leaders. Zelensky is extremely worried about the new course the war with Russia could take once the US president-elect comes to ...

Enough of citizen's income and cuts to reception, Merz's plan for the new Germany

Enough of citizen’s income and cuts to reception, Merz’s plan for the new Germany

Fewer migrants and asylum seekers, cuts to the “citizen’s income” and more powerful weapons for Ukraine. These are the pillars on which Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German Christian Democrats who is ahead in the polls ahead of the next elections in Germany, will build his electoral campaign. Merz, described at home as an intransigent conservative, is destined to ...

The Balkans are pushing to join the EU. Brussels: "New entries in this legislature"

The Balkans are pushing to join the EU. Brussels: “New entries in this legislature”

Europe is experiencing “a historic moment”, in which there is “the realistic prospect of bringing one or more candidate countries to the finish line during the mandate of this Commission”, therefore by 2029. This is the commissioner’s prediction to Enlargement, Marta Kos, on the day in which Montenegro closed three “chapters” of its path and Albania opened a new cluster ...

Portuguese Teresa Anjinho new European mediator

Portuguese Teresa Anjinho new European mediator

The European Parliament has chosen Teresa Anjinho as the new European mediator. The Portuguese will replace the Irish Emily O’Reilly. There is therefore nothing to be done for the two Italian candidates Emilio De Capitani and Marino Fardelli. With the support of 344 deputies in a secret ballot Teresa Anjinho obtained the necessary majority after two rounds of voting Teresa ...

Interference in elections in Romania: the EU opens proceedings against TikTok

Interference in elections in Romania: the EU opens proceedings against TikTok

The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against TikTok for its alleged failure to limit election interference. Brussels said it would ask for information and investigate the social media’s policy on political advertising and paid political content, as well as systems for generating recommendations and risks of manipulation. The investigation will concern the suspected violation of the Digital Services Act ...