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In Germany Merz's CDU voted with the far right of Afd (and Orban exults)

In Germany Merz’s CDU voted with the far right of Afd (and Orban exults)

For the first time in the history of the country, the German Parliament approved yesterday (Wednesday 29 January) a motion thanks to the fundamental support of the extreme right of alternative for Germany (AFD). It is a motion to ask for a more restrictive migration policy proposed by the CDU/CSU of Friedrich Merz, a non -legislative or binding text, but ...

No, the Greenlanders do not want to become US (and Paris is ready to deploy the army)

No, the Greenlanders do not want to become US (and Paris is ready to deploy the army)

The inhabitants of Greenland have no intention of becoming American. This was stated by a survey conducted on the island, according to which 85 percent of the population does not want to leave the kingdom of Denmark and become part of the United States. According to the detection, only 6 percent said they wanted to join the USA, while 9 ...

The EU suspends the exemption of visas for Georgian diplomats

The EU suspends the exemption of visas for Georgian diplomats

The European Union has decided to suspend the exemption from the visa for Georgian officials in possession of a diplomatic passport. The move, approved by the EU Foreign Affairs Council, was decided in response to the violent repression of pro-EU protests in Georgia. The measure aims to hit the main Georgian political exponents without imposing a punishment for ordinary citizens. ...

Overwhelmed by students' protests: the Serbian premier Vucevic resigns

Overwhelmed by students’ protests: the Serbian premier Vucevic resigns

The Serbian Prime Minister, Milos Vucevic, resigned by yielding to the pressure of the students who have been manifesting against the government for the collapse of a shelter who, last November, killed 15 people at the Novi Sad station, recently renovated. The events ended up involving vast layers of the population and the tragedy of Novi Sad was the fuse ...

The attack of Denmark in Trump on Greenland: "The borders do not touch themselves"

The attack of Denmark in Trump on Greenland: “The borders do not touch themselves”

“It is up to Europe to define the future of our continent”. This is the appeal of the Danish premier puts Frederiksen who, from Berlin, where today he met the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, launches a warning on the need of a “more united and collaborative” Europe capable of rejecting the territorial claims made by others villages. Even without explicitly ...

Europe will ease sanctions on Syria: "But we are ready to go back"

Europe will ease sanctions on Syria: “But we are ready to go back”

The European Union will begin to suspend sanctions against Syria to support the country’s post-Assad transition. The ministers of the Twenty-Seven reached a political agreement at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels and agreed on a roadmap for a gradual suspension, in order to continue to put pressure on the Islamists of Tahrir al-Sham (Hts) and their leader Ahmad Husayn ...

The veto of Orban falls, renew the penalties against Russia

The veto of Orban falls, renew the penalties against Russia

The European Union has renewed its penalties against Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which will remain in force for at least another six months. In the end Viktor Orban did not follow up on his threat to veto against renewal, with the Hungarian leader who asked Ukraine to resume the transit of Russian gas in his territory in exchange for his go ...

The police ignore the request for help: migrants die frozen on the border

The police ignore the request for help: migrants die frozen on the border

Three teenagers died of cold on the border with Bulgaria after the border police refused to respond to their requests for help. The complaint comes from a dossier of two NGOs who point the finger at Sofia’s authorities accusing her of causing the death of the three young migrants. The dossier of the Name Kitchen (NNK) and collective Balkan routes ...

The implementation of the Draghi plan, the renewal of sanctions on Russia and the rate cut

The implementation of the Draghi plan, the renewal of sanctions on Russia and the rate cut

Next, the Europa Today newsletter that every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the coming European week, edited by Alfonso Bianchi (for comments, suggestions or criticisms write to [email protected]). Top of the agenda The compass of competitiveness – On Wednesday 29th Ursula von der Leyen will present the “Competitiveness Compass”, the plan which will aim to transform Mario ...

The Chinese car giants suck the EU for duties

The Chinese car giants suck the EU for duties

The three of the major Chinese electric car manufacturers have started a cause against the European Commission for the import duties of Made in China vehicles. This is what the Hong Kong newspaper reports South China Morning Post, specifying that few details have been made public. But who are these Chinese companies that sue the European executive? Let’s see it ...