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Orbàn in Georgia after the disputed elections, Brussels: "He does not represent the EU"

Orbàn in Georgia after the disputed elections, Brussels: “He does not represent the EU”

Another controversial move by Viktor Orbàn. Just a few days after the country’s disputed elections, which saw the victory of the pro-Russian ‘Georgian Dream’ party, the Hungarian president visited Tbilisi after congratulating the nation’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, despite complaints from fraud by the opposition. A move that infuriated the EU, given that Hungary holds the rotating presidency of the ...

Georgia's European dream fades, elections won by the pro-Russian party

Georgia’s European dream fades, elections won by the pro-Russian party

Seen from Georgia, Brussels seems further away from today. The pro-European opposition coalition formed by four parties under the leadership of the President of the Republic Salome Zourabichvil, who took 37.5% of the preferences, did not emerge victorious in yesterday’s legislative elections. The Georgian Dream, the populist and pro-Russian party, led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has led the country ...

Russia's cumbersome presence in Georgia's elections

Russia’s cumbersome presence in Georgia’s elections

The future of Georgia is today in the hands of its inhabitants, called to the polls for the legislative elections, considered crucial for the fate of this country divided between a pro-European opposition and a government party accused of pro-Russian authoritarian drift. Voters in the former Caucasian Soviet republic, populated by almost four million inhabitants, are expected to vote until ...

Strasbourg condemns China's "military provocations" against Taiwan

Strasbourg condemns China’s “military provocations” against Taiwan

MEPs meeting in Strasbourg condemned China’s “continuing military provocations” against Taiwan and “firmly” rejected any unilateral change to the status of the Strait. Since October 14, Beijing has begun maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait, saying that it is a response to the president’s refusal to recognize the island as an integral part of the People’s Republic of China. In a ...

The European Parliament against Azerbaijan: "Enough human rights violations"

The European Parliament against Azerbaijan: “Enough human rights violations”

The European Parliament points the finger at Azerbaijan, accusing the country’s government of being repressive, denouncing its poor respect for human rights and inviting the European Union to reconsider its energy dependence on the Caucasian state. In a resolution adopted by the majority of MEPs during the plenary session of the Parliament in Strasbourg, the common concern was highlighted about ...

Social media is bad for young people, Norway raises the minimum age for registration to 15

Social media is bad for young people, Norway raises the minimum age for registration to 15

Norway has decided to raise the minimum age for registering on social media to 15, deeming these platforms increasingly dangerous for the mental health of the nation’s young people. The limit is currently 13 years, while in the European Union (of which the Scandinavian country is not part) it is 14 years. Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, admitted it ...

Sakharov in the Venezuelan opposition (another victory for the EPP and radical right alliance)

Sakharov in the Venezuelan opposition (another victory for the EPP and radical right alliance)

The European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize has been awarded (again) to the Venezuelan opposition, in what appears to be a new victory for the alliance between the EPP and the radical right of the Chamber. The recognition for freedom of thought “is awarded to María Corina Machado and the president-elect Edmundo González Urrutia for their courageous fight to restore freedom and ...

Holland submerged in manure. Farmers don't know where to transport it

Holland submerged in manure. Farmers don’t know where to transport it

The Netherlands submerged in manure. The cows present on Dutch territory produce so much of it that it is not even possible to pour it into the fields. The agricultural sector, which has invested massively in intensive farming, has in recent years been one of the main culprits of the so-called nitrogen crisis, which is causing massive air and water ...

Crisis in Lebanon, France aims to raise 400 million euros

Crisis in Lebanon, France aims to raise 400 million euros

A 100 million euro aid package to support Lebanon. This is the promise of French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of an international conference in Paris aimed at mobilizing financial and military aid for the country in the Middle East. Already devastated by the economic crisis and the terrible explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon in recent weeks ...

Salis: "I have already been condemned by Orbán, there cannot be a fair trial"

Salis: “I have already been condemned by Orbán, there cannot be a fair trial”

He reiterated his innocence and the impossibility of a fair trial in Hungary. Ilaria Salis, after Hungary’s request for revocation of immunity, points the finger at Viktor Orbán and the representatives of his government, who consider her guilty even before the trial. A significant political influence, which would prevent the judges in Budapest from evaluating in a “fair, just and ...