Both leaders pointedly blamed the European Union and the previous U.S. administration for prolonging the war in Ukraine The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from U.S. sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, a White House official said on Friday (7 November), after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor...
Sanctioned Magnitsky oligarch engineers Bulgarian parliament probe into Soros
The developments unfold despite the fact that two of the three current deputy prime ministers worked at the Open Society Foundation, founded by George Soros. The Bulgarian parliament has set up a temporary commission to investigate the activities of George Soros, his son Alexander, and their foundations operating in the...
Polish parliamentary panel backs lifting immunity of ex-justice minister Ziobro
A Polish parliamentary committee has voted to lift the immunity of former justice minister and Law and Justice (PiS) MP Zbigniew Ziobro, allowing prosecutors to press 26 criminal charges against him - including leading an organised crime group - over alleged misuse of the Justice Fund. The panel also backed...
Netherlands to Explore Local Production of US-Made AMRAAM Missiles
The Netherlands will explore the possibility of producing US-made AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) domestically through a feasibility study approved by Washington and to be conducted by missile manufacturer, Raytheon. Marking the first potential co-production of AMRAAM missiles with a European NATO partner, the study will examine how Dutch...
Bulgaria and North Macedonia to sign agreement on cross-border railway tunnel
The transport ministers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia signed the long awaited agreement to build a joint cross-border railway tunnel, with the contract signed in English at the insistence of authorities in Skopje. Transport Corridor 8, envisioned to link the Black Sea with the Adriatic through Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and...
Rosatom: Paks II Receives 1st concrete pour permit
Paks II construction work in progress during the summer of 2023. Hungary's National Atomic Energy Office has issued the necessary permits for the pouring of the first concrete into the foundations of the fifth block to the Paks nuclear plant, general contractor Rosatom said. According to a report by MTI,...
Every French minister has his own flower policy
Among the flowers and wreaths around the coffin of Thierry Ardisson, on July 17 in Paris: a wreath offered by the President of the Republic and his wife, present at the celebration, another on behalf of Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture and Media, a third coming from the Mayor of...
Germany Plans Procurement of 12,000 Strike Drones for Brigade in Lithuania
The German government plans to procure 12,000 one-way attack drones to arm a newly launched mechanized brigade stationed in Lithuania. A total of 150 million euros (173 million) has been proposed for the acquisition from three domestic firms, with contract completion expected in 2025. “To achieve full operational readiness of...
Belgium scrambles to address airport closures and military base incursions caused by drones
Belgium’s defence minister Theo Francken stopped short of naming perpetrators but noted Russia's "clear motives" amid heightened NATO tensions. Belgium convened an emergency meeting of key government ministers and security chiefs on Thursday to confront a surge in drone sightings that forced the temporary closure of major airports and several...
Brussels really wants the dismantling of Google
The American tech giant is in conflict with the European Commission over its dominance of the digital advertising sector. A message from Brussels to Google: could you please dismantle yourself? The tech giant must indicate this month of November how it intends to comply with the European Commission’s decision of...