Poland is ready to get involved in the ongoing dispute with the European Union about linking financial aid to compliance with the democratic rules of the game. In exchange for withdrawing its veto, the Warsaw government is demanding a statement from European leaders that there is no pressure on member states in areas that have … Read more
Hungary and Poland would lose tens of billions of euros by cutting off the package, but they still refuse to approve the fund and the future multiannual budget because of linking access to money with the question of the quality of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. On Thursday, Poland, which … Read more
Although in most categories the increase is more of a paper, the current market offer is far from the required limit of 95 grams of carbon dioxide per km. – The reported average amount of car emissions on Czech roads has increased by one to four percent over the last two years. The reason is … Read more
Negotiations between Britain and the European Union on a trade agreement governing relations after Britain’s departure from the European bloc are continuing. The British assured the British Minister of the Interior Priti Patel. She also said that London and Paris had signed an agreement to tackle illegal migration across the English Channel. “As a government, … Read more
Poland and Hungary reiterated on Friday that they will veto the European budget and the associated corona recovery fund if it remains tied to agreements on maintaining the rule of law. As a result, tensions between EU member states only seem to increase. The combination with agreements about protecting the rule of law is sacred … Read more
loading… ANKARA – Turkey condemned the efforts of Parliament Europe imposed sanctions on Ankara over President Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Turkish Cypriots in Northern Cyprus. Ankara says the effort ignores the reality. The European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution in favor of Cyprus urging European Union (EU) leaders to take steps and impose tough sanctions … Read more
When Ladislav Klimeš, an entrepreneur in the field of video transmissions, needs to buy small accessories for technology, he enters the address of the largest Chinese and world online marketplace Aliexpress into a search engine. “I choose Aliexpress when I plan to buy some goods in advance and I don’t need them very quickly,” he … Read more
On November 22, the crew of a Turkish cargo ship two hundred kilometers off the coast of North Africa shot a German frigate and a helicopter with a Bundeswehr intervention unit. Footage from an industrial camera then captured what was happening on the captain’s bridge. The troops were tasked with searching the vessel on suspicion … Read more
The Dutch journalist Daniël Verlaan of RTL has succeeded in ‘breaking into’ a secret conference of the ministers of defense of the EU. He had noted that Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld had shared part of the video meeting PIN when she posted a photo of it on social media. “I was a bit shocked … Read more
The European government leaders have to work hard to find a compromise. EUR 1,800 billion is blocked because Poland and Hungary do not want to know about a sanction mechanism that will shut off the money supply for those who violate the rule of law. Money that every member state can use all too well … Read more