EuropeHundreds of billions of euros could be spent on military projects - including increased arms production.
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European Commission: Ukraine soon ready for membership negotiations
EuropeIf Ukraine meets all the conditions, the European Commission wants to start negotiations “as soon as possible in 2025”.
Former Italian Prime Minister: Europe risks becoming a colony of great powers
EconomyFormer Italian Prime Minister warns that Europe could risk becoming a colony of the US or China if it fails to make significant investments.
Kremlin: BRICS is not like the EU
WorldExplains that the BRICS countries have no common charter, nor clearly defined laws and rules to be followed.
EU parliament approves €35 billion loan to Ukraine – secured by seized Russian assets
Europe"Russia must pay", thunders Swedish Liberal MEP Karin Karlsbro, calling the country a "robber state".
Hungary ready to block sanctions against Russia
WorldBudapest will only allow new sanctions if the current exemptions for Russian energy supplies are maintained.
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Von der Leyen’s ‘Pfizergate’ taken to the European Court of Justice
EuropeThe head of the European Commission still refuses to show her text messages with Pfizer's CEO.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: “Peace has become a dirty word”
WorldHungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjarto stresses the importance of diplomacy and respecting the word "peace".
Macron calls for new world order
World"We must be imaginative enough to think about the peace of tomorrow, a peace in Europe in a new form", says Emmanuel Macron.
The Swedish government launches AI inquiry
TechWill examine "the need for national adaptations" to the new EU AI regulation.
Netherlands seeks exemption from EU asylum rules
EuropeWants to strengthen its own control over the country's asylum policy.
Switzerland may abandon neutrality – after 500 years
WorldA recent report commissioned by the Ministry of Defense stresses that the country “should move closer to Western security alliances”.
Chat Control back on the EU agenda
TechSwedish parties support the proposal, which would mean mass surveillance of all citizens' messages - on all communication platforms.
Comment: EU sanctions package against Russia has backfired
EconomyJenny Piper: One of the biggest economic disasters in modern European history.
First shipment of F-16 has arrived in Ukraine
WorldConsidered by Russia as a potential nuclear threat.
Six Swedes given leading roles in EU committees
EuropeHowever, Sweden has not been assigned the chairmanship of any of the committees.
Ursula von der Leyen re-elected as President of the European Commission
WorldThe ultra-globalist profile now secures another five years of power in Brussels.
EU Court: EU Commission wrong to keep vaccine deals with pharmaceutical giants secret
EuropeThe European Court of Justice rules that the European Commission was wrong not to give the public access to information on contracts for the purchase of covid-19 vaccines.
X refuses to impose censorship – now the EU wants to punish the platform
WorldThe EU "offered 𝕏 an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us", says Elon Musk.
One in five young Swedes still lives at home – doubling in a short time
Sweden"I think this shows that there is a need for some form of government support for housing", says Marie Linder, president of the Swedish Tenants' Association.
Seven out of ten Europeans think immigration is too high
EuropeBulgarians, Czechs and Hungarians are the most negative about mass immigration and its consequences.
Swedish government backs EU mass surveillance directive
EuropeWants to monitor all citizens' calls, chats, photos and videos - without any suspicion of crime. "Worse than East Germany's Stasi," warns expert.
Influential think tank speculates on EU’s future
EuropeMatthias Matthijs of the Council on Foreign Relations argues that despite some problems, Ursula von der Leyen's alliance will continue to set the agenda and determine the direction of the EU.
Viktor Orbán condemns EU’s war agenda
World“We must prevent Europe from entering a war that will lead to its destruction”, declares the Hungarian Prime Minister.
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