Hungary cannot support a new package of EU sanctions against Russia in its current form, including an embargo on Russian crude oil imports, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio today. Orban said the European Commission’s current proposal was tantamount to an “atomic bomb” being dropped on the Hungarian economy, adding that Hungary was ready […]
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US: Sweden and Finland can address security concerns in the run-up to NATO membership
The United States is confident that Sweden and Finland will be able to address any security concerns that may arise between the time they submit their application for NATO membership and the formal approval of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. , according to the White House. The two countries are concerned that they will be […]
EU: Revises oil embargo plan, gives Hungary another year
The European Union has proposed a revision of the embargo on Russian oil, which would give Hungary and Slovakia another year, by the end of 2024, to comply with sanctions. According to Bloomberg sources, the Czech Republic will also receive an exemption by June 2024. All other Member States will phase out their imports by […]
Heavy losses for the Johnson Conservatives in the local elections in Britain
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has lost its traditional stronghold in the London area and lost local elections elsewhere, according to preliminary results released today as voters seem to have punished the coalition over a series of bio-scandals. level. The Tories lost at Watsworth, their stronghold in 1978. They also lost Barnett, where they […]
France: Left-wing parties agree on alliance ahead of June parliamentary elections
The Socialist Party (PS) of France has finalized an agreement with the party of the radical left “Unruly France” (LFI) to form an alliance in the June parliamentary elections in order to deprive French President Emanuel Macron of a majority in parliament. “From now on, we will campaign together,” said Socialist Party leader Olivier For, […]
The United States “strongly condemns” the attack on Israel
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has strongly condemned the “horrific” attack that claimed the lives of three people in Greece, in central Israel. It was a “horrific attack on innocent people, men and women, especially at a time when Israel was celebrating its independence,” the secretary of state said in a press release issued […]
Erdogan congratulated Macron on his election victory
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his French counterpart Emanuel Macron today to congratulate him on his re-election to the French presidency, stressing the importance of bilateral relations between Ankara and Paris for Europe, according to the Turkish presidency. It was the first telephone conversation between the two leaders since Macron’s April 24 victory over […]
Macron-Erdogan communication: Strong cooperation aimed at ceasefire in Ukraine
Developments in Ukraine were the main topic of discussion during a telephone conversation between Emanuel Macron and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The French president spoke today with his counterparts from Turkey, South Africa, Senegal, Mauritania, Egypt, Algeria and the Union of the Comoros. French diplomatic sources said that during the French president’s communication with his Turkish […]
British Virgin Islands: A motion of censure to remove Andrew Foy from power
The acting Prime Minister of the British Virgin Islands, Natalie Whitley, today proposed a vote of no confidence in Andrew Foy in Parliament, stressing that the Prime Minister-elect can no longer rule after his arrest in Miami last week. categories related to drug trafficking. “Reverend Andrew Foy has lost the moral prestige that would have […]
France: Emanuel Macron’s party changes name
France has entered a phase of resurgence of the political formations that will take part in the parliamentary elections in June, while at the same time the consultations on the form and content that these formations will have are intensifying. As announced today, during a press conference of representatives of the parties of the so-called […]
