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2Feb

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Ukraine plans to launch a large-scale program of solar energy production by households and communities with the EU

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, together with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, opened joint consultations between the Government of Ukraine and the Board of the European Commission in Kyiv on February 2. As Denys Shmyhal emphasized, over the past year Ukraine had demonstrated remarkable progress in European integration issues and implementation of related reforms. This includes joining ENTSO-E, abolition of quotas and duties on Ukrainian goods, liberalization of transportation, “customs visa-free regime”, joining the Digital Europe program, candidate status, hundreds of laws and government regulations aimed at rapprochement with the EU. “To achieve the next European integration steps, we are finalizing the ...

Auschwitz anniversary in southern Poland marked as peace again shattered by war

27Jan

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Poland, European Union, In News

Auschwitz anniversary in southern Poland marked as peace again shattered by war

Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners commemorated the 78th anniversary Friday of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp, some expressing horror that war has again shattered peace in Europe and the lesson of Never Again is being forgotten. The former concentration and extermination camp is located in the town of Owicim in southern Poland, which was under the occupation of German forces during World War II and became a place of systematic murder of Jews, Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, Roma and others targeted for elimination by Adolf Hitler and his henchmen. In all, some 1.1 million people were killed at the vast complex before it was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945. Today the site, with its barracks and barbed wire and the ruins of gas chambers, stands as ...

Poland reviews security after divers found near key port

20Jan

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Military News, Poland

Poland reviews security after divers found near key port

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Thursday that the country was reviewing the supervision of its gas and oil installations and other strategic locations after a weekend incident in which three foreign divers had to be rescued from near a key oil port where they had no authorization to be. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki also said he had requested the secret security services to produce a detailed report on the incident. Police in northern Poland are facing questions over why they released the three divers rescued from near the Gdansk oil port without conducting a detailed interrogation of them. Security experts say the presence of the divers in the sensitive area of the Gulf of Gdansk last weekend raised concerns, given the high tensions with Russia over its energy deliver...

Paris restaurant accused of segregating non-white guests

20Jan

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France

Paris restaurant accused of segregating non-white guests

White guests are seated on ground floor while non-white ones eat on upper floor, as shown on TikTok video that got attention of lawmaker. A restaurant in Paris is accused of segregating non-white guests from white ones, local media reported. The CoCo restaurant seated a young customer of Asian origin at a table on the upper floor, as shown by a video the customer took earlier this month and posted on TikTok. When the young man sat down, he noticed that all the restaurant’s non-white customers, including Black customers and ones of North African and Asian origin, were eating there. He then filmed the ground floor to confirm his observations. "Look at that: Only white people, white white, all white," he said, comparing the ground floor to the one where he was sitting. David Guiraud, ...

30th anniversary of the EU single market

20Jan

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European Union, In News

30th anniversary of the EU single market

The European single market remains one of the EU’s greatest achievements and a key tool to protect people and businesses in times of crisis. Following a ceremony and debate at the start of the plenary session, Parliament adopted on Wednesday a resolution on the 30th anniversary of the EU single market with 537 votes in favour, 35 against and 66 abstentions. The text outlines the most pressing challenges facing the single market today and recommendations for the way forward. Further development in the services, energy, telecommunications and digital sectors The EU single market is considered one of biggest European achievements and the “engine of European integration and the backbone of its economy”. MEPs warn, however, that its accomplishments cannot be taken for...

Heinrich XIII: the prince suspected of plotting to overthrow the German government

8Dec

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Crime & Law, Germany, In News, Military News, Terrorism

Heinrich XIII: the prince suspected of plotting to overthrow the German government

Thousands of police officers have carried out raids across much of Germany against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state in an armed coup. Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss is one of the last descendents of a dynasty that once ruled over swathes of eastern Germany. He is suspected of hoping to become the country's new leader in a violent coup to overthrow the democratic order. The 71-year-old was one of 25 members and supporters of a far-right group planning the alleged putsch who were arrested early on Wednesday in nationwide raids, according to the authorities. The real estate developer has for years publicly advocated the theory life was better worldwide under monarchy. He stems from House of Reuss, which for centuries ruled over parts of present-d...

Reich Citizens: German police raids target suspected extremists ‘seeking to overthrow state’

7Dec

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Germany, Military News

Reich Citizens: German police raids target suspected extremists ‘seeking to overthrow state’

Twenty-five people have been detained as part of a series of raids on suspected far-right extremists across Germany, according to reports. The dpa news agency cited federal prosecutors as saying officers conducted searches in 11 of Germany’s 16 states against members of the so-called Reich Citizens movement. Some members of the grouping reject Germany’s post-war constitution and have called for the overthrow of the government. Der Spiegel reported that locations searched include the barracks of Germany’s special forces unit KSK in the south-western town of Calw. The unit has in the past been scrutinised over alleged far-right involvement by some soldiers. One person was detained in the Austrian town of Kitzbühel and another in the Italian city of Perugia. ...

Pedro Sanchez and U.S. embassy latest targets of letter bombs in Spain

1Dec

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Military News, Spain

Pedro Sanchez and U.S. embassy latest targets of letter bombs in Spain

Spain's authorities have confirmed further letter bombs were sent to targets including Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez this week. One person was injured when they handled another letter sent to the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid. Spain's Interior Ministry confirmed an "envelope with pyrotechnic material" was disarmed by Sanchez's security team on November 24 while TV station La Sexta reported the U.S. embassy in Madrid has received a similar letter. Devices were also discovered at the Ukrainian embassy, as well as at a Spanish arms firm and an air force base. Another device was reportedly sent to Spain's Ministry of Defence in Madrid on Thursday morning to bring the total to six. In reaction to the apparent campaign, Spain has increased security in public places and diplomatic an...

Explained: EU Names Russia State Sponsor Of Terror, What It Means And How It Affects Russia

23Nov

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Terrorism, European Union, Military News

Explained: EU Names Russia State Sponsor Of Terror, What It Means And How It Affects Russia

The European Parliament in its resolution further called upon the European Union (EU) members to prepare and execute the ninth round of sanctions on Russia. The resolution also covers Russian mercenaries and militias. The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism". The resolution adopted by the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said Russia has committed acts of terror and international war crimes in Ukraine. The European Parliament is the legislative assembly of the European Union (EU). Its 494 MEPs voted in favour of the resolution, 58 voted against it, and 44 abstained. The resolution is not just aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government but also at non-state actors aligned with Putin, such as the...