Switzerland wants to end the relationship crisis with Brussels 2024-03-08 18:48:50

JNow it’s official: The Swiss government wants to end the relationship crisis with the European Union and negotiate a treaty package with Brussels that is intended to secure the Confederation’s access to the European internal market and pave the way for new agreements. The Federal Council, as the multi-party government in Bern is called, had … Read more

EU endangers freedom of expression – – 2024-03-06 18:24:48

Fidesz-Europaabgeordneter Tamás Deutsch: Written by Rainer Ackermann “The EU is using legislation to radically restrict freedom of expression.” Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch warned of the tragic consequences of this development at a conference on freedom of expression in Budapest. It is about “binding rules of conduct” that are to be enforced as new EU standards. … Read more

Pistorius relates Macron’s speech about “cowardice” to Germany 2024-03-06 07:08:02

Czech President Petr Pavel receives France’s Head of State Emmanuel Macron in Prague on March 5, 2024. Image: Reuters Europe should not be cowardly, says the French President in Prague. Federal Defense Minister Pistorius finds Macron’s words “not helpful”. However, the Élysée Palace says Berlin was not meant. DDuring a visit to Prague, French President … Read more

EU: New agreement on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector | World: News and News from around the World – 2024-03-06 02:32:40

A political agreement was reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. The co-drafters agreed to revise the 2009 Major Casualty Directive, with the aim of simplifying and clarifying the current regime governing investigations and extending the scope, not only to maritime transport vessels to … Read more

Kiel: EU should double military aid to Ukraine | World: News and News from around the World – 2024-03-03 22:51:05

The EU will have to double its military aid to Ukraine to make up for the gap in US aid as a new package remains blocked for months in Congress. The above was warned today by the German research institute Kiel. “It is highly uncertain whether the USA will send additional military aid in 2024,” … Read more

Latvia: EU may agree on €50 billion in financial support to Ukraine on February 1 – 2024-03-03 22:50:01

European Union (EU) leaders are moving toward an agreement next week to transfer about 50 billion euros ($54.1 billion) in aid to Ukraine, Latvian leader Edgars Rinkevics said, according to Bloomberg. President Edgars Rinkevic said a deal on Ukraine would include either an agreement with all 27 member states, or a “different mechanism” that would … Read more

Farmers protest against the “Green Deal” and low grain prices 2024-02-28 09:40:56

Against the EU: Farmers protest with Polish flags in Warsaw on February 27, 2024. Image: AP The firecrackers crack deafeningly and a Bengal fire is lit. The anger of Poland’s farmers is great. Beekeepers and hunters also show solidarity with them. A look at the major rally in Warsaw. EThe four demonstrators in the underpass … Read more