Many hope that the stumbling blocks Orban erected will be removed, though there is also concern that Magyar, once a staunch loyalist of the defeated prime minister who split over anti-corruption concerns, wonât play ball all the time.
Against this backdrop, the German government has reportedly decided to push for further changes in Brussels. According to Automobilwoche, these include:
Thatâs a sector that came in for a bit of a shock this week with the release of data that showed that a Chinese car - the Jaecoo 7 - was the number one car in the UK for the first time ever.
A 9-year-old boy was rescued this week after living locked in his fatherâs utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor.
more than 100 major European banks, asset managers, insurers and pension funds increased their combined stake in the company by more than 60% in the last year. This is according to data compiled by an international investigation coordinated by Follow The Money, a platform for independent journalism, and in which EL PAĂS participated.
I just wanted to say best of luck to the Hungarian people in their election today. May you have a fair and safe election that delivers the will of the majority of the people of Hungary.
According to the European Commission, the State of Israel is responsible for an unprecedented level of killing and injury of civilians, a large-scale displacement of population and the systematic destruction of hospitals and medical facilities in Gaza. [1] Israel also implemented a blockade of humanitarian aid that could amount to starvation as a method of war. Israel is in breach of multiple rules and obligations under international law and fails to prevent the crime of genocide as ordered by the International Court of Justice.[2]
The digital directorate in France will switch from Windows to Linux and the state is embarking on a major project to reduce the âouter European digital dependencyâ
The news bit is followed by an absolutely scathing interview with a Greek academic (living in the UK) about corruption in Greece, that would not in a million years have been aired on Greek TV.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday he believes that some NATO âcountries were tested and failed amid Washingtonâs criticism over European allies not getting involved in the U.S. and Israelâs war against Iran.
The UK has had a Labour party government for nearly two years. Despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer promising that change would âbegin immediatelyâ, under his watch the government has continued, and at times intensified, a crackdown on civil liberties begun by his Conservative predecessors. The result is more surveillance, greater potential for police abuse and the criminalisation of nearly all meaningful forms of protest.
In August 2025, the humanitarian vessel the Ocean Viking was shot at in international waters north of Libya. The attackers were part of what is known as the Libyan Coast Guard - a collection of militias and other actors funded by the EU to prevent irregular migration to Europe. A new report reveals the financial ties between the EU and the so-called Libyan Coast Guard. It also shows how, despite clear evidence of mass violence waged against migrants and humanitarians, the EU plans only to extend the cooperation.
Russiaâs profits from exporting oil, gas and fertilizer amount to more than âŹ10 billion ($11.54 billion) a month, the chamber said. âRussia is the big winner of the new war in the Middle East,â Matthias Schepp, the chamberâs chairman, told dpa.
However, the major tech corporations are not considering an immediate halt to their surveillance measures. Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snapchatâs parent company, Snap, announced on Saturday in a joint statement that they will âcontinue to take voluntary measuresâ to identify such material on their platforms.
The Bucha massacre of 400 Ukrainian civilians in April 2025 âhas âcome to symbolise the cruelty of Russiaâs warâ, said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday (31 March) after visiting a memorial on the eve of the fourth anniversary, together with ministers from 12 EU countries.
Jose Luis Abalos is a disgraced ex-Socialist heavyweight, a former transport minister who helped propel Sanchez to power in 2018. The case is one of several corruption affairs rattling the fragile coalition.
The war goes on, and so does the global energy crisis. In fact, I believe that prices of oil futures remain too low given how much spot prices will need to rise to resolve the shortages that will hit once oil supplies that were shipped before the Strait of Hormuz was closed are exhausted.
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