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BRUSSELS – The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday that he is not alone, to stay strong and fearless, after the scandalous…

Nuuk (dpa) – US President Donald Trump has justified his interest in acquiring Greenland with national security. However, observers assume that there is also an economic reason behind his desires: Greenland’s vast reserves of critical raw materials. How important such…

by AI | 19.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI Guillaume Mercier confirmed that payments from the regional instrument are expected during the year. photo: Telegraph Agency of the New Jugoslavija BRUSSELS – The first regular disbursements from the Growth…

Have the article read by OpenAI (Beta). Please note that AI translations may take some time to process. Bratislava – Slovensko patrí ku krajinám, ktorým sa darí čerpať peniaze cez eurofondy najrýchlejšie v EÚ. V stredu to v reakcii na…

by AI | 19.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI Slovenia is not in favor of conditioning the disbursement of cohesion funds on the implementation of reforms and investments within the framework of the future long-term EU budget. Slovenian Minister…

by AI | 19.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI Prime Minister Bart De Wever participated in a second meeting on the situation in Ukraine, organized by the Élysée, on Wednesday. The Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever participates in…

by AI | 19.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI Belgium supports the European Commission’s idea to grant member states additional budgetary space for defense spending, but other financing options should also be considered. This was said by Budget Minister…

by AI | 19.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI Any further conflict and institutional instability could further slow down or completely halt Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European process. Arrival of Milorad Dodik to the Court of BiH, February 19, 2025.…

by AI | 19.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI The increase in European military spending related to the potential maintenance of peace in Ukraine will affect public finances in France, the government announced Wednesday. The spokeswoman for the French…

Prague – The vision for agriculture and food, presented today by the European Commission, does not bring the necessary reforms according to the president of the Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism Tomáš Prouza. The strategic document was described by…

The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it will ensure that farmers are not forced to sell their products below production costs. Specific proposals are expected to be ready in the coming months. On Wednesday the European Commission announced its…

Brussels/Washington – The EU hopes to avoid a painful scenario of imposing customs measures and countermeasures. This was pointed out by the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefčovič, at an event organized by the American Enterprise Institute…

Bratislava – In Paris on Wednesday, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, there is a meeting of friends of war, and a similar one was held on Monday (17.2.). According to him, Slovakia has no place at such “war…

Democratic lawmakers are decrying President Donald Trump’s recent order on in vitro fertilization as nothing more than a “PR stunt,” while anti-abortion groups bristled over a move that follows Trump’s campaign promise to make the procedure free.   Trump issued an…

The judge who heard the Justice Department’s arguments for dropping the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) signaled he’ll take some time to consider whether to allow the move after a more than hourlong hearing on…

Microsoft on Wednesday revealed its first quantum computing chip, Majorana 1, stating it will speed up the development of quantum computers able to solve “meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades.” The chip’s release marks a major step for quantum…

Conservatives are gathering in National Harbor, Md., this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in what is poised to be a celebration for the political right following President Trump’s election victory in November.  The annual gathering of…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Wednesday pushed back against President Trump after the White House rescinded approval of Manhattan’s congestion pricing plan. “Since this first-in-the-nation program took effect last month, congestion has dropped dramatically and commuters are getting…

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner clarified claims promoted by Elon Musk and President Trump about centenarians receiving monthly payouts.  “I also want to acknowledge recent reporting about the number of people older than age 100 who may be receiving…

President Trump’s allies trolled his critics with references to him being a king after the president declared New York was “saved” from congestion pricing. On Wednesday, Trump’s administration announced it would be rescinding the Biden-era approval of a congestion pricing…