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Chamber at Hungarian Parliament. — courtesy  Denes Erdos/ The AP
Hungarian Parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership
BUDAPEST — Hungary’s parliament has approved Finland’s bid to join NATO.The measure, passed with 182 votes for and six against, came after Hungary’s government had for months frustrated allies in NATO and the European Union by repeatedly postponing the vote after nearly all other alliance members ratified Finland’s bid.While Hungary’s approval was greeted with relief in Helsinki and elsewhere, NATO accession for Sweden remained up in the air as members of Hungary’s governing party insisted they will wait for Stockholm to clear up lingering disagreements before they go to a vote.Finland and Sweden jointly applied for membership following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Adding to the uncertainty over Sweden’s bid are Turkey’s own objections, amid accusations...
March 27, 2023

Hungarian Parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership

Humza Yousaf, the new SNP leaders, is seen making a point.
Humza Yousaf is new SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister
EDINBURGH — Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister. He was widely seen as being the preferred candidate of the SNP establishment — including Sturgeon herself.The health secretary was endorsed by far more MSPs and MPs than his two rivals, with Deputy First Minister John Swinney predicting that Yousaf would “complete our journey to independence”.He is undoubtedly the most experienced of the three leadership contenders, having served in government since 2012 in roles including justice secretary and transport minister.The 37-year-old son of South Asian immigrants is set to become the first person of color to serve as Scotland’s first minister, the first Muslim, and the youngest person to hold the office.Yousaf,...
March 27, 2023

Humza Yousaf is new SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister

Croatia is now one of 27 countries in the Schengen area
Croatia joins Europe’s Schengen area, world’s largest free travel zone
ZAGREB — Croatia joined the Schengen area on Sunday, potentially sparking an increase in its tourism sector.Planes flying to and from Croatia within the zone will now be treated as domestic flights.The Schengen area is the world's largest free travel zone. It now comprises 27 countries, including 22 EU states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.Just under 2 million people live in one country inside the zone and work in another.Meanwhile, more than 3 million people cross an international border in the area every day.The European Union agreed to allow Croatia into the travel zone in December 2022. But the decision came as Bulgaria and Romania were told to wait longer to be allowed in.One of the reasons why Croatia wanted to join the Schengen area was to boost its tourism...
March 27, 2023

Croatia joins Europe’s Schengen area, world’s largest free travel zone

Union strikes in Germany
Flights, trains, buses canceled as unions stage mass walkout in Germany
BERLIN — Germany awoke to widespread travel chaos on Monday, after two of the country's biggest transport unions called a nationwide strike. It is the biggest strike the country has seen in 30 years.The Verdi service workers' union and the EVG union, which represents many rail workers, announced the walkout.It is rare for unions to join forces like this in Germany. The mass strike follows a series of failed talks with employers in recent weeks."We think there will be extensive participation in the strike," Verdi chief Frank Werneke told a press conference.This isn't the only strike planned in Europe - for details on other countries, read this article.Officially, Germany's strike started at midnight in the early hours of Monday 27 March and is set to last all day...
March 27, 2023

Flights, trains, buses canceled as unions stage mass walkout in Germany

The Rosies during a protest against France's proposed pension reforms
French feminists dancing against pension reform
PARIS — "Our resistance weapon is singing and dancing," exclaimed Youli Yamamoto, co-founder of the Rosies, an offbeat protest group against the French government’s controversial pension reform."We won't be stopped until the law is repealed."Her feminist collective has joined widespread unrest against deeply unpopular plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, pushed through by French President Emmanuel Macron using special legal powers.“We are protesting against the fact that women and France’s working-class population will be the most impacted by the pension reform”, explained Yamamoto.Dressed in blue boiler suits, yellow rubber gloves and red polka dot scarves, the Rosies' outfits are inspired by Rosie the Riveter, a US icon for all the women...
March 27, 2023

French feminists dancing against pension reform

Russia test-fired a new nuclear-powered intercontinental cruise missile in 2018.
EU threatens more sanctions if Russia moves nukes to Belarus
BRUSSELS — The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has cautioned Belarus about allowing Russia to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory.Borrell tweeted: “Belarus hosting Russian nuclear weapons would mean an irresponsible escalation & threat to European security. Belarus can still stop it, it is their choice. The EU stands ready to respond with further sanctions.”In an interview on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the move was triggered by Britain’s decision last week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.Tactical nuclear weapons are intended for use on the battlefield. They have a short range and a low yield compared with much more powerful nuclear warheads fitted to long-range missiles.The move also drew swift...
March 27, 2023

EU threatens more sanctions if Russia moves nukes to Belarus

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Ukraine war: Drone downed over Russia, Moscow says
MOSCOW — A Ukrainian drone has been shot down by Russian air defenses, Moscow has said.The drone came down in the town of Kireyevsk, some 400km (249 miles) from the Ukraine border, on Sunday, the defense ministry announced.Russian state media is reporting that at least three people were injured in an explosion after it was brought down.Ukraine has dismissed previous claims that it has attacked Russian civilian targets with explosive drones and has not yet commented on this incident.Moscow has deployed hundreds of drones against Ukraine.Russian law enforcement authorities say the drone - said to be a Strizh-type (Tu-141) UAV packed with explosives - was brought down at 15:20 local time (13:20 BST), causing a large crater in the heart of Kireyevsk.Several apartments have reportedly been...
March 27, 2023

Ukraine war: Drone downed over Russia, Moscow says

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged Belarus to opt out of the deal with Putin
NATO condemns ‘dangerous’ Russian nuclear rhetoric
BRUSSELS — NATO has condemned Russia’s “dangerous” and “irresponsible” rhetoric after Vladimir Putin’s decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.The organization is “closely monitoring” the situation and said the move would not lead it to change its own nuclear strategy.The US said it did not believe Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons.Belarus shares a long border with Ukraine, as well as with NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.Ukraine has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address the potential threat of President Putin’s announcement on Saturday.President Putin said Moscow would not be transferring control of its arms to Minsk and that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko — a firm ally of the Kremlin and...
March 26, 2023

NATO condemns ‘dangerous’ Russian nuclear rhetoric

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjarto seen in this file photo.
Hungary sick of West’s criticism: Foreign minister
BUDAPEST — Hungary is sick of Western critique, the country’s foreign minister has said.In an interview with the AP, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said the West’s criticism of democratic and cultural issues in Hungary hampers cooperation, especially on NATO and Russia.Budapest and Brussels have crossed swords on several issues in recent years, with the ruling far-right Fidesz party accused of taking an authoritarian turn, misusing EU funds and subverting the bloc’s policy towards the Ukraine war.On Friday, Szijjarto said Hungary has not voted on whether to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO because Hungarian lawmakers are fed up with their comments about its domestic affairs.Hungarian MPs plan to vote in favor of Finland’s request to join the Western military...
March 26, 2023

Hungary sick of West’s criticism: Foreign minister

A luxury Audi car is surrounded by exhaust gases as it is parked with a running engine in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. — courtesy photo
Under pressure from Berlin, EU relaxes ban on combustion engines after 2035
BERLIN — Germany and the European Union announced Saturday that they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 provided they use climate-neutral fuel only.EU Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans tweeted that “we have found an agreement with Germany on the future use of e-fuels in cars.”German Transport Minister Volker Wissing tweeted that the way had been cleared for vehicles with internal combustion engines that only use climate-neutral fuels to be newly registered even after 2035.“We secure opportunities for Europe by preserving important options for climate-neutral and affordable mobility,” Wissing wrote.An initial proposal by European Union...
March 26, 2023

Under pressure from Berlin, EU relaxes ban on combustion engines after 2035

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