Source link The tech billionaire slammed the ruling as “the most draconian demands of any country on Earth” Elon Musk has demanded the resignation of a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. Judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered an investigation of Elon Musk on Sunday, after the tech mogul defied an order to suspend social media accounts, […]
Source link The Asian country is trying to “delay or prevent” the embargo imposed by the EU and G7 last month, according to Subrahmanyam Jaishankar India’s diamond industry will feel the impact of new Western sanctions imposed on Russian exports of precious stones, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said. A direct EU and G7 ban […]
Source link The protesters oppose what they see as excessive EU environmental requirements and unfairly cheap imports from Ukraine Polish farmers intensified nationwide protests on Wednesday, decrying EU agricultural policies and the flood of duty-free imports from Ukraine. Tens of thousands of agricultural workers are blocking roads in several hundred locations across the country, according […]
Source link The protesters have called on Prime Minister Donald Tusk to discuss Warsaw’s withdrawal from the EU’s Green Deal proposals Polish farmers blocked a major highway into Germany on Sunday, in protest against EU environmental proposals and uncontrolled imports of cheap produce from countries such as Ukraine. According to the RFM FM media outlet, […]
Source link Israel “categorically” rejected all efforts to end the war that involved recognizing a Palestinian state The US will veto a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a statement on Saturday. The draft resolution put forward by Algeria, which […]
Source link The action by French agricultural workers follows similar protests in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania Farmers blocked roads with tractors and trucks in several parts of France on Monday, continuing protests that they started last week, local media has reported. The agricultural workers dumped rocks and gravel to make highway exits inaccessible […]
Source link Agricultural producers from Romania have been protesting Ukraine’s imports, which have caused a “price collapse,” the local media say A major border crossing checkpoint between Ukraine and Romania was blocked by the EU nation’s farmers on Saturday. The agricultural producers have been staging protests in the area over the past few days to […]
Source link Protesters have rallied against austerity measures that Berlin introduced last month Farmers all over Germany are rallying for a week of protests against government austerity measures, which they fear may leave the agricultural sector without support and force farms to shut down. Thousands have flocked to Berlin and other major cities to protest […]
Source link Slovakia will not agree to letting Ukraine become a member of NATO, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said in an interview. The US-led military bloc stopped short of offering Kiev an actual invitation at the summit hosted by Lithuania in June. The joint communique from the Vilnius meeting said only that NATO would […]
Source link Protesters fear the German government’s austerity measures will force farms to shut down Farmers from across Germany descended on Berlin in their tractors on Monday, protesting against the government’s plans to slash diesel subsidies and tax breaks for agricultural vehicles. Berlin recently announced planned austerity measures for 2024, in line with efforts to […]
Source link Sofia slapped a hefty transit tax on Russian gas in October, a move which Budapest considers unacceptable Hungary will block Bulgaria’s entry into the EU’s passport-free Schengen area unless Sofia lifts its transit tax on Russian gas, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned in a video posted on Facebook on Saturday. According to […]
Source link The prime minister has said he allowed accession talks to begin, but will “pull the handbrake” if necessary Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said his government will have around 75 more opportunities to block Ukraine’s path to EU membership, and that allowing accession talks to begin was a political gesture by Brussels. EU leaders […]
Source link Hungarian hauliers followed Poland and Slovakia’s lead and are demanding that the EU stop favoring their Ukrainian counterparts Hungarian truckers on Monday staged a demonstration near a checkpoint at the border with Ukraine and are slowing down any trucks attempting to go in or out of the country. The protesters are demanding that […]
Source link The three largest Israeli banks have segregated assets in accounts belonging to Russian citizens or Russian tax residents, Forbes reported on Wednesday, citing Mark Oigman, the founder of international financial company SmartGen. Previously, the EU’s largest depositary Euroclear demanded that its partner-banks separate accounts that belong to Russians in order to monitor compliance […]
Source link The Slovak foreign minister rejects Brussels’ proposal to add nuclear fuel supplies to the upcoming round of penalties The government of Slovakia will not support restrictions on imports of nuclear fuel from Russia as part of a 12th package of EU sanctions that is currently being discussed by member states, Foreign Minister Juraj […]