Long boiling tensions between Russia and Ukraine have recently spiked when Russia fired upon Ukrainian naval vessels, subsequently injuring up to six Ukrainian sailors. The crisis has had a profound effect not only on both of the countries politics, but also regional and international decision making, as both NATO and the EU have commented on the matter in favor of… Read more »
European stocks rallied Monday afternoon, as investors digested fresh developments surrounding the U.K.’s withdrawal process from the EU. Symbol Name Price Change %Change Volume FTSE FTSE 100 7005.95 53.09 0.76% 301275974 DAX DAX 11333.45 140.76 1.26% 39258573 CAC CAC 4985.05 38.10 0.77% 39241216 The pan-European STOXX 600 was up around 0.8 percent during lunchtime deals, with major bourses trading sharply higher. Across… Read more »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it was planning for a U.S. deployment of new nuclear missiles in Europe following Washington’s planned withdrawal from a landmark Cold war-era arms control treaty despite the United States denying it has such plans. Russia is keen to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from carrying out a threat for Washington to quit the… Read more »
A court challenge over the legality of the EU’s Brexit negotiations brought by a 97-year-old war veteran and 12 other emigrant Britons has been rejected by the European court of justice in Luxembourg. Harry Shindler, who lives in Italy, and others who reside in various EU member states had argued that the referendum in 2016 was invalid because they and more than… Read more »
Two gunboats and a tug were captured by Russian forces. A number of Ukrainian crew members were injured. Each country blames the other for the incident. On Monday Ukrainian MPs are due to vote on declaring martial law. The crisis began when Russia accused the Ukrainian ships of illegally entering its waters. The Russians placed a tanker under a bridge… Read more »
Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, and his Fidesz party have long been subject to the scrutiny of the European Union. Since taking office in 2010, Orban has shifted government control into the hands of loyalists and has led the Hungarian government to a more nationally focused agenda. The influx of Middle Eastern migrants has played a large role in not… Read more »
Hungary’s rule of law and judicial independence face fresh scrutiny after prime minister Viktor Orbán’s government announced plans for a new court system and police shut down an investigation into a case linked to his son-in-law. Since taking office in 2010, Mr Orbán has used his Fidesz party’s dominant position to focus power in the hands of loyalists and replace… Read more »
Moscow has named a square after Kim Philby, the British double agent who defected to the Soviet Union in 1963, near the headquarters of Russia’s foreign intelligence service. The move comes as relations between the UK and Russia are at lows not seen since the cold war over the poisoning of the former double agent Sergei Skripal, allegedly by Russian spies. Sergei Sobyanin, the… Read more »
The UK will sink to the bottom of the European economic growth league next year to join Italy as the slowest-growing economy in the EU, before falling further the year after to anchor the table alone, according to European commission forecasts. The EU’s gloomy predictions are based on a soft Brexit – meaning Britain is expected to lag behind all its EU peers even if… Read more »
“We’re victorious,” said the organisers of the annual event, which has become a magnet for the far right and has been marked by violence in recent years. The ruling comes a day after Warsaw Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz barred the rally, saying the city had suffered enough from “aggressive nationalism”. After the ban, President Andrzej Duda vowed to organise an official… Read more »