The government is braced for the possibility that the U.S. may retaliate against Britain’s 20 percent Value Added Tax — a consumption levy added to most goods and services. The first U.K. official quoted above voiced concern this could be set at the difference between U.S. sales taxes and…
Category: 3. Europe
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Giuseppe Antoci, l’eurodéputé qui veut porter la lutte contre la mafia et le crime organisé à Bruxelles – POLITICO
Giuseppe Antoci, l’eurodéputé qui veut porter la lutte contre la mafia et le crime organisé à Bruxelles – POLITICO
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Turkey's CHP party leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in prison
İmamoğlu’s arrest has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked demonstrations in cities across the country, some of which have turned violent.
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Russia has ‘seized the upper hand’ in Ukraine war, intel community warns
U.S. intelligence agencies sounded the alarm on Ukraine’s dwindling battlefield prospects against Russia in an annual report released Tuesday.
The 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community — released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in…
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The Netherlands confirms it wants to more than double its military personnel by 2030
Due to ongoing geopolitical tensions, the Dutch government wants to more than double the number of people serving in the armed forces, from 70,000 to 200,000 people.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has confirmed it aims to more than double its military personnel, from…
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Chaos as Ireland’s opposition shouts down speaker, shuts down parliament – POLITICO
But soon after that amendment was passed, Martin was shouted down as he attempted to answer his first question. As scores of opposition lawmakers stood and refused to stop shouting, Murphy conceded defeat and shut parliament for the day.
It marked the second time she was forced to take…
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Next German government strikes radical deal to toughen migration policy – POLITICO
The agreement would represent Germany’s strictest migration policies in decades. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came second in the election on Feb. 23 and is likely to become a rowdy opposition voice in the forthcoming parliament.
Some aspects of migration policy are not…
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Lukashenko sworn in again as Belarus' president, tells critics 'You have no future'
Lukashenko marked three decades in power last year and his political opponents have denounced the tightly orchestrated presidential election on 26 January as a farce.
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Two French air display jets crash in rehearsal
Two aircraft from the French display team Patrouille de France have crashed in rehearsals.
The three pilots of the two Alpha Jets ejected and were “found alive and conscious”, the French air force has announced.
The two aircraft were taking part in rehearsals not far from the Air Base 113 in…
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European Parliament flinches at factory farming reality – POLITICO
The exhibition was co-hosted by Luxembourgish Green MEP Tilly Metz and organized by NGOs Animal Law Europe and the European Environmental Bureau, with the aim of highlighting standard practices in industrial farming. Metz’s office didn’t formally contest the request — her team submitted…
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