The 22nd meeting of the ‘Republic of Kazakhstan – European Union’ Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (PCC) took place in Brussels. The event coincided with the upcoming milestone anniversary — the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA)…
Category: 3. Europe
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The largest state budget in our independence history
The draft Law ‘On the State Budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2026’ is currently being widely discussed in the Milli Majlis. The real economic indicators and financial justifications presented by the Minister of Finance and the Chairman of the Chamber of Accounts provide grounds to say…
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The sad, sorry state of COP
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM — Sometimes the metaphors deliver themselves, dripping in flame retardant foam. So it was in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday when a fire briefly engulfed an events stand at the annual United Nations climate talks.
The scenes of a summit supposed to stop the planet burning,…
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Climate summit proposal dodges call to accelerate move from fossil fuels
BELÉM, Brazil — A final, yet-to-be-agreed-on text for the U.N. climate summit would call on nations to take marginal steps toward combating climate change — but fails to substantially commit to new efforts to ditch the fossil fuels that cause it, according to a copy of the text seen by…
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Hungary’s Orbán backs US’s Ukraine proposal in bid to derail aid to Kyiv – POLITICO
“Europeans must immediately and unconditionally support the peace initiative of the United States,” Orbán wrote. “In addition to supporting the U.S. President, we must without delay launch autonomous and direct negotiations with Russia.”
Aside from Hungary, the 26 other EU…
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Barça return home: new Camp Nou reopens after 900 days with a big party
After a long exile far from its temple, FC Barcelona return this Saturday to Camp Nou, the stadium that has marked the club’s history since 1957. The return is accompanied by the licence to occupy Phase 1B, which will allow the stadium to partially reopen and welcome more than 45,000 fans in…
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Putin backs US peace plan as ‘basis’ for settlement in Ukraine – POLITICO
Putin said Russia is ready to “show flexibility” regarding the settlement proposal, Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported. Putin said the U.S. proposal is an “upgraded” version of one put forward at the Alaska summit between the Russian and American leaders in…
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‘The Ukrainians will have to accept’: Why Trump officials think now is their best chance for a deal
The Trump administration believes the moment to pressure Ukraine into a peace agreement is at hand, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy particularly weak at home and plagued by a corruption scandal that poses the most direct threat to his leadership since Russia invaded in 2022.
“The…
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It’s official: Turkey will be boss of COP31 climate talks
BELÉM, Brazil — Turkey has won the right to host next year’s U.N. climate talks — and to preside over the talks, giving it a powerful say in charting the world’s course on international finance and fossil fuels, according to a deal with its rival Australia that was published…
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American plan for Ukraine 'needs more work'
EU leaders say the US plan to end the Ukraine war will “require additional work”. The proposal, which appears to back most of the Russian demands, has been given a distinctly guarded welcome in many European capitals. EU member state leaders trying to balance the need for an end to the…
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