Josep Borrell’s vow that government employees and MPs won’t be able to buy luxury goods in Europe failed to land Russians who undermine Ukrainian sovereignty won’t be able to shop in Milan, party in Saint-Tropez or purchase diamonds in Antwerp, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted on Tuesday. The post was deleted hours […]
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‘Naive’ govt policy poses ‘catastrophic’ security risk – media
Interviews for ‘top secret’ UK jobs are being done by video call, whistleblowers warn British military personnel, civil servants, and private contractors applying for positions with access to “top secret” information are no longer automatically vetted in person, whistleblowers have revealed to The Telegraph. The UK risks a “catastrophic security breach” due to this shift toward […]
PERFUZIILE GAZPROM PENTRU EUROPA. Conf. univ. Radu Dudău, director al Energy Policy Group: „Europa depinde foarte mult de importurile de gaze din Rusia. Suntem într-un moment de criză a prețurilor la energie, prețuri neașteptat de mari!”
Radu Dudău: „Marii consumatori, Germania, Italia, statele din Vest, care depind mult de Rusia, sunt și principala sursă de venit. Credibilitatea Gazpromului este în joc!”. Radu Dudău: „Până în 2050, UE își propune să fie un continent cu emisii net zero de gaze cu efect de seră”. Radu Dudău: „Trebuie spus că există un preț […]
„InSecuritate”, cu Bogdan Nicolae – invitat Radu Dudău, director Energy Policy Group
Câtă necunoaștere se află în spatele sintagmei „independență energetică”? Strecurat ori pur și simplu adoptat în discursul public, fie din populism, din calcule pragmatice, fie chiar din neînțelegerea fondului, acest construct încă mai bântuie pe culoarele politicii și prin mințile unor factori de decizie. Evidența realității noastre imediate este izbitoare. Cu contribuția la obiect a […]
BoJo’s policy chief & long-time ally quits
Munira Mirza said she’s leaving Downing Street after PM accused Labour leader Starmer of not prosecuting “horrendous” pedophile Jimmy Savile Munira Mirza, Downing Street’s head of policy, handed her resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday. Though Mirza is a long-time ally of Johnson, she said that his comments to Labour Party leader […]
UK to U-turn on mandatory Covid jabs policy – reports
The government is set to scrap its plans to force healthcare workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to reports On Monday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid will convene ministers to discuss the impact of a vaccine mandate for healthcare professionals and social care workers, according to the Telegraph. The paper reported that the government is […]
NATO unveils ‘space policy’
US-led alliance explicitly said that space threats ‘could lead to the invocation of Article 5’ NATO considers space increasingly important to its mission and fears potential adversaries might seek to harm its orbital assets, the alliance has announced, adding it reserves the right to declare a space attack an act of war. The US-led alliance […]
Starmer and Johnson united against mayor’s relaxation of drug policy
Sadiq Khan is set to replace detention with counseling for youths caught with small amounts of cannabis London’s mayor has made plans to introduce a pilot program which will de-facto decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis among youths. The project has already faced opposition from the prime minister and Labour leader. On Tuesday, the […]
China’s zero-Covid policy faces major challenge
Covid case spike in Xi’an challenges Beijing’s plan to stop outbreaks at the source More than 1,000 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the Chinese city of Xi’an since December 9. Despite a local lockdown, infection numbers have continued to grow, testing Beijing’s zero-Covid policy. On Thursday, authorities in Xi’an, a city in Shaanxi Province, […]
Hungary breached law with asylum seekers policy – EU top court
The European Union’s top court has ruled that Hungary’s 2018 law aimed at criminalizing aiding illegal immigrants who are claiming asylum violates the “rights safeguarded” by the bloc’s legislature. The Hungarian legislation, passed in 2018, sought to punish anyone “facilitating illegal immigration” with a year in prison, under a bill dubbed the “Stop Soros” law. […]
EU’s green energy policy must be based on economic & climate concerns, not political competition – Hungarian FM to RT
Europe’s clean energy initiatives should be based on a rational long-term strategy, including both the needs of economic development and environmental protection, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RT. Hungary was the first European nation to ratify the Paris climate agreement, Szijjarto said, adding that Budapest would very much like to see Europe achieving the […]
EU foreign policy chief says ‘people on the ground’ needed in Afghanistan alongside humanitarian workers
The EU evacuated all its staff from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August, but the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell now insists that Brussels must maintain a presence in the turbulent country. “We need to have people on the ground in Afghanistan, in addition to our humanitarian workers,” Borrell wrote in a blogpost […]
Biden acted like Trump & delivered ‘insult to a NATO partner’ with AUKUS pact, says Merkel’s ex top foreign policy adviser
The AUKUS submarine deal that deprived France of a hefty contract with Canberra has led to a “big loss of confidence” in the Biden administration, a former foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. The agreement between Washington, London and Canberra to provide Australia with nuclear-powered, yet conventionally armed submarines, which was […]
North Korea says formally ending Korean War would be ‘foolish idea’ unless US scraps its hostile policy
It’s not the right time to start talks on ending the 1950-53 Korean War as Washington must first give up on its hostile policy towards Pyongyang, Ri Thae Song, North Korea’s deputy foreign minister, has said. Seven decades after the conflict, the Korean Peninsula technically remains in a state of war as the truce achieved […]











