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Acting Minister of Labor, Dragoș Pîslaru, announced on Wednesday that he has been given a mandate by interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to negotiate with the European Commission regarding the possibility of freezing or staggering salary increases for public officials until 2031, as part of public sector salary reform. He emphasized, “Officials should not be […]
Brussels has made clear its intentions to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but Paris, it seems, has other ideas This week, China and France signed a third-party market cooperation agreement to the tune of $1.7 billion. As China Daily reports, there are seven projects in the infrastructure, environmental protection, new energy and […]
The CIA essentially sets its own rules over what data it collects, and politicians know it. Here’s how it is allowed to do so The recent efforts by two US Senators to get more transparency over intelligence harvesting by the Central Intelligence Agency, which involves the “incidental” collection of US citizens’ personal information, opens the […]
Donald Trump suggested looking into Mike Pence after an ex-member of his former VP’s staff was questioned Former President Donald Trump has blasted the House committee investigating the January 6 riot, and his latest critiques also call for the “political hacks, liars, and traitors” seated on the committee to investigate former Vice President Mike Pence […]
Fierce debate has been triggered in France after a healthcare boss suggested the unvaccinated could be charged for their treatment Speaking live on French television on Wednesday, Paris AP-HP hospitals system chief Martin Hirsch questioned whether people who have refused the Covid-19 vaccine should be given free treatment. “When free and efficient drugs are available, […]
UK’s former Brexit chief urges ‘significant’ personnel changes at Number 10 Without a “total reset” at 10 Downing Street, Boris Johnson’s future as prime minister is in serious jeopardy, Lord David Frost tweeted on Thursday. The Tory peer and former UK chief Brexit negotiator was quoting a Telegraph article that called for a comprehensive political […]
Rock legend and activist Roger Waters told RT that the prosecution of Julian Assange is a “charade” On Monday, Julian Assange was granted permission to appeal the British High Court’s decision last month to allow his extradition to the US, where he is wanted on charges of espionage and revealing state secrets. The WikiLeaks co-founder […]
Convicted terrorist Anders Breivik could be awarded an early release if the court grants his request for parole A parole hearing for Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik is set to take place this week, more than ten years after he killed 77 people and injured hundreds more in Norway’s deadliest attack since World War II. […]
The unpopularity of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is creating a ‘power vacuum,’ Democrats argue The potential of Hillary Clinton vying for the presidency again has entered public discourse after two prominent Democrats pitched the former secretary of state as being in an “advantageous position” to run. Political consultant Douglas Schoen and former Manhattan Borough […]
US citizens are warned that even fully vaccinated travelers risk catching Covid-19 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now advises Americans against going to neighboring Canada due to the rising number of Covid cases in the country. The agency updated its guidance on Monday, and now says that “because of the current […]
The journalist, who wrote for New York Magazine and British Vogue, covers issues such as mental health and social justice A US-based journalist with bylines in several established publications has deleted her Twitter after sending shockwaves across the platform by seemingly wishing death upon Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on New Years’ Eve. Nylah Burton, a Chicago-based […]
The EU must quickly seal its external borders to stem the flow of migrants who are no longer welcome in the 27-member bloc, according to Slovenia’s interior minister, whose country currently holds the presidency of the EU Council. Speaking at the ‘Sarajevo Migration Dialogue’ on Thursday, Interior Minister Ales Hojs said EU countries were preoccupied […]
A police officer targeted on Monday in a stabbing attack in Cannes was protected from physical injury by his vest, France’s interior minister confirmed as investigators evaluate if the incident was related to terrorism. The officer was attacked by a male assailant outside the central police station of Cannes. One officer was stabbed, but luckily […]
Spain’s prime minister has proposed that the European Commission (EC) negotiate gas contracts on behalf of all EU member states in order to strengthen cooperation amid soaring gas prices on the global marketplace. Speaking on Wednesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez proposed a novel solution to the spiraling cost of gas in Europe, suggesting the EU’s […]
The European Commission has said that EU citizens injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 should be able to travel to the US, despite the jab still lacking approval from the American regulator. On Monday, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients announced that in “early November” the US is planning to reopen for air […]