Dutch military aid to Ukraine almost tips €1 billion
The Netherlands has now provided Ukraine with €987 million in military aid, Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren told the Dutch parliament in a letter on Friday. The total aid includes €697…
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Hydrogen infrastructure projects launched to connect Finland and Central Europe
State-owned company and transmission system operator Gasgrid Finland signed a project agreement to develop a new piece of the regional hydrogen infrastructure network on Friday. Pipelines of up to 5,000…
Portugal: One in seven babies born to foreign mothers in 2021
Of the almost 80,000 babies born in 2021 in Portugal, more than 10,000 or about 14%, have foreign mothers, according to a survey released on Sunday by Pordata. “The proportion…
An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power, Alarming Scholars
Several new studies document the current court’s distinctive insistence on its dominance and the justices’ willingness to use procedural shortcuts to achieve it. Send any friend a story As a…
EU regulators have a bigger bird to fry than Twitter. It’s TikTok
A potential ban of TikTok in Europe won�
Polish opposition notifies prosecution of irregularities in state fuel merger
The public prosecutor’s office has been notified of significant irregularities in the recent merger between the Lotos fuel company and PKN Orlen, the largest fuel company in Central and Eastern…
Polish ruling camp says it predicted Ukraine war, accuses opposition of sabotage
The ruling PiS party claims it knew the war in Ukraine would break out, while the opposition, which appeared to have been partly “engaged” in the Kremlin’s plan, went so…
EU lawmakers on Slovakia mission point to worrying LGBTQ, Roma situation
An EU Parliament Monitoring Delegation expressed concern over the equal rights situation in Slovakia regarding LGBTQI+ and Roma communities and called on the government to step up its efforts in…
How to Watch the Jan. 6 Committee’s Final Session
The House committee will meet on Monday afternoon to consider criminal referrals against former President Donald J. Trump and several of his associates before issuing its final report. Send any…
Slovenian businesses to benefit from energy aid scheme
Businesses will be eligible for aid to combat high energy prices under a €1.2 billion plan, which while adopted by the National Assembly Friday, some view as too little too…