Dating back to ancient Persia, Nowruz, celebrated in March, marks the arrival of the vernal equinox and the first day of spring in Iran. Uniquely for this year, Nowruz occurred side by side with Eid al-Fitr, the most important festival among…
Category: 3. Europe
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Wie Trump im Iran weiter machen will – POLITICO
In der Nacht zu Donnerstag unserer Zeit hat Donald Trump eine Rede zur Nation gehalten. In der erwähnt er die NATO mit keinem Wort und doch baut er weiter Druck in Richtung der Verbündeten auf. Während er den Verlauf und die…
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How secure are the Commission’s group chats? – POLITICO
Bulgaria is heading towards another tight parliamentary election this month — and it wants the EU to help counter malign foreign interference.
Haunted by memories of coordinated social media campaigns targeting other…
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Don’t panic, my EU reset plan will work – POLITICO
Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying ministers, much work is going on behind closed doors in Whitehall to strike a closer relationship with Brussels.
Nearly a decade after Britain voted to leave…
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Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election – POLITICO
But Parry expressed concerns that the controversy regarding Boyarsakaya’s role in the OSCE could undermine the work done by the organization. “The public campaign surrounding this matter risks doing precisely the kind of damage to mission…
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Britain’s EU point man says reset deal can be done by summer – POLITICO
Challenged on the view that European capitals have been less enthusiastic than Britain at the prospect of a post-Brexit rapprochement with the EU, Thomas-Symonds insisted the timetable and ambitions remained firm. “The bill will introduce…
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Feuding French Socialists leave presidential prospects in disarray – POLITICO
“Even though the Socialists didn’t lose the municipal elections, we would be wrong to believe that we won them,” he told Le Parisien.
Family feud
Faure and Vallaud represent the two dueling visions of the Socialists’ future, and…
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EU wants Hungary’s next leader to support Ukraine. It should be so lucky. – POLITICO
On Ukraine, he hasn’t framed Kyiv as an enemy — but has studiously avoided any positive appraisals, knowing they would play badly at the ballot box.
That’s because anti-Ukrainian sentiment is deeply rooted in Hungary. According to an
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Merz sparks backlash over desire to send Syrians home – POLITICO
But, he added, “it is clear that once the civil war ended, the time for return has come and the grounds for protection cease to apply.” He declined to provide specific numbers.
Approximately 1.23 million people of Syrian origin were
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Trump warns U.S. will hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over next two to three weeks
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. is getting “very close” to finishing its objectives in Iran but warned that the next two weeks will involve intense military activity.
“We are on track to complete all of America’s…
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