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Debate: Bundestag majority with AfD backing: the fallout?

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 12:38
A majority of the German Bundestag on Wednesday approved a non-binding motion put forward by the CDU/CSU faction to tighten the country's migration policy, which includes the introduction of permanent border controls. The vote was hotly contested as it passed with the votes of the AfD, which is classified by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a suspected right-wing extremist organisation. Europe's press weighs in.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Heavy fighting in the DRC

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 12:38
The crisis that has been smouldering for decades in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is now coming to a head: the M23 rebel group, supported by neighbouring Rwanda, has overtaken the regional capital Goma. UN peacekeepers have been caught in the crossfire, aid programmes have been suspended and 400,000 people have fled their homes, according to the UN. Riots have also been reported in the capital Kinshasa. What can Europe do?
Categories: European Union

Debate: Romania's anulled vote: quiet criticism from Council of Europe

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 12:38
The Council of Europe's Venice Commission has indirectly issued a warning to Romania following the annulment of its 2024 presidential election. Although the Commission says it does not consider itself responsible for examining this specific case, it recommends that elections only be annulled on the basis of clear, transparent and publicly accessible evidence, and that affected parties be given the opportunity to present their own points of view.
Categories: European Union

Political will lacking | Spotmedia - Romania

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 12:38
Categories: European Union

Debate: Row over Budapest megaproject

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 12:38
The sale of the 100-hectare former Rákosrendező freight yard by the Hungarian state to the Emirati Eagle Hills Group has led to a conflict between the opposition-led capital and the national government. Also because a company belonging to the municipal authorities has a purchase option on the site - and the city council now wants to exercise it. The national press is also at odds over the megaproject.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Ceasefire in Gaza: a real chance for peace?

Thu, 16/01/2025 - 12:02
Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire which is to come into force in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. In the first of three phases, 33 Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are to be released in batches. The media look at whether the agreement can bring lasting peace to the region and speculate on the role of US President-elect Donald Trump in the negotiations.
Categories: European Union

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