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Leopard tanks like a Mercedes, says Ukrainian soldier training in Germany

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:26
A Ukrainian soldier compared Germany's Leopard 2 tanks to a Mercedes as he underwent training with them ahead of their arrival on the battlefield, saying he hoped they would bring a breakthrough in the war.
Categories: European Union

Price ceilings on drugs with no alternatives must be raised, Czech industry says

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:23
According to the Czech pharmaceutical industry and Czech state authorities, setting price caps cannot solve drug shortages as the measure could even further jeopardize drug availability.  
Categories: European Union

Putin set for major Ukraine war speech after Biden walks streets of Kyiv

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:15
Vladimir Putin is due to make a speech on 21 February setting out aims for the second year of his invasion, a day after the US President walked the streets of Kyiv promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes.
Categories: European Union

Business as usual ‘dangerous’ for aviation, warns Rome airport chief

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:15
A realistic pathway to cut aviation emissions is the best way the sector can prevent lawmakers from restricting flying on environmental grounds, the head of Rome’s Fiumicino and Ciampino airports has said.
Categories: European Union

Spanish power companies to denounce ‘discriminatory’ windfall tax

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:14
The multi-billion-euro windfall tax for energy firms to offset the toll of inflation on vulnerable consumers approved last year by Madrid will be denounced by the association of large Spanish power companies (Aelec) before the European Commission.
Categories: European Union

Turkey opens up to Sweden’s NATO application after US meeting

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:09
Turkey adopted a more conciliatory stance on Sweden’s NATO application after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Turkish President Tayyip, and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu discussed the possible purchase of US F16 aircraft on Monday. After showing opposition to the...
Categories: European Union

Motofestival in Bern vom 23. bis 26. Februar: Die wichtigsten Töff-Neuheiten für 2023

Blick.ch - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:09
Am Donnerstag öffnet mit dem Motofestival die neue und grösste Schweizer Töff-Messe ihre Tore. Bis Sonntag dreht sich in Bern alles ums motorisierte Zweirad – vom E-Roller bis zur fetten Harley. Blick präsentiert die wichtigsten Neuheiten für 2023.
Categories: Swiss News

Finland can sell heavy armament to Turkey, says defence minister

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:08
There is no reason why Finland cannot sell ammunition and heavy armament to Turkey, Defence Minister Mikko Savola said in an interview with Uusi Suomi on Sunday. Interviewed by Uusi Suomi on Sunday evening at the Munich Security Conference, Savola...
Categories: European Union

Estonia gears up for elections amid Russian invasion fears

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:08
Estonian voters are gearing up for elections due in two weeks, but there are fears the country could be at risk due to a large Russian-speaking minority and shared borders with Russia. Polls suggest that the liberal Reform Party (Renew...
Categories: European Union

La Banque fédérale d’Allemagne prévoit une récession

Euractiv.fr - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:07
Le PIB de l’Allemagne devrait diminuer pour le deuxième trimestre consécutif, signifiant que le pays est officiellement en récession, selon les récentes prévisions de la banque centrale du pays.
Categories: Union européenne

Slovaquie : une eurodéputée appelle à favoriser une solution diplomatique avec la Russie

Euractiv.fr - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:00
L’Union européenne devrait se concentrer sur les solutions diplomatiques à la guerre en Ukraine, et non sur les livraisons d’armes, a déclaré la nouvelle eurodéputée slovaque Katarína Roth Neveďalová (Smer-SD/S&D).
Categories: Union européenne

How flame retardants prevent fires and protect people [Promoted content]

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:00
Did you know that flame retardants are at the core of fire safety? By inhibiting fire ignition and slowing down the spread of flames, they prolong escape time and maximize firefighters’ intervention, saving lives, and avoiding severe injuries and traumatic experiences.
Categories: European Union

[Feature] Germany as a laboratory of 'communism vs capitalism'

Euobserver.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 07:00
A new exhibition at the Deutsches Historiches Musuem in Berlin unveils industrial photography of Germany's steel, coal, car, chemical and textile industries from the 1950s to 1980s — some in East Germany, some in West. But which was which?
Categories: European Union

Polen - USA: Biden nach Kurzbesuch in Kiew in Polen eingetroffen

Blick.ch - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 06:57
Nach seinem Kurzbesuch in der ukrainischen Hauptstadt Kiew ist US-Präsident Joe Biden in Polen eingetroffen. Biden habe die ukrainisch-polnische Grenze überquert, sagte der polnische Vizeaussenminister Piotr Wawrzyk der Nachrichtenagentur PAP am Montag.
Categories: Swiss News

Czech intelligence: China is a ‘medicines’ threat too

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 06:56
China threatens European security and stability at many levels, now including even medicines, said Director of the Czech Security Information Service Michal Koudelka, adding that politicians, in particular, should not repeat the same mistake of downplaying security alerts like in...
Categories: European Union

Chances of taxing digital giants ‘slim’, says French minister

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 06:56
Negotiations on taxing digital giants like Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook are being blocked by the US, Saudi Arabia and India, said French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday. This tax, also known as the GAFA tax,...
Categories: European Union

Taxation des Gafa : « les chances de succès sont minces », selon Bruno Le Maire

Euractiv.fr - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 06:55
Le ministre français de l’Économie et des Finances Bruno Le Maire a dénoncé lundi (20 février) les blocages des États-Unis, de l’Arabie saoudite et de l’Inde dans les négociations sur la taxation des géants du numérique.
Categories: Union européenne

German central bank predicts recession

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 06:55
Germany’s GDP is expected to decrease for the second quarter in a row, meaning the country is officially in a recession, according to predictions from the country’s central bank. The German Federal Bank published on Monday its monthly report, predicting...
Categories: European Union

Schweizer fehlt verletzt: Sharks beenden ohne Meier ihre Niederlagenserie

Blick.ch - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 06:55
Die San Jose Sharks kehren in die Erfolgsspur zurück. Und das, obwohl sie mit Timo Meier ohne ihren besten Torschützen auskommen müssen.
Categories: Swiss News

SHMÚ: Egyes járásokban kedden is érvényben marad a szél miatt kiadott riasztás

Bumm.sk (Szlovákia/Felvidék) - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 06:55
Kedden is érvényben marad az erős szél miatt a hegyvidéki területekre kiadott riasztás. Viharra figyelmeztetnek a Tátrában.

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