Despite a dip in inflation the ECB has raised the key interest rate for the fifth time in eight months. Up 0.5 points, it now stands at 3 percent. Inflation in Europe is still far too high, ECB chief Christine Lagarde said on Thursday. Is this the right approach?
Yesterday, 2 February, marked the 80th anniversary of the decisive victory of the Soviet army against Hitler's troops at Stalingrad. The battle, which was fought from 1942 to 1943, is widely regarded as a turning point in the Second World War. Commentators discuss how the Kremlin is reinterpreting and exploiting the anniversary in light of the war against Ukraine.
EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has travelled to Kyiv to attend the EU-Ukraine summit taking place today. More than further support against Russia is on the agenda after President Zelensky said in the run-up to the meeting: "I believe that Ukraine deserves to start negotiations on EU membership this year."
Az ukrán rendőrség korrupciós visszaéléseket vizsgál a háborús és áldozatsegítő pénzadományokat kezelő egyes ügynökségeknél. Odesszában több tisztviselőt letartóztattak, akik közel 175 ezer euróval rövidítették meg az államot - írja az euronews.com.