Tag: Hungary
Romania decries ‘cynical’ Russian grain infrastructure attacks – POLITICO
Romania is working to find more ways to help transport Ukrainian grain, the country’s foreign minister said Monday, describing the security situation in the Black Sea region as “quite serious.”
More than half of Ukrainian exports using the EU’s solidarity lanes — corridors set up to facilitate transit by road, rail and inland waterway — came through Romania. The European Commission has estimated that more than 65 percent of the grain exported via solidarity lanes in June traveled along the
Iceland, Hungary helped shelter Belarusian businessman from EU sanctions – EURACTIV.com
Iceland has used its lobbying power vis-à-vis the EU to shelter Alexander Moshensky, a Belarusian oligarch close to Alexander Lukashenko, from sanctions, with Hungary also using its veto in his favour, fresh analysis from a consortium of investigative websites has revealed.
Moshensky, a Belarusian businessman whose assets include the prominent food manufacturers Santa Bremor and Savushkin Produkt – earning him the nickname of the “fish king” of Belarus – has for two decades enjoyed diplomatic and business relations with Iceland.
Living Cities’ Summer Movie Club – POLITICO
Ahead of Living Cities’ summer break, we asked our readers to submit their favorite films about European cities. With entries ranging from “Trainspotting” to “The Third Man,” they didn’t disappoint.
Grab some popcorn, turn down the lights, and hit play: With our map of films that capture the spirit of European cities, you’re sure to stay entertained through the rest of the summer.
US limits visa waiver for Hungarians – POLITICO
The United States on Tuesday sharply limited Hungary’s participation in its visa waiver program over security concerns regarding new passports issued between 2011 and 2020.
Under the American Visa Waiver Program, citizens of participating countries can travel to the U.S. for tourism or business for up to 90 days without a visa, and simply need a so-called Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).
But starting Tuesday, ESTA validity for Hungarian passport holders will be reduced from two years to one,
Germany learns to be a team player – POLITICO
Benjamin Tallis is a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations, where he heads the “Action Group Zeitenwende.”
With Germany under pressure to deliver on its stuttering Zeitenwende — the promised sea change in its defense policy — any progress is now welcome. And this is the view not just in Berlin, but in all allied capitals where policymakers understand what such a change could mean for NATO and European defense.
It’s true that Germany has come
Murdered Maltese journalist’s son blasts EU media freedom law – POLITICO
When a car bomb killed Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, Brussels promised action to better protect journalists. The European Commission last year forwarded a directive to combat strategic lawsuits against public participation (or SLAPPs), which are used to censor and silence public critics.
But in an interview with POLITICO’s EU Confidential podcast, Daphne Caruana Galizia’s son Andrew Caruana Galizia has lambasted the EU’s watershed anti-SLAPP law as insufficient. “In reality, the proposal as it stands would not
Max Verstappen: Red Bull chief vows to ‘teach’ F1 star over Hungary antics | F1 | Sport
Marko, 80, admitted that qualifying had shown their rivals are closing the gap on them after losing out on pole for only the second time this season, with Hamilton claiming his 104th pole in F1.
“Well, if the car isn’t in the best position, like in Budapest qualifying, we feel that the others are getting closer,” he added.
He also suggested that Verstappen could have gone even faster at the Hungaroring, despite winning the race by over 33 seconds –
EU migration deal faces delays after talks snag – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — Bitter infighting on Wednesday derailed EU ambassadors’ attempts to finish off the last plank of the EU’s flagship migration reform.
As a result, officials will have to break for the summer without completing work on the overall package, which would reshape how the EU processes and relocates migrants across the Continent.
The stumbling block proved to be the so-called “crisis mechanism,” which details measures to lift pressure on EU border countries facing spikes in people seeking asylum.
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Scoop! Why Ben from Ben & Jerry’s blames America for war in Ukraine – POLITICO
Ben Cohen wasn’t talking about ice cream. He was talking about American militarism.
At 72, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is bald and bespectacled. He looks fit, cherubic even, but when he got going on what it was like to grow up during the Cold War, his tone became less playful and more assertive — almost defiant.
“I had his image of these two countries facing each other, and each one had this huge pile of shiny,
How Spain went woke — and why that may not last – POLITICO
CARLA ANTONELLI REMEMBERS when being gay in Spain could get you sent to a work camp.
Under Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, the LGBTQ+ community was harshly persecuted by authorities and forced to live in the shadows, recalled Antonelli, a 63-year old actress, activist, politician and transgender woman. Even after the dictator’s death in 1975, she would “routinely be arrested and beaten by police.”
“They’d smash my face against the wall until I lay in a puddle of my own blood, and