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Political uncertainty in Germany raises difficult questions for Europe ahead of Trump’s return to White House
Open this photo in gallery: Beneath a statue of his predecessor Willy Brandt, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks after the Nov. 25 meeting of his Social Democrat party in Berlin, where they confirmed him as the candidate in snap elections scheduled for February.Sean Gallup/Getty Images On the evening of Nov. 6, while the rest of…
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We do not sell weapons to Israel, Spanish Foreign Minister
CAIRO – 29 November 2024: Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares affirmed on Friday that his country does not sell weapons to Israel and the Middle East. He further explained that the Middle East does not need weapons but peace. Albares noted that no new licenses have been issued to export weapons…
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Prime Minister Trudeau adds $7.1 million to P.E.I. school food program
MOUNT STEWART, P.E.I. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to a public school in eastern Prince Edward Island Friday where he announced $7.1 million in federal support over three years for the Island’s school food program. The money is from Ottawa’s $1-billion, five-year universal, national school food program that was promised during the 2021 election…
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SI No 233 of 2023 European Union (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023
The Regulations provide for new procedural rules for cross-border mergers and, for the first time, introduce legal certainty for companies in Ireland who wish to exercise their right to enter cross-border conversions and divisions. The Regulations aim to reduce the administrative cost for companies, whilst safeguarding other legitimate public interests such as the protection of…
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How prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and all other MPs voted in the assisting dying bill
Assisted dying is a step closer to being legal in England and Wales after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first parliamentary hurdle. A majority of MPs supported a bill that would allow terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six months to end their lives – subject to the…
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland: I am disappointed by the decision of the Georgian government to stop the process of joining the European Union, against the will of the people – Georgia is Europe
I am disappointed by the decision of the Georgian government to stop the process of joining the European Union – against the will of the people – the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, writes about this on the social network. The Finnish Minister strongly condemns any violent action against peaceful demonstrators. “We…
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German foreign minister travels to China where she’ll talk about Ukraine
Annalena Baerbock. Stock photo: Getty Images German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to China on 1 December amid Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine and debates over additional duties on Chinese electric vehicles. Source: DPA with reference to the spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry, reported by European Pravda Details: As part of her visit,…
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Manitoba Premier pushes Prime Minister for increased border security
‘What’s the downside of strengthening the Border?’ That’s the question Premier Wab Kinew posed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc during an emergency meeting First Ministers meeting this week to discuss the potential impacts of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of steep new tariffs. Trump has committed to imposing a…
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Chinese foreign minister holds talks with Nepalese counterpart
CHENGDU, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Nepalese Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Friday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the two sides have made joint efforts to promote cooperation…
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Hungarian foreign minister outraged in Geneva due to the violated rights of the Hungarians living in Ukraine
Acting together against the violation of the rights of ethnic minorities in any country is an important obligation for the international community, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in Geneva on Friday. According to a statement from the foreign ministry, Szijjártó spoke at the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues, and said “the centre of…