Mit der Abstimmung über die Vertrauensfrage heute um 13 Uhr wird das Ampel-Aus nun auch parlamentarisch besiegelt. Pünktlich zu diesem aktuellen Tagesordnungspunkt haben die Parteien ihre Wahlprogramme fertiggestellt, auch wenn das ein oder andere noch nicht offiziell präsentiert wurde. Was in den Wahlversprechen steckt und vor welche Probleme diese die Parteien stellen, besprechen Chefkorrespondent Rasmus … Read more
Im Parlament stellt der Kanzler heute die Vertrauensfrage, über die dann am kommenden Montag abgestimmt wird. In den Parteizentralen laufen währenddessen die Wahlkampfvorbereitungen weiter. Die Kampagne der Grünen setzt bisher auf Robert Habeck und Emotionalität. Aber mit welchen Inhalten will die Partei punkten, und wie will sie gegen das Image ankämpfen, dass sie einen maßgeblichen … Read more
BRUSSELS — The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, says Russia has learned how to influence elections through new technologies. “I see the examples from Romania, but also other parts, that [the] Russians have really cracked the code on how to influence elections,” Kallas said at POLITICO’s P28 event Tuesday evening. Responding to a question about … Read more
“I don’t know whose plan it is, but it’s not my plan,” said Kallas, who is the top authority inside the EEAS and is responsible for its operations. Kallas said she had talked to her boss, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and the two “tried to, you know, look into … where is … Read more
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized the European Union’s new foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, and Council President António Costa for expressing support for Ukraine on behalf of the bloc on Monday. He said had he conveyed those sentiments in a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier in the day. … Read more
The bloc’s new foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, European Council President António Costa and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos visited Kyiv on Sunday, on the first day of the new European Commission’s mandate, to reaffirm their “unwavering support to the Ukrainian people,” Costa said on X. Russian lawmakers had already approved the budget plans … Read more
A string of top officials including the Georgian ambassadors to Italy, the Netherlands and Lithuania have resigned in protest at the move, as well as Deputy Foreign Minister Temur Janjali. “What we see is this resistance has really gone beyond previous public demonstrations,” said Tinatin Akhvlediani, a senior researcher with the EU foreign policy unit … Read more
“This is the single most serious attack on the country’s critical infrastructure since the end of the conflict in the country,” Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla told reporters Saturday evening. According to the police, around 20 kilograms of explosives in a black bag were placed on a section of the aqueduct in Zubin Potok and … Read more
There are two ways the remaining commissioners could pass. Either — as has been the case for most of the commissioners so far — the groups will need to secure a two-thirds majority in each of the committees that grilled the commissioners from Nov. 4-12. Or — if talks on a package deal go nowhere … Read more
If not for Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine, Kaja Kallas might not have emerged as one of the most prominent voices on European foreign affairs. As prime minister of Estonia, Kallas rang the alarm bells about Russian aggression, pushing the EU to supply Ukraine with ammunition and freeze Russian assets, even as some Western leaders … Read more
