In September, the prosecutor asked for a six-year prison term for Salvini as well as compensation of more than €1 million for damages if the court had found him guilty. The appeals process following the verdict could still take years. Salvini repeatedly defended himself, saying he “simply protected the country’s borders,” by preventing the migrants … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that he will not only defy the court, but wants to roll out the red carpet for Netanyahu, inviting the Israeli leader to Budapest. “This is wrong in itself,” Orbán said in an interview with Hungarian state radio, referring to the ruling. “So there is no other choice here: … Read more
Beach club operators point out they have invested in their businesses, and warn of 300,000 jobs at stake. But an EU competition directive in 2006 said that concessions should be allocated through a competitive bidding process. Successive Italian governments have delayed applying the rules, wary of the powerful beach club lobby. But after legal proceedings … Read more
Meloni’s careful stewardship of the Italian economy has been rewarded by Europe’s famously fickle financial markets. But chaos across the Alps could draw unwanted attention to Italy’s huge debt pile. Jun 27 6 mins read Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each … Read more
“I think if the [European] Parliament got any idea that it was a political decision in order to help the president-elect to get the support of Italy, Parliament would be furious and that could cause gigantic problems for the president,” Vestager told a Thursday press conference. “I find it a bit difficult to understand how … Read more
But as we wait to see how the 2024 EU election shakes down, here’s a snapshot of some of the smaller but more tangible things MEPs have done over the last five years. One charger to power them all Apple itself will never admit it, but when it launched the iPhone 15 with a regular … Read more
Despite the verdict, Orbán referred to his bestie Trump as a “man of honour.” “As President, he always put America first, he commanded respect around the world and used this respect to build peace,” Orbán said on X, adding that the American people will “make their verdict this November.” Right-wing figurehead Orbán has long … Read more
“For Meloni it was useful because the principal policies at international and European level, such as debt and immigration, all begin from the Commission and therefore she had every advantage in negotiating and meeting with her,” said Marco Valbruzzi at the University of Naples Federico II. During the heated Italian EU election campaign, Italy’s far-right … Read more
The National Rally is now insisting it can no longer sit with the AfD in their Identity & Democracy faction in the European Parliament. If the Nazi comments weren’t enough, last month German authorities charged one of Krah’s parliamentary assistants with spying for Beijing, and an AfD candidate has been embroiled in a cash-for-influence scandal … Read more
“I hope he’s not elected, so he doesn’t do damage at the European level, too,” agreed Paolo Collucio, a diminutive pensioner with bright blue eyes. “I’m not racist — you can be black, white, or yellow, I don’t care. But he took all of those funds and did nothing — from morning to evening.” Local … Read more
