Robert Fico, the Slovak Prime Minister who was seriously injured in a likely politically motivated attack, has survived the first 24 hours after the incident. A complicated five-hour emergency surgery, conducted by two simultaneously working medical teams, saved his life. More procedures are still required.There was a collective sigh of relief when the country’s future […]
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico recently complained about a “climate of hostility”. It could not be ruled out that such a climate could lead to violence at some point. Fico’s statements are now being recalled after the head of government was critically injured by several shots in the small town of Handlová on Wednesday. In […]
In the early parliamentary elections in Catalonia, voters punished the separatist forces and rewarded the socialists. For the first time since 1980, the various pro-independence parties lost the absolute majority of seats in the regional parliament. The Socialists led by top candidate Salvador Illa, on the other hand, received the most votes and the most […]
Following the publication of the FES study “Municipalities: the core of German China policy” and Benjamin Creutzfeldt’s position, “China is more open than it seems,” the dispute has flared up again: Is it okay to cooperate with China? How repressive are state actors in the People’s Republic of China and how do we keep academic […]
The financial figures that CEO Manfred Knof announced at Commerzbank’s virtual Annual General Meeting on Tuesday were well received by shareholders: Profits climbed by around 60 percent year-on-year to 2.2 billion euros, while return on equity was 7.7 percent. Thanks to its rigorous restructuring course, the long-troubled bank is back on a firm footing.The performance […]
According to head of state Andrzej Duda, Poland would like to advance European relations with the USA and Ukraine during its EU Council Presidency in 2025. Duda said this on Wednesday in Warsaw in a speech to mark the 20th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the EU. “We should organize two European summits in Poland […]
Linn SelleHardly anyone in Germany is more committed to the European cause than the 37-year-old. She has been the honorary President of the European Movement Germany since 2018. As Head of the Europe Department at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government, she also deals with the topic full-time.Christoph BalsThe […]
China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping will visit France, Hungary and Serbia at the beginning of May. He will visit the countries from May 5 to 10 at the invitation of the respective presidents, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced in Beijing on Monday.There had already been rumors about the […]
In the future, new rules will apply in the European Union for member states’ national debt and budget deficits. The Council of Ministers in Luxembourg finalized reform plans for the Stability and Growth Pact on Monday, as confirmed by EU diplomats. The European Parliament had already approved the reform plans last week.Confirmation by the Council […]
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the climate crisis. However, since the Taliban returned to power, the country has been internationally isolated and cut off from all financial aid in this area. Now the first climate conference in the country has focused on the dramatic consequences of global warming. And there are […]
