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Maximilian Krah: AfD politicians criticize Weidel and Chrupalla: Things are simmering in the AfD: Discussions are igniting in the party about the federal ...
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Maximilian Krah: AfD politicians criticize Weidel and Chrupalla
Quick Glance: Investigation of Possible Payments from China and Russia to Maximilian Krah
  • The General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden has officially initiated investigations against Maximilian Krah due to potential financial flows from Russian and Chinese sources.

  • The AfD lead candidate for the European Parliament elections, Maximilian Krah, is the subject of two preliminary investigations at the General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden.

  • Towards the end of last year, Krah was questioned by the FBI about possible payments from Kremlin-related sources, allegedly carrying a four-digit sum of money at that time.

  • On Monday evening, German authorities arrested Jian G., a close associate of Krah, who is suspected of spying for the Chinese intelligence service in Germany.
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New law: Will our kebab soon become even more expensive?: The prices for kebabs have already risen in the past year. A new initiative aims to achieve more ...
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New law: Will our kebab soon become even more expensive?
Quick Glance: New Law: Will Our Döner Get More Expensive?
  • Döner prices may increase after previous rise due to higher costs.

  • Application to register Döner as Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG).

  • Requirements for authentic Döner: meat types, ingredients, preparation.

  • Producer group proposes strict rules - longer preparation times expected.
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Macron pitches 'made in Europe' to guarantee prosperity in 'Sorbonne II' speech: "Europe could die," French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a much-awaited ...
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Macron pitches 'made in Europe' to guarantee prosperity in 'Sorbonne II' ...
Quick Glance: Macron Calls for Stronger European Defense
  • Macron urged Europe to adopt a credible defense strategy less dependent on the US.

  • He warned that Europe was not adequately prepared to face global threats like Russia's war in Ukraine.

  • Emphasizing European sovereignty, Macron called for autonomy in defense and the economy.

  • He advocated for a revision of EU trade policy, prioritizing European suppliers for military equipment.
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EU revises Schengen border code: disappointment in the border region: In the future, when introducing controls at internal borders, proportionality will be ...
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EU revises Schengen border code: disappointment in the border region
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Xi warns Blinken: Stop being two-faced: America is “saying one thing and doing another,” Chinese leader cautions top US diplomat.
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Xi warns Blinken: Stop being two-faced
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Man interrupts von der Leyen speech: "You are a criminal!": A speech by Ursula von der Leyen was briefly interrupted on Wednesday by a man who called her ...
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Man interrupts von der Leyen speech:
Quick Glance: Heckler blasts von der Leyen over Israel support
  • Ursula von der Leyen was interrupted during a speech by a man who accused her of being a 'criminal' for supporting Israel.

  • The man shouted that she had 'aided genocide in Gaza' and accused her of having the blood of Palestinian children on her hands.

  • The incident occurred at the European Defence and Security Summit, where von der Leyen was delivering a speech on strengthening European security and defence.

  • The man, later identified as David Cronin, defended his action as a 'citizen's arrest' and continued to criticize von der Leyen for her support of Israel.
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Risk of addiction: TikTok suspends reward function after EU threat: TikTok reacts to the threat from Brussels to block the controversial points system this week ...
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Risk of addiction: TikTok suspends reward function after EU threat
Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
  • ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.

  • Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.

  • ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.

  • As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
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Combustion engine phase-out in the EU from 2035: Now especially: According to the EU Court of Auditors, there is a “long and rocky road ahead” to the end of ...
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Combustion engine phase-out in the EU from 2035: Now especially
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MEPs call to seize Russia’s hundreds of billions in frozen assets: Lawmakers want to see more support for Ukraine as US and UK counterparts advance.
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MEPs call to seize Russia’s hundreds of billions in frozen assets
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Von der Leyen finally stands up for nature law — just as it may fall: After months of silence, the Commission chief made a plea for her embattled bill in a ...
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Von der Leyen finally stands up for nature law — just as it may fall
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Germany probes claims far-right MEP took payments from Russia, China: MEP Maximilian Krah is under pressure to withdraw his candidacy as AfD’s top candidate in ...
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Germany probes claims far-right MEP took payments from Russia, China
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Increased gas prices: EU Commission threatens to take legal action against Germany
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Increased gas prices: EU Commission threatens to take legal action against ...
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Pfizer news: Investigations against Ursula von der Leyen reach Bundestag: Opposition politicians in the Bundestag are calling for Germany to cooperate in the ...
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Pfizer news: Investigations against Ursula von der Leyen reach Bundestag
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What does the EU concern us?: How do the decisions of the EU Parliament affect the daily lives of all Europeans? What does the impending shift to the right in ...
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What does the EU concern us?
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Europe warming at twice rate of other continents as heat stress severely impacts public health – climate report
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Europe warming at twice rate of other continents as heat stress severely ...
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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TikTok suspends TikTok Lite rewards program in the EU amid regulatory scrutiny: TikTok said Wednesday it would suspend a controversial program in the European ...
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TikTok suspends TikTok Lite rewards program in the EU amid regulatory ...
Quick Glance: TikTok Ban Threat: ByteDance Prefers Closure Over Sale, Insiders Say
  • ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US are exhausted, said four sources.

  • TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance’s total revenues and daily active users, so the parent would rather have the app shut down in the US in a worst-case scenario than sell it to a potential American buyer, they said.

  • ByteDance would not agree to sell one of its most valuable assets – its “secret source” – to rivals, said the four sources, referring to the TikTok algorithm.

  • After facing challenges regarding bans, the short-form video app has encountered partial and attempted prohibitions in the US and other nations.
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What Mario Draghi would mean for Germany as head of the EU Commission: The Italian could soon replace Ursula von der Leyen. A change that would radically change ...
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What Mario Draghi would mean for Germany as head of the EU Commission
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Escape to Cyprus: EU agreement with Lebanon apparently planned: "It's enough": Cyprus President Christodoulidis pulls the ripcord. His country is overwhelmed by ...
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Escape to Cyprus: EU agreement with Lebanon apparently planned
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“Energy shock” looms: EU remains dependent on Russian LNG imports: The EU wants to reduce LNG imports from Russia. But an import stop would endanger European ...
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“Energy shock” looms: EU remains dependent on Russian LNG imports
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Ukraine receives 1.5 billion euros from EU in second tranche of financial aid: The EU approved the four-year Ukraine Facility in February, allocating 33 billion ...
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Ukraine receives 1.5 billion euros from EU in second tranche of financial ...
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CDU calls for EU import ban on all Russian food: A ban on imports of agricultural goods from Russia and Belarus is intended to prevent Putin from financing his ...
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CDU calls for EU import ban on all Russian food
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Orbán and Farage’s right-wing fiesta goes ahead in Brussels after big court win: The controversial gathering will continue as planned.
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Orbán and Farage’s right-wing fiesta goes ahead in Brussels after big ...
Quick Glance: Brussels Police Shut Down Right-Wing Conference with Farage and Braverman
  • Brussels police stormed a right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman after orders for the event to be shut down.

  • The controversial National Conservatism Conference was closed to ensure public safety.

  • Despite police arriving and giving attendees 15 minutes to leave, speeches continued.

  • The conference, hosted by Viktor Orban and the Edmund Burke Foundation, aimed to strengthen national conservatism principles in Western countries.
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Limiting migration: Von der Leyen praises Finland's border closures: Helsinki has registered that Russia is smuggling refugees from the Middle East and Africa ...
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Limiting migration: Von der Leyen praises Finland's border closures
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European Parliament adopts a resolution that provides for a possible review of visa-free travel
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European Parliament adopts a resolution that provides for a possible ...
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German conservatives push for national ban on Russian agricultural imports: In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German conservatives ...
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German conservatives push for national ban on Russian agricultural imports
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Far-right extremism spreads among young people in Central and Eastern Europe: Several studies have found that nationalism is growing among millennials and Gen Z ...
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Far-right extremism spreads among young people in Central and Eastern ...
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Full steam ahead? Laying the tracks for night trains in Europe: Can we achieve the winning combo of efficient and comfortable travel that doesn’t cost the Earth? ...
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Full steam ahead? Laying the tracks for night trains in Europe
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Strasbourg: New rights for EU consumers on the way: There will soon be a "right to repair" in the EU. As long as a product can still be repaired ...
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Strasbourg: New rights for EU consumers on the way
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Tiktok law approved in the USA - Penalty averted in EU: In the United States, the president now has the power to force Bytedance to sell Tiktok. In the EU ...
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Tiktok law approved in the USA - Penalty averted in EU
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Seven contenders for the top job in the European Commission: The position of Commission Head will be reassigned after the EU elections. Who is in competition ...
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Seven contenders for the top job in the European Commission
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Compulsory diapers for cows? The biggest EU myths: Is the EU really the nuisance that right-wing populism has demonized it as to this day? profil has looked at ...
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Compulsory diapers for cows? The biggest EU myths
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After "Russiagate", next espionage scandal involving China: Members of the European Parliament have reacted angrily after the institution was confronted with new ...
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Chancellor wants fair competition with China: Chancellor Scholz uses the visit to China to protect the position of German companies. EU Commission President von ...
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Chancellor wants fair competition with China
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European defense sovereignty doesn’t mean turning away from NATO, says Von der Leyen
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European defense sovereignty doesn’t mean turning away from NATO ...
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Strack-Zimmermann in the ntv Frühstart: "One must not forget: Iran is a hollow barrel"
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Strack-Zimmermann in the ntv Frühstart:
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Bulgaria cancels its largest Recovery Plan tenders: Bulgaria risks losing €1.2 billion from the Recovery Plan after cancelling tenders for the renewal of trains
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Bulgaria cancels its largest Recovery Plan tenders
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CDU campaign for the European elections: The lead candidate comes last: The European elections are approaching and the CDU has excellent prospects of becoming ...
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CDU campaign for the European elections: The lead candidate comes last
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EU to China: Open your public markets or we’ll close ours: The European Commission has launched a probe into how Beijing grants public contracts for medical ...
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EU to China: Open your public markets or we’ll close ours
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EU: The Green Deal rests gently: Europe's ecological turnaround was Ursula von der Leyen's brand essence. The European Parliament is now adopting a few remaining ...
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EU: The Green Deal rests gently
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China’s Putin Ties Risk Relations With EU, Top Diplomat Says: China needs to take a stand over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rein in its enormous trade ...
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China’s Putin Ties Risk Relations With EU, Top Diplomat Says
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European electric car makers fight to catch up in China: Volkswagen and other European giants risk falling behind in an industry where manufacturing and sales ...
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European electric car makers fight to catch up in China
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UK uninterested in EU proposal to boost youth mobility: Over three years following Brexit, a new European Commission proposal aims to simplify long-term stays ...
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UK uninterested in EU proposal to boost youth mobility
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Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit mobility for UK and EU young people: European Commission to seek approval from leaders to start talks with UK on visa-free ...
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Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit mobility for UK and EU young people
Quick Glance: EU Proposes Mobility Expansion for UK and EU Youth
  • The European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow mobility for millions of 18- to 30-year-olds before Brexit.

  • Under the planned agreement, EU and UK citizens aged between 18 and 30 could have the opportunity to stay in the destination country for an extended period.

  • The decision by the commission, which was previously strongly against concessions to the UK, is seen as a breakthrough in UK-EU relations.

  • If approved, millions of young people could come to the UK to fill the gap left by Brexit in the hospitality sector and at universities.
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European AI Roundtable: In 27 March 2024, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted the inaugural edition of the European AI ...
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European AI Roundtable
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After attack on Israel: new EU sanctions against Iran: Additional sanctions against Iran have been under consideration in the EU for some time ...
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After attack on Israel: new EU sanctions against Iran
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Focus harder to rival China’s vast global investment plan, Brussels is told : EU’s Global Gateway funding has been spread “too thinly” and must be concentrated ...
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Focus harder to rival China’s vast global investment plan ...
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 16:59 NATO states say Ukraine will provide further help with air defense +++
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 16:59 NATO states say Ukraine will ...
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.