EU fines Hungary €200 million for flouting asylum laws ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
The EU’s top court on Thursday fined Hungary 200 million euros ($216 million) and imposed a daily one-million-euro penalty for failing to follow the bloc’s asylum laws and illegally deporting migrants, a decision Budapest slammed as “unacceptable”.
EU hits 19 Chinese firms with sanctions over links to Russian war effort ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Orban's meeting with Putin on Ukraine peace deal is 'appeasement', EU leaders say ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the most Russia-friendly of all EU leaders, met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine. The trip, which comes just a few days after Budapest took over the rotating EU presidency, has been slammed by the rest of the 27-nation bloc, who say it could...
‘We’re told we’re not really French’: Paris suburbs brace for far-right surge in snap election ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
How the ‘French Murdoch’ carried Le Pen’s far right to the brink of power ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
French tycoon Vincent Bolloré has put his sprawling media empire at the service of France’s nationalist right, precipitating a rightward shift in French politics. Pulling strings from behind the scenes in the manner of Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire corporate raider has orchestrated an alliance of bitter right-wing rivals in...
EU holds its breath as Hungary’s Orban vows to ‘Make Europe Great Again’ ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged across the bloc in European polls. Hungarian diplomats have promised a “normal” presidency over the coming six months, while experts note that the...
EU-Ukraine security agreement will advance 'peace', says Zelensky ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a security agreement to be inked between Kyiv and the European Union on Thursday would advance "peace and prosperity" across the continent.
Germany’s Scholz hails EU top job picks ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that the three main centrist groups inthe European parliament had agreed on the top European Union posts. German conservative Ursula von der Leyen has been granted a second term as head of the EU's powerful executive body and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa will helm the...
Far-right leader Le Pen questions French president's role as army chief ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Marine Le Pen, former president of France's far-right party National Rally and currently a French presidential candidate, on Thursday raised the question in an interview with a French newspaper of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after snap parliamentary elections starting Sunday,...
France bans radical groups ahead of divisive snap polls ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of extreme right and radical Islamist groups, four days before the June 30 first round of high-stakes legislative elections that could see the far-right National Rally (RN) come to power after a short, divisive campaign. Follow our liveblog for all...
Raphaël Glucksmann, the man who revived France’s centre-left ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Raphaël Glucksmann, co-founder of the centre-left Place Publique party, emerged from a surprisingly strong showing in the June 9 European elections to find himself a key member of a new leftist alliance in France – one hastily forged to battle the far-right party leading in polls ahead of snap elections called by President...
Italie: l'Etna et le Stromboli en éruption, reprise progressive à l'aéroport de Catane ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah threatens Israel, Cyprus if Gaza war spills over ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Hezbollah has been trading fire with Israel for more than eight months in parallel with the Gaza war. On Tuesday, the Iran-backed group published what it said was drone footage of sensitive military sites deep in Israeli territory....
Germany’s Scholz hails EU top job picks ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
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