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Germany said that the EU budget cuts of €159 billion are not enough

The Irish presidency of the EU Council proposed cutting the bloc’s next seven-year budget for 2028–2034 by about 8% and reducing it by €159 billion in current prices compared with the European Commission’s nearly €2 trillion proposal. Germany and its allies in the «frugal» group said that this is not enough for an agreement.

#Germany #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Ireland #FriedrichMerz #Sweden

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Finland will propose that the EU stop issuing tourist visas to Russians

At the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels on October 15–16, Finland will propose stopping the issuance of tourist visas to Russian citizens. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo linked this initiative to concerns that Russia may try to organize sabotage in Europe.

#EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #PetteriOrpo #Russia #Finland #Sweden

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Montenegro will expel Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife, and three employees

Montenegrin authorities will expel from the country the founder of the Telegram channel «Rybar», Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife, and three employees. Zvinchuk’s detention became known on the morning of October 9; Montenegrin law enforcement said they had prevented potentially dangerous activity by these people on the country’s territory.

#EuropeanUnion #MihailZvinchuk #Fisherman #sanctions #Montenegro

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Danish intelligence reported Russian sabotage against defense companies working for Ukraine

Analyst of the Danish Police Intelligence Service Josephine Christensen said at a security conference in Copenhagen that Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish defense companies supplying goods to Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in Copenhagen rejected the allegations and called the Danish authorities’ claims unfounded.

#Telegram #Denmark #EuropeanUnion #Copenhagen #PoliceIntelligenceService #Russia

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NBS: Armed men tried to bring at least 20 migrants across the Latvian-Belarusian border

At the Latvian-Belarusian border, armed masked men attempted to bring a group of at least 20 illegal migrants into Latvia. Latvia’s National Armed Forces said the military thwarted the crossing and that the people accompanying the migrants threatened the soldiers.

#Belarus #EuropeanUnion #Latvia #NATO #NationalArmedForcesofLatvia #JanisDombrava

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European Commission proposed a 15-year probation period for new EU members

On October 6, the European Commission proposed introducing a 15-year probation period for new EU members, during which a country could be stripped of voting rights or access to funds from the EU budget for violating basic democratic values. The EC presented the five-step package after a meeting in Strasbourg, France.

#Albania #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #MartaKos #Ukraine #Montenegro

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Agora Digitale Transformation calculated that 50 Members of the European Parliament became victims of deepfake pornography

The German non-profit organization Agora Digitale Transformation calculated that 50 Members of the European Parliament became victims of deepfake pornography, including 46 women. According to its estimate, that is every sixth female member of the current convocation.

#AgoraDigitaleTransformation #Grok #MembersoftheEuropeanParliament #deepfakepornography #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanUnion

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German Federal Prosecutor’s Office investigates tenants of the «Russian House» in Berlin

Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the operations of the «Russian House of Science and Culture» in Berlin and checking its tenants for possible sanctions violations. A month ago, the German government closed the building and expelled its employees to Russia.

#Berlin #Germany #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanUnion #Rossotrudnichestvo #RussianHouse

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122 MEPs proposed transferring Russia’s frozen assets into a mechanism under the control of the European Commission

122 members of the European Parliament proposed reopening the discussion on using Russian assets frozen in Europe to finance Ukraine. According to the French newspaper Les Échos, this concerns about 210 billion euros, which they want to transfer into a pan-European mechanism under the control of the European Commission.

#Euroclear #Belgium #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Russia #Ukraine

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EU sanctions relief did not restore Friedman and Usmanov’s access to assets in the West

EU sanctions relief for Mikhail Friedman and Alisher Usmanov did not restore their access to assets and funds in the West. Both remain under UK and US sanctions, so European banks and companies will take this into account in any transactions.

#LetterOne #AlisherUsmanov #AlfaGroup #EuropeanUnion #Luxembourg #MihailFridman

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The EU did not speed up the allocation of part of the €90 billion loan to Ukraine

The European Union did not speed up the allocation of part of the €90 billion loan to Ukraine, despite Kyiv’s request to send the funds in advance to cover the shortfall in military financing this year. Bloomberg sources say that instead, the EU is proposing that Canada, Norway, and Japan join the financing.

#Brussels #VladimirZelensky #EuropeanUnion #IMF #Ukraine #UrsulavonderLeyen

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Russian border guards detained the cargo ship Västerbotten bound for Sillamäe in the Gulf of Finland

The Russian border guard service detained the Cyprus-flagged cargo ship Västerbotten in the Gulf of Finland, which was heading to the Estonian port of Sillamäe. The vessel was held at anchor for several hours for inspection, then allowed to continue its journey, but it is still in the gulf.

#VladimirPutin #EuropeanUnion #Russianborderguards #Sillamäe #GulfofFinland #Sweden

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EU ministers discuss temporarily suspending asylum applications in emergencies

EU ministers are discussing the idea of temporarily suspending the submission of asylum applications in emergency situations. The initiative has already been supported by the ministers of Germany and Austria, and the trigger was the July influx of more than 70,000 migrants into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa.

#Frontex #Austria #Germany #Greece #EuropeanUnion #Ceuta

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Macron backed Burnham’s statement about Britain’s possible return to the EU

Emmanuel Macron, at a press conference in Madrid on September 30, backed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s statement that the country could join the European Union again. The French president called this good news for Britain and for Europeans.

#Brexit #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #LabourParty #EmmanuelMacron #EndiBernem

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The EU is discussing tightening short-term and tourist visas for Russians

The European Union has begun to discuss in detail tightening the rules for issuing tourist and short-term visas to Russian citizens. This concerns possible legislative changes that would make it possible to restrict visa issuance to certain categories of applicants.

#VisaCode #Germany #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Leipzig #Russia

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Burnham called Brexit harmful for the United Kingdom and announced new approaches to the EU

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said at the Labour Party conference that Brexit has brought the kingdom more harm than benefit. He said he would use the upcoming summit with the EU to present options for long-term relations with the bloc.

#brexit #AndiBernem #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #LabourParty

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Exit for oligarchs. What does the EU sanctions relief for Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman mean

While ordinary Russians are being denied the opportunity to obtain visas to the EU, sanctions are being lifted from two emblematic figures of Putin’s Russia. The negative consequences of this decision are clear. But are there any positive ones? 

#AlisherUsmanov #Analytics #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #doublestandards #EuropeanUnion #compromises #Luxembourg #MikhailFridman #oligarchs #sanctions #France #elites

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Zelensky said Ukraine’s defense budget is short $27 billion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the country needs to find $27 billion to close the gap in the defense budget over the next two months and avoid a shortage of weapons at the start of next year. According to him, most of the sum will go to drones, missiles, and supplies for the military.

#VladimirZelensky #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanPeaceFoundation #KajaKallas #Ukraine

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