Latvia wants €7B from EU to cope with fallout from Russia’s war

The End of the Hungarian Shield For the past several years, Viktor Orbán’s administration in Budapest frequently exercised its veto power within the European Council to delay or dilute sanctions packages targeting the Kremlin. This dynamic allowed other member states to maintain a performative unity while quietly signaling their reservations regarding energy dependency, trade ties, […]

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EU wants to double electricity use by 2040, but avoids binding target

The European Union has unveiled a sweeping new electrification strategy designed to reshape the continent’s energy landscape, aiming to effectively double electricity consumption by 2040. The plan, presented by EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen, marks a definitive shift in the bloc’s climate policy, moving away from a reliance on hydrocarbons toward a fully integrated, electrified […]

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Russia wants 30,000 more troops from North Korea, Zelenskyy says

A Chronology of Escalation The recent string of airspace violations began in the middle of last week, signaling a shift in the operational environment along the Black Sea and the Danube Delta. On Friday, July 24, regional radar systems first detected an unauthorized aerial target crossing into Romanian territory from the direction of Ukrainian infrastructure […]

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