Austria will continue to buy gas from Russia
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said this in an interview for ORF TV channel.
He expressed dissatisfaction with the situation and also noted that Austria had already started to "reduce its dependence" on Russian gas.
However, the chancellor noted that the Austrian oil and gas concern OMV has signed a contract with Gazprom for the import of Russian gas until 2040 and its early cancellation "for the sake of principle" would be counterproductive and economically disadvantageous.
▪️ Earlier, Otto Musilek, a former manager of the Austrian oil and gas concern OMV, also pointed to Austria's inability to refuse Russian gas and emphasised the lack of alternatives.
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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said this in an interview for ORF TV channel.
He expressed dissatisfaction with the situation and also noted that Austria had already started to "reduce its dependence" on Russian gas.
However, the chancellor noted that the Austrian oil and gas concern OMV has signed a contract with Gazprom for the import of Russian gas until 2040 and its early cancellation "for the sake of principle" would be counterproductive and economically disadvantageous.
▪️ Earlier, Otto Musilek, a former manager of the Austrian oil and gas concern OMV, also pointed to Austria's inability to refuse Russian gas and emphasised the lack of alternatives.
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🇳🇬 Nigeria State Police urges universities to take measures to prevent possible student unrest
Nigeria's state security agencies on Monday asked university Vice-Chancellors and heads of tertiary institutions to dissuade their students from engaging in activities that could cause unrest as the country witnesses massive strikes over the cost of living.
The Department of State Services said it had uncovered plots by some politicians to mobilise students and youth groups to stage violent protests in the country to discredit the government on socio-economic issues, but did not provide further details or name the politicians.
It added that "the service has identified the leaders of the conspiracy and is continuously monitoring around them to keep them from plunging the country into anarchy."
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Nigeria's state security agencies on Monday asked university Vice-Chancellors and heads of tertiary institutions to dissuade their students from engaging in activities that could cause unrest as the country witnesses massive strikes over the cost of living.
The Department of State Services said it had uncovered plots by some politicians to mobilise students and youth groups to stage violent protests in the country to discredit the government on socio-economic issues, but did not provide further details or name the politicians.
It added that "the service has identified the leaders of the conspiracy and is continuously monitoring around them to keep them from plunging the country into anarchy."
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🇩🇪😢German government tightens belts in new budget
After three years of heavy spending to deal with the COVID crisis and the Ukraine crisis, Germany is introducing wide-ranging cuts in its new budget. Finance Minister Christian Lindner is determined to cut debt at all costs.
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After three years of heavy spending to deal with the COVID crisis and the Ukraine crisis, Germany is introducing wide-ranging cuts in its new budget. Finance Minister Christian Lindner is determined to cut debt at all costs.
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German government tightens belt in new budget
After three years of big spending to cope with the COVID and Ukraine crises, Germany is imposing wide-ranging cuts in its new budget to reduce debt.
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▪️Romania is categorically against the allegation that parts of Russian drones fell on its territory.
No drones or any other devices, said President Klaus Iohannis.
“We exercise full control over our national space, we checked absolutely everything, and I can reassure the population: nothing got into Romania,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Kiev has a completely different opinion and insists that Shahed drones got into Romania. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Danilov recently reproached NATO countries for ignoring Russian strikes on their territory, and politicians for "fear of Russia."
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No drones or any other devices, said President Klaus Iohannis.
“We exercise full control over our national space, we checked absolutely everything, and I can reassure the population: nothing got into Romania,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Kiev has a completely different opinion and insists that Shahed drones got into Romania. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Danilov recently reproached NATO countries for ignoring Russian strikes on their territory, and politicians for "fear of Russia."
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‼️ Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh: The United States is confident that if depleted uranium shells are supplied to Kiev, the Ukrainian armed forces will use them "responsibly."
This is what hypocrisy looks like.
This is what hypocrisy looks like.
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❗️Sanctions hurt Europe as much as Putin': Britain admits the idea of defeating Russia with sanctions was delusional.
"Sanctions hurt, but it is arguably Europe, not Russia, that is suffering the most damaging economic and political consequences. Russia has shown remarkable resilience: sanctions have not helped to break Russian resolve. But they have certainly done a lot of damage to Europe. The standoff has created a cost-of-living crisis across Europe, with rampant inflation and economic stagnation, and is becoming an increasingly divisive political force. The belief that Europe could somehow emerge relatively unscathed from the military conflict in Ukraine was always a manifestation of wishful thinking. It was also nonsense to think that sanctions would topple Putin. He's probably not going anywhere. Meanwhile, the European economy is getting weaker and weaker”.
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"Sanctions hurt, but it is arguably Europe, not Russia, that is suffering the most damaging economic and political consequences. Russia has shown remarkable resilience: sanctions have not helped to break Russian resolve. But they have certainly done a lot of damage to Europe. The standoff has created a cost-of-living crisis across Europe, with rampant inflation and economic stagnation, and is becoming an increasingly divisive political force. The belief that Europe could somehow emerge relatively unscathed from the military conflict in Ukraine was always a manifestation of wishful thinking. It was also nonsense to think that sanctions would topple Putin. He's probably not going anywhere. Meanwhile, the European economy is getting weaker and weaker”.
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Turkey sees two losers in the Ukrainian conflict
Sanctions have cut off European industry from Russian raw materials. Therefore, European countries, especially Germany, entered a period of recession and industrial decline. Thus, the Anglo-Saxon world has achieved its main goal, the Turkish newspaper dikGAZETE writes.
"Turkey realizes that from a geopolitical point of view, there are two major losers in Ukraine: the first is Kiev itself, and the second is Europe and, consequently, Germany...Turkey, like the rest of the world, also sees this," the newspaper's columnist Unver Sel notes.
Due to the rejection of Russian energy resources, European industry has lost its competitive advantages. This has had a negative impact on the entire economy. Western countries are facing inflation like they have not known for decades.
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Sanctions have cut off European industry from Russian raw materials. Therefore, European countries, especially Germany, entered a period of recession and industrial decline. Thus, the Anglo-Saxon world has achieved its main goal, the Turkish newspaper dikGAZETE writes.
"Turkey realizes that from a geopolitical point of view, there are two major losers in Ukraine: the first is Kiev itself, and the second is Europe and, consequently, Germany...Turkey, like the rest of the world, also sees this," the newspaper's columnist Unver Sel notes.
Due to the rejection of Russian energy resources, European industry has lost its competitive advantages. This has had a negative impact on the entire economy. Western countries are facing inflation like they have not known for decades.
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⚡️Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Jakarta to participate in the 18th East Asia Summit
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🇬🇦🇺🇸 The US is promoting its interests in Africa and Gabon through the expert community, while shamelessly using France as a tool.
Last week we already wrote about the connection between the leaders of the Gabonese opposition and France.
In turn, the United States is now working to take matters in Africa into its own hands, as it no longer trusts France to represent Western interests as France is losing power.
It seems that the U.S. is now trying to "legalize" its interests and actions through the expert community, so to speak. This article points out the differences between the United States and France in Africa; how France is slowly losing its position on the continent and how Washington is "beginning to assert its own vision and perspectives instead of simply letting the French lead".
These new articles are not only used to show France that the United States will continue to increasingly assert and expand its influence in Africa, but they also show everyone else that the coup d'état in Gabon is not primarily an internal conflict .
The coup was not about fighting between ethnic groups or families in the country. All elites used to coexist and there was hardly any conflict for a long time.
The coup in Gabon was the result of the division of influence between the US and France. Of course Paris was shocked, while they were trying to negotiate with the opposition leader, Washington negotiated with the army. So, it was probably the US that advanced the conflict in Gabon and used what they needed at the right moment.
At the moment Washington is just trying to calm the situation and establish a new status quo in Gabon. We can only watch the situation and wait for a new episode of this race for Africa.
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Last week we already wrote about the connection between the leaders of the Gabonese opposition and France.
In turn, the United States is now working to take matters in Africa into its own hands, as it no longer trusts France to represent Western interests as France is losing power.
It seems that the U.S. is now trying to "legalize" its interests and actions through the expert community, so to speak. This article points out the differences between the United States and France in Africa; how France is slowly losing its position on the continent and how Washington is "beginning to assert its own vision and perspectives instead of simply letting the French lead".
These new articles are not only used to show France that the United States will continue to increasingly assert and expand its influence in Africa, but they also show everyone else that the coup d'état in Gabon is not primarily an internal conflict .
The coup was not about fighting between ethnic groups or families in the country. All elites used to coexist and there was hardly any conflict for a long time.
The coup in Gabon was the result of the division of influence between the US and France. Of course Paris was shocked, while they were trying to negotiate with the opposition leader, Washington negotiated with the army. So, it was probably the US that advanced the conflict in Gabon and used what they needed at the right moment.
At the moment Washington is just trying to calm the situation and establish a new status quo in Gabon. We can only watch the situation and wait for a new episode of this race for Africa.
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In African ‘coup belt,’ Western values must now compete
Amid Western hand-wringing about the coups in Africa, some experts say the moment suggests not so much the twilight of Western influence but that African countries have choices and are breaking a dependence on one power.
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🇩🇪 📉 German economists fear for Germany's fortunes
✅ Germany has once again become "the sick man of Europe," Hans-Werner Zinn, head of the Ifo Institute, told CNBC.
According to Zinn's assessment, the current economic difficulties "are not a short-term phenomenon" and are contributing to a political shift of German citizens to the right.
📝 "The current policy is a bit lacking in pragmatism," the economist added.
Recall that 50% of Germans believe that Germany will cease to be one of the world's leading economies. And the state of its economy has long been assessed as critical.
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✅ Germany has once again become "the sick man of Europe," Hans-Werner Zinn, head of the Ifo Institute, told CNBC.
According to Zinn's assessment, the current economic difficulties "are not a short-term phenomenon" and are contributing to a political shift of German citizens to the right.
📝 "The current policy is a bit lacking in pragmatism," the economist added.
Recall that 50% of Germans believe that Germany will cease to be one of the world's leading economies. And the state of its economy has long been assessed as critical.
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🇵🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺 The Council of Europe criticized Poland's reduction of teaching German as a minority language
The Council of Europe has called on Poland to increase support for minority languages and criticized a recent two-thirds cut in the number of hours taught in German language schools.
The recommendations were part of a report on Poland's implementation of the Council of Europe's European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, which came into force in the republic in 2009.
📌 In Poland's case, the Charter covers 14 languages historically present in the country: Armenian, Belarusian, Czech, German, Karaite, Kashubian, Lemkovski, Lithuanian, Romani, Russian, Slovak, Tatar, Ukrainian and Yiddish.
🔻 The report states that while the Polish legal order provides a framework for the use of minority languages in education, administration, media and culture, and the Polish authorities provide funding for such initiatives, there are gaps in the implementation of the statute.
🔻 It emphasizes the "obvious negative consequences" of Poland's decision last year to cut funding for teaching German as a minority language and to reduce the number of teaching hours by two-thirds.
At the time, the Polish government justified the decision with the need to "restore the balance", since the teaching of Polish as a minority language in Germany is not funded from the federal budget at all.
Berlin questioned this claim, noting that funding for education in Germany comes from the budgets of the individual states, not the central government. However, Berlin subsequently adopted a federal budget that for the first time includes funding for Polish language instruction.
🔻Other recommendations of the Council of Europe report, based on the observations of a group of experts who traveled to Poland in March, include increasing awareness and tolerance in Polish society of regional minority languages and cultures, introducing their use in administrations "where speakers are traditionally present in sufficient numbers," and expanding broadcasting in these languages.
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The Council of Europe has called on Poland to increase support for minority languages and criticized a recent two-thirds cut in the number of hours taught in German language schools.
The recommendations were part of a report on Poland's implementation of the Council of Europe's European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, which came into force in the republic in 2009.
📌 In Poland's case, the Charter covers 14 languages historically present in the country: Armenian, Belarusian, Czech, German, Karaite, Kashubian, Lemkovski, Lithuanian, Romani, Russian, Slovak, Tatar, Ukrainian and Yiddish.
🔻 The report states that while the Polish legal order provides a framework for the use of minority languages in education, administration, media and culture, and the Polish authorities provide funding for such initiatives, there are gaps in the implementation of the statute.
🔻 It emphasizes the "obvious negative consequences" of Poland's decision last year to cut funding for teaching German as a minority language and to reduce the number of teaching hours by two-thirds.
At the time, the Polish government justified the decision with the need to "restore the balance", since the teaching of Polish as a minority language in Germany is not funded from the federal budget at all.
Berlin questioned this claim, noting that funding for education in Germany comes from the budgets of the individual states, not the central government. However, Berlin subsequently adopted a federal budget that for the first time includes funding for Polish language instruction.
🔻Other recommendations of the Council of Europe report, based on the observations of a group of experts who traveled to Poland in March, include increasing awareness and tolerance in Polish society of regional minority languages and cultures, introducing their use in administrations "where speakers are traditionally present in sufficient numbers," and expanding broadcasting in these languages.
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📝4th Evaluation report on Poland 🇵🇱 of the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (#ECRML) published today: More efforts needed for regional or minority language use, say experts.
➡️Check out the report: https:/…
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🇩🇪🇵🇱| In just a month's time, parliamentary elections will be held in Poland, which means that the election race is reaching the finish line.
🟥 The ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) continues to play the card of receiving reparations from Germany to boost its ratings.
🟥In particular, PiS MP Kacper Plarzyński said that only the ruling party will be able to get the money from the Germans. According to him, the country's deputy foreign minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk is doing everything he can.
At the same time, Plarzyński "warned" Poles that the head of the opposition Civic Platform, Donald Tusk, is "friends with German politicians" and will act solely in their interests.
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🟥 The ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) continues to play the card of receiving reparations from Germany to boost its ratings.
🟥In particular, PiS MP Kacper Plarzyński said that only the ruling party will be able to get the money from the Germans. According to him, the country's deputy foreign minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk is doing everything he can.
At the same time, Plarzyński "warned" Poles that the head of the opposition Civic Platform, Donald Tusk, is "friends with German politicians" and will act solely in their interests.
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An Oklahoma school hires as principal a transvestite arrested 22 years ago for child pornography and drugs.
The school district supported the decision.
PS: All parents who enroll their children in this school, and all Americans who do not protest against this fact, are lost souls who no longer deserve any sympathy.
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The school district supported the decision.
PS: All parents who enroll their children in this school, and all Americans who do not protest against this fact, are lost souls who no longer deserve any sympathy.
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🇫🇷🇳🇪 France has begun talks with Niger's army on a partial withdrawal of its military from the country - Monde
According to the newspaper, there are about 1.5 thousand French military personnel in Niger. It is still unclear how many of them will leave Niger and in what timeframe.
❗️ The fact that earlier the French authorities flatly refused to withdraw troops at the request of the new authorities of the African country, and now they have "started negotiations" means that France recognises the new political situation in Niger, although it does not make official statements. But it is too early to speak of a complete withdrawal of the French military.
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According to the newspaper, there are about 1.5 thousand French military personnel in Niger. It is still unclear how many of them will leave Niger and in what timeframe.
❗️ The fact that earlier the French authorities flatly refused to withdraw troops at the request of the new authorities of the African country, and now they have "started negotiations" means that France recognises the new political situation in Niger, although it does not make official statements. But it is too early to speak of a complete withdrawal of the French military.
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🇿🇲 Zambian President issues warning to conspirators
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned would-be plotters not to jeopardise the democratic rule and stability of the southern African country.
It is unclear why he sounded the warning, but it comes after several recent coups in Francophone Africa and complaints within the country about the rising cost of living.
"To colleagues who think we are timid, being kind, and that they can break laws and entertain thoughts of illegally taking over the government, including an undemocratic coup d'état, we are coming for you," he said.
He acknowledged that food prices were high and said the government was addressing the problem.
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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned would-be plotters not to jeopardise the democratic rule and stability of the southern African country.
It is unclear why he sounded the warning, but it comes after several recent coups in Francophone Africa and complaints within the country about the rising cost of living.
"To colleagues who think we are timid, being kind, and that they can break laws and entertain thoughts of illegally taking over the government, including an undemocratic coup d'état, we are coming for you," he said.
He acknowledged that food prices were high and said the government was addressing the problem.
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The American continues reporting from Donbass
According to him, constant shelling of civilian are from the Ukrainian side does not stop. The full video is available on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Tofurious_correspondence
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According to him, constant shelling of civilian are from the Ukrainian side does not stop. The full video is available on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Tofurious_correspondence
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URGENT ! NIGER 🇳🇪 POLICE SEIZE MILITARY OUTFIT FROM THE BURKINABÉ ARMY 🇧🇫IN A CAR OF THE FRANCE EMBASSY 🇫🇷 IN NIAMEY.
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