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V4 Urges EU for Joint Gas Reserves After Iran Crisis Economy

V4 Urges EU for Joint Gas Reserves After Iran Crisis

The conflict in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered a new energy shock in Europe. The Visegrad Group countries are responding...

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Hungarian Authorities Seize $75 Million from Ukrainian Bankers Economy

Hungarian Authorities Seize $75 Million from Ukrainian Bankers

Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) detained seven employees of Oschadbank in Budapest, who were transporting $40 million, €35 mil...

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Baden-Württemberg Election: Hagel and Özdemir in Neck-and-Neck Race Economy

Baden-Württemberg Election: Hagel and Özdemir in Neck-and-Neck Race

Around 8.5 million eligible voters in Baden-Württemberg will decide on the new state parliament on March 8, 2026 — a close two-way battle between the...

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Trump Tariffs Redraw Global Trade as Deficit Hits $70B Economy

Trump Tariffs Redraw Global Trade as Deficit Hits $70B

December 2025 US trade data reveals a 32.6% monthly surge in the trade deficit to $70.3 billion, with imports from China falling sharply while Vietnam...

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Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff Economy

Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined Donald Trump in Washington to pressure Spain to increase its defense spending in NATO, while Madrid refuses to...

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Slovakia: 100% Russian Gas Amidst Iranian Crisis Economy

Slovakia: 100% Russian Gas Amidst Iranian Crisis

Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (SPP) will cover 100% of its gas supplies from Russian sources from April 2026, a dramatic increase from 33% last year...

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Four Charter Flights from Riyadh to Bring Hungarians Home Economy

Four Charter Flights from Riyadh to Bring Hungarians Home

The Hungarian government is launching a total of four charter flights from Riyadh to Budapest on March 7th and 8th to evacuate thousands of Hungarian...

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Baden-Württemberg Election: CDU and Greens in Neck-and-Neck Race Economy

Baden-Württemberg Election: CDU and Greens in Neck-and-Neck Race

On March 8, 2026, Baden-Württemberg will elect a new state parliament. CDU candidate Manuel Hagel and Green frontrunner Cem Özdemir are locked in a ti...

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Day 8: Tehran Bombed, Hormuz Closed, Oil at $91 Economy

Day 8: Tehran Bombed, Hormuz Closed, Oil at $91

US and Israeli forces struck Tehran with their most intense bombardment yet on day eight of the Iran war, as a closed Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices...

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How Venezuela's Oil Wealth Turned Into a Crisis Economy

How Venezuela's Oil Wealth Turned Into a Crisis

Venezuela sits atop the world's largest oil reserves, yet suffered one of history's worst peacetime economic collapses. Here is how a petrostate squan...

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Tisza Party Leads by 12 Points as Orbán Runs 'Dirty' Campaign Economy

Tisza Party Leads by 12 Points as Orbán Runs 'Dirty' Campaign

According to independent Závecz Research, the Tisza Party leads by 12 points among decided voters, while the pro-government Nézőpont Institute measure...

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Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel Economy

Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel

Germany is reportedly planning a multi-billion euro deal for advanced rocket launchers with Israeli partners, according to Bloomberg. Simultaneously,...

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