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Fico Blocks EU Loan to Ukraine, Demands Druzhba Pipeline Reopening Economy

Fico Blocks EU Loan to Ukraine, Demands Druzhba Pipeline Reopening

Following a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen in Paris, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed that Bratislava will block the EU's €90 billion ba...

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2026 Municipal Elections: The Battle for Paris Intensifies Culture

2026 Municipal Elections: The Battle for Paris Intensifies

With four days until the first round, the Paris mayoral race is shaping up to be the most closely watched contest in the French municipal elections, w...

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China's 15th Five-Year Plan: Tech Sovereignty to 2030 Economy

China's 15th Five-Year Plan: Tech Sovereignty to 2030

At the 2026 National People's Congress, China formally adopted its 15th Five-Year Plan, a sweeping blueprint prioritizing AI, quantum computing, semic...

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Israel Hits Tehran Again; G7 Readies Emergency Oil Reserves Economy

Israel Hits Tehran Again; G7 Readies Emergency Oil Reserves

Israel launched a second wave of airstrikes on Tehran on Tuesday night, targeting areas near Mehrabad International Airport, as G7 finance ministers s...

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Record Defense Budget: Germany to Spend €108 Billion Economy

Record Defense Budget: Germany to Spend €108 Billion

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has circumvented the debt brake for defense spending, paving the way for a historic Bundeswehr budget of €108.2 billion in 2...

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France 2026: Defense Budget Sees Historic Increase Economy

France 2026: Defense Budget Sees Historic Increase

The French Parliament definitively adopted the 2026 budget on February 2nd, after rejecting motions of no confidence from LFI and RN. The military bud...

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Fidesz or Tisza? The Pollsters' War Economy

Fidesz or Tisza? The Pollsters' War

Hungary holds parliamentary elections on April 12th, but polling institutes are publishing radically conflicting results: Nézőpont measures a Fidesz l...

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Fico in Paris: Slovakia Could Block €90 Billion for Kyiv Economy

Fico in Paris: Slovakia Could Block €90 Billion for Kyiv

Prime Minister Robert Fico met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Paris on March 10. He is demanding access for experts to the...

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Czarnek Nominated by PiS for Prime Minister: Flirting with the Right, But Not with Braun Economy

Czarnek Nominated by PiS for Prime Minister: Flirting with the Right, But Not with Braun

Law and Justice (PiS) has officially nominated Przemysław Czarnek as their candidate for Prime Minister ahead of the 2027 elections. The former Educat...

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USMCA at a Crossroads: North America's Trade Future Economy

USMCA at a Crossroads: North America's Trade Future

The United States, Mexico, and Canada face a July 1, 2026 deadline to renew the USMCA trade deal, with the Trump administration pushing for stricter r...

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How Strategic Petroleum Reserves Work Economy

How Strategic Petroleum Reserves Work

When oil markets spiral out of control, governments reach for a powerful emergency tool: strategic petroleum reserves. Here is how these vast undergro...

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Poland Leads NATO: Nearly 5% of GDP on Defense in 2026 Economy

Poland Leads NATO: Nearly 5% of GDP on Defense in 2026

Poland has become NATO's largest defense investor in terms of GDP share. The military budget for 2026 is projected to exceed 200 billion zlotys, repre...

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