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Updated: 2 hours 43 min ago
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 12:12
The 28th UN Climate Change Conference begins on Thursday in Dubai, with more than 190 countries attending. A package aimed at tripling renewable energy capacities is to be adopted and 20 countries are calling for a phase-out of all fossil fuels. Commentators question whether this can be agreed in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, of all places, and with oil company boss Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber as president.
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 12:12
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has threatened to veto the initiation of EU accession talks with Ukraine. The decision is to be made at the EU summit in Brussels in mid-December, where a vote will also be held on whether to approve a further 50 billion euros in aid for Ukraine. Commentators voice annoyance.
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 12:12
For the last three weeks, Polish lorry drivers have been protesting at border crossings between Poland and Ukraine for better working conditions and against cheaper Ukrainian competition. The queues forming as a result of the blockade are now several kilometres long. Commentators on both sides of the border ask whether the protesters' anger is justified.
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 11:56
Following the victory of right-wing populist Geert Wilders and his PVV in the Dutch election it is still not clear who will form the new Dutch government. But Europe's press already sees the right-wing populist's success as part of a wider trend which, among other things, will also impact next year's European elections. What this means for democracy and the EU is the subject of heated debate.
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