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The level of "coordination" between Moscow and Budapest, revealed by recent press leaks confirms the darkest scenario that Viktor Orban has played the role of Russia's Trojan horse. Contacts between Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, were consistent, detailed and focused on strategic files in sensitive meetings, (both at EU level) which has astonished many...

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu returns to the Cannes Film Festival main competition with Fjord, his latest feature and first English-language production. The 79th edition of Cannes takes place from May 12 to 23. Around 2,500 films were submitted for selection in total. The selection marks Mungiu’s fifth consecutive film at Cannes, reaffirming his status as one of Europe’s most consistent filmmakers....

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest carried out searches on Wednesday in an investigation into possible fraud involving two projects for the manufacture of lithium-ion battery units and prefabricated metal modular structures, amounting to approximately €10 million each, co-funded by the EU. A total of 14 house and company searches were carried out in Romania and Bulgaria to...

Not since Yalta has Russia received a greater gift that Trump's weakening of NATO. So poor Mark Rutte, the obsequious secretary general, rushed to Washington to lick a bit more spittle. It is madness. Walking away from the World Health Organization after the greatest pandemic in memory and ripping up global trade were foolish. Undermining the Dept. of Education and...

After shock and spectacle, a costly campaign leaves core goals unmet and credibility strained, but Iran's oppression machine has at least been degraded Within the space of a day, President Trump’s genocidal threat to wipe out Iran’s “entire civilization” gave way to a two-week ceasefire that probably ends the war. In Israel and the United States, both moving toward elections,...

The White House is considering "a plan to punish" NATO members that President Trump considered "useless" to the US during the war with Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposal would involve moving U.S. troops from some European countries to other countries that have been more supportive of the U.S. Trump cannot withdraw the U.S. completely from the...

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that Greece intends to prohibit social media use for children under 15.   This would make Greece the latest European country to move toward limiting young people’s access to online platforms. The prime minister said the policy is designed to address concerns regarding anxiety and insomnia that has risen among teenagers, as well as the fact that...

Donald Trump has finally found what he was desperately looking for: not "obliterating" Iran's nuclear program, but of a first way out of a war that was supposed to be lightning quick but turned into a swamp. But it is only a mini-exit, an emergency exit, as what Donald Trump has achieved is not unconditional surrender, but a two-week truce. There...

An international investigation revealed how Russia’s GRU cyber unit, known as "Fancy Bear," managed to steal sensitive information from governments and the military using badly protected routers. Russian military hackers stole sensitive information from governments, militaries and critical infrastructure, “exploiting vulnerable routers worldwide," the FBI said Wednesday following a major international investigation. The FBI and the following partners are releasing this...

Chevron leads ‘top stock risers’ list against a backdrop of geopolitical conflict and skyrocketing oil prices USA Rare Earth ranks second as retail investors back domestic producers amid trade tensions and global AI race Retail investors buy up software stocks, undeterred by concerns about AI’s threat to the sector Micron crowned top riser in Romania as local retail...