EU approves German €5 billion scheme to cut industry CO2 emissions

The European Commission on Monday approved a €5 billion ($5.4 billion) German government initiative to assist businesses in decarbonizing their production processes. “The scheme approved today will support ambitious projects that will significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of industrial production processes in Germany,” said Teresa Ribera, the commission’s vice president for a clear, just and…

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German spending package clears final hurdle as president signs law

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday signed off on a landmark easing of the country’s debt limit for increased defence spending and a €500 billion ($547 billion) financial package for infrastructure and climate initiatives, his office said. This means that the changes, approved by parliament earlier this week, have cleared the final hurdle and will…

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European Parliament Confirms Poland’s Centrality in Bloc’s Eastern Security Strategy

Poland is at a geostrategic crossroads amidst the nascent Russian-US “New Détente” whereby it can either remain a stalwart American ally despite its misgivings about the rapid Russian-US rapprochement, rely more on France to balance the US or pivot away from the US towards France. Most observers missed last week’s European Parliament resolution on the…

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Romanian Georgescu Claims West Seeks WW3

Bucharest – Călin Georgescu, a Romanian ultranationalist and former presidential candidate, has accused the West of attempting to orchestrate a “third world war (WW3)” in a controversial interview with American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The remarks, which echo Russian propaganda regarding the European Union (EU) and NATO, have drawn significant attention as Georgescu prepares for…

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