BrexitThe future of Great Britain
Political scientist: Good chances that the agreement will go through
The new agreement on Northern Ireland between the EU and Great Britain, the so-called "Windsor Agreement", has a great chance of being voted through in the British Parliament. That is what Nicholas Aylott, head of the Europe program at the Foreign Policy Institute, told TT.
The biggest risk, he believes, is that the Northern Irish Unionist Party (DUP) opposes the agreement, which could cause members of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's conservative party to vote against it. However, Aylott believes that taking such a position would entail major risks for the DUP.
- It would mean isolation from the majority of the British Conservative Party and thus a potential threat to Northern Ireland's future as part of the British state, he says.
Sunak and von der L Dan Kitwood/AP
BrexitThe future of Great Britain
Analysis: "Cosy" press conference may backfire against Sunak
There seemed to be a good atmosphere between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen when they held a joint press conference on the new "Windsor Agreement". That's what Sky News correspondent Rob Powell writes in an analysis.
He notes a "significantly changed" tone between the parties, and wonders if it might backfire on Sunak. A new "cozier" relationship could possibly make Brexit advocates feel uncomfortable before the agreement is to be voted on in parliament, Powell predicts.
And although Sunak presented parts of the agreement regarding Northern Ireland, details are still missing, he writes. The BBC's Nick Eardley reasons the same, and writes that the fine print of the agreement will be decisive for the unionist party DUP and critical voices within Tory.
“We should see more later today.”
DN's Erik de la Reguera also writes that not all parts are known, and that it is still unclear how the Brexit advocates within Tory stand towards the agreement.
"The most important thing will likely be how the largest unionist party, the DUP, stands."
Ukrainian soldiers, file photo from February 18. Vadim Ghirda / AP
The Russian InvasionThe Battles
Kyiv: Russian appointed leaders leave - fearing offensive
Russian-appointed leaders in the Kherson region in eastern Ukraine are "fleeing" to the Crimean Peninsula ahead of a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive, the Ukrainian General Staff says according to Sky News.
According to Ukraine, the leaders in the cities of Oleshky and Skadovsk have left in military vehicles last week. On Sunday, Radio Free Europe reported on similar information, then concerning a Russian-appointed prosecutor in Horlivka.
At the same time as there has been talk of a Russian offensive recently, a Ukrainian intelligence officer states that the country's forces want to "drive a wedge" into the Russian troops that are today between Crimea and the Russian mainland. Assessors have previously spoken that such an offensive could take place in the direction of Melitopol.
Ukraine has retaken the city of Kherson, but Russia still controls parts of the region of the same name.
"Keep great prayer day" demonstration at Christiansborg Slotsplads in Copenhagen on February 5, 2023. Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix
The political situation in Denmark
The Social Democrats beat the union on the Danish day of prayer
The majority of the Danish Parliament does not want a referendum or postpone the decision to scrap "Great Bededag" as a national holiday, reports DR. Instead of a free holiday, with religious significance, the employees would be forced to work an extra day without holiday pay, when all of Denmark can stay open.
The parliamentary opposition tried on Monday to stop the proposal. It failed, among other reasons, on the grounds that you cannot hold a referendum on all difficult issues. On Tuesday, the decisive vote will be held in the Folketing, with all members present.
The proposal came in the government program for the new central government, with the Social Democrats, Liberals and Moderates after the autumn elections.
The state revenue if the day is scrapped has been calculated at around 4.7 billion Danish kroner and would be used to finance a strengthened defence.
File photo from New Delhi. Altaf Qadri / AP
Political situation in India
Protests in parts of India: "Dark day for democracy"
Protests have been organized in several places in India on Monday since the local top politician Manish Sisodia, who represents the AAP party in New Delhi, was arrested on suspicion of corruption.
According to AAP, it is a political arrest by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party.
"A dark day for democracy," AAP wrote in a tweet shortly after the arrest, writes Al Jazeera.
At the same time, BJP member Manoj Tiwari believes that Sisodia not only engaged in corruption, but that he also destroyed evidence.
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