The future of the EU
Orbán met Trump: "He will solve it"
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Donald Trump on Thursday. In a picture published on Orbán's X, they both smile widely and give the thumbs up.
“It was an honor to visit the President at Mar-a-Lago today. We discussed ways to achieve peace. Today's good news is: He will solve it!", he signs in the post.
Orbán is currently on a journey and a self-proclaimed "peace mission", writes TT.
Hungary's prime minister has had to endure harsh criticism when he visited Russia shortly after the country took over the presidency of the EU. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has said, among other things, that Orbán is "kidnapping the EU presidency".
Orbán met Trump: "He will solve it"
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Donald Trump on Thursday. In a picture published on Orbán's X, they both smile widely and give the thumbs up.
“It was an honor to visit the President at Mar-a-Lago today. We discussed ways to achieve peace. Today's good news is: He will solve it!", he signs in the post.
Orbán is currently on a journey and a self-proclaimed "peace mission", writes TT.
Hungary's prime minister has had to endure harsh criticism when he visited Russia shortly after the country took over the presidency of the EU. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has said, among other things, that Orbán is "kidnapping the EU presidency".
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Poland's abortion legislation
Attempt to dismantle Polish abortion law fails
Poland's liberal government suffered a setback on Friday in the fight to loosen the very strict abortion laws imposed by the previous conservative government, AP reports.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's alliance wanted to dismantle a law that means that those who help women with abortions can be punished with prison for up to three years.
However, the proposal failed in the 460-member parliament, with a margin of three votes.
Attempt to dismantle Polish abortion law fails
Poland's liberal government suffered a setback on Friday in the fight to loosen the very strict abortion laws imposed by the previous conservative government, AP reports.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's alliance wanted to dismantle a law that means that those who help women with abortions can be punished with prison for up to three years.
However, the proposal failed in the 460-member parliament, with a margin of three votes.
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The Russian Invasion|The Battles
Putin's new reform raises taxes for rich Russians
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a law that means higher taxes for wealthy individuals and companies, reports Sky News.
With the tax reform, the Kremlin hopes to better finance its very costly invasion of Ukraine.
- The government no longer cares if you eat well, but instead wants you to produce weapons, Aleksandr Kolyandr, at the Center for European Policy Analysis, previously told the channel.
When Putin took power in 2001, he imposed a tax rate of 13 percent on basically all Russians, a level that has remained until now. After the reform, Russians who earn more than the equivalent of 240,000 kroner per year will have to pay more tax.
For companies, the tax rate is increased from 20 to 25 percent.
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Putin's new reform raises taxes for rich Russians
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a law that means higher taxes for wealthy individuals and companies, reports Sky News.
With the tax reform, the Kremlin hopes to better finance its very costly invasion of Ukraine.
- The government no longer cares if you eat well, but instead wants you to produce weapons, Aleksandr Kolyandr, at the Center for European Policy Analysis, previously told the channel.
When Putin took power in 2001, he imposed a tax rate of 13 percent on basically all Russians, a level that has remained until now. After the reform, Russians who earn more than the equivalent of 240,000 kroner per year will have to pay more tax.
For companies, the tax rate is increased from 20 to 25 percent.
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Trump is getting Facebook and Instagram back
Meta lifts restrictions on Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, Reuters reports.
Among other things, Trump has had advertising bans and risked account suspension if he were to break the company's rules.
In 2021, he was banned from the social media platforms indefinitely.
- We believe that the risk of letting the president use our services during this period is too great. Therefore, we are extending the blocking of his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely, and in any case for the next two weeks until the peaceful transfer of power is completed, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in 2021.
Meta lifts restrictions on Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, Reuters reports.
Among other things, Trump has had advertising bans and risked account suspension if he were to break the company's rules.
In 2021, he was banned from the social media platforms indefinitely.
- We believe that the risk of letting the president use our services during this period is too great. Therefore, we are extending the blocking of his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely, and in any case for the next two weeks until the peaceful transfer of power is completed, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in 2021.
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