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The judge orders pre-trial detention for the former head of the German secret services suspected of espionage
August Hanning is investigated for acquiring confidential intelligence and using it as a consultant for foreign organizations
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The King visits the NATO base closest to Russia: "The Arctic is the epicenter of the geopolitics that will define Europe"
Philip VI attends a military demonstration from Rovaniemi in Finland, entrance door to the Arctic polar circle
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Ukraine reports at least 20 deaths, including four children, by a "massive" attack by Russia
As Ukraine's intelligence services anticipated, the Russian Army launched a massive attack on several regions of the country between Tuesday and Wednesday, killing 20 people, including four minors. The Kremlin noted a number of military targets hit by its offensive, but Kiev also reported damage to residential buildings and energy infrastructure.
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Sergio Diaz-Granados, president of CAF: "Waste, when well managed, can be even profitable"
The head of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean states that there is a problem in the large cities of the continent with solid waste management
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The wife of the Prime Minister of Armenia brings domestic violence to the centre of the national debate
A small violet bond accompanies Anna Hakobyan in her latest public appearances. The wife of the Prime Minister of Armenia has put him on his clothes, shows him in his social media publications and has become a symbol of a campaign that began with stories of women victims of domestic violence and that, in just a few months, reached the Armenian Criminal Code. "To break the force of custom, it is very important that this be established in the law," he explains to France 24.
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Economy resurrects Finance Europe account, the biggest investment reform in two decades
The new private investment vehicle, which will provide up to 150,000 euros with tax advantages, will be validated by the Permanent Congress
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"To be free you must be feared": Macron claims nuclear deterrence after testing the M51.3 missile
On Tuesday, France launched the first test launch of the strategic ballistic missile M51.3 from the Le Vigilant nuclear submarine. Emmanuel Macron witnessed the trial from a frigate and presented the result as a demonstration of French deterrence capacity in an international scenario marked by increased military tensions.
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Brussels pressure capital to launch EU enlargement
European Commission proposes reforms to speed up the functioning of the Union with more than 27 Member States
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Puigdemont is a step away from returning to Spain after the amnesty for embezzlement has been endorsed
The Spanish Constitutional Court endorsed this Tuesday the application of the amnesty law to the offence of embezzlement linked to the Catalan independence process. Hours later, the Supreme Court lifted the national arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in Belgium since 2017 and can now return to Spain without risk of being arrested for that cause.
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Sánchez recovers the housing decrees rejected by Congress after advancing the elections
The Spanish Government adopted two new decrees on Tuesday to facilitate access to housing, contain certain increases in rent and expand the offer, just four days after Congress rejected similar measures. Pedro Sánchez defended the decision as a response to a crisis that, he said, has not changed despite the parliamentary setback that ended up precipitating the progress of the general elections on 29 November.
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Europe is trying to armored the essential databases for global biomedical research against the United States
Brussels mobilises EUR 65 million to prevent Trump cuts from risking resources on which global science depends
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France and Germany seek to strengthen the EU's response to external trade pressures
France and Germany want the European Union to expand its tools to respond to trade practices they consider unfair by third countries, at a time of growing economic tensions with China and other partners. The European Commission welcomed the initiative and believes that its proposals are in line with Brussels's debate on how to protect European competitiveness without opening a new trade war.
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The right is celebrated, the left is organized: thus the policy in Spain reacts to the electoral advancement
The opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who had been demanding early elections for months, stressed that "we will finally vote and Spain will be able to choose the country it wants to be." His People's Party leads the polls and, for him, the elections "go from Spain to win Sanchez and what it represents." From the ultra-rightwing Vox, on the other hand, they chose to shake unwavering doubts about the vote by mail, while the minority formations of the left rush dialogues for a possible alliance.
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From Germany to Greece: European countries respond to the housing crisis
The increase in rent and housing, the lack of supply and the problems associated with evictions go through much of Europe, but there is no single response to the crisis. While some Governments are committed to increasing construction and limiting certain income, others prioritize market freedom or strengthen the conditions for the recovery of housing in the face of non-payment.
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More than 400 schools blocked in France in the second week of student protests
At least 413 secondary schools in France were paralyzed on Monday due to the extension of student protests, according to the Ministry of Education. Protesters call for more teachers, improved infrastructure and reduced school day. A large national mobilization is called on Tuesday, with the participation of general and collective workers' unions.
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Pulmonary fever in Siberia? Europe follows the case while Russia calls for calm
The death of a worker at a Pestilence Institute in Siberia turned the alarms on the possibility of a pulmonary plague, while Russia tries to contain the speculations and claims that the analyses did not detect the bacteria. The European Commission follows the case "very closely" and maintains contacts with the European health authorities, although there is no confirmation of an outbreak in the Irkutsk region at present.
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Spain opens an electoral cycle in Europe that will decide the future of the EU
France, Italy and Poland will also hold elections in the coming months with the ultra-right parties growing and the threat of interference by other countries in the electoral processes
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"We need a wider majority": Spain moves the elections forward to November 29
The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, announced on Monday the dissolution of the Cortes and the advance of the general elections, after the Congress of Deputies rejected on Friday two decrees promoted by the Executive with measures to alleviate the housing crisis. The elections will be on November 29, with a hypothetical coalition between the right and the ultra-right that takes advantage of the polls.
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Pedro Sánchez Announces Early Elections in Spain for November 29
The president of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, announced on Monday the advance of the general elections to November 29. This following the rejection by the Congress of the deputies last Friday of the two decrees on housing in the midst of massive protests by tenants. The elections were initially scheduled for 2027. The polls anticipate a victory of the right-wing People's Party.
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A good team dinner.
Journalist Jordi Domínguez collects stories of the 55 federations in the UEFA environment