Category: Europe
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Lucas Chancel: ‘Those who are most affected are those who pollute the least’
[ad_1] Lucas Chancel is an economist specialising in global inequality and the social issues surrounding the ecological transition. He is a professor at Sciences Po, within its Research Centre on Social Inequalities and Department of Economics. He is also co-director of the Laboratory on Global Inequalities at the Paris School of Economics and senior advisor…
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US appoints new ambassador to Azerbaijan
[ad_1] BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 9. The US Senate confirmed the nomination of Mark W. Libby to be Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Senate Press Gallery says, Trend reports. According to the information, the candidacy of Mark Libby was approved by voice vote. On May 25, US President Joe Biden nominated a new ambassador…
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India and Georgia to be added to list of ‘safe states’ for migrant removals
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails India and Georgia are to be added to a list of “safe states” where people who arrive in the UK on small boats could be sent under…
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EU balks at US, Israeli pressure for new Hamas sanctions – POLITICO
[ad_1] Israel and the United States are piling pressure onto the EU to impose new sanctions on Hamas in the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel in which some 1,400 people were killed. Some EU countries are pushing back, with Portugal’s foreign minister telling POLITICO that new sanctions were a “diversionary tactic” compared…
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Trump trial latest news: Ivanka confronted over role in family organization during testimony
[ad_1] ‘She was very much involved’: NY AG comments on Ivanka Trump ahead of testimony Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email Ivanka Trump has taken the stand in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, becoming the fourth member…
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Hungary cannot blackmail EU over Ukraine, says commissioner
[ad_1] The EU won’t be blackmailed by a possible Hungarian veto over additional funds for Ukraine, said the European Commission on Tuesday (7 November). “We cannot be blackmailed,” Johannes Hahn, the EU budget commissioner, told MEPs. Last month, the Financial Times cited senior EU officials as mulling the idea of releasing some €13bn in EU…
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Solidarity with the Middle East, for better or worse
[ad_1] More than any other recent international conflict, that between Israel and Hamas has become a prism through which various national dramas are reflected. In France and Germany especially, politicians find themselves confronting a fresh wave of anti-semitism, while also needing to ensure that political expression is not unfairly repressed. Ireland’s post-colonial status, as…
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Tax evasion, wealth and the monopoly of taste
[ad_1] One trillion Not only is capital taxed less than wage labour, it also evades taxation quite easily. One trillion dollars, approximately €950 billion is the proportion of the profits – from a total of 16 trillion – that large global corporations transferred to tax havens in 2022. These are bank deposits, shares and other…
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Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan shares publication on November 8 – Victory Day occasion
[ad_1] BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 8. The Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan shared a publication on X (Twitter) on the occasion of November 8 – Victory Day, Trend reports. “Happy Victory Day, Azerbaijan! We wish the entire region peace, prosperity and a future full of hope,” the Israeli Embassy said. Shusha, which has great spiritual significance for…
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Que va dire Emmanuel Macron aux francs-maçons ? – POLITICO
[ad_1] C’est un petit événement en soi : Emmanuel Macron est attendu à 12h45 ce mercredi au 16 rue Cadet, dans le IXe arrondissement de Paris, au siège du Grand Orient de France. La principale obédience maçonnique célèbre en effet cette année ses 250 ans, ou plus précisément l’anniversaire de l’appellation “Grand Orient de France”.…