"More than half (of the sanctioned entities) are related to the supply chain of ballistic missiles. 'We are significantly making it harder, slowing down, and increasing the cost of weapon production that Russia uses to kill Ukrainians,' Kallas stated." #EvropskáUnie #sankce #Ukrajina (translated)
Beyond institutional roles, we are all human beings. Klingbeil, who also holds the position of Deputy Chancellor, expressed regret for the decision and described the criticisms directed at him as "shameful" while he was dealing with a serious bereavement. #BaerbelBas #Spd #Germania (translated)
Grolich achieved a historic record in the Senate elections with more than 37,000 votes and a result of over 63 percent, which was significantly influenced by weak competition and a negative campaign from his opponents. #senátnívolby #Grolich #KDUČSL (translated)
"More than half is connected to the ballistic missile production chain," said the Vice President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, as EU foreign ministers approved the most extensive expansion of the sanctions list targeting Russia, which added around 1,600 entities focused on the Russian military-industrial complex. #Sankce #Rusko #EvropskáUnie (translated)
The foreign ministers of the European Union approved a significant expansion of the sanctions list against Russia, which has been expanded to include more than 1,600 entities targeting the Russian military-industrial complex. #Sankce #Rusko #EvropskáUnie (translated)
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in July that Russia has lost more than 1.5 million soldiers since the beginning of the invasion. #Rusko #Ukrajina #vojenskáofenzíva (translated)
The author stated that Donald Trump's further remarks about Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine strengthened his concerns that Trump would unhesitatingly abandon their side because of deals with Vladimir Putin. He cited the need to invest more in the military as another reason. #Trump #Ukrajina #armáda #CZ #US #UA #RU (translated)
Five times more people applied for one-time social assistance in the Czech Republic than last year, which experts attribute to changes related to the new super benefit that replaced several older benefits, and the increased need for financial assistance due to economic difficulties. #mimořádnápomoc #superdávka #sociálnípomoc (translated)
Ivan Bartoš stated that more than two years ago, as a minister, he proposed a comprehensive reform of the Office for the Protection of Competition. According to him, the office should serve as a tool for powerful individuals to influence public contracts and the flow of billions into their pockets rather than having a control function. He cited its head, Mlsna, whom he described as a favorite of Miloš Zeman and a friend of Zbyněk Stanjura and Blažek. Bartoš wrote that the ODS (Civic Democratic Party) stopped the reform and he subsequently left the government. According to him, the reform was prepared by experts and was meant to bring the Czech Republic closer to Western democracies. Bartoš referred to an index of oligarchs' influence on politics, which he said the magazine The Economist ranked the Czech Republic second only to Russia. He added that in the previous government only the Pirates wanted to address the issue, but Stanjura blocked their efforts. Bartoš also stated that the Pirates have now won the dispute with the company ČEPRO, which had to provide information about contracts for Agrofert. According to him, the company awarded contracts worth over 10 billion directly to Agrofert without competition, and another 9 billion without competition during the government of Petr Fiala. Bartoš added that it is necessary to fight against corruption in the state and that he will continue to do so. #korupce #politik #reforma (translated)
The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Alexander Novak, confirmed these figures for TASS, the country's state news agency, stating that the volume of exports could reach three million tons per month in the future. #Putin #Trump #ImporturiMotorină (translated)
The Chinese automaker BYD plans to establish two new factories in Europe, with France on its list, thanks to competitive energy costs, as explained by its executive vice president, Stella Li, during the Paris Motor Show. #BYD #Automobile #Investissement (translated)
The attacks against her during the last days of mourning were inappropriate; that is unacceptable. The other co-chair of the SPD, Lars Klingbeil, Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance, stated in a statement that "the attacks against her during the last days of mourning were inappropriate; that is unacceptable." #BärbelBas #SPD #PolíticaAlemania (translated)
Pension savings for children will see an increase in state contributions from next year, which should motivate more families to establish and contribute to it. #PenzijníSpoření #Děti #FinančníVzdělání (translated)
The article stated that the head of the BIS, Koudelka, explained why the intelligence services warned of an escalation from Russia in Eastern Europe. He mentioned possible scenarios such as sabotage, drone attacks, or limited military action and referred to an article on the Enko.cz website. https://t.co/HOOxiyMkke https://t.co/MbAgTcg3D7 #bezpečnost #Rusko #východníEvropa #CZ #RU (translated)
BostonTea described that Vice News journalist Hind Hassan flew to Afghanistan and received permission to talk to the Taliban. When she asked the group's leader about appointing women to positions in public institutions, the Taliban reportedly responded with laughter and advised her to stop recording because the conversation was over. The author also wrote that the media referred to the Taliban as radicals, but in his opinion, they were no different from so-called moderate Muslims. He called the division between fanatics and moderates in Islam a media creation. #Afganistan #Talibowie #WszystkoOIslamie (translated)
Cristiano Tinazzi argued that disinformation played a central role in hybrid warfare and that its dissemination through a public television program constituted a national problem. He pointed to "In Mezz’ora" on Rai and Gian Micalessin’s reports, stating that in the past the journalist had been in Bashar al-Assad's court to present him as a defender of Christians. Tinazzi also recalled a report on Maidan that, in his opinion, the BBC had termed false: Micalessin had interviewed people presented as Georgian snipers, claiming that the protesters had shot themselves. Tinazzi stated that other freelancers had been excluded from mainstream media for much less, while Micalessin continued to work and move with the Russian occupiers. He linked the situation to the journalist's historical ties with Monica Maggioni, whom he described as his former partner and founder of GM News Produzioni, where Maggioni had been a managing partner. In his view, this created a serious conflict of interest, on which the Rai Supervisory Commission had also taken an interest in 2022. Tinazzi said that one should expect rigor and seriousness from a public television program, and not a showcase for Russian propaganda. He cited an interview by Micalessin with Kostyantyn Suvkov, whom he defined as a representative of ultranationalist and militarist Russian propaganda. According to Tinazzi, that content contributed to polluting information and was part of a psychological warfare operation aimed at terrorizing Western public opinion and weakening military support for Kyiv. #Disinformazione #GuerraIbrida #MediaResponsabili (translated)
The Spanish outlet EL ESPAÑOL reported that the UCO was investigating whether the gold coins that Delcy Rodríguez allegedly delivered in Barajas and the bars she supposedly handed over in Caracas to José Luis Ábalos and Koldo García were intended to finance the PSOE. The outlet stated that Rodríguez, then Vice President of Venezuela, had brought the coins to Spain in her luggage along with other gifts for Pedro Sánchez and his ministers. The information was signed by Jorge Calabrés and David Vicente. https://t.co/vOLrBtQcDP #Venezuela #Política #España (translated)
Lukáš Valášek wrote that the state-owned company Čepro has paid Agrofert over 19 billion crowns for contracts without a public tender since 2017. According to him, Čepro began to claim that it did not have to hold public tenders after the law prohibiting companies owned by politicians from obtaining public contracts came into effect. Valášek stated that the company has relied on the opinion of the then vice-chairwoman of the Office for Protection of Competition (ÚOHS), who left the office due to suspicions of manipulating decisions in favor of representatives of the ANO party, Jaroslav Faltýnek and Jiří Švachula. According to him, she signed the opinion before her departure. In preparing it, she was supposed to have used documents from the ministries led by Alena Schillerová and Karel Havlíček, which, according to Valášek, downplayed Čepro's exceptional position, even though it is captured in state strategies. According to Valášek, the government of Petr Fiala did not address the matter, and the ministries, now again under the control of Havlíček and Schillerová, do not want to reopen it based on their statements. Čepro also refused to inform him how many contracts it has already awarded to Agrofert under the new government of Andrej Babiš, despite the ÚOHS ruling that the company is subject to the information law at the request of the Pirate Party's analytical team. Valášek added that even the ÚOHS led by Petr Mlsna, whom Babiš appointed, did not see a reason for a review. According to Valášek, the Prime Minister decided whether the government would extend Mlsna's mandate for additional years. https://t.co/O1ekCFdPwn #Česko #politika #korupce (translated)
Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD, discussed the company's strong sales growth outside of China, its long-term commitment to Europe, and mass production starting in the fourth quarter, during an interview on BFM Business. #BYD #VentesAutomobiles #MarchéEuropéen (translated)
BYD announced a strong increase in its sales outside of China and plans massive investments in Europe, with mass production expected to launch by the fourth quarter, according to Stella Li, the company's executive vice president. #BYD #MondialDeLAuto #VentesAutomobiles (translated)
