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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)

The media reports that U.S. officials threatened European countries and Ukraine to stop sharing intelligence and to halt the arms program, which occurred following Donald Trump's unexpected statement about energy ceasefires between Russia and Ukraine. #Ukraina #JAV #energetinėsPaliaubos (translated)

The Rodalies service in Barcelona is facing a crisis of misinformation and repeated failures that greatly hinder the mobility of its users, who suffer long delays and lack accurate information about the transportation situation. #Rodalies #TransportePúblico #Barcelona (translated)

The Stock Information published a summary of events marked as Monday, October 12. They reported that the USA wanted Poland to permanently sit in the G20, and the pope was scheduled for lung tumor surgery in a few days. According to the post, the Indonesian minister announced a permanent increase in coal prices, Denmark lifted the ban on corporal punishment of students, and the El Niño phenomenon limited traffic in the Panama Canal. The authors also mentioned a plan to transfer part of the oversight of the Warsaw Stock Exchange from the Financial Supervision Authority to ESMA in Paris, with a decision at the level of EU ministers, as well as a fire at the Komsomolskaya coking coal mine in Russia. They attributed to Donald Trump the statement that Ukraine and Russia were no longer targeting energy facilities and wrote that the USA would halt weapons to Kyiv if it attacked refineries. At the same time, they stated that Russia continued to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The summary also mentioned a student strike in Azerbaijan related to the hijab ban, the resumption of fighting between Eritrea and Ethiopia, and a fire on another supertanker after an Iranian attack. The authors wrote about 72 casualties in a gold mine in Sudan and airstrikes in Egypt, as well as Houthi attacks on additional airports in Saudi Arabia, which reportedly resulted in casualties. They added that Nepal was hit by another flash flood. Among other information were: the arrest of a person threatening Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the official presence of the rainbow flag in Parliament in The Hague, and India's efforts to host the Olympic Games in 2036. The Stock Information also reported that in Japan, the prize in a competition increased to $15,000 for 90 minutes of sleep, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni registered her voice as a trademark to prevent AI from copying it. The post ended with a mention of Columbus Day and a joke about an American snake speaking the language of dollars. #Świat #Polska #Aktualności (translated)

Christian Sandström wrote that the CEO of Verkors resigned at the same time that the French battery company was seeking an additional 500 million euros in support. He stated that Emmanuel Macron had praised the company as recently as December the year before and that the main owner and main customer, Renault, was starting to get tired. Sandström compared the development with Northvolt and referred to Affärsvärlden for quotes and more information. https://t.co/6Nw2Vx1g0j #Batteritillverkning #Energistöd #Verkor (translated)

The article proposes the introduction of transparent primaries in Milan and in the national center-left, asking that voters be informed about the candidates' funding during elections to ensure greater transparency and accountability. #Primarie #Centrosinistra #Trasparenza (translated)

The cancellation of fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio from January 2027 will not take place according to current information from the state budget, while the government is not planning any financial compensation for public service media. #KoncesionářskéPoplatky #MédiaVeřejnéSlužby #Legislativa (translated)

Of course, it evokes various, including negative emotions. The ceasefire declared by US President Donald Trump in the energy sector is viewed very cautiously, as Ukraine has very limited information about what it means, says Latvia's extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Ukraine Andrejs Pildegovičs in an interview on Latvia Radio's "Labrīt" program. #Ukraina #Tramps #Zelenskis (translated)

Last week, the head of the German foreign intelligence service BND, Martin Jäger, stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort has created a situation from which the Kremlin leader can exit with difficulty and without political costs. #RăzboiÎnUcraina #PierdereaMilitară #NATO (translated)

Anaelmarlon Luz reported a tense situation in Kanyaru, about 2 kilometers from Rubaya, in the Masisi territory of North Kivu. Citing information from the ground, he also reported movements of fleeing Rwandans accompanied by their herds and stated that reinforcements from the RDF/M23 coalition had been targeted by the FARDC and Wazalendo fighters. #RDC #Sécurité #Conflit (translated)

Vali Petcu wrote that the sovereignists would have had more difficult days regarding displays and ratings, as, according to him, the Russian bots amplifying individuals like BobbyD were temporarily offline. Petcu described them in derogatory terms. https://t.co/5UWUqiAOOW #suveraniști #informare #socialmedia (translated)

Lemingopedia accused Donald Tusk's government of publicizing an alleged attack on himself and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz to divert attention from budgetary problems. The author claimed that the information was released in the media before the suspect was detained, and experts commenting on Polsat were unable to identify the procedure used. He characterized this as an action intended to create "alternative realities." The author also referred to Rutkowski's involvement in helping a farmer, to whom he attributed substance use, and ironically suggested that he might have feared the delegalization of Minecraft. He also mentioned the Rubtsov case and the search for four-year-old Eileen at the border, claiming that the girl did not exist. Lemingopedia further reported that on Friday Domański reached an agreement on transferring the supervision of exchanges, clearing houses, and securities depositories to the EU level. According to the author, ESMA was supposed to gain powers, except for full control over the Frankfurt stock exchange, which had been negotiated by Germany and accepted by ministers from other countries. The author accused the government of sending two individuals to divert attention from this matter and used insulting language towards them. https://t.co/8NPL5yAO8g #Polska #polityka #aktualności (translated)