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The author said they would attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg the following day to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. They also expressed solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their Gulf partners following the latest escalations. #FACCouncil #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #LU #SA

The author said they were travelling to Luxembourg for the FAC, where support for Ukraine, pressure on Russia and developments in the Middle East were on the agenda. They argued that as Russia’s attacks grew more brutal, support for Ukraine and pressure on Russia should increase, and said they intended to approve something the following day without specifying what. #Ukraine #Russia #MiddleEast #LU #UA #RU #IL

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump promised hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian diesel after a phone call with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Treasury then allowed an exemption from the sanctions. Given the midterms in four weeks and a diesel price at record levels, Laska interpreted the move as a possible campaign maneuver. In mid-September, Trump publicly called on Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian refineries. According to a Reuters report led by Laska, at that time three of the six largest Russian diesel refineries were shut down or operating at limited capacity. She also pointed to a Russian export ban on diesel until the end of October and noted that Russia imported almost seven times as much diesel from Belarus from January to July as in the same period of the previous year. Deputy Prime Minister Novak is now talking about surpluses, she wrote; however, it is unclear whether the announced delivery quantities and deadlines will actually be met. Zelensky offered to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries if Russia ends its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Laska referred to this as a symmetrical de-escalation offer that is on the table for the Americans. She also cited rocket attacks on a residential building in Pryluky, glide bombs on city buses in Kramatorsk, and shelling of the energy supply in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa. She warned that Russia would respond to the diesel with terrorism. The EU also criticized Laska: On September 22, Usmanov and Fridman were removed from the sanctions list under pressure from France, Slovakia, and Luxembourg. According to Laska, Zelensky pointed out that the attacks had since increased. At the same time, the EU extended the remaining personal sanctions from six months to three years. Latvia had long resisted the compromise and ultimately paved the way for it by abstaining. Laska compared Trump's diesel concession to Russia with the European compromise in favor of unanimity. In her view, the costs of such agreements are borne not by their authors but by the people in Pryluky, Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Oleshkiv. #Trump #Putin #Dieselpreise (translated)

The author described the Ecofin meeting in Luxembourg as very productive, citing agreement on the MISP directive and an exchange of views on the possible taxation of windfall profits by oil companies. The post also mentioned ESM Press, Christine Lagarde and Wopke Hoekstra. https://t.co/jbyYEQjBeo #Ecofin #Taxation #WindfallProfits #LU #ES

Acosti called on supporters not to leave the man he was referring to alone and urged them to gather in large numbers at the Central Detention Center over the weekend. He announced a protest in Cluj that evening at 7:00 PM at the Bell/Monument of the Memorandists and published a list of demonstrations from the Diaspora. For Saturday, October 10, he indicated the following actions: in Geneva, at the Palais des Nations (UN), Avenue de la Paix, at 2:00 PM; in Madrid, in front of the Romanian Consulate, at 2:00 PM; in Vienna, at the Romanian Embassy, Prinz-Eugen-Straße 60, at 2:00 PM; and in Lisbon, at Jardim da Estrela, at 4:00 PM. For Sunday, October 11, he listed protests in Barcelona, in front of the Romanian Consulate, at 12:00 PM; in Brussels (Uccle), at the Romanian Embassy, Rue Gabrielle 105, between 12:00 and 2:00 PM; in Birmingham, at the General Consulate of Romania, 104–106 Colmore Row, and in London, at the Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 Belgrave Square, both at 1:00 PM; in Munich, at the Romanian Consulate, Richard-Strauss-Straße 149, at 1:00 PM; in Dublin, at the Romanian Embassy, 26 Waterloo Road, at 1:30 PM; and in Milan, at Arco della Pace, in Turin, at Piazza Castello, and in Cuneo, departing from the Alpini Statue, Corso Dante, all at 2:00 PM. The list continues with a protest in Oslo, at the Romanian Embassy, Oscars gate 36, at 2:30 PM; in Pisa, at the San Ranieri Hotel, at 3:00 PM; in Zaragoza, in front of the Romanian Consulate, and in Castellón, in Plaza María Agustina, at 4:00 PM; in Padova, in Piazza Mazzini, at 4:30 PM; in Burgos, in Plaza Mayor, at 5:00 PM; and in Logroño, in Parque del Espolón, at 6:00 PM. Acosti also mentioned a manifestation on Wednesday, October 14, at 12:30 PM, at Place du Luxembourg, near the European Parliament in Brussels. He concluded with a call for solidarity and mentioned George Simion and CG_Romania. #Solidaritate #Protest #Diaspora (translated)

The countries of the European Union have agreed on the creation of a super-authority to oversee financial markets, deemed essential for strengthening the European economy, as part of an agreement approved by finance ministers in Luxembourg. #EU #pietefinanciare #supraveghere (translated)

The author said that at yesterday’s Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg, they focused on responding to current pressures while preserving Europe’s economic resilience. They added that citizens and businesses needed protection from rising energy costs without sending the wrong signals to financial markets. #Eurogroup #EconomicResilience #EnergyCosts #LU #EU

"We cannot come up with new fiscal flexibilities every time," said Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commissioner for Economy, on Thursday after the meeting of Eurozone finance ministers held in Luxembourg, which was reported by Rapporteur. #ComisiaEuropeană #flexibilitatebugetară #ItaliaGrecia (translated)

For that reason, the first vice president and minister of Economy of Spain, Carlos Cuerpo, upon his arrival in Luxembourg to meet with his colleagues, has indicated that he does not oppose the claims of Italy and Greece, although he wanted to know the details first. #DeudaSoberana #PrudenciaFiscal #Eurogrupo (translated)

We have eligible expenses in this area, we will analyze to what extent and, of course, if we consider it necessary, we will use these margins of flexibility allowed by the rules. This was stated this Thursday by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Business and First Vice President of the Government, Carlos Cuerpo, upon his arrival at the meeting of Eurogroup ministers taking place in Luxembourg. Cuerpo is open to considering it, although he first asks to know exactly what it is about and to be aware that it is a tool that arises in the face of the "exceptional circumstance" that Europe is experiencing to address the consequences of the war in Iran, "which has been affecting the day-to-day lives of citizens on our continent for more than seven months," and also that it occurs within a "framework" that takes into account financial "sustainability." #Energía #Fiscalidad #UniónEuropea (translated)

A joint police operation between Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France led to the seizure of drugs and cash, with the checking of more than 3,000 vehicles and 89 trains in Belgium, revealing the importance of an integrated approach to combat cross-border drug trafficking. #luttecontreladroite #traficdedrogue #opérationEtoile (translated)

Korson Jussi wrote that he had asked artificial intelligence to list the countries in the world where development aid expenditures exceed the police budget. According to him, the list included Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark out of a total of 210 countries. He also noted that Finland is paying off debt. #kehitysapua #Suomi #maailmanmaat (translated)

David Rush, a CIA employee, has confessed to defrauding 194 million dollars by using fictitious missions to acquire luxury goods and real estate for personal gain, including nearly 300 gold bars and expensive watches, while also leaking information about a secret source to a foreign government. #fraude #CIA #DavidRush (translated)