Author: Olga Winter - EU Newsdesk

Olga Winter is a specialist editor writing about current affairs on the EU news desk for WTX News. Based in Brussels she ideally suited to the address the domestic and global affairs of the European continent, with assignments that include expose and In Review features for specialist reports..

Georgia sees its fifth night of consecutive protests against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. At a press conference with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Jolie expressed Canada’s solidarity with the Georgian people, and said they “are very concerned about what Russia is trying to do in Georgia.”

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At Hart aber Fair, Ricarda Lang and Dorothee Bär discuss the increased violence against women – they shake hands on several points. The show is comprehensive, but it doesn’t manage to provide adequate depth when it comes to topics like prostitution. And above all, one thing is missing: a male politician.It’s a topic that women are reluctant to talk about in public. This is how presenter Louis Klamroth opens his show. They would expect too…

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The Jaguar brand wants to reinvent itself and has caused irritation with a campaign that does not contain any cars. A spectacular show car has now been unveiled in Miami, which is intended to provide a preview of future models. The strikingly long front hood is a clear reminiscence of the E-Type, the legendary sports car that celebrated its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961 and even counted Enzo Ferrari among its admirers.…

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Iranian-backed militias from Iraq have entered Syria to assist the government’s counteroffensive against rebels who have taken control of Aleppo, the largest city. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, approximately 200 Iraqi militiamen traveling in pickups crossed into Syria overnight. “These are fresh reinforcements being sent to aid our comrades on the front lines in the north,” a senior military official told the Reuters news agency. Syria’s government and allies bomb rebel-held…

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Díaz champions the rejection of the Hungarian proposal against false scholarship recipients for “laminating” their rights EU

After an intense day at the first Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Council (EPSCO) of the new European Commission. The second vice president and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, has led the rejection of the Hungarian proposal for the future Directive on intern workers with which Europe seeks to stop the figure of the ‘false intern’ because – she has denounced – it fails to comply with the premise protection initial. The directive that…

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Biden-gathers-with-Hunter-Biden-and-family-members-in-Delaware.jpg” />He has repeatedly promised not to do it – but on Thanksgiving weekend, Joe Biden claims to have spontaneously decided to pardon his son. He was about to be sentenced for making false statements during a gun purchase and for tax evasion. The president now sees this as a politically driven miscarriage of justice.US President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter on Sunday evening (local time), sparing him a possible prison sentence for weapons…

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The United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom have all called for de-escalation in Syria, where rebels have marched on government-controlled areas in the past few days, reigniting violence in the 13-year-long conflict. An alliance of Syrian rebel factions led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) reportedly seized control of Aleppo over the weekend. Syrian President Bashar Assad announced a counteroffensive, launching airstrikes with the help of allies. Syrian and Russian airstrikes on the…

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Explainer: Can France block the Mercosur trade agreement? EU

France has fervently opposed the free trade agreement between the EU and five South American nations. ADVERTISEMENTAfter decades of negotiations, the Mercosur treaty continues to stir up controversy. Hundreds of farmers have been protesting for the past weeks in France and other European countries against the free trade agreement between the EU and the South American bloc comprising of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia (also known as Mercosur). Euronews looked into why the Mercosur…

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IG Metall is calling for nationwide warning strikes at Volkswagen this Monday. It’s about the pay of the around 120,000 employees in the VW factories. The group has so far rejected any increase. Watch this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: Industrial action begins – warning strikes in all VW plants – video

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Biden-gathers-with-Hunter-Biden-and-family-members-in-Delaware.jpg” />He has repeatedly promised not to do it – but on Thanksgiving weekend, Joe Biden claims to have spontaneously decided to pardon his son. He was about to be sentenced for making false statements during a gun purchase and for tax evasion. The president now sees this as a politically driven miscarriage of justice.US President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter on Sunday evening (local time), sparing him a possible prison sentence for weapons…

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Headed again by the German Ursula von der Leyen and with Teresa Ribera as the Spanish representative, the new European Commission officially starts this Sunday with 26 commissioners in charge of unprecedented portfolios in the community Executive, such as Defense, Housing or the Mediterranean. Starting tomorrow, Monday, the new commissioners will begin working on challenges and missions entrusted by Von der Leyen for the next five years. Teresa Ribera, executive vice president for a Clean,…

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