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Mika Merano announced that he will be a candidate for the Finns Party in the upcoming spring parliamentary elections in the Uusimaa electoral district. He named his main themes as fighting corruption, reforming the use of tax funds, and strengthening the status of the Finnish language and Finnish culture. Merano opposed, among other things, the dual roles of politicians in organizations, political appointments, and directing tax funds to the close circles of politicians. He demanded public impact reports on taxpayer-funded projects and believed that tax funds should benefit Finnish taxpayers. He also opposed development aid, projects that he described as ideological, and unprofitable EU funding requests. In language policy, Merano opposed mandatory Swedish and multiculturalism, which he viewed as narrowing Finnish traditions. He supported a unilingual Finland, conducting business in one's native language, and preserving Finnish cultural heritage. He also suggested that cuts affecting citizens should be made only as a last resort. Merano asked people to spread the word about his candidacy, to join his campaign team, or to support his campaign. He stated that donations would go to the Mika Merano Support Association and would be used entirely for the campaign. According to him, donations could be made via MobilePay to the number 47188 or to the association's account FI19 8146 9710 4278 49. He mentioned that the names of donors contributing at least 1,500 euros would be public. The campaign manager, according to Merano, is marketing professional and Kouvola city councilor Suvi Karell, who coordinates the campaign work. #Suomi #Eduskuntavaalit #Perussuomalaiset (translated)

It is clear that the warning system was activated, but not completely perfectly, as the reaction reports appeared, to my knowledge, only from the Kaunas region, although the drone, based on our knowledge and the information from the radars, entered our country's airspace from the Polish side. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius says that after that, a drone possibly flew into Lithuania on Sunday, the population warning system was activated, but not perfectly. #dronas #įspėjimoSistema #Lietuva (translated)

Kudela the G.O.A.T. described Tomáš Chorý's first season at Slavia as the hardest in terms of pressure, but he believed the player handled it excellently. He credited him with a key role in winning the title after three years, including goals and contributions to the game, and stated that he didn't cause any problems at that time. He couldn't understand why Chorý started behaving like he did in Plzeň in his second season and came under pressure again. The author recalled the May incident in the derby, after which, according to him, the locker room, the owner, and some fans defended Chorý. He wrote that the player turned his back on the people who supported him in the summer when he showed his middle finger to referee Všetečka. According to the author, for a significantly worse verbal insult, he would likely only have received a yellow card, and the chosen gesture could have ended his tenure in "the most ridiculous way" he had ever seen. Kudela the G.O.A.T. stated that Chorý's possible lapses deprived him of the chance to be the king of the league and wrote that it should be his end at Slavia. According to him, the end of his tenure would close a chapter that had divided the Slavia fans for two and a half years. He wished Slavia good luck in selecting a new striker in the winter transfer window. #SlaviaPraha #fotbal #Chorý (translated)

Nationwide protests against the cost of living in France on Saturday led to violent events, including clashes with the police, widespread looting, and arson, deepening political uncertainty in the country ahead of upcoming elections. #Prantsusmaa #Meeleavaldus #Elukallidus (translated)

(Zelensky) asked Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, and all neighboring countries to allow transit, just as they did three or four years ago at the beginning of the war. Magyar also assured Zelensky that he has his full solidarity regarding the "inhumane Russian aggression." #Ukrajina #tranzit #obilie (translated)

The author assesses that those in charge of the EU apparently believed that prolonging the war in Ukraine would promote the federalist project. According to him, continuing the war could indeed fragment the union, as the right defending sovereign nation-states was rising to power in major European countries like Germany and France. The writing ended abruptly in the middle of the list. #EU #Ukraina #politiikka #DE #FR (translated)

In his comment, Robert Fico admires the approach of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to national interests, while ignoring Russian aggression against Ukraine and shifting the pressure onto Kyiv and the EU, thereby relativizing international law and the sovereignty of countries. #RobertFico #Ukrajina #Slovensko (translated)

The author pondered what good relations with the east would require. According to him, from Finland's perspective, Russia should stop waging war and sabotage and return to the path of peace and diplomacy. He assessed that from Russia's perspective, relations would improve if neighboring countries submitted to its control and renounced their security guarantees and sovereignty. #Venäjä #DiplomaattisetSuhteet #Rauha #FI #RU (translated)

The head of the Russian sovereign fund, Kirill Dmitriev, stated that Donald Trump's decision to suspend sanctions against Russia represents a "historic moment," while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that this gesture will encourage the Kremlin and that it is just the beginning. #Rusia #Ucraina #Trump (translated)