Trump promises billions of dollars in direct payments a few weeks before the midterm elections, especially in states where close races are expected. #Alegeri2026 #PoliticaExternă #SUA (translated)
The author reported that the European Commission approved the establishment of a joint venture between Nestlé and the American fund Platinum Equity. According to him, the new company Peranel is set to take over the bottled water division of the Swiss corporation, which includes over 30 brands sold in 120 countries. The value of the transaction was estimated by the author at 4.9 billion. #Nestlé #biznes #komisjaeuropejska #US #CH (translated)
Michal Půr stated that the person in question had the choice of the presidential delegation's aircraft, economy class, and business class and chose the most expensive option. He added that the trip is paid for by the citizens, and therefore, he believes it is legitimate to question the reason for this choice. #politika #ekonomika #občanskápráva #CZ (translated)
The author of the post stated that the president covered the cost of a private foreign trip, which motorists described as shocking. He also wrote that employees of the Foreign Ministry traveled together for 33 thousand, while Petr Macinka flew business class for 164 thousand from public funds, which according to him did not bother the motorists. He labeled their stance as a manifestation of hypocrisy. #politika #korupce #daně #CZ (translated)
The author claimed that Donald Trump no longer even pretended that he was not working for Russia. As the latest example, he cited the suspension of a number of anti-Russian sanctions approved by the Graham law, which were supposed to come into effect. https://t.co/UgwAvmD4uK #Trump #Rusko #sankce #RU (translated)
The author claimed that Trump stopped pretending that he wasn't working in favor of Russia. As the latest example, he cited that he suspended a number of anti-Russian sanctions approved by the Graham Law that were set to take effect. https://t.co/UgwAvmD4uK #Trump #Rusko #sankce #RU (translated)
The Politics of the Oath demanded money for supporting the ANO senatorial candidate, while Babiš refused to guarantee new loans to Ukraine, and Pavel stated that he paid for his vacation in Morocco from his own funds. #politika #Česko #senát (translated)
Sergei believed in the Russia we were trying to build, and he believed that people there can do business, pay taxes properly, and still make money, says Sergei Magnitsky's and Bill Browder's associate Jamison Firestone about the victim of Putin's regime and the man after whom the law against human rights violators is named today in the EU, USA, and other countries. #Rusko #Ukrajina #LidskáPráva (translated)
The tariffs on these would be a small price to pay for protecting a European manufacturing industry that defends jobs along the supply chains in the United Kingdom and makes us less vulnerable to the constraints imposed by China in the future," added Byrne. #Brexit #UniuneaEuropeană #IndustriaAuto (translated)
If no agreement is reached, there will be some transitional measures so that direct payments (to farmers – editor's note) are not interrupted (...) Just as Romania did not have a budget in 2026, until March or April, I can't remember, that doesn't mean that things didn't work in Romania. The President of Romania, Nicuşor Dan, stated on Friday evening that even if no agreement is reached at the European level regarding the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034, there will be transitional measures so that farmers are not affected. #bugetUE #subvenții #agricultură (translated)
Oana Eftimie stated in a clip that the reports from DGPI and SRI, declassified on December 4, 2024, two days before the annulment of the elections, indicated the involvement of PNL, through the communication agency Kensington, in coordinating a TikTok campaign associated with Călin Georgescu's candidacy. Eftimie said that authorities presented the #EchilibrușiVerticalitate campaign as evidence of Russian interference and that the DGPI report considered it identical to a campaign called "Brother Next to Brother," conducted by the Russian Federation in Ukraine before the invasion in February 2022. According to the author, the campaign had been run by Kensington and paid for by PNL, according to an ANAF report. She compared this lead to the criminal prosecution for the continued bribery of voters against Bogdan Peșchir and the influencers who had voluntarily supported Georgescu’s candidacy. Eftimie claimed that for almost two years, she had not seen a similar interest in investigating the campaign she attributed to PNL. The author further asserted that the authorities had initially anonymized the names of the agencies involved, but had not protected the identities of the influencers targeted by actions. She also reported that Peșchir had been forced by a police officer to remove his cap, mask, and glasses when he arrived escorted at the IGPR headquarters. Eftimie questioned why the lead on the paid campaign was not being investigated. #PNL #InterferențăRusească #Alegeri2024 (translated)
Alessandra Rojo de la Vega thanked for the trust and said that the result was not only hers, but also that of the neighbors who pointed out where there were problems and of a team that, as she wrote, never gave up. #Gracias #Comunidad #TrabajoEnEquipo (translated)
The author criticized supporters of Andrej Babiš for what she perceives as a differing approach to the Prime Minister's conflict of interest compared to the private vacation of the president. She stated that, regarding the conflict of interest and billions from the state treasury, Babiš's assurance that there was no conflict was sufficient for them, while they demanded information from the president, who claimed he paid for his vacation himself, about who covered the food and accommodation. She added that they nevertheless labeled the president a liar and questioned whether ANO is a sect. #politik #Babiš #korupce (translated)
Kristýna Kočanski urged Europe to solve the problem, but also stated that she wants nothing to do with the solution or to pay for it. She labeled the Prime Minister as the "StB Prime Minister" and insulted him grossly. https://t.co/Rjlc5DJs3x #Evropa #politika #protest (translated)
Sander Sassen wrote that Rob Jetten's call for all possible support for Ukraine amounted, in his view, to prolonging a war of attrition. He argued that the front line barely moved, that the Russian economy had adapted, and that Western munitions stocks and political support were finite. According to Sassen, diplomatic solutions were wrongly dismissed as a sign of weakness. Sassen referred to Ukrainian estimates of more than 1.5 million Russian dead and wounded and to Western analyses, including those from CSIS, which he claimed spoke of hundreds of thousands of casualties and over one hundred thousand deaths in Ukraine. He argued that the war constituted a demographic disaster for both countries and that further pressure from sanctions and weapons would result in more casualties. Negotiations, according to Sassen, were not capitulation but the way to end the war. He claimed that a full Ukrainian recapture of the borders of 1991 was militarily unrealistic without direct NATO intervention, risking a war with Russia. He advocated for territorial compromises, likely along the current front line, security guarantees for the remaining Ukraine, and an end to mobilization. He noted that Ukrainian men were forcibly taken off the streets in this process. Sassen acknowledged that such compromises would feel unjust and could reward aggression, but argued that they were better than continuing the current bloodshed. He accused Jetten and like-minded individuals of blocking serious diplomacy and urged the Prime Minister to immediately pursue a diplomatic solution. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)
The Niculescu government proposes a direct aid plan for Romanians with incomes of up to 3,500 lei per month, intended for the payment of electricity and natural gas bills, which includes measures for vulnerable households in rural areas and an automated mechanism for verifying eligibility. #ajutoareenergie #facturi #români (translated)
Lucie Amálka ironically depicted hypothetical reactions to Pavel's decision not to go to the elections. She wrote that at first they would accuse him of disdain for the elections and of treason; if he then admitted his mistake and flew in to vote, they would criticize the cost of the trip and his past with the intelligence service. According to her post, the criticisms would continue even after he announced that he had paid for the trip himself, focusing on his reward. She ended the post with a scornful label for the Czechs. #volby #politika #Pavel (translated)
The countryside woman Janka appreciated President Petr Pavel for explaining the costs, even though he didn't have to. She expressed her pride and gratitude, stating that his explanation would anger people she characterized pejoratively. She included a link to an article stating that Pavel paid for his vacation and the return to the elections out of his own pocket and quantified their cost. https://t.co/eTGDIroife #politika #prezident #vzkaz (translated)
The author wrote that the man he referred to as a "flat-earther" surpassed Rajchl again, as well as others he spoke about harshly. He called on Macinka and Rajchl to reveal who financed their supporters, whom he labeled as collaborators and described with a dehumanizing term. #politika #společnost #korupce (translated)
The Executive Director of the Czech office of TI, David Kotora, stated that in a rule of law, the rules must apply to everyone, including the oligarch in the position of Prime Minister. According to him, the report accused Babiš of lying because he did not keep the promise made to the public and the president. https://t.co/sfIDg6zcla #právnístát #politika #Babiš #CZ (translated)
