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Politics — page 8 of 14 — NewsBriefing.eu
The Belgian capital has surpassed its own 2010-11 record as 14 parties fail to form a coalition, leaving a €1.6bn budget hole.
14 · parties1.6 billion euros · budget hole
Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10 and a half years after admitting eight bribery counts linked to oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk and alleged FSB operative Oleg Voloshyn.
10.5 years · sentence8 · bribery counts
President Vjosa Osmani dissolved parliament on Wednesday after parties failed to form a government by the constitutional deadline, setting a vote for 28 December that will be Kosovo's seventh since independence.
7 · elections since independence
Nigel Farage's party would rewrite the withdrawal agreement to save £6.4bn annually, cut foreign aid to £1bn and triple the NHS surcharge for visa applicants.
6.4 billion pounds · withdrawal agreement savings1 billion pounds · foreign aid cut3 · NHS surcharge
A nine-country survey reveals 45 percent dissatisfaction with democratic systems, with only Sweden bucking the trend.
45 % · dissatisfaction with democratic systems
Environment ministers approved an 85 percent emissions cut by 2040 with significant reliance on international carbon credits, plus a non-binding 2035 range of 66.25 to 72.5 percent.
85 % · emissions cut66.25 % · 2035 emissions target range72.5 % · 2035 emissions target range
With 99 per cent of votes counted, D66 and the PVV are locked in a dead heat.
99 % · votes counted
Democrats 66 leader ties with far-right PVV and GreenLeft-Labour at 23 seats each.
23 seats · seats for each party
Nearly 40 percent of voters undecided as five parties contest lead in election triggered by migration dispute that brought down two-year government.
40 % · undecided voters5 · parties contesting lead

The White House document names immigration, birth rates and 'censorship' as threats to civilisation, urging support for patriotic parties across the continent before key votes in Germany, Britain and possibly France.

Belgian authorities arrested Federica Mogherini and two others in a procurement fraud investigation targeting the EU Diplomatic Academy, releasing all three after questioning.

European Public Prosecutor's Office arrests three suspects including College of Europe head and former EEAS secretary general over alleged manipulation of €2.5 million diplomat training contract

The Belgian capital has surpassed the country's own 2010-11 record as 14 parties fail to form a coalition, leaving a €1.6bn budget hole and frozen investments across a city that hosts the EU and NATO.

European Public Prosecutor's Office raids EEAS and College of Europe over alleged corruption in diplomatic academy contract; three suspects held including top diplomat Stefano Sannino

Mikheil Kavelashvili tells DW the October vote was the cleanest in a decade, insists Georgian Dream still wants EU membership, and says Brussels must alter its 'attitude' before 2030.

Nathan Gill sentenced to 10 and a half years after admitting eight bribery counts linked to oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk and alleged FSB operative Oleg Voloshyn.

President Vjosa Osmani dissolved parliament on Wednesday after parties failed to form a government by the constitutional deadline, setting a vote for 28 December that will be Kosovo's seventh since independence.

Nigel Farage's party would rewrite the withdrawal agreement to save £6.4bn annually, cut foreign aid to £1bn and triple the NHS surcharge for visa applicants, drawing warnings of a trade war from both main parties.

Germany, France, Italy, Poland and the EU's foreign policy chief meet in Berlin to coordinate long-term military aid, hybrid threat response and defence industrial planning as war enters third winter.

A nine-country survey reveals 45 percent dissatisfaction with democratic systems, with only Sweden bucking the trend. Voters cite disinformation, corruption and unaccountable politicians as chief threats.

The European Commission unveiled a package of largely non-binding measures to counter disinformation and election meddling, explicitly naming Russia while avoiding new legal obligations for tech platforms.

Rob Jetten's D66 nearly tripled its seats but Geert Wilders' PVV held its ground in vote share while the hard-right bloc fragmented across three parties, leaving the Netherlands with a familiar parliamentary arithmetic.

Electoral comebacks in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland show defeated right-wing forces can return quickly when centrist governments fail to address economic displacement.

ANO's deal with two far-right parties proposes replacing Czech Television and Czech Radio's licence-fee funding with direct state financing, a move critics say mirrors the playbook used by Orban and Fico to capture public broadcasters.

Environment ministers approved an 85 percent emissions cut by 2040 with significant reliance on international carbon credits, plus a non-binding 2035 range of 66.25 to 72.5 percent, after all-night talks in Brussels.

EU foreign policy chief names Montenegro and Albania as frontrunners while warning of democratic backsliding in Georgia and Serbia; Hungarian veto blocks Ukraine and Moldova talks

With 99 per cent of votes counted, D66 and the PVV are locked in a dead heat, but the far right's combined vote share holds steady across a fragmented field.

Democrats 66 leader ties with far-right PVV and GreenLeft-Labour at 23 seats each, promising to end Netherlands' veto reflex in Brussels and restore Dutch influence in EU decision-making.

Nearly 40 percent of voters undecided as five parties contest lead in election triggered by migration dispute that brought down two-year government

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