Tag: Politicians

Categories EU

‘Not in treaty’: Hungary’s Orban sides with Poland, rejects EU law primacy ahead of bloc’s summit

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again challenged the idea of the primacy of EU law, accusing Brussels of attempts to infringe upon the rights of the national governments as he arrived at an EU summit on Thursday. … Read More >‘Not in treaty’: Hungary’s Orban sides with Poland, rejects EU law primacy ahead of bloc’s summit

Categories Russia

Worldwide popularity of Russian leadership surges ahead of Chinese & American for first time, while Germany remains in lead – poll

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In 2020, global approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin rose ahead of his American and Chinese counterparts Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, a poll has revealed. The popularity of Moscow’s leadership has grown yearly since 2015. … Read More >Worldwide popularity of Russian leadership surges ahead of Chinese & American for first time, while Germany remains in lead – poll

Categories EU

EU risks becoming ‘centrally managed’ as ‘dangerous phenomenon’ of institutional action threatens bloc’s future, Polish PM warns

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Poland’s prime minister has penned a letter to the European Union warning that the bloc is at risk of becoming a “centrally managed organism, run by institutions deprived of democratic control”. … Read More >EU risks becoming ‘centrally managed’ as ‘dangerous phenomenon’ of institutional action threatens bloc’s future, Polish PM warns

Categories Asia & Pacific

Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has reiterated its opposition to Japan’s decision to release nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean, after Tokyo’s new leader said the discharge could wait no longer. … Read More >Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

Categories Middle East

Beirut blast probe frozen for second time in weeks after top judge issues warrant to arrest former finance minister

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The judge leading the probe into last year’s explosion in Beirut port has had to pause his investigation, for the second time in weeks, shortly after handing out an arrest warrant for Lebanon’s ex-finance minister. … Read More >Beirut blast probe frozen for second time in weeks after top judge issues warrant to arrest former finance minister

Categories Shows

2021 Nobel Prize winner Professor Klaus Hasselmann explains why politicians have failed on climate crisis so far

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the 2021 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Klaus Hasselmann. He discusses why the political classes of the world have been unable to formulate a long-term united plan against climate change, and explains the method and data used to separate long-term climate trends through Earth’s history from the carbon-intensive human era since the industrial revolution in his pioneering climate change modelling. … Read More >2021 Nobel Prize winner Professor Klaus Hasselmann explains why politicians have failed on climate crisis so far

Categories World

Ukrainian president rallies party to oust speaker of Parliament: Zelensky continues to silence dissent & tighten grip on power

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Ukrainian MPs have voted to remove parliamentary speaker Dmitry Razumkov after clashes over a new bill that aims to reduce the influence of oligarchs on the political system. Razumkov disagreed with President Volodymyr Zelensky. … Read More >Ukrainian president rallies party to oust speaker of Parliament: Zelensky continues to silence dissent & tighten grip on power