Brussels Signal
Why has the EU fallen out of love with its heroes?
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- Why has the EU fallen out of love with its heroes?
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Our Head of News @JustinStares examines the dilution of Western Europe's historical perspective following the EU's enlargement to ex-Soviet nations in 2004.
Watch the full video at https://buff.ly/3Ul2oUG
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- Werner Patzelt: I expect the AfD to enjoy considerable electoral success in upcoming EU elections
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Professor Werner Patzelt says it would be a "big surprise" if the AfD failed to make huge gains in the upcoming EU elections as it gives a voice to those disillusioned with Germany's political class.
Watch the full interview here: https://buff.ly/3UfXGb6
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- What would the EU's heroes think of Ukraine war funding?
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- 10:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The European Union's "founding fathers" were pacifists. Would they have approved of the bloc's decision to fund Ukraine's armed forces? Justin Stares, Brussels Signal Head of News, examines the EU's evolution over the last 70 years and the ground-breaking decision to enter the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a supplier of ammunition for Kyiv. #europe #ukrainewar #europeanunion
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- Can Germany contain rising populism? Prof Werner Patzelt In Interview
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- 27:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- MCC Brussels research director Prof Prof Werner Patzelt talks to Justin Stares about Germany, the coming EU elections and the rise of political polarisation #afd #germany #politics
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- Could Ursula von der Leyen's reappointment as Commission President be under threat?
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Why should YOU vote in June? 🗳️🇪🇺
Our Head of News Justin Stares suggests a swing to the Right in the European Parliament could have implications for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's reappointment.
Click here to watch the full video: https://buff.ly/3ObVXQe
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- What's the point of the European Parliament?
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- 7:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Should you vote in June? Brussels Signal Head of News Justin Stares examines the powers of the EU assembly
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- Romania set to join Europe’s military conscription trend
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Another European country looks set to join the “draft comeback” as Romania’s defence minister Angel Tîlvăr announced he wants to expand the nation’s military.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/01/romania-set-to-join-europes-military-conscription-trend/
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- AfD ban could backfire, leading Social Democrat warns
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A ban on the populist German party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) would result in “collateral damage” for the country, a senior politician has warned.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/01/afd-ban-would-risk-collateral-damage-leading-social-democrat-warns/
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- COP28 deal is fossil fuel ‘phase out’ in all but name, MEPs insist
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- MEPs are insisting that the COP28 climate agreement is effectively a worldwide commitment to “phase-out” fossil fuels in all but name.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/12/cop28-deal-is-fossil-fuel-phase-out-in-all-but-name-meps-insist/
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- Qatargate: Kaili shifts spotlight to fellow Socialist Marie Arena
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Eva Kaili and her lawyer have shifted the spotlight regarding the # Qatargate scandal to Belgian MEP Marie Arena, claiming the fellow Socialist lawmaker was “more involved” than has been reported.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/12/qatargate-mep-kaili-tries-to-shift-spotlight-to-fellow-socialist-marie-arena/
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- The Wilders Earthquake: Why it happened and what is coming next?
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- 1:17:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Wilders Earthquake: Why it happened and what is coming next?
Livestreamed on Tuesday 5 December 2023 from our state of the art streaming studio at Brussels Signal.
This November's Dutch election is the most momentous in the country's post war history – surpassing even that of 2002 in the wake of Pim Fortuyn's assassination. Geert Wilders' PVV is now the Netherlands' largest party, with 37 seats and nearly a quarter of the vote. A leader who was once reviled as a dangerous Islamophobe – he had even been banned from entering the United Kingdom in 2009 – could now be the next Dutch Prime Minister. The parties of the Rutte government – VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie – were the big losers of the election, CDA losing two-thirds of its seats. The other winners of the election were Pieter Omtzigt's new centrist party NSC with 20 seats and the Farmers, doing less well than expected but still winning seven seats. Former EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans all...
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- Brussels Signal Live Stream - December 5th, 2023
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- 0:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Protecting diversity through regulation of music streaming? What will Brussels think of next?!
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The European Union must regulate online music streaming platforms to “protect diversity”, members of the European Parliament have claimed.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/euro-mps-want-regulation-of-music-streaming-to-protect-diversity/
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- For Sweden Democrats, ‘Swexit’ is now on the radar
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- As Brussels seeks to ramp up its plans for further centralisation, 'Swexit' is firmly on the radar for the Sweden Democrats.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/sweden-democrats-mep-raises-swexit/
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- Sánchez and De Croo challenged on visit to Israel
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On their diplomatic visit to the Middle East, the political leaders of Spain and Belgium were given a cool, even hostile reception by Israel.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/sanchez-and-de-croo-challenged-on-visit-to-israel-europe-paid-for-the-hamas-tunnels/
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- Landslide victory for Wilders in Dutch elections
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Geert Wilders and his right-wing Freedom Party (PVV) won the November 22 election in spectacular fashion.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/landslide-victory-for-wilders-in-dutch-elections/
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- Tusk to oppose EU treaty change, quoting ‘unbearable euro-enthusiasm’
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Donald Tusk and his Polish Parliamentary coalition have decided to adopt the same stance as taken by the outgoing Conservative PiS party on the issue of European Union treaty change.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/tusk-to-oppose-eu-treaty-change-quoting-unbearable-euro-enthusiasm/
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- Call this a smooth enlargement process? Fireworks explode in Albanian Parliament
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Chaos erupted in Albanian Parliament on November 20 when the opposition used chairs and fireworks to try to block voting on the new budget.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/call-this-a-smooth-enlargement-process-fireworks-explode-in-albanian-parliament/
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- German national football team booed by ‘Turkish Germans’ in home match against Turkey
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Controversy surrounding mass migration has once again come to the fore in Germany after ethnic Turks booed the national football team during Germany’s game against Turkey on November 18.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/german-national-football-team-booed-by-turkish-germans-in-home-match-against-turkey/
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- Dave Rubin: EU leaders need to figure out their own problems
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- "The war is happening on your shores. The migrant crisis is happening on your shores."
@RubinReport tells @JustinStares that EU leaders have a year to figure out how to address their own problems amid increasing U.S. apathy and a potential change in administration next year.
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- French senate approves tougher immigration law
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- France’s Senate has voted to make immigration laws stricter, after right-wing Senators toughened the bill considerably before sending it to the lower house.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/french-senate-approves-tougher-immigration-law/
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- Brussels Signal Interview: Dave Rubin of the Rubin Report
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- 33:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- US political commentator Dave Rubin and Head of News Justin Stares compare trans-Atlantic approaches to hot button topics including migration, freedom of speech and abortion
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- Brussels Signal Interview: Syp Wynia
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- 38:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Dutch journalist Syp Wynia talks to Carl Deconinck about the emergence of new political forces and predicts what the local landscape will look like after the November 22 general election.
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- Dutch energy prices double amid green transition
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Netherlands’ green energy transition is leading to electricity and gas prices almost doubling.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/dutch-energy-prices-double-amid-green-transition/
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- Germany doubles military aid for Ukraine
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Germany will double its 2024 military support for Ukraine to €8 billion, says defence minister Boris Pistorius.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/germany-doubles-military-aid-for-ukraine/
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- Russia looms large as Serbia heads towards early elections
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A poor performance by President Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party in December’s elections could make the government even more dependent on its pro-Russia junior partner.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/russia-looms-large-as-serbia-heads-towards-early-elections/
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- Italy surprises with deal to send asylum seekers to Albania
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Italy is to pay to send migrants to two facilities in Albania under a newly struck deal that has surprised both EU officials and many Albanians.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/11/italy-set-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-albania/
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- Just Stop Oil switches to hammers to attack London art
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Radical environmentalists of Just Stop Oil continue their assault against famous artworks.
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- Kisin, Perry answer questions at the Brussels Signal launch event
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- 14:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Konstantin Kisin and Louise Perry fielded questions from attendees at the Brussels Signal launch event following their presentations on freedom of speech. The two presentations have been uploaded as separate videos.
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- Konstantin Kisin: This is why we need free speech.
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- 14:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Author, speaker and podcast host Konstantin Kisin came to the Brussels Signal launch event on October 24 to underline just how important free speech is. With an introduction by Brussels Signal Head of News Justin Stares. The question and answer session will be uploaded as a separate video.
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- Louise Perry on free speech: 'This is the second reformation'
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Author Louise Perry came to the Brussels Signal launch event on October 24 to give her views on free speech and what she called the "second reformation". With an introduction by Brussels Signal Editor Michael Mosbacher. The question and answer session will be uploaded as a separate video.
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- Brussels Signal launch event teaser
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Brussels Signal launch event on October 24 included guest speakers Konstantin Kisin and Louise Perry.
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- Thousands turn out for the pro-Palestine protest in Brussels
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Brussels Signal Head of News Justin Stares went to the pro-Palestine demonstration at the Schuman Roundabout in the heart of the Brussels EU quarter.
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- AfD MEP Max Krah speaks to Brussels Signal about his party's election prospects
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Growth of hard-right AfD in western Germany lags growth in eastern Germany by five years, says Max Krah.
Full vid at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/10/brussels-signal-interview-afd-mep-maximillian-krah/
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- AfD MEP Max Krah calls for an end to mass immigration into Europe
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- If the EU doesn't put an end to immigration "everything else is done", AfD MEP Max Krah said during an interview in the Brussels Signal studio.
Full vid at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/10/brussels-signal-interview-afd-mep-maximillian-krah/
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- Brussels Signal interview with AfD politician Max Krah
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- German AfD politician Max Krah is asked whether he considers himself to be on the right of his party. Here's his reply.
Full interview at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/10/brussels-signal-interview-afd-mep-maximillian-krah/
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- Brussels Signal Interview: AfD MEP Maximillian Krah
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- 33:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Maximillian Krah, who is top of the list of Germany's AfD party for the 2024 EU elections, comes to the Brussels Signal studio to talk about threats against his colleagues, the "vendetta" against him, and his party's position on migration, China, Russia.
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- Irish MEP Billy Kelleher slams EU Commission over confused messaging on suspending aid to Palestine
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- "This was certainly a knee-jerk reaction, badly thought out, and it's something that we should insist does not happen," Irish MEP Billy Kelleher tells Brussels Signal amid calls to suspend aid to Palestine.
Catch the full interview at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/10/brussels-signal-interview-mep-billy-kellehers/
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- Brussels Signal Interview: Billy Kelleher MEP
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- 28:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Irish MEP Billy Kelleher comes to the Brussels Signal studio to talk about the Hamas attacks on Isreal, recognition of Palestine, nuclear power and the EU Digital Services Act.
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- Armenia is at risk of an 'imminent' invasion, says country's ambassador to the EU
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Armenia’s Ambassador-designate to the EU, Tigran Balayan, says his country fears an ‘imminent’ invasion by Azerbaijan. His people feel let down by the lack of Russian support and are not equipped to repel an invasion militarily, he tells Brussels Signal Head of News Justin Stares.
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- Brussels Signal Interview: Armenia 'fears imminent invasion': Ambassador Tigran Balayan
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- 27:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Armenia's ambassador-designate to the EU, Tigran Balayan, says his country fears an 'imminent' invasion by Azerbaijan. His people feel let down by the lack of Russian support and are not equipped to repel an invasion militarily, he tells Brussels Signal Head of News Justin Stares.
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- European Commission furious after Michel attack on von der Leyen
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Council President Charles Michel and EC President Ursula von der Leyen enjoy tearing strips off each other in the public sphere.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/10/the-feud-intensifies-ec-furious-after-michel-attack-on-von-der-leyen/
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- No deal! Tunisia rejects EU money
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Tunisia's rejection of financial support from the European Union to curb mass immigration is a big blow for Brussels.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/10/no-deal-tunesia-rejects-eu-money/
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- Dissolution of gov't in Nagorno-Karabakh can bring peace talks, says Azerbaijan's top EU diplomat
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The pledge by Armenian separatists to dissolve the government in Nagorno-Karabakh "opens a historic opportunity for Armenia to finally come to peace terms with Azerbaijan," Azerbaijan's Ambassador to the EU Vaqif Sadıqov tells Brussels Signal.
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- Brussels Signal Interview: Left Bloc MEP José Gusmão
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- 37:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Portuguese MEP José Gusmão, who was a Communist in his youth and today represents the Left Bloc in the European Parliament, talks to Head of News Justin Stares about forced sterilisation, housing policy and why, in his opinion, Lisbon's decision to join the Euro was a mistake.
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- Azerbaijan's EU Ambassador Vaqif Sadıqov: Accusations of land-grab in Armenia a "complete lie"
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Claims that Azerbaijan is seeking a land-grab of Armenian territory as it seeks to increase transport links with its Nakhchivan exclave are a "complete lie," insists Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the EU, Vaqif Sadıqov, during an interview with Brussels Signal.
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- Brussels Signal Interview: Azerbaijan's Ambassador to the EU, Vagif Sadigov
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- 32:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Vagif Sadigov, Azerbaijan's ambassador to the EU, talks about the dramatic events in Nagorno-Karabakh with Brussels head of new Justin Stares.
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- Euro MP José Gusmão: Joining the euro was a mistake for Portugal
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Although not in favour of leaving the single currency, Euro MP José Gusmão, Left Group member for Portugal, admits the country's economy "was not ready" to join the euro when it did and led to Portugal's debt-to-GDP ratio skyrocketing to 130 per cent.
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- Portuguese Euro MP José Gusmão: Forced sterilisation still exists in the EU
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- "In several countries, there is no explicit ban on forced sterilisation," says Euro MP José Gusmão, Left Group member for Portugal, who laments the practice that continues to take place in his home country.
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- Tensions rise in Northern Kosovo after Serbian gunmen killed by police
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Tensions have been rising again in Northern Kosovo between Kosovo and Serbia after several Serbian gunmen were killed by police in the region.
Read more at https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/09/eu-diplomats-scramble-after-gunmen-killed-in-kosovo-raising-tensions-once-again/
