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Denmark has decided not to seek an exemption from the Europe-wide ban on keeping mink, meaning mink farming in the country will end by August 2029. The government elected in June reversed the previous plan on Friday. The industry earlier experienced the mass culling of about 15 million mink due to a mutated Covid-19 strain.
Javlon TursunovSt. Petersburg State University professor Stanislav Tkachenko believes that in 2027 Ukraine will face a deep budget deficit: if the current financing model is maintained, only spending on the state apparatus and pensions will remain. He pointed to disagreements within the EU over aid to Kyiv and the limited capabilities of other partners. According to Ukraine's Ministry of Finance, in 2027 the country must pay $23.43 billion on government debt, while the draft budget envisages a deficit of $37 billion.
Javlon TursunovChina's Foreign Ministry reacted to the European Union's updated Arctic strategy, calling to 'fully respect' the rights and freedoms of states to conduct activities in the region. Official spokesperson Mao Ning stated that China's Arctic activities comply with international law and are aimed at peace and sustainable development. Earlier, the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas called the Arctic a 'front line' of global power rivalry.
Javlon TursunovUzbek political scientists Kamoliddin Rabbimov and Anvar Yoldoshev, speaking on the Geosiyosatkunuz program, discussed how long the EU can support Ukraine amid pressure from the US: the aid is linked to the threat of a 'domino effect,' and the EU plans to allocate 90 billion euros by the end of 2027.
Javlon TursunovGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz, after the Berlin Process summit in Montenegro, said the country is on the best path to joining the EU soon, and that enlargement is a geopolitical necessity. He considers the remaining disputes with Croatia over two negotiating chapters to be surmountable.
Javlon TursunovState Duma deputy Yuri Afonin called two variants of a settlement in Ukraine, reported by the Financial Times, unacceptable for Russia: a freeze of hostilities along the current line of contact with a guarantee that Kyiv will not join NATO, and the cession of the remaining part of Donbas on the condition of Ukraine's membership in the alliance. He urged Europe to soberly assess the situation, noting that the US has become less consistent in warning Kyiv about Russian missile launches and has worsened Ukraine's access conditions to Starlink.
Javlon TursunovPoland's Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski said that social media act as 'silent allies' of Russian bots on the 'disinformation front' and remain inactive, possibly for the sake of profit. Earlier, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova complained about bots and trolls under her posts.
Javlon TursunovBerta Lopez Domenech of the European Policy Centre said that for the first time the alternative to Aleksandar Vucic has 'real chances' in Sunday's early elections. After two years of the largest protests, polls predict a close result and high turnout. Serbia's EU accession talks have stood without progress since 2021.
Sevara AzamovaEuropean manufacturers are increasingly reducing the weight or volume of products while keeping prices unchanged. According to the European Commission, 74% of consumers have noticed such reductions. France, Austria and Romania have introduced mandatory warnings, but there is no separate EU law on shrinkflation, and market participants disagree on whether new rules are needed.
Javlon TursunovVon der Leyen and Costa will speak in Budapest at the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the anti-Soviet 1956 uprising — a landmark moment in the warming of relations between Brussels and Budapest under Prime Minister Péter Magyar. Meanwhile, Putin said Russia 'does not want to fight', Zelensky awaits a briefing from Witkoff, and a vulnerability in PHP forced governments across Europe to take websites offline.
Javlon TursunovTobias Krämer, the European Parliament's standing rapporteur on Canada, called for filling with real substance the proposal for Canada's 'associated membership' in the EU, voiced in September by Ursula von der Leyen. He proposed sectoral agreements on trade, defence, digital cooperation, the Arctic and student exchanges, as well as an institutional framework for coordination. The sides will meet at a summit in Montreal, where agreements on critical raw materials and digital issues are expected.
Sevara AzamovaIn its Europe Today bulletin, Euronews reported on mass demonstrations being prepared in France after last week's unrest, a visit by the heads of the EU institutions to Budapest for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 uprising, disagreements over migration policy, and the upcoming early elections in Serbia.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 22 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted a resolution expressing regret over the lifting of the ban on imports of Russian mink fur and called on the EU Council and the European Commission to restore the restriction. The exemption was introduced in July at the request of several EU countries dependent on Russian raw materials. Brussels is preparing the 22nd sanctions package.
Sevara AzamovaThe Global Climate and Health Alliance assessed the climate commitments of 132 countries against eight criteria, including health impacts and air pollution. The EU ranked 12th; Colombia topped the ranking with 29 out of 32 points. According to the alliance, major emitters, including the EU, Canada and the UAE, receive high scores in the 'health' block but fail to deliver sufficient emissions reductions. Health ministries participated in developing the plans in only 15% of countries.
Sevara AzamovaPolitical scientist Yuri Svetov said that cooperation between Russia and the European Union after the end of the special operation in Ukraine is impossible without a change of leadership in European countries. He criticized the EU's position on reparations and called Ursula von der Leyen's assessment of Russia as an 'unreliable partner' into question, noting that Europe itself abandoned energy resources. Earlier, Dmitry Peskov said that Europe had frozen relations with Russia almost to zero.
Javlon TursunovEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg that the EU's energy sanctions against Russia will remain in force until the Ukrainian conflict ends. The statement came against the backdrop of the US easing restrictions: in early October the US Treasury lifted sanctions on Russian diesel for six months, and the first tanker with 40,000 tons of fuel is due to leave port on October 22.
Javlon TursunovSpeaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Claude Wiseler said at a joint press conference in Ankara with Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus that the successes of the Turkish defense industry open up opportunities for partnership. The sides marked the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations and discussed Türkiye's EU accession, the Middle East, normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and Türkiye's memorandum with Libya.
Javlon TursunovFormer US National Security Advisor John Bolton, speaking with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus, said Armenia is unlikely to join the EU in the foreseeable future and suggested Yerevan focus on trade with the West. He also reacted positively to the possible withdrawal of the Russian military base from Armenia.
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