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☆ Slovakia Approves Criminal Law Reforms That Sparked Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The government said the changes modernise the criminal code by lowering long prison terms and preferring alternative punishments. President Zuzana Caputova immediately signalled she would try to stop the changes, possibly through a veto or a court challenge. The law was a "monstrous amnesty" for that circle, said deputy Michal Sipos from the opposition Slovensko party. An EU official said on Thursday the commission's concerns remained, which could possibly lead to legal action and budgetary consequences. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka in Prague; additional reporting by Gabriela Baczynska in Brussels; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Persons: Robert Fico, SMER, Tibor Gaspar, Zuzana Caputova, Michal Sipos, Jan Lopatka, Gabriela Baczynska, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Reuters, European Commission, European, Slovak, EU Locations: Poland, Hungary, Prague, Brussels

☆ New celestial images will create a 3D map of the universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Also this week, a new telescope opened our eyes to a fresh perspective of the universe. ESAThe first five images captured by the Euclid telescope showcase glimmering clusters of galaxies and stars. The telescope, launched in July, was designed to create the most detailed 3D map of the hidden “dark side” of the universe. Sign up here to receive in your inbox the next edition of Wonder Theory, brought to you by CNN Space and Science writers Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt.

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☆ The Nature Conservancy photo contest 2023: Winners announced
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Arya Jyothi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“A simple stream teeming with life turned into another world — a galaxy of greens and blues shining through a dark canvas,” said contest director and judging coordinator Alex Snyder of the winning image. Captured by Irina Petrova Adamatzky, this photograph shows the glowing skin of a corn snake under ultraviolet light. Irina Petrova Adamatzky/TNC Photo Contest 2023Some images depict the peril of the natural world, like photographer Raphael Alves’ winning photograph in the Climate category, illustrating rising rivers in Anama, Brazil, in May 2021. The Nature Conservancy hopes the images will raise awareness, evoke an emotional connection to the natural world, and help support global conservation efforts. “Additionally, photography has long been a tool used by scientists and researchers to document and monitor every aspect of our natural world.

Persons: Tibor Litauszki, Tibor, Litauszki, ”, Alex Snyder, Irina Petrova Adamatzky, Raphael Alves ’, “, Alves, Yellowstone, Snyder Organizations: CNN, Nature Conservancy, Conservancy Locations: Anama, Brazil

☆ Citigroup's board to meet in Singapore for the first time since 2011
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Citi sign is seen at the Citigroup stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 16, 2012. CREUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSINGAPORE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) said on Thursday that its board of directors will meet in Singapore for the first time since 2011 as a show of commitment to the city state. The meeting will be held next week, and Citi's board and executive management team will meet with clients, staff and regulators during their visit to the Asian financial hub, the bank said in a statement. "The selection of Singapore for this year's board meeting signals Citi's intent to invest and grow our business here for years to come," said Tibor Pandi, Singapore Citi country officer. Singapore has been one of Citi's largest markets globally and is home to one of the bank's four wealth hubs, with staff amounting to some 8,500 in the city-state.

Persons: CREUTERS, Brendan McDermid, Tibor Pandi, Yantoultra Ngui, Stephen Coates Organizations: Citi, Citigroup, New York Stock Exchange, Rights, Citigroup Inc, Singapore Citi, Thomson Locations: Rights SINGAPORE, Singapore, China , Hong Kong

☆ Paris 2024: The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending. That leaves a dark cloud over the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Kharlan’s disqualification threw into sharp relief the political and organizational jeopardy that France and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing ahead of the Games. So far, no decision has been taken on Russian and Belarusian athletes’ participation at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony is already uniquely French in nature with the Games set to be centered around the Seine, the river running through the city. Organizers also say that the Paris Games “finance themselves,” claiming that 96% of the budget comes from private investment. Next year’s Olympic Games are set to start on July 26 and run until August 11.

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☆ A pig farm on the site of a Nazi 'Roma camp' is finally demolished. After decades of campaigning, Czech victims of Roma Holocaust are getting their memorial
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

He had spent decades campaigning for the pig farm to be torn down. Jana Kokyová is the chair of the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust in the Czech Republic. “During communism and even long after the revolution, nobody wanted to admit there was such a thing as a Roma Holocaust, it was not something you would speak about openly.”Many of Rudolf Murka's ancestors perished in the Roma Holocaust. However, it took another two decades for the government to finally act on the most obvious symbol of anti-Roma discrimination, the Lety pig farm. Čeněk Růžička poses with a pick during the official start of the demolition of the industrial pig farm on the site of the Lety camp.

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☆ Hungary flags further possible delay in access to EU funds -report
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUDAPEST, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Hungary's European Union funds negotiator on Monday flagged a further possible delay in access to billions of euros of recovery money, saying ironing out remaining issues with Brussels over democratic reforms could last until the summer. Hungary can receive some 5.8 billion euros ($6.2 billion) in free grants and a further 9.6 billion euros in cheap loans from the EU, but the bloc has suspended any payments until Budapest's nationalist government implements reforms to improve judicial independence and tackle corruption. Tibor Navracsics, the minister in charge of funding talks with the EU, told the business daily Vilaggazdasag that Hungary's parliament could pass the next tranche of judicial reforms in March following talks with EU officials. "Parliament has until March to pass legislation on judicial independence. When asked about media reports on a further delay in access to EU funds until the second half of the year, the minister said he expected all outstanding issues with the EU Commission to be resolved by the summer, later than a previously-flagged April deadline.

☆ Hungary on track to meet all commitments made to secure deal on EU funds -minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BUDAPEST, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Hungary's Development Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Wednesday that informal feedback from Brussels showed that they are content with the Hungarian commitments made in order to secure a deal on European Union funds. Navracsics, who is in charge of talks with Brussels, told a conference that the government was on track to implement all its 17 commitments in the form of legislation to cut corruption risks. EU countries earlier this month approved an extension of the deadline for deciding on financial sanctions against Hungary by two months until mid-December. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Krisztina ThanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hungarian government to submit anti-corruption bill to avoid losing EU funds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Krisztina Than | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban waves at the audience during general session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 4, 2022. Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in power since 2010, has clashed with Brussels repeatedly over his policies that it sees as eroding democracy in the Central European country. He said Budapest would likely secure the pending deal but that would not resolve all the outstanding disagreements over other chunks of EU funds. Like most EU countries, Hungary last year submitted its blueprint on how it would use EU grants to make its economy more environmentally friendly and high-tech after the COVID-19 pandemic. It has yet to receive approval on that as well because of EU concerns over corruption, and the rule of law.

"It's about breaches of the rule of law compromising the use and management of EU funds," said EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn. The 7.5 billion euros in question amounts to 5% of the country's estimated 2022 GDP. Navracsics expressed hope that the Commission would be reassured by the implementation of the reforms and withdraw its proposed sanctions against Hungary by Nov. 19. The Commission is already blocking some 6 billion euros in funds envisaged for Hungary in a separate COVID economic recovery stimulus over the same corruption concerns. Hungary had irregularities in nearly 4% of EU funds spending in 2015-2019, according to the bloc's anti-fraud body OLAF, by far the worst result among the 27 EU countries.

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