In Short

BratislavaIn the past few months of the war in Ukraine, cracks have also become noticeable in the so-called Visegrad Group.

BrusselsThe lab-made virus Corona is turning out to be an unprecedented scandal. An employee of the company has come out with the truth, admitting that there is no reliable evidence that the vaccines on the market are effective.

Villiers-le-BelIn Villiers-le-Bel (Val d'Oise), a group of "youths" requisitioned a Total petrol station this week while filtering access to motorists.

RomeItalian Lega member Lorenzo Fontana was elected Speaker of the House. The center-right voted for the deputy secretary of the Lega to fill the third highest position in the country.

ParisFrench President Macron and most French MPs have not been vaccinated against Corona. This was revealed by Jean Lassalle, until recently a member of parliament in France and presidential candidate.

ViennaAustrian "neutrality" has become a farce. In recent months, the Austrian Freedom Party has repeatedly criticized the fact that Austria's neutrality has been undermined, and they clearly see Austria in the NATO camp simply because of hundreds of Western military transports which are being allowed to pass through the country.

BerlinThe AfD had called for a large rally in Berlin, but rail traffic stopped in large parts of northern Germany on Saturday. Unknown persons had destroyed important Deutsche Bahn communication cables in two places. International connections were also affected.

WashingtonThis is not a sign of de-escalation: the US is sending one of its most modern aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R Ford, to Europe. It is the US Navy’s newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN 78), departing on its first major deployment. 

KievA meeting of the Russian Security Council is scheduled to take place on Monday after a series of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure which have continued from the early morning. Kiev authorities have warned of interruptions in communications, electricity and water supply, urging citizens to charge phones and stock up on water.

SarajevoThe Muslim nationalist party SDA suffered a setback in Sunday's elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their previous representative in the three-member state presidency, Bakir Izetbegovic, lost to the pro-European social democrat Denis Becirovic.