The open letter calls on Von der Leyen to “reject any normalisation, cooperation or alliance with the far right and radical parties” and denounces a physical assault on German centre-left politician Matthias Ecke. Ecke was “seriously injured” after allegedly being attacked by four young men while putting up campaign...
Slapps were commonly used against journalists in Croatia, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden, while reporters in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and Poland were placed under surveillance from spyware such as Pegasus and Predator.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17234258
Citing a sustained fall in inflation, the ECB said its deposit rate would be cut to 3.75% from a record high of 4%, putting it ahead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, which have yet to cut interest rates.
Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister....
‘Adversaries know migration is our vulnerability,’ says Kaja Kallas, spelling out negative consequences to Europe of Ukrainian defeat...
Experts say the recent increase in arrests and investigations reflects a changing mood in Europe towards Chinese threats....
The European Commission chief said she was “convinced that if the competition is fair” from China, then Europe “will have thriving durable economies”....
Many people they have interviewed want to see better protection for Sami lands and livelihoods. Vars said reindeer-herding Sami suffer additional discrimination as strong symbols of Sami culture who are frequently attacked as they fight to protect grazing lands against industrialisation.
As the country marks 50 years since the end of fascism, people celebrate the coup’s legacy but say the fight must continue
Curators protesting against Gaza conflict say ‘art can wait but women, children and people living though hell cannot’...
The European Green party has picked Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout as lead candidates to front its campaign ahead of elections in June that polls suggest will result in it losing seats....
Leaked internal documents have exposed the activities of a Russian state-backed legal defence foundation that European intelligence agencies and analysts say is in fact a Kremlin influence operation active in 48 countries across Europe and around the world....
Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures...
Cross posted from: https://feddit.de/post/11647457...
Portugal needs to “pay the costs” of slavery and other colonial-era crimes, the country’s president has said, in a rare instance of a European leader seemingly backing the need for reparations....
