Kommentiert - Europe

Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters ( www.dw.com ) Englisch

Exclusive: Majority Of Voters Want Next Government To Take UK Back Into European Union ( www.huffingtonpost.co.uk ) Englisch

Name a legendary musical hit in your country. Rule: must be over 30 years old Englisch

Rules:...

Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand, country is looking at storing capacity or buyers to solve electricity oversupply ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch

The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for their windmills....

New German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to exist ( www.middleeasteye.net ) Englisch

Applicants for German citizenship will be required to explicitly affirm Israel's right to exist under a new citizenship law which came into effect on Tuesday....

[Meta] It seems that feddit.de communities are moving to feddit.org, is it going to be the plan for this one too? Englisch

Basically, title....

Client-Side-Scanning: 'Chat Control is Pure Surveillance State' ( netzpolitik.org ) Englisch

The planned chat control makes the world less secure and more authoritarian, as it is directed against private and encrypted communication. Proponents are using disinformation, lies, and sleight of hand to push through the project. But chat control can still be stopped. A commentary....

Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb - Olive Press News Spain ( www.theolivepress.es ) Englisch

Finland’s free contraception initiative reduces teen abortions by 66% ( www.optimistdaily.com ) Englisch

Finland’s multifaceted approach to preventing teenage abortions has proven highly effective, with a 66 percent reduction reported between 2000 and 2023. This large drop, owing to free contraception and obligatory sex education, serves as a model for public health programs....

The official slogan of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: ( sh.itjust.works ) Englisch

This is not a joke......

Greece introduces the six-day work week ( www.dw.com ) Englisch

Germany and Italy are the biggest climate laggards in Europe, study finds ( www.businessinsider.com ) Englisch

Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch

Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe's expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany's domestic security service said....

Rogue Austrian minister burns bridges to save EU nature law ( www.politico.eu ) Englisch

Do any credit reporting agencies in Europe give consumers control over creditors access? Englisch

In the US, consumers can freeze their credit worthiness records and receive a code. When the records are frozen, the only orgs that can access the records are those already doing business with the consumer. If a consumer wants to open up a new account, they share the code with the prospective creditor who uses it to see the...

The complete list of European news websites blocked by Russia on the 25th of June 2024 Englisch

Austria...

[Meta] Are there people who would like to take over the moderation of this community, and manage the discussion about where to move it next? Englisch

Following up on this comment from the current mod, @poVoq https://slrpnk.net/comment/9445371...

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah threatens Israel, Cyprus if Gaza war spills over ( www.france24.com ) Englisch

Hezbollah has been trading fire with Israel for more than eight months in parallel with the Gaza war. On Tuesday, the Iran-backed group published what it said was drone footage of sensitive military sites deep in Israeli territory....

EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch

China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch

Here's Mr. Stoltenberg's statement in a video (1 min)...

Italian carmaker fined for selling China-made cars as Italian ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch

- The Italian government has fined a car company $6.4m (£5m) for allegedly branding vehicles that were made in China as being produced in Italy....

Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch

China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....