EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control - Stack Diary ( stackdiary.com ) Englisch
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....
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...
Germany and Italy are the biggest climate laggards in Europe, study finds ( www.businessinsider.com ) Englisch
Chat control: Politicians, industry raise alarm over EU’s unprecedented messenger surveillance plans ( www.patrick-breyer.de ) Englisch
Democracy at risk: media warfare and the role of technology in modern elections - Friends of Europe ( www.friendsofeurope.org ) Englisch
"Professors at the European University Institute are warning of the rapid popularisation of generative-AI that makes threats of foreign interference and disinformation operations more subtle and harmful for our democracies than ever before. The number of violations reported just in Europe and only in 2024, also denounced by the...
EU envoy says Georgia's bid to join 'practically frozen' over foreign agent law ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch
EU rebukes France, Italy and others over excessive debt ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
Leak: EU interior ministers want to exempt themselves from chat control bulk scanning of private messages - EU Reporter ( www.eureporter.co ) Englisch
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....
Swedish MPs green-light controversial US defense deal ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch
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....
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....
China Is Targeting Europe's Soft (Pork) Belly ( www.bloomberg.com ) Englisch
- In response to the EU's tariffs on EV, China announced an anti-dumping probe on pork imports from the European Union. But at less than $2 billion last year, pork accounts for a tiny sliver of the trade between the EU and China, which topped $280 billion in 2023....
"Unacceptable" Poland Demands Answers After Germany Dumpsters Afghan Migrants At Polish Border - News18 ( www.news18.com ) Englisch
Dozens of police officers are powerless on French beaches as people smugglers exploit loopholes to pack dinghy ( news.sky.com ) Englisch
Germany: Trial against 'Reichsbürger' group begins in Munich ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
The official slogan of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: ( sh.itjust.works ) Englisch
This is not a joke......
‘My state pension was £880 – and my rent was £1,000’: how a 70-year-old man became homeless in Britain ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
Tony Sinclair had worked all his life – but still found himself sleeping rough. Then even his tent was taken away from him....
Denmark seeks to stop Russia's shadow tanker fleet over fears that old tankers transporting oil through its straits represent a danger to the environment ( www.marinelink.com ) Englisch
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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....
'This kind of growth can’t be sustained’: As inflation rises, payday loans are undermining the Russian economy and threatening a new crisis ( meduza.io ) Englisch
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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)...