The Seine and other European rivers contaminated by a 'forever chemical' that has gone under the radar ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch
German police bust Europe's 'largest' scam call center ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
EU accuses Micrsoft of secretly collecting children's data ( www.engadget.com ) Englisch
German chancellor backs EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine arms ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch
Around 90% of the revenues generated from Russian frozen assets should be spent on arms purchases for Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, supporting an earlier EU proposal to use Russian assets' interest payments to boost Ukraine defence....
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....
Von der Leyen criticises European far right for being ‘Putin’s proxies’ ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
Authorities in Latvia call on residents to turn basements into air-raid shelters over concerns the Baltic country could be Russia’s next target ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch
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European elections: Putin’s Twitter bots suspected of promoting Russian sabotage in Europe in support of the German and French far-right ( inews.co.uk ) Englisch
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Spain blocks Facebook and Instagram from deploying election features ( www.engadget.com ) Englisch
German army officer sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for spying for Russia ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The man, identified only as Thomas H, had been a captain in the army's procurement office when he contacted Russian embassy in Berlin and passed on secret military information....
1,600-year-old coin discovered in Channel Islands features Roman emperor killed by invading Goths ( www.livescience.com ) Englisch
Hungary: Ruling party Fidesz & Co. flood social media with anti-Western hostile disinformation in the country’s election campaign, reaching EU spending records, investigation finds ( politicalcapital.hu ) Englisch
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France bans Israel companies from annual Eurosatory arms fair ( www.middleeastmonitor.com ) Englisch
France has banned Israeli companies from participating in this year’s annual Eurosatory arms and defence industry exhibition in Villepinte near Paris next month, the event’s organisers and the French Defence Ministry said on Friday, Reuters reports....
In an area in eastern Serbia, a steel mill acquired by Chinese company HBIS became synonymous with environmental degradation and health hazards for the local community ( www.onegreenplanet.org ) Englisch
In the villages surrounding the eastern Serbian city of Smederevo, trouble has brewed over the last eight years. Once a symbol of economic promise, the steel mill acquired by Chinese company HBIS has become synonymous with environmental degradation and health hazards for the local community....
Two Ukrainian servicemen stabbed to death in Germany, Russian national arrested | CNN ( www.cnn.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....
Spain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne ( www.politico.eu ) Englisch
Polish man arrested in Zelenskyy assassination plot ( www.euronews.com ) Englisch
Peace on Russian terms will not mean an end to human suffering, Estonian Prime Minister says ( www.eurointegration.com.ua ) Englisch
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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....
Cars Are Slowing Down in European Cities ( reasonstobecheerful.world ) Englisch
Southern Germany hit by catastrophic flooding ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
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Greens ‘will not back von der Leyen’ for re-election if she does deal with far right ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
Terry Reintke, the German Green MEP chair, said her group would “absolutely” not support von der Leyen – the incumbent centre-right commission president who is seeking a second term – if she made a deal with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s group in the European parliament, the European Conservatives and...
Spain to give Ukraine €1bn in military aid in decade-long defence deal ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
Gazprom slumps to first annual loss in 22 years as trade with Europe hit ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
The company made a net loss of 629bn roubles (£5.5bn) in 2023 amid dwindling gas trade with Europe, once Gazprom’s main sales market, as a result of sanctions and the throttling of pipelines to the continent.
