Unhappy lives linked to recent rise of right-wing populism in Europe ( www.psypost.org ) Englisch
Mandatory speed limiters come into force in the EU and Northern Ireland ( eandt.theiet.org ) Englisch
French parliament elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch
Europe’s most liveable cities Englisch
Saudi Arabia threatened to sell off European debt if G-7 seized Russian assets: Report ( www.middleeasteye.net ) Englisch
UK's Starmer commits to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch
General Election 2024: Former Prime Minister Liz Truss loses South West Norfolk seat ( www.itv.com ) Englisch
She lost to Labour.
Russian propagandist explains looting is part of the war ( video.echelon.pl ) Englisch
In a video (21 sec), Russian state propagandist Sergei Mardan explains that the main purpose of war is looting of enemy's territories so that "we live better than them"....
Russia launches "social rating" platform to determine a person’s comparative “social status” ( www.themoscowtimes.com ) Englisch
Archived link...
"Unable to find room": Orbán's big Hungarian presidency speech blocked by EU Parliament ( www.euronews.com ) Englisch
Attempts by Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán to address MEPs at the inaugural plenary sitting of the newly elected assembly in Strasbourg have been rebuffed by parliamentary chiefs unable to find room to accommodate him in the agenda, two sources familiar with the issue have told Euronews....
Starmer kills off Rwanda plan on first day as PM ( www.telegraph.co.uk ) Englisch
In case of paywall
Home routing and encryption technologies are making lawful interception harder, Europol warns ( www.techspot.com ) Englisch
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/16595505...
France heading to polls in high-stake parliamentary elections ( news.sky.com ) Englisch
Macron accuses Israeli minister of interfering in French election in call with Netanyahu ( www.haaretz.com ) Englisch
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17417643...
France asks two Chinese spies to leave the country after attempt to forcibly repatriate exiled Chinese dissident ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch
The order came from the Elysée Palace but had to remain secret so as not to offend Beijing. The head of the Paris office of the Ministry of State Security (MSE, or Guoanbu), the Chinese intelligence agency, and his deputy were asked to leave France....
German rooftop PV installer Enersol to cease operations in October ( www.pv-magazine.com ) Englisch
Switzerland to phase out analog FM broadcasts by end of 2024 ( www.theregister.com ) Englisch
How the Dutch became the tallest nation on Earth ( theconversation.com ) Englisch
[...] For most of human history, height remained relatively stable. Until 1800, the average height in Europe hovered between 165 cm and 170 cm, but over the past 200 years something remarkable has happened: heights, globally but particularly in Europe, have increased dramatically. Many European countries saw increases in average...
In a first, a German offshore wind farm will use Chinese turbines ( electrek.co ) Englisch
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17739149
Why Sweden is light-years ahead on climate ( www.youtube.com ) Englisch
DW Video.
France's far-right suffers blow in election ( www.newsweek.com ) Englisch
Panic rooms and private bunkers are all the rage in Germany ( www.economist.com ) Englisch
'Change begins now', Starmer says - as Labour win historic landslide ( news.sky.com ) Englisch
Hungary’s Orbán travels to Moscow, days after Kyiv trip ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán travelled to Moscow on Thursday (4 July) to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, only a few days after his visit to Kyiv, on a trip that earned him stern rebukes from EU officials and diplomats.
Russia attacks Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 29 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv’s main children’s hospital in the deadliest air strike in months ( www.theglobeandmail.com ) Englisch
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/560149...
