Tax the Rich - European Citizens' Initiative ( www.tax-the-rich.eu ) Englisch
The contribution would be used to combat climate change and inequality and would help to ensure that European citizens pay their fair share towards achieving these objectives....
Watch live: Voters go to the polls in first round of French parliamentary elections ( www.independent.co.uk ) Englisch
Man arrested with explosives near Paris airport was part of vast Russian sabotage campaign ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch
EU signs €1bn financing deal for Egypt at investment forum ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
Apple is working to make iPhone 16 battery removal easier to comply with EU regulations ( www.techspot.com ) Englisch
EU sees rise in deportation rates for non-EU migrants ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch
June 28 (Reuters) - A growing proportion of non-European Union citizens ordered to leave EU territory are being returned to countries outside the bloc as part of efforts to rein in irregular migration, data from the EU's statistics office shows.
Kremlin labels new EU chief diplomat “rabidly Russophobic” and expects nothing good from new EU leadership ( www.pravda.com.ua ) Englisch
River Seine unfit for swimming one month from Paris Olympics, tests show ( www.rfi.fr ) Englisch
Paris (AFP) – The river Seine is still failing water quality tests one month before the Paris Olympics when it is scheduled to host the open-water swimming competition and the swimming leg of the triathlon, results showed Friday.
A Den of Spies: Vienna Emerges as Hub for Russian Espionage ( www.wsj.com ) Englisch
Moscow allegedly plotted to kill an investigative journalist in Austria. Now his home is protected by officers with submachine guns.
Far-right National Rally strengthening in final polls ahead of vote ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
EU holds its breath as Hungary’s Orban vows to ‘Make Europe Great Again’ ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged across the bloc in European polls. Hungarian diplomats have promised a “normal” presidency over the coming six months, while experts note that the...
Withholding Apple Intelligence from EU a 'stunning declaration' ( 9to5mac.com ) Englisch
China-Russia alignment "a threat to Europe's security", report says ( merics.org ) Englisch
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Largest Croatian hospital under cyberattack by pro-Russian hacker group ( www.helpnetsecurity.com ) Englisch
The University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) is under cyberattack that started on Wednesday (June 26) night. All services are working, but the processing of patients is slower than usual, Milivoj Novak, Assistant Director at the hospital, has said....
UK: Rights group wins appeal over investigation into 'slave labour' cotton produced in China's Xinjiang region Englisch
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How France Adopts An Open Source-Based Education Strategy – Free of Big Tech ( dataethics.eu ) Englisch
At the Public Spaces conference in the Netherlands on June 6th, Alexis Kauffmann from the French Ministry of Education and co-founder of the non-profit software platform FraMaSoft, discussed France’s move towards a comprehensive open source-based education strategy, 2023-2027. The aim is to achieve digital sovereignty and...
Pressure mounts on Meloni to break her silence over far-right youth group scandal ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch
‘The state encourages it’: Amid the full-scale war in Ukraine, thousands of Russians have reported their fellow citizens for dissent ( meduza.io ) Englisch
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EU warns Georgia's NGO law is blocking its path to joining ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The EU has been critical about the passing of the new foreign influence law, which is due to come into effect next month....
Vast majority of German companies support tariffs on Chinese products, including e-cars, demand stop of technology transfers to China over fears tech could be used for Chinese military, study says ( www.iwkoeln.de ) Englisch
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Scholz proposes equally high tariffs for EVs from China and the EU - electrive.com ( www.electrive.com ) Englisch
Far-right leader Le Pen questions French president's role as army chief ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Marine Le Pen, former president of France's far-right party National Rally and currently a French presidential candidate, on Thursday raised the question in an interview with a French newspaper of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after snap parliamentary elections starting Sunday,...
Marine Le Pen party’s security adviser is an alleged Russian agent ( www.telegraph.co.uk ) Englisch
How the ‘French Murdoch’ carried Le Pen’s far right to the brink of power ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
French tycoon Vincent Bolloré has put his sprawling media empire at the service of France’s nationalist right, precipitating a rightward shift in French politics. Pulling strings from behind the scenes in the manner of Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire corporate raider has orchestrated an alliance of bitter right-wing rivals in...