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Man arrested with explosives near Paris airport was part of vast Russian sabotage campaign ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch

Marine Le Pen party’s security adviser is an alleged Russian agent ( www.telegraph.co.uk ) Englisch

Apple is working to make iPhone 16 battery removal easier to comply with EU regulations ( www.techspot.com ) Englisch

Are memes allowed in here? Englisch

I guess there is currently no community for Europe related memes, maybe this could be a place to post some?

Tens of thousands rally against transphobia at Paris Pride March ( www.france24.com ) Englisch

EU approves new military aid to Ukraine without Hungary's consent ( telex.hu ) 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.

Now The EU Council Should Finally Understand: No One Wants “Chat Control” ( www.eff.org ) Englisch

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17126450...

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....

Kremlin labels new EU chief diplomat “rabidly Russophobic” and expects nothing good from new EU leadership ( www.pravda.com.ua ) Englisch

Lack of direct trains in Europe is pushing people to take flights, campaigners say ( www.euronews.com ) Englisch

[from !esp@lemm.ee] Spain - Adults who want to enter porn websites must have a 'digital card' with 30 accesses valid for 30 days ( www.elmundo.es ) Englisch

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Pressure mounts on Meloni to break her silence over far-right youth group scandal ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch

Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first ( apnews.com ) Englisch

Brexit Backlash: Brits Now Regret Their Populist Revolt ( archive.ph ) Englisch

As the U.K. heads to the polls next week, a majority thinks that leaving the EU was a mistake and has delivered few benefits—and new problems.

UK: Human rights group calls on regulator to block Shein’s attempt to list on the London Stock Exchange over forced labour accusations in the company’s China-based cotton supply chain ( www.retail-week.com ) Englisch

The NGO 'Stop Uyghur Genocide' is urging the financial regulator to refuse the application on legal grounds. The group said that minority Uyghur people in China are being used for forced labour in Shein’s Xingjiang-based cotton supply chain....

How Gazprombank’s Luxembourg subsidiary has made record profits since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ( meduza.io ) Englisch

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Alipay, BYD, AliExpress, Vivo: Sponsors of European football championship 'Euro 2024' linked to forced labour and pornographic content for minors ( www.playthegame.org ) Englisch

The ongoing EURO 2024 is a case in point with a significant portion of sponsors hailing from China, alongside Qatari state-owned entities like Qatar Airways and Visit Qatar. The European Football Federation UEFA's flagship event, therefore, appears less European on the sponsorship side and more entangled in the geopolitical...

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket finally ready for liftoff ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch

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...

New technical framework for the European Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS) reveals severe shortcomings, threatening user privacy and contradicting the regulation's intent, rights group says ( epicenter.works ) Englisch

in February 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the eIDAS regulation, creating the framework for a "European Digital Identity Wallet". This digital Wallet will enable citizens to identify themselves in a legally binding manner, both online and offline, sign documents, login into websites and share personal data about them with...