Member states falling short of Digital Decade goals, shows latest European Commission report ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch
Human Rights Watch urges the European Commission to assess the impact of state-imposed forced labor in China's Xinjiang region in Electric Vehicle sector ( www.hrw.org ) Englisch
"We encourage you to consider, beyond the state subsidies, other reasons leading Chinese EVs to be sold at prices below market in the EU," Philippe Dam, EU Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), writes in an open letter to the European Commission....
Greece becomes first EU country to introduce a six-day working week ( www.cnbc.com ) Englisch
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket finally ready for liftoff ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch
Italy: lawyers file complaints of Uyghur forced labour over tomato paste exported from China's Xinjiang region ( www.tomatonews.com ) Englisch
Containers of tomato paste exported from Xinjiang to Italy are the subject of domestic criminal and international complaints filed by rights lawyers on behalf of Uyghur advocacy groups who allege that the goods were produced using Uyghur forced labor....
30-degree heat is the new normal in Lithuania – experts ( www.lrt.lt ) Englisch
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17502400
Orbán meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv right now ( assets.4cdn.hu ) Englisch
More images: https://444.hu/kepek/2024/07/02/zelenszkij-kijevben-fogadta-orbant
Now The EU Council Should Finally Understand: No One Wants “Chat Control” ( www.eff.org ) Englisch
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17126450...
Marine Le Pen party’s security adviser is an alleged Russian agent ( www.telegraph.co.uk ) Englisch
Slovakia’s new media law sparks constitutional concerns ( tvpworld.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.
Amid a decline in democratic standards, the Serbian government uses large-scale installation of surveillance systems with facial recognition technology to monitor opponents, activists and journalists ( balkaninsight.com ) Englisch
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Immigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europe ( www.politico.com ) Englisch
Man arrested with explosives near Paris airport was part of vast Russian sabotage campaign ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch
We're still processing the Brexit rupture ( chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com ) Englisch
How Gazprombank’s Luxembourg subsidiary has made record profits since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ( meduza.io ) 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...
‘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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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...
EU approves new military aid to Ukraine without Hungary's consent ( telex.hu ) Englisch
Tens of thousands rally against transphobia at Paris Pride March ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
French elections: far right on course for first round victory. What happens now? ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
Migrant detention facilities nearly built in Albania in controversial deal with Italy ( www.euronews.com ) Englisch
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....
Germany's new citizenship reform takes effect – DW – 06/27/2024 ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
