Kommentiert - Europe

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

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...

"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....

EU offered 'illegal secret deal,' Musk claims as X found to breach DSA ( www.euronews.com ) Englisch

Elon Musk to sue the EU Commission after accusations of X breaching digital rulebook ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch

Blue checks on X are bad now, EU says ( mashable.com ) Englisch

Home routing and encryption technologies are making lawful interception harder, Europol warns ( www.techspot.com ) Englisch

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/16595505...

Swiss right seeks to block Eurovision’s ‘celebration of satanism and occultism’ ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch

Unilever to cut a third of office jobs in Europe ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch

German rooftop PV installer Enersol to cease operations in October ( www.pv-magazine.com ) Englisch

France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics ( www.nytimes.com ) Englisch

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24868460...

Keir Starmer gives go-ahead for British 'Storm Shadow' missiles to be used in strikes against targets inside Russia ( news.sky.com ) Englisch

This appears to be a move to counter the UMPK gliding bombs Russia has started using recently to great effect against Ukraine....

Moscow plans to block YouTube in fall, Russian media claims ( kyivindependent.com ) Englisch

France's far-right suffers blow in election ( www.newsweek.com ) Englisch

Italy to offer defunct Stellantis brands to Chinese automakers, report says ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17905753

European football federation UEFA's due diligence questioned as 'EURO 2024' sponsors Alibaba, BYD, Vivo linked to forced labour and other controversies ( www.business-humanrights.org ) Englisch

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The EU and China are destined for a protracted trade war ( euobserver.com ) Englisch

Germany says it won't be cowed by Russia after reported plot to kill Rheinmetall CEO ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch

DUESSELDORF/WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - Berlin is taking reports of a plot to assassinate the chief executive of arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, very seriously and will not be cowed by Russian intimidation, the German government said on Friday....