Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first ( apnews.com ) Englisch
Microsoft Charged for Violating EU Antitrust Rules by Bundling Teams With Other Office Products ( www.techrepublic.com ) Englisch
BYD to reach deal with Turkey for $1 billion EV plant, report says ( cnevpost.com ) Englisch
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Italy Seeks to Build Base for Long-Term Partnership With China ( www.bloomberg.com ) Englisch
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Russia has escalated its information war against Moldova joining the European Union ( www.usip.org ) Englisch
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Far-right win in French election could deal blow to climate policy, say experts ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
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Can the Labour Party Bring Back Britain’s Green Groove? The new government, widely expected to be led by Labour, has pledged to fast-track a green energy transition. It will face big challenges. ( www.nytimes.com ) Englisch
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German government examines deal for the supply of Chinese wind turbines for an offshore project in the German North Sea over security concerns Englisch
Germany's economy ministry will look "very closely" into a deal to supply Chinese-made wind turbines for an offshore project in Germany's North Sea, saying on Wednesday questions of critical infrastructure and competition must be addressed....
How Gazprombank’s Luxembourg subsidiary has made record profits since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ( meduza.io ) Englisch
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Migrant detention facilities nearly built in Albania in controversial deal with Italy ( www.euronews.com ) Englisch
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...
Watch live: Voters go to the polls in first round of French parliamentary elections ( www.independent.co.uk ) Englisch
EU signs €1bn financing deal for Egypt at investment forum ( www.dw.com ) 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...
EU-Ukraine security agreement will advance 'peace', says Zelensky ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a security agreement to be inked between Kyiv and the European Union on Thursday would advance "peace and prosperity" across the continent.
“I swear it’s not me": The BBC tracks down the man behind the Channel crossing which killed Sara, 7 ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
It was a confrontation that marked the culmination of a BBC investigation that had begun 51 days earlier - hours after five people, including a seven-year-old girl named Sara, had died in the sea off northern France. She had suffocated beneath a crush of bodies inside an inflatable boat....
Orbán government launches investigation into Hungarian branch of Transparency International (TI) over activities funded from “subsidies from abroad” that “influence the decisions by the electorate” ( transparency.hu ) Englisch
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New German Citizens must accept the right for Israel to exist specifically....
Former head of the EU Chamber of Commerce in Beijing: "The playing field for China is getting narrower and narrower" ( themarket.ch ) Englisch
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Orban's meeting with Putin on Ukraine peace deal is 'appeasement', EU leaders say ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the most Russia-friendly of all EU leaders, met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine. The trip, which comes just a few days after Budapest took over the rotating EU presidency, has been slammed by the rest of the 27-nation bloc, who say it could...
Italian prosecutors investigate luxury brands Dior, Armani for "Made In Italy" products actually made by subcontractors within the European country exploiting low-cost Chinese labor ( in.mashable.com ) Englisch
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Cross-border rail remains fragmented as EU countries drag their feet on harmonisation ( www.euractiv.com ) Englisch
Italie: l'Etna et le Stromboli en éruption, reprise progressive à l'aéroport de Catane ( www.france24.com ) Englisch
China and Russia jointly develop strike drones, Ukraine allies worry about Beijing may boost production, European officials say ( eutoday.net ) Englisch
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German government blocks planned sale of VW's gas turbine business to China over security concerns ( www.reuters.com ) Englisch
Germany's cabinet blocked the planned sale of Volkswagen's subsidiary MAN Energy Solutions' gas turbine division to a Chinese company on Wednesday, two government sources said....
