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....
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...
UK: Rights group wins appeal over investigation into 'slave labour' cotton produced in China's Xinjiang region Englisch
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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...
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.
Germany's new citizenship reform takes effect – DW – 06/27/2024 ( www.dw.com ) Englisch
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is ‘grateful’ Europe has maintained unity – Europe live ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
“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....
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...
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....