Life expectancy improvement is stalling across Europe with England experiencing the biggest slowdown. Experts are blaming this on an alarming mix of poor diet, mass inactivity and soaring obesity.
The average annual growth in life expectancy…
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US figures do not support Trump claims on Ukraine spending
President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated a claim that the United States has spent $350 billion on Ukraine’s war — a figure that far eclipses the amount recorded by the Department of Defense and the interagency oversight group that tracks…
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Three years of full-scale war in Ukraine roll back decades of progress for women’s rights, safety and economic opportunities
The full-scale war has pushed an entire generation of Ukrainian women backwards: they are facing heightened exposure to gender-based violence; rising unemployment; decreased decision-making power; greater domestic burdens; and a severe mental…
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To Ukrainians I want to say this: Europe has stood with you, stands with you, and will continue to stand with you
I was born in former Czechoslovakia. For me, Munich holds a deep resonance.
In 1938, through the Munich Agreement, European powers attempted to prevent the war by ceding Western Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany. The infamous blueprint for “about…
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“Peace in our time,” appeasement: It’s happening again with Ukraine
To the editor: It appears that President Trump’s peace talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin may take place without the full participation of Ukraine.
If so, there is a possibility of a sellout similar to what took…
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Russia-Ukraine after three years of large-scale war
February 24 marks the third anniversary of Russia’s all-out assault on Ukraine. The Kremlin failed in its attempt to achieve a quick victory, and the war has become one of attrition, with neither side making dramatic breakthroughs on the…
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Saving the Internet in Europe: Defending Privacy and Fighting Surveillance
This is the third instalment in a four-part blog series documenting EFF’s work in Europe. You can read additional posts here:
EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world….
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Ukraine Must Guarantee Its Own Security
At last week’s Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels, newly minted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the position of the U.S. government was that Ukraine will not join NATO. Although greeted with horror by some in…
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Vance Munich Speech: Read Full Transcript
European leaders are reeling from a weekend of high-level diplomacy that has laid bare just how dramatically the second Trump administration is overhauling transatlantic relations.
Even before the reelection of U.S. President Donald Trump,…
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After Munich, It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And as my geopolitical gurus taught me, one must always think the unthinkable, as Europe must do now.
It’s too early to tell who the real winners and losers from the second Trump…
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