Category: 3. Europe

Landsbergis, who has been Lithuania’s foreign minister since December 2020, has vocally supported Ukraine’s resistance against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion. Lithuania’s opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary elections Sunday, pushing… Continue Reading

However, the Solicitor General for England and Wales issued two contempt claims against Robinson earlier this year, claiming that the activist — who screened a film containing the allegations in London’s Trafalgar Square — “knowingly” breached the order. Robinson, 41, appeared at… Continue Reading

With the fund, the European Commission aims to dissuade the bloc’s tech companies from tapping non-EU funds when they want to expand their operations significantly after their initial build-out. The United States, for example, is known to have far larger scale-up funds than Europe. It has… Continue Reading

Volkswagen last month canceled a 1994 agreement that protected its workers from layoffs until 2029, enabling business-related layoffs from mid-2025. With sales in China declining almost 20 percent in the first half of 2024, Volkswagen — which is heavily invested in the Chinese market —… Continue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts criticised the decision by the French football and basketball federations to exclude players wearing the hijab from competitions, including at amateur level, and the French Government’s decision to prevent French athletes wearing the hijab… Continue Reading