The EU is also extending its regular work to counter disinformation in EU countries to Moldova. In July, the Commission announced a new hub for fighting misinformation in Ukraine and Moldova. These hubs are part of the European Digital Media Observatory, bringing together experts in different…
Category: 3. Europe
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France ready to make next-gen fighter jet alone if talks with Germany fail – POLITICO
Dassault CEO Éric Trappier conveyed that message again to French lawmakers on Wednesday. “I’m not against the project, but when Germany says it’s going to exclude France, doesn’t that bother you? … Unfortunately, today, if you don’t create a hard power dynamic, you don’t get results,” he…
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Brussels accused of sacrificing forests in crusade to save EU industry – POLITICO
Then, just hours later, lawmakers voted to reject a separate law designed to monitor forests’ health and resilience to climate change.
“Between Forest Monitoring and the one-year delay of the [EU Deforestation Regulation], this is a dark day for European forests,” said Socialists and…
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Airspace chaos: European eyes on the skies
Nestled next to a rusted-out Soviet-era Antonov biplane is Copenhagen’s Flying Grill, a popular spot for families and plane spotters to tuck into Danish pork roast sandwiches while watching passenger jets hurtle down the runway for takeoff.
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How Italy’s Meloni is making the far right cool for Gen Z – POLITICO
The movement often becomes “your entire life, 360 degrees” to the exclusion of all else, another activist said. “Inside the branch you make solid bonds, so you become friends outside of the political context. There is trust, there is friendship, you go out together at night, you even…
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Von der Leyen opens crucial hotline to Trump – POLITICO
Once the reporter finished her question on the the GPS jamming, Trump continued: “Nobody knows where it came from, but they did take away her ability to use the phone.” He added: “You know, sometimes that’s a good thing. Sometimes if it happened to me, I’d be very…
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MEP invited genocide-linked militiamen to talk peace in European Parliament – POLITICO
“As an MEP, as a young lawmaker, this is a situation to learn from,” Sieper told POLITICO. “It shows me that you always have to double check the information, even if you work with people that you build trust with on prior events.”
The RSF is involved in a bitter power struggle with…
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Baltic states hopeful, but not reassured over US force posture in Europe
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Baltic states hopeful, but not reassured over US force posture in Europe By John Irish
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 – The United States’ Baltic allies continue to lobby and are hopeful that Washington will keep thousands of its…
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Trump’s sudden Ukraine shift raises pressure on Europe to end the war
As Ukraine and its allies absorbed the surprise from US President Donald Trump’s newly upbeat view of Kyiv’s prospects in its war against Russia’s invasion, there were signs of a familiar move by the US president – upping the pressure not…
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Trump’s New Shift on Ukraine Leaves Europe Feeling on the Hook
As Ukraine and its allies absorbed the surprise from Donald Trump’s newly upbeat view of Kyiv’s prospects in its war against Russia’s invasion, there were signs of a familiar move by the US president — upping the pressure not on Russia…
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