Category: 3. Europe

  • Linke Rettung für Merz’ Rentenpaket – Bewegung bei Frozen Assets für die Ukraine – POLITICO

    Linke Rettung für Merz’ Rentenpaket – Bewegung bei Frozen Assets für die Ukraine – POLITICO




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  • What latest Ukraine talks reveal about Putin’s state of mind

    What latest Ukraine talks reveal about Putin’s state of mind

    What does the latest round of diplomacy on Ukraine tell us about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mood and intentions?

    For starters, that he’s not ready to sign a peace deal. At least, not right now.

    And certainly not the deal (or deals) on the table.

    “No compromise version has yet been found,”…

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  • Angoulême Comics Festival cancels 2026 edition after authors call for boycott

    France’s Angoulême International Comics Festival (FIBD – Festival international de la bande dessinée d’Angoulême) is among the world’s foremost comic book events, but its survival is now hanging by a thread after a monthslong dispute over its governance.

    Organisers have now decided to…

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  • Parliament backs ‘carbon monitoring’ of heavy industry imports into EU

    Parliament backs ‘carbon monitoring’ of heavy industry imports into EU

    European lawmakers have given the green light to tougher enforcement measures on imported goods traded under the EU27’s carbon border tax during the European Parliament’s environment committee vote on Wednesday.

    The carbon border tax on products such as steel, aluminium, cement, and…

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  • Femicide: These EU countries consistently report the highest rates

    Femicide: These EU countries consistently report the highest rates

    In the EU, women are killed nearly twice as often as men when the perpetrator is a partner or family member.

    The latest figures from Eurostat show a rate of 4.1 women killed per million people, compared with 2.2 men.

    Latvia consistently reported the highest femicide rate across the bloc in…

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  • The Netherlands shuts off Google tracking on spy job listings – POLITICO

    The Netherlands shuts off Google tracking on spy job listings – POLITICO

    “Any data sent to Google Analytics for measurement does not identify individuals, and we have strict policies against advertising based on sensitive information,” Méchin said.

    ‘Future employees at risk’

    Derk Boswijk, a center-right Dutch lawmaker, raised the alarm about the tracking of…

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  • Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup – POLITICO

    Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup – POLITICO

    Landau’s comments are likely to leave a bitter taste in some capitals, coming as several European countries like Germany and Poland announced millions in new cash for a NATO-backed scheme that pays U.S. defense firms to supply critical weapons to Ukraine. In total, Europe and Canada have…

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