Ursula von der Leyen barely noticed that European democracy is under attack not only from external threats, but from within. Two of the world’s leading autocratic countries are EU member states.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese president Xi Jinping for his “balanced position” on the Ukraine “crisis” in Uzbekistan Thursday in what was their first meeting since the war. Putin also backed China’s claim to Taiwan and condemned US “provocations” in support of its independence. The meeting is being closely watched by Western diplomats after […]
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Polish government authorities snubbed a European Parliament probe into spyware Pegasus by refusing to show up to an inquiry on Thursday.
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With evermore connected devices on the market, new EU rules aim to minimise cybersecurity risks from innocuous household appliances and industrial operating systems — amid concern over the increasing number of cyberattacks and their cost for companies.
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The European Commission announced on Thursday it will restrict access to 87 vulnerable marine ecosystems in the north-east Atlantic coasts of France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain for deep-sea bottom fisheries. “The total closure area corresponds to 16,419 km2 reserved for the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems below 400 meters,” said environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius. Fishing below a depth of 800 […]
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Sweden’s prime minister Magdalena Andersson resigned on Thursday, paving the way for a change of government. The speaker of the parliament is now expected to give the head of Sweden’s Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, a mandate to form a new government, following Sunday’s general election. His right-wing group includes the far-right Sweden Democrats. The result […]
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Ukraine’s political leaders intensified their appeals to the U.S. government to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism after Russian soldiers executed Ukraine’s prisoners of war on July 29. The Ukrainian government has been calling on the United States to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism since the early spring of 2022 when the […]
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In July, the Brussels Court of Appeals issued an order preventing the transfer of a convicted Iranian terrorist who is widely expected to be the focus of a prisoner swap agreement with the Islamic Republic for another two months. What makes the case more dramatic is that the terrorist was not an ordinary person. Rather, […]
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The European Union has become a global leader in the movement to a clean energy transition. A central part of this movement has been the result of transitioning from traditional fossil fuels, primarily oil, gas, and coal, towards more areas producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions, such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, and electric energy. The Fit […]
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The Swiss chartering and transportation company Svizraa S.A. has sent a letter to Latvia’s foreign affairs, economics and justice ministries in protest over their de facto prohibition on the company to conduct business in Latvia. Svizraa – which works in the movement of fertilizers, grain, coal and steel, with a cargo turnover of more than […]
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