The role of the European Union’s ex-digital chief in lobbying for Uber will be investigated by OLAF, the EU agency that hunts fraud and misconduct in the EU institutions. Uber’s lobbying practices from 2013 to 2017 were made public in July by a group of journalists in what they called the Uber Files, based on […]
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U.S. conservatives are rallying behind Italy’s newly elected far-right prime minister — praise that highlights the Trumpification of GOP foreign policy doctrines and the fragility of the Western coalition against Russia’s war in Ukraine. Giorgia Meloni’s deep ties to the American right are unusual for a foreign leader: She counts Steve Bannon as an ally and has spoken […]
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The Swedish coast guard confirmed Thursday that there are four leaks in the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, with two in the Swedish and two in the Danish exclusive economic zones. Jenny Larsson, an officer with the Swedish coast guard, said: “We have known about these two, which are in the Swedish economic zone, since we […]
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LONDON — Liz Truss insisted she needed to take “decisive action,” in her first public appearance since her government’s budget threw markets into turmoil. In a round of interviews with local BBC radio stations on Thursday morning, the U.K. prime minister refused to change course and said she had the “right plan.” Asked whether she […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a signing ceremony on Friday formally annexing four areas of Ukraine after illegal sham referendums, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. The Russian president will make a speech at the Kremlin during a signing ceremony that will take place on Friday at 3 p.m. Moscow time (2 p.m. CET). […]
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The EU is aiming to blacklist Russian celebrity philosopher Alexander Dugin and strike at Russia’s oil, steel, and forestry industries in its latest sanctions, new proposals say.
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A vast network of European ships helps keep Putin’s oil economy afloat. European vessels have shipped millions of tonnes of oil, gas and coal from Russian ports in the six months since the invasion, Investigate Europe and Reporters United reveal.
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Academics and biotech research organisations with corporate interests have been leading the lobby campaign to deregulate new genomic techniques in the EU — using ‘climate-friendly’ and ‘science-based’ narratives, according to a report.
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Some have tried to justify Big Tech’s meagre tax payments in EU states with heavier tax burdens by emphasising the fact that these companies create jobs and invest in next-generation technologies. However, their market dominance comes at a steep cost.
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The European Commission has called upon EU Member States to modernise their minimum income schemes as part of the ongoing pledge to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Europe. Minimum income is cash payments that help households who need it to bridge the gap to a certain income level to pay the bills and live […]
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