One third of seats on management boards and executive committees of Belgium’s state-owned companies will have to be held by women under new rules agreed by the federal government this week. The decision, reported by Belgian news agency Belga, builds on earlier reforms and follows weeks of negotiations after the government failed to reach consensus […]
Continue ReadingUkraine’s allies will meet in January to finalise plans for post-ceasefire security guarantees, including the possible deployment of troops on the ground, a French Elysée official said on Friday. The comments come after fresh talks between Washington and Kyiv yielded a 20-point plan to end the war, now on Moscow’s table. French President Emmanuel Macron […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the conservative European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, called on Friday for troops under the European flag to help secure a future peace agreement in Ukraine. The comments followed the latest round of talks between Washington and Kyiv, which produced a 20-point plan to end the war, and is now under review in […]
Continue ReadingNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Friday rejected calls for Europe to shoulder its defence alone, saying the alliance can still count on the US. The remarks follow the Trump administration’s release of a national security strategy calling on allies to “share the burden” and take “primary responsibility for their regions”, and come after repeated […]
Continue Reading“First of all, we are working on several documents every day, there are five of them now. We want to talk about a few nuances on security guarantees … In my opinion, I see now that the agreement between us and the United States is almost ready,” Zelenskyy said, adding that he is ready to […]
Continue ReadingBecause Germany is implementing EU sanctions against Russians, they are now warning against traveling to the Federal Republic. There is lawlessness here. December 26, 2025, 10:39December 26, 2025, 10:39 An article by The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned against the actions of the German customs authorities. These are involved in arbitrary legal practices against Russians, […]
Continue ReadingClothes destined for Europe could soon require digital passports to prove their green credentials, opening a new era of transparency for the world’s $1.7 trillion fashion industry. Consumers will be able to scan QR codes or electronic tags to see the garments’ digital product passports (DPPs) and check if a fashion brand’s green claims are […]
Continue ReadingUkraine is increasingly relying on ground drones – and is even taking prisoners of war with them Video: Watson This might also interest you: NATO chief believes independent EU defense is unnecessary NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte does not believe it is necessary for the EU to become completely independent of the United States in […]
Continue ReadingPerhaps this will soon be a thing of the past: AI agents can shop almost autonomously.Image: Shutterstock December 26, 2025, 08:01December 26, 2025, 08:01 Europe’s consumers will see a major innovation in online retail in 2026: the introduction of AI agents who can carry out shopping orders, holiday bookings and the like largely independently. “We […]
Continue ReadingAmerican forces launched airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social, the administration’s latest show of lethal force in the international arena since Trump returned to the White House early this year. A Pentagon official told POLITICO the agency worked with the Nigerian government to carry […]
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