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The EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum entered into force on Friday after having been adopted in May 2024. The pact overhauls the bloc's migration and asylum framework and shapes its new approach on migration, according to a statement from the European Commission. "For the first time, the EU has a comprehensive migration and asylum […]

The Czech company Neuron Soundware has created the Sound Shield passive acoustic shield. It turns sound into an air defense tool, according to Armadni noviny. The war in Ukraine has shown that cheap drones are capable of paralyzing assets worth billions of euros. European countries are actively seeking ways to protect thousands of kilometers of […]

The United Kingdom, Australia and Canada announced Thursday the creation of a new International Peace Fund aimed at supporting efforts toward a two-state solution between Palestine and Israel. In a joint statement, the three countries said the multi-donor fund will support projects designed to advance the conditions for a negotiated two-state solution. The governments said […]

Finland's new immigration rules aimed at speeding up deportations and strengthening entry ban rules will go into force on Friday, the Interior Ministry announced. The changes to the Aliens Act, approved by President Alexander Stubb, are designed to accelerate the enforcement of deportation decisions and bolster national and regional security, the ministry said on Tuesday. […]

France on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to its Nordic and Baltic allies, claiming that Russia is "facing defeat in Ukraine" and accusing Moscow of continuing to provoke neighboring countries despite setbacks on the battlefield. "In a videoconference with our Nordic and Baltic partners—Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden—I reiterated France's solidarity and […]

Italy and Poland are seeking closer cooperation on key security and foreign policy challenges in Europe and the Middle East, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday following talks with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski. In a statement on X, Tajani said Rome and Warsaw want to work together on the major crises affecting both […]

The European Commission on Wednesday said that it has sent Meta a fresh charge sheet, setting out its intention to order the company to restore third-party artificial intelligence assistants’ access to WhatsApp under the same conditions as before a policy change introduced last year. The commission said the supplementary statement of objections is part of […]

Bulgaria plans to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine following the change in government. Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced this during a briefing in Sofia, according to Bloomberg. The new government, formed in May, has announced its intention to abandon further military aid packages, despite the fact that Sofia has already delivered 13 aid packages […]

The UK government has begun piloting the use of artificial intelligence in the Crown Court as part of a broader program to modernize the justice system and address rising court backlogs. A series of new technology initiatives will be tested, including AI legal assistants aimed at supporting lawyers and court staff with routine work such […]