Estonia says Russia removed navigation buoys on border river (www.reuters.com)
The 'EU’s surveillance agenda' disregards 'essential human rights like privacy', rights group EDRi says (edri.org)
The EU prides itself on its worldwide norm-setting influence in the fields of data protection and artificial intelligence regulation. Still, it is not always for the best when it comes to digital state surveillance, write Chloé Berthélémy and Viktoria Tomova from European Digital Rights (EDRi), an association of civil and...
The new Dutch coalition faces imminent EU reality check (euobserver.com)
Tesla’s Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low (finance.yahoo.com)
Uyghur organisation says members of the ethnic group in France face “intimidation and harassment” amounting to “repression” by the Chinese state in legal complaint (www.euractiv.com)
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Russia’s misinformation machine targets Slovakian assassination attempt, debunked narratives suggest Ukrainian military aid was a factor in attack (www.bloomberg.com)
It didn’t take Russia’s misinformation machine long to settle on who was to blame for the first assassination attempt on a European national leader in more than two decades....
Desert dumps: European Union, North African countries push migrants to the desert or remote areas (www.lighthousereports.com)
Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in these clandestine operations in North African countries to dump tens of thousands of Black people in the desert or remote areas each year to prevent them from coming to the EU....
ECB pressures banks to speed up Russia exits on fear of US action (www.ft.com)
Right-wing group at European Parliament excludes AfD – DW – 05/23/2024 (www.dw.com)
Baltic warning over Russian plan to move sea borders (www.bbc.com)
Rishi Sunak will call general election for July in surprise move – sources (www.theguardian.com)
UK defence minister says intelligence has evidence of Chinese lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
British defence minister Grant Shapps accused China on Wednesday of providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use by Moscow in its war against Ukraine....
Germany’s far-right AfD bans leading candidate from EU election events (www.france24.com)
Germany’s AfD party on Wednesday banned its leading candidate from appearing at EU election campaign events, after France’s main far-right party announced a split with the Germans over a slew of scandals involving the politician.
Ireland and Spain have followed Norway in announcing their recognition of a Palestinian state (www.dw.com)
Norway, Spain, and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian stateas of May 28....
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says (www.independent.co.uk)
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....
Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area (ec.europa.eu)
On 31 March, Bulgaria and Romania become Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both Member States including on issuing Schengen visas and controls at the internal air and sea borders will be lifted.
Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June (www.politico.eu)
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Could we recover the radical vision of a free and united Europe? | Aeon Essays (aeon.co)
Dutch parliament passes motion calling ‘From the River to the Sea’ criminal incitement (www.timesofisrael.com)
The Dutch parliament adopts by a wafer-thin majority a motion that says that chanting “From the River to the Sea Palestine will be Free” is a criminal act of incitement to violence....
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Volkswagen (VW) used parts made by supplier banned over links to Chinese forced labour, U.S. probe says (www.bbc.com)
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Volkswagen (VW) used parts made by a supplier on a list of firms banned over alleged links to Chinese forced labour, a US congressional report has said....
Peace on Russian terms will not mean an end to human suffering, Estonian Prime Minister says (www.eurointegration.com.ua)
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Poland arrests nine on charges of Russian-ordered sabotage (www.euractiv.com)
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Austria's Constitutional Protection Agency Warns of Chinese Economic Espionage (www.vindobona.org)
The Austrian Office for the Protection of the Constitution has issued an urgent warning about Chinese industrial espionage. Small and medium-sized enterprises and research centers are particularly at risk, but the Protection Agency is also critical of the strong presence of Chinese students at Austrian universities.–...
Tax The Rich - European Citizens' Initiative - EU (www.tax-the-rich.eu)
We want a European wealth tax to finance the social and climate transition and help countries hit by climate change.
Post-Brexit trade border controls to cost UK $6 billion – DW – 05/20/2024 (www.dw.com)
