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West hits pause on fresh measures against Venezuela’s Maduro

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 07:47
More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed reelection victory, the US and other Western countries are showing little sign of swift tough action over what many of them have condemned as voting fraud.
Categories: European Union

Far-right Israeli minister sparks outrage by praying at flashpoint mosque

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 07:24
A far-right Israeli minister drew international condemnation Tuesday (13 August) by praying with thousands of Jews at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in annexed east Jerusalem, defying a ban on Jewish prayer at the flashpoint site.
Categories: European Union

Greek wildfire eases near Athens after one death

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 07:12
Greece's worst wildfire of the year eased on the outskirts of the capital Athens on Tuesday (13 August) thanks to weaker winds, pausing progress of a destructive blaze that killed one person and torched cars, buildings, fields and forests.
Categories: European Union

Japan PM Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 06:54
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine keeps pounding Kursk in incursion Biden calls ‘real dilemma’ for Putin

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 06:40
Ukraine kept pounding the Russian border region of Kursk with missiles and drones on Wednesday (14 August), as Kyiv said it had made further territorial gains in an incursion that US President Joe Biden called a "real dilemma" for the Kremlin's leader.
Categories: European Union

Bluetongue virus cases soar among Europe livestock

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 06:05
Bluetongue virus cases have shot up in several European countries, data gathered by AFP on Tuesday (13 August) showed, as farmers are worrying about consequences for sheep and cattle.
Categories: European Union

Monkeypox spreads globally, WHO laments declining reporting

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 16:03
On Monday (12 August), the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report revealing a significant surge in mpox cases, albeit with significant gaps in reporting.
Categories: European Union

Spain’s far-right ‘star’ launches raffle for his MEP salary, requires participants to provide personal data

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 15:52
MEP Alvise Pérez, the controversial leader of Spain's new far-right formation Se Acabó la Fiesta, began his weekend “raffling” his MEP salary in exchange for participants handing over a large amount of personal data, which experts say could violate national and European data protection rules. 
Categories: European Union

Iran dismisses European calls for restraint amid fears of escalation with Israel

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 13:51
Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that calls for restraint regarding Israel from France, Germany and Britain "lack political logic and contradict principles of international law".
Categories: European Union

Polish billionaire plans to sue Meta over fake advertisements

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 08:25
Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and his wife plan to sue Meta over fake advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that feature his face and false information regarding her circulating on the social media platforms.
Categories: European Union

Rambling Trump, Musk interview marred by tech issues

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 08:05
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sat Monday (12 August) for a friendly two-hour interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Musk's social media platform X, after technical problems delayed the start of the event for more than 40 minutes.
Categories: European Union

Zelenskyy: Russia must be forced to make peace if Putin wants to fight

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 07:46
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (12 August) that Russia had to be forced to make peace as President Vladimir Putin wanted to fight, and that war was coming back to Russia after Moscow had taken it to other countries.
Categories: European Union

France’s ‘beautiful dream’ fades as Games give way to political deadlock

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 07:27
The Paris Olympics delivered a dazzling summertime success that charmed the world and reaffirmed French national pride. But the hangover will be tough.
Categories: European Union

Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 07:14
Israeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday (12 August) amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict.
Categories: European Union

Council of Europe urges Bulgaria to scrap LGBTQ ‘promotion’ ban

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 07:00
The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner on Monday (12 August) said he was "deeply concerned" by an LGBTQ "promotion" ban passed by Bulgaria's parliament, urging President Rumen Radev "not to sign it".
Categories: European Union

European railways: big goals but lacking political will warns train campaigner

Tue, 13/08/2024 - 06:30
The EU's aims for rail often fall far short of the reality on the ground, says Jon Worth, a cross-border rail enthusiast and campaigner, in an interview with Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

Kazakhstan president calls for Central Asia renaissance as an Asia-EU bridge [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mon, 12/08/2024 - 22:25
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for Central Asia to position itself as a link between Asia and Europe and as a separate regional actor in international relations.
Categories: European Union

EU Commissioner Breton reminds X owner Musk of EU digital rulebook compliance ahead of Trump debate

Mon, 12/08/2024 - 20:25
On Monday (12 August), European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged Elon Musk to ensure X adheres to EU regulations and effectively moderates content, ahead of Musk's planned live-streamed debate with US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Categories: European Union

Hungary continues Commissioner fight, Brussels must resist

Mon, 12/08/2024 - 17:11
Though Hungary has missed out on a top European Commissioner job, its government has made clear it is not giving up the fight, with Orbán again nominating Várhelyi as EU Commissioner for the Neighborhood and Enlargement, writes Irakli Machaidze.
Categories: European Union

Brussels waits till dust settles on anti-corruption overhaul in Slovakia

Mon, 12/08/2024 - 16:50
The European Commission says it is “monitoring” the upcoming dismantling of two of Slovakia's key criminal agencies as Bratislava hopes to avoid financial repercussions within its Recovery plan over breach of the rule of law.
Categories: European Union

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