According to the European Commission, the State of Israel is responsible for an unprecedented level of killing and injury of civilians, a large-scale displacement of population and the systematic destruction of hospitals and medical facilities in Gaza. [1] Israel also implemented a blockade of humanitarian aid that could amount to starvation as a method of war. Israel is in breach of multiple rules and obligations under international law and fails to prevent the crime of genocide as ordered by the International Court of Justice.[2]
The digital directorate in France will switch from Windows to Linux and the state is embarking on a major project to reduce the āouter European digital dependencyā
The news bit is followed by an absolutely scathing interview with a Greek academic (living in the UK) about corruption in Greece, that would not in a million years have been aired on Greek TV.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday he believes that some NATO ācountries were tested and failed amid Washingtonās criticism over European allies not getting involved in the U.S. and Israelās war against Iran.
The UK has had a Labour party government for nearly two years. Despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer promising that change would ābegin immediatelyā, under his watch the government has continued, and at times intensified, a crackdown on civil liberties begun by his Conservative predecessors. The result is more surveillance, greater potential for police abuse and the criminalisation of nearly all meaningful forms of protest.
In August 2025, the humanitarian vessel the Ocean Viking was shot at in international waters north of Libya. The attackers were part of what is known as the Libyan Coast Guard - a collection of militias and other actors funded by the EU to prevent irregular migration to Europe. A new report reveals the financial ties between the EU and the so-called Libyan Coast Guard. It also shows how, despite clear evidence of mass violence waged against migrants and humanitarians, the EU plans only to extend the cooperation.
Russiaās profits from exporting oil, gas and fertilizer amount to more than ā¬10 billion ($11.54 billion) a month, the chamber said. āRussia is the big winner of the new war in the Middle East,ā Matthias Schepp, the chamberās chairman, told dpa.
However, the major tech corporations are not considering an immediate halt to their surveillance measures. Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snapchatās parent company, Snap, announced on Saturday in a joint statement that they will ācontinue to take voluntary measuresā to identify such material on their platforms.
The Bucha massacre of 400 Ukrainian civilians in April 2025 āhas ācome to symbolise the cruelty of Russiaās warā, said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday (31 March) after visiting a memorial on the eve of the fourth anniversary, together with ministers from 12 EU countries.
Jose Luis Abalos is a disgraced ex-Socialist heavyweight, a former transport minister who helped propel Sanchez to power in 2018. The case is one of several corruption affairs rattling the fragile coalition.
The war goes on, and so does the global energy crisis. In fact, I believe that prices of oil futures remain too low given how much spot prices will need to rise to resolve the shortages that will hit once oil supplies that were shipped before the Strait of Hormuz was closed are exhausted.
The new EES system will be fully implemented from 10 April onwards and could help significantly modernise EU control systems ā but not without a few initial hiccups along the way.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has convened an emergency meeting of the National Defence Council after explosives were found near a pipeline that transports Russian gas to Hungary.
As EU citizens we want to live in a Union that truly embodies the values we defend and believe in. Across the world, countless lives are affected by human rights violations, and we expect our Union to uphold human rights firmly and fairly, everywhere and for everyone. But what if there is differential treatment of human rights violations?
The 2024 report outlines several interconnected aspects influencing the situation of young people [15-29 yo] in the European Union (EU), encompassing demographics, employment, education, social inclusion, political engagement, environmental activism, and health. These topics are not isolated but are intricately related, with many factors influencing others, creating a complex landscape for policy makers and stakeholders.
Regulation 2021/1232 expired at 23:59 CEST on 3 April 2026. This means that from now on any proactive scanning of private communications is prohibited for any reason.
The futures price is āalmost giving a false sense of security that things are not that stressed,ā said Amrita Sen, founder of Energy Aspects, in an interview with CNBCās āThe Exchange.ā
MEPs have sharply criticized the plan. āOur fear is that the implementation of our laws and standards will be called into question by American companies,ā criticizes Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky, for example. āIf this is confirmed, it would be nothing less than a capitulation to the pressure and intimidation tactics of the Trump administration.ā The EU Commission repeatedly emphasizes that it does not want to change its regulations due to US pressure. However, some of the recently proposed changes in digital legislation, particularly to the AI Act and the General Data Protection Regulation, primarily benefit US companies that are already dominant in the market.
Austria has denied the United States permission to use its airspace for military operations related to the war with Iran, citing the countryās longāstanding policy of neutrality, according to statements reported Thursday by Austrian public broadcaster ORF.
Franceās hard-left France Unbowed party said several Black lawmakers received racist letters, condemning what it called entrenched discrimination. The incident follows a surge of abuse targeting recently elected Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko, underscoring concerns about rising racism in French public life.
Abortion clinics in the Netherlands are reporting an increasing number of attacks as anti-abortion sentiment grows, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday.
Trump sparked anger in France on Thursday after making fun of the French president and his wife, imitating a French accent and saying Emmanuel Macronās wife ātreats him extremely badlyā.
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