Musk on Wednesday called Le Pen âFranceâs last hopeâ on his social media platform X, in a post declaring his support for her presidential bid â which she confirmed earlier this month, even after her conviction for embezzlement was upheld on appeal(..)
The EU has decided on new exceptions to the battery replacement obligation, which also benefit Metaâs smart glasses. The US had previously exerted pressure.
EU countries made fewer than half of the changes Brussels asked for to fight corruption and uphold democracy, the lowest level since 2022, according to the EUâs annual Rule of Law report.
Polandâs president vetoed two âbills on Friday that would have introduced âcohabitation contractsâ for couples living together, dealing a blow to âsame-sex couples in one of the few European Union countries with limited rights for LGBT people.
Leo-linked operatives were among a whoâs who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
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The partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the Council of Europeâs Safety of Journalists Platform today present a report (opens pdf) which outlines the deteriorating situation for media freedom and safety of journalists in Serbia. The report is a result of an international mission to Belgrade that took place in March 2026.
The European Commission is preparing a serious warning to Spain for its limited progress in the fight against corruption. The draft 2026 Rule of Law Report, whose official publication is scheduled for this Friday, calls for accelerating pending reforms and strengthening the bodies responsible for monitoring, investigating, and sanctioning irregularities.
A crowd of mostly young people gathered in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Thursday morning, holding up signs reading âHands off Fedorovâ and âStop sabotaging victory!â and chanting âShame!â.
The German Bundestag last week approved a new law that significantly expands the powers of the federal police by providing the scope to use drones, artificial intelligence, and increased surveillance of telecommunications. The law also makes it easier to incarcerate immigrants due for deportation.
Billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his support behind far-right leader Marine Le Penâs bid for the French presidency, calling her âFranceâs last hopeâ, and prompting accusations of foreign interference in the 2027 election.
Germanyâs upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has introduced a bill seeking to ban the questioning of Israelâs right to exist. It is now up to the lower house to decide whether to turn it into law.
Soldiers in Poland will be able to pick up their uniforms from their nearest parcel locker rather than having to collect them from military stores under a new scheme being rolled out by the armed forces, with private logistics giant InPost responsible for deliveries.
The European Union on Tuesday condemned the âinflammatoryâ statement of a Serbian government minister supporting the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Albanians during the 1998-99 war.
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Russia will require migrants to buy mobile phones so authorities can track their whereabouts, Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov said, according to the Russian business news outlet RBC:
During a joint conference with European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos in Brussels on Tuesday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama promised to change the countryâs disputed Law on Protected Areas to align with EU standards â a declaration that protesters at home hailed as a âmoral victoryâ.
Fines issued to Russian drivers for parking and stopping violations while they waited in line for gasoline will be canceled, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said.
Lithuania is increasing protection around critical infrastructure after President Gitanas Nauseda said intelligence indicated Russia could be preparing targeted physical attacks intended to damage or disrupt energy and transport assets in the Baltic region or Poland.
The EU and UK blamed Russiaâs Federal Security Service (FSB) for a cyberattack that threatened to cut heating to half a million people in Poland last winter.
On 1 July Chinaâs Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress (äžćäșșæ°ć ±ććœæ°æćąç»èżæ„äżèżæł) entered into force. Adopted in March, the law has since drawn criticism from China analysts, Western governments, and human rights organizations.
Chinaâs use of economic statecraft and espionage on Dutch strategic industries is meant to ensure systemic dependency and Beijingâs global industrial leadership, researchers at an influential think tank allege in a recent report, citing pressures applied on chip equipment maker ASML.
Volkswagen boss Blume â who also told staff that four plants might need to close â said in April that he was open to Volkswagenâs Chinese partners using its plants.
Hungaryâs former health secretary admitted why the Fidesz party destroyed occupational health services: the outgoing Orban government allowed industry to dictate legislation
The demographic shift in the European Union is set to take place in 2029. In that year, the population of the Old Continent will begin to decline inexorably. This will be the first time since prehistoric times, excluding epidemics or wars. In a report on this upheaval published on Tuesday 14 July, the European Commission considers it futile to try to reverse the trend but necessary, however, to adapt public policies to the considerable impact that this new reality will have not only on economic growth potential but also on the labour market, healthcare, housing and the public finances of Member States.
Plump, juicy and fragrant, Taiwanese mangoes have long been a top draw for foodies, but traditionally those wanting to experience them have generally had to travel âto the island.
Supporters of Georgiaâs Eurointegration have taken to Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi for the 592nd consecutive day, demanding the release of political prisoners.
A coalition of 21 cybersecurity and intelligence agencies has warned that Russian state-sponsored hackers continue to compromise internet-facing routers by exploiting weak configurations and known vulnerabilities, enabling them to steal device configurations and gain insight into victimsâ networks.
Formally established on 21 April 2026, the mission will support Armeniaâs capacity to address hybrid challenges, including cyber threats, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) and illicit financial flows. Specifically, the mission will provide strategic advice, technical expertise and institutional capacity building to various national institutions in Armenia to address such threats, and will support a horizontal, whole-of-government approach.
Following mass protests demanding restoration of the rule of law, Serbian President Aleksandar VuÄiÄ announced on 27 June that he would resign within weeks and call early presidential and parliamentary elections.
David Sanchez, brother of Spainâs Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has been convicted of administrative misconduct and handed a nine-year ban from holding public office, marking a fresh political setback for the Socialist leader.
NATO has agreed to upgrade its decades-old Baltic air policing mission into an active air defense operation, providing allied fighter pilots with a wider mandate to destroy aerial objects that pose an immediate threat, Reuters reported on July 8.
The Hungarian parliament has voted to remove President TamĂĄs Sulyok from office, who was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor OrbĂĄn who lost power in April after 16 years.
The European Union and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) should build a lasting cooperation platform, which could be named the Free and Fair Trade Club, in order to achieve various geostrategic aims, researchers at the German Economic Institute in Cologne say.
The Council said on 13th July at 12:35 that the European Peace Facility measure will finance a mid-range air-defence system for Moldova. The Council said the new action brings overall EU support to Moldova under the EPF to EUR317 million and complements earlier assistance for air surveillance and air defence.
The European Parliament emphasises that hybrid threats, mainly from Russia, China and Belarus, represent an escalating security challenge for the EU, and calls for a comprehensive EU response, stronger EUâNATO coordination, enhanced resilience and civil preparedness, targeted countermeasures, and closer cooperation with partner countries.
Zetor, founded in 1946, said it would use an existing joint venture in India â âwhere it has manufactured most of âits tractors in recent years â for production, and â also was looking for a partner in âChina.
A Russian cyberespionage operation spent a month inside a Belgrade think tankâs inboxes, reading 28,000 emails after posing as a Belarusian dissident to get in. Tied to the SVR and GRU, the hackers werenât just after documents â they walked away with a blueprint of relationships and vulnerabilities that AI can weaponize. As Serbia heads toward elections, the attack reveals a darker pattern: Moscow and Belgrade often chase the same enemies.
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