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Flanked by regulators, law enforcement and Clara Chappaz, the minister overseeing digital affairs and artificial intelligence, Bergé began the meeting in an ornate government office with a nearly five-minute tirade accusing Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube of not doing enough to combat influencers posting sexist and violent content.   “The time for irresponsibility is over,” said Bergé, whose full brief includes gender equality and the fight against discrimination. “The Republic expects more than just intentions from you. It expects results. From now on, you must and will be held accountable in a regular, transparent and public manner.”  Chappaz…

Bulgarian government officials and members of the European Parliament accused Waitz of concealing lobbying meetings with North Macedonian officials, claiming he favored North Macedonia’s demands while leaking them confidential information and ignoring Bulgarian input. Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev said the letter was written in response to statements by North Macedonia’s prime minister “who in several consecutive statements himself admits that he has worked with the rapporteur in recent months.” Waitz’s office denies any particular collaboration with the North Macedonian government, though it admitted he was late to declare meetings per the Parliament’s voluntary 30-day rule. He was poised to declare…

Yashin was joined in Brussels by Yulia Navalnaya — the widow of Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison in 2024 — and Russian-British journalist and former political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza. Together, they urged the EU to increase support for Ukraine and deepen collaboration with the Russian opposition. The relationship between Ukraine and the Russian opposition has often been strained over the years. Ukraine has previously accused some opposition figures, including members of Navalny’s circle, of echoing Putin’s imperialist views — particularly by hesitating to fully condemn Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…

Der deutsche Außenminister hat seinen Amtskollegen Gideon Sa’ar aus Israel in Berlin empfangen. Nach einem Besuch am Holocaust-Mahnmal gab es eine Pressekonferenz zu den tagesaktuellen politischen Themen. Dabei hat natürlich der Gaza-Konflikt dominiert – aber auch die neuen, geplanten Siedlungen im Westjordanland. Hans von der Burchard war mit dabei und berichtet über die angespannte Stimmung vor Ort, klare Worte und Deutschlands schwierige Position zwischen Israel und den europäischen Partnern, die deutlichere Töne anschlagen als Berlin. Und: Mit Rasmus Buchsteiner geht es um die Forderung der Länder an den Bund, sie zu entlasten. Weil sie den größeren Teil der Folgen des…

Details still need to be hammered out, including the deadline for reaching that threshold and the definition of what qualifies for both spending categories. Rutte has suggested a 2032 deadline for the new spending goal, but Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said ahead of the meeting that 2032 was too late and that allies should commit to reach 5 percent within five years instead.  That view is shared by other frontline states concerned about a Russian attack. Members will have to present plans for yearly increases to show their progress toward the new objective, Rutte told reporters.  Reaching the 30…

Yusuf had earlier criticized the party’s new MP Sarah Pochin for asking Prime Minister Keir Starmer whether the U.K. would ban the burqa in a House of Commons exchange on Wednesday. “Nothing to do with me,” Yusuf said Thursday morning about the Pochin question. Yusuf, the co-founder of concierge service Velocity Black, was seen as a crucial hire for Reform as Farage attempted to professionalize his movement. The departure will be seen as a setback to the party’s plans for electoral success. “I’ve worked full time as a volunteer to take the party from 14 to 30 percent, quadrupled its…

Officials said six drones struck a residential area just before dawn, injuring nine others. The child, grandson of the local fire chief, died alongside his mother, police officer Daryna Shyhyda, and his grandmother. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the fire chief arrived to respond to the aftermath, only to discover his own home destroyed.Separately, 17 were injured in Kharkiv, including children and a 93-year-old, while drone attacks also struck medical and educational sites in the Odessa region.

Les Verts jurent de contrecarrer le plan historique du futur chancelier, qui consiste à investir massivement dans la défense et les infrastructures. Mais il ne s’agit peut-être que d’une tactique de négociation. Mar 11 7 mins read

Published on 05/06/2025 – 18:02 GMT+2Sweden has reached an agreement with Estonia to house up to 600 inmates in rented prison cells in the Baltic country in a bid to alleviate its prison overcrowding crisis.The deal, which was confirmed on Wednesday by Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer, will allow Sweden to rent 400 cells in the prison in Tartu in the south-eastern part of Estonia. “Sweden and Estonia have reached an agreement that will significantly relieve the burden on the Swedish prison system,” Strömmer said. The cost of a prisoner in Estonia is estimated to be €8,500 per month, excluding costs…

At least five people, including a one-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed on Thursday in an overnight drone attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky, officials said.Six drones hit a residential area in the city shortly before dawn, injuring nine others, according to authorities.The one-year-old killed was the grandchild of the local fire chief, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.The fire chief, identified by local officials as 50-year-old Oleksandr Lebid, “arrived to respond to the aftermath right at his own home,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram. “It turned out that a Shahed…