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Der Konflikt zwischen der EU und den USA spitzt sich zu und trägt einen neuen Namen. Elon Musk. Die Strafe der EU gegen seine Plattform X löst eine Welle politischer Angriffe aus. Musk stellt die EU infrage, verbündet sich mit rechten Akteuren und verstärkt ein transatlantisches Spannungsfeld, das weit über die digitale Welt hinausgeht. Gordon Repinski ordnet ein, warum diese Auseinandersetzung eine Probe für die europäische Regulierungskraft ist und welche geopolitischen Muster sich darin spiegeln . Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Damian von Boeselager, Mitgründer und EU-Abgeordneter von Volt, über die Regulierung von Plattformen. Er erläutert, warum der Digital Services Act aus…
Farmers on the Greek island of Crete clashed with riot police on Monday as anger over delayed European Union subsidies escalated. Demonstrators confronted officers near the Chania and Heraklion airports, throwing stones, damaging police vehicles, and overturning one after officers withdrew. Police used tear gas as tensions flared. The unrest is part of nationwide protests that have blocked major highways since late November. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged farmers to ease their blockades, saying payments and support would be delivered by the end of December.
After a historic 2025 that saw gold soar over 60% and break more than 50 record highs, investors are now turning their attention to whether the precious metal can sustain its upward trajectory into 2026. Despite leading major asset classes in year-to-date performance, putting it on track for its best year since 1979, experts think gold may still have room to climb next year. Others warn that risks remain. Unlike previous years when single events dominated gold’s trajectory, this year saw multiple drivers at play. Sustained central bank buying, persistent geopolitical friction, elevated trade uncertainty, lower interest rates, and a…
Babiš regularly speaks of reviving the so-called Visegrád Four group, something both Orbán and Fico hope for, after it became largely dormant following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A new Visegrád grouping would likely count three rather than the four members it had after being founded as a cultural and political alliance in the 1990s. Poland’s current center-right prime minister, Donald Tusk, is staunchly pro-Ukraine and is thus unlikely to enter any entente with Orbán. Polish President Karol Nawrocki of the right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party, though, has been talking up the prospects for Visegrád. Babiš’ government — his…
The word “omnibus” has since become a mainstay of the Brussels bubble vernacular with the Commission putting forward at least 10 more simplification bills on topics like data protection, finance, chemical use, agriculture and defense. Less paperwork The deal struck by negotiators from the European Parliament, EU Council and the Commission includes changes to two key pieces of legislation in the EU’s arsenal of green rules: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The rules originally required businesses large and small to collect and publish data on their greenhouse gas emissions, how much water they use, the impact of rising temperatures on working conditions, chemical leakages and whether their suppliers…
Thankfully, despite the noise and the inadequacy of the bed — “I had never felt a harder mattress, not even during my military service” while “the pillows were made of a strange material, perhaps plastic, and the blankets were blankets in name only” — Sarkozy managed to sleep until 7 a.m. his first night behind bars. That’s despite knowing that “my future neighbors would be, depending on the case, Islamist terrorists, rapists, murderers, or drug traffickers. A delightful prospect!” There are some lovely details in the book, including that Sarkozy’s cell had been adapted for “inmates with reduced mobility, for example,…
The Fujitsu-led consortium, which includes Liz Truss ally Shanker Singham’s firm Competere, has raked in more than £500 million since 2020 developing and operating the platform, which helps firms navigate the complicated post-Brexit customs arrangements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework. While a new supplier will be taking control of TSS, Fujitsu retains the intellectual property rights to a core part of the existing platform, four people with knowledge of the process — including those cited above — confirmed. This means the new system will have to be built from scratch. All of those cited in…
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While supporting the Milano Cortina 2026 team on the local leg of the relay, he briefly stepped aside to propose to his fiancée, Chiara, in front of residents who had gathered to watch the torch pass. The scene turned into a small celebration as she accepted and the crowd applauded. Lestingi, an Olympian from Beijing 2008 and a former European short course medallist, later said the relay in his hometown already felt symbolic, and the proposal made it even more meaningful.
“We will continue to work together to develop a wide range of financing options to support Ukraine, including potentially using the full value of the Russian Sovereign Assets, immobilized in our jurisdictions until reparations are paid for by Russia,” finance ministers from G7 countries wrote in their joint statement after the meeting. But in a note of caution they added that “our action will remain consistent with our respective legal frameworks.” Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has ruled out using the Russian assets due to legal concerns, said an EU diplomat who was briefed on the meeting. However, several officials…