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Published on 22/09/2025 – 17:35 GMT+2 •Updated 17:36 The initiative, launched this Monday at the United Nations’ 80th General Assembly in New York, urges governments to agree by 2026 on a set of “red lines” on the uses of AI considered too harmful to be permitted under any circumstances. Among the signatories are Italian former prime minister Enrico Letta, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson (currently United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) and Members of the European Parliament Brando Benifei, an Italian socialist MEP who co-chairs the European Parliament’s AI working group, and Sergey Lagodinsky (Germany/Green), alongside ten Nobel laureates…
The reforms went beyond emergency fixes. They set the stage for a green transformation. By amending renewables legislation, the government committed to 27 percent renewable energy in total consumption by 2030, with 30 percent in the electricity mix. The results are visible: tenders for 165 MW of renewable capacity have been launched and contracted and a net billing mechanism was introduced, boosting the number of prosumers. In April 2025 more than a third of Moldova’s electricity already came from local renewables. The ministry has also supported the development of energy communities, biofuels and pilot projects for energy efficiency.…
Donald Trump paid tribute to Charlie Kirk at the right-wing activist’s memorial service yesterday, posthumously awarding Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom and using his speech to take aim at his political opponents. Amid concerns that Trump and his base were politicising the death of Kirk, the US President doubled down and took the time to slam the backlash against the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live during the service in Glendale’s State Farm Stadium. Trump said that one key difference between him and Kirk was that Kirk “did not hate his opponents”. “He wanted the best for them. That’s where I…
He added he wants to have “100 percent certainty” that Poland’s NATO allies will view any incursion in the same way, so that “if the conflict enters a very acute phase, we will not be alone.” The incidents heightened security concerns along NATO’s eastern flank, triggering calls for increased vigilance against Russian provocations. Following the incursion of 21 Russian drones into Poland earlier this month, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced the launch of the Eastern Sentry mission to bolster air defenses. Poland is also considering more effective ways of neutralizing potential Russian incursions instead of scrambling fighter jets and using very…
After more than a century of construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica is nearing completion of its central tower, which will make it the tallest Christian church in Europe. The basilica’s general director, Xavier Martínez, announced that the Tower of Jesus Christ, the centrepiece of architect Antoni Gaudí’s project, will be completed by the end of this year or early next year. At 172 metres high, it will surpass the 162 metres of the steeple at the Gothic inspired Ulm Minster in southern Germany. The first pieces are already in place and the tower will be completed in phases over the…
The coalition pledges to “unlock financing and de-risk investments, particularly in developing countries, by lowering costs, attracting capital and closing the financing gap, in close partnership with international financial institutions and development banks.” “Stark disparities in access to energy and investment remain,” the statement goes on to warn. “Much more needs to be done to ensure the transition not only advances globally but also benefits the people and economies that need it most.” The statement cites a lack of investment in power grids and electricity storage that would allow countries with abundant wind and solar potential to decarbonize. “Of the…
By Jesús Maturana & Euronews Published on 22/09/2025 – 14:26 GMT+2 •Updated 14:30 Venezuela deployed more than 2,500 troops to the Caribbean island of La Orchila for military exercises featuring Russian-made fighter jets armed with anti-ship missiles, escalating tensions after President Donald Trump announced US attacks on three Venezuelan vessels. Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said the “Caribe Soberano 200” manoeuvres involve 12 ships, 22 aircraft and around 20 vessels conducting amphibious landings and air operations. State television broadcast images of the exercises, which began on Wednesday in response to US warship deployments in the region. Russian arsenal and military capabilities Venezuelan Air…
Meloni has said the government in Rome will recognize Palestinian statehood only when conditions make it practically possible, and her government has been one of Israel’s staunchest supporters in the EU. The strike was organized after dockworkers in Genoa vowed to support the Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes prominent activist Greta Thunberg, by threatening to prevent the exit of container ships carrying goods to Israel. Last week, stevedores in the city of Ravenna refused entry to trucks said to be carrying arms destined for Israel. Protests took place in 81 Italian towns and cities under the slogan “Let’s Block Everything.”…
According to Ribakova, EU countries “definitely could” stop aircraft technology destined for Belavia, but “the issue is how to identify the shipment.” U.S.-made aircraft technology “might be stopping over in Brussels in the direction of Moldova, but in reality goes somewhere else.” She also warned that the various national authorities responsible for enforcing sanctions could treat such shipments differently. Boycott risk Ultimately, it will be up to U.S. manufacturers, including Boeing, to decide whether to sell their products to Belavia. Both Boeing and Airbus were asked if they would resume selling parts to the Belarusian carrier. Ultimately, it will be…
The CEO of luxury group LVMH, Bernard Arnault, said that a proposed 2% levy on France’s wealthiest citizens — those with assets worth more than €100 million — is “an offensive that is deadly for our economy”. The multi-billionaire made the comments to the Sunday Times. Bernard Arnault, once the world’s richest person, has a fortune estimated to be worth $157.1bn (€133.5bn), according to Forbes. The CEO reacted over the weekend to what is dubbed the ‘Zucman tax’, named after French economist Gabriel Zucman, who is advocating for higher levies on the rich. Zucman, who is a professor of economics…