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According to updated estimates from Kyiv, Pyongyang has transferred about 12,000 troops to Russia, including 500 officers and three army generals. Earlier this week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had already spotted North Korean army officers in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not confirmed or denied the presence of DPRK troops in his country. At the BRICS summit on Thursday, the Kremlin leader said it was “not Russia’s actions that led to the escalation,” and accused Western countries of helping Ukraine fight Moscow. Instead, he recalled that Russia’s parliament had…

The nature of the protests has not yet been confirmed but union leaders say they could spread to Brussels. French farmers are planning fresh nationwide protests this November over concerns about the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Two of France’s main farming unions have announced a new wave of protests next month against a trade deal that is being negotiated between the EU and South American countries in the Mercosur bloc. The finalisation of the deal is expected before the end of the year, potentially on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November. The FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs unions…

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As a result, limiting warming to the relative safety of the Paris targets has become more difficult, requiring even steeper annual emissions cuts of 7.5 percent or 4 percent by 2030 for 1.5C or 2C, respectively.  With the policies currently in place across the globe, the world is heading for 3.1C of warming by the end of the century, the report says. Measures outlined in current NDCs, which haven’t been fully implemented, would bring that down to between 2.6C and 2.8C.  Even the best-case scenario of 2.6C, however, represents “catastrophic” warming with “debilitating impacts to people, planet and economies,” the…

Voters return to the ballot box amid high apathy and a surge for the far-right. Bulgarian voters are once again being asked to decide on the country’s government, as they prepare for snap national elections on Sunday. It is the seventh time that elections have been held in the EU’s poorest nation since mass anti-corruption protests in 2020 toppled a coalition government led by the centre-right GERB party.Since then, a series of elections — two with just three months between them — have led to unstable coalitions led by multiple centrist and right-wing parties. Some observers have labelled the past…

A court found that companies linked to the ‘ndrangheta mafia were able to access state-backed loans. The Italian lender Banca Progetto has been placed under court administration for allegedly giving state-backed loans to companies linked to the mafia.According to prosecutors in Milan, firms managed by people associated with Italy’s notorious ‘ndrangheta group were able to secure more than €10m in credit. By granting these loans, officials argued that Banca Progetto violated anti-money laundering policies. These require certain checks to be made on borrowers.The loans were guaranteed by state-owned bank Mediocredito Centrale through a fund for small and medium enterprises.This state…

The Commission will draft a shortlist with up to five candidates to replace outdoing EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski after contenders will go an assessment centre this week. The European Commission is in the process of choosing the next European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) – the privacy watchdog of the EU institutions – with candidates under assessment this week, according to people familiar with the matter.A first round of interviews took place earlier this month as the mandate of the incumbent EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski ends in early December.After this week’s assessment centre, the Commission will draft a shortlist with three to five candidates…

“Rather than new legislative proposals, we can achieve our objectives by better implementing and enforcing existing legislation while using incentives and new market-based tools to promote change,” Hansen said in reply to a question on whether the EU’s executive would propose the framework next year. Costas Kadis Cyprus’ Costas Kadis, the commissioner candidate for fisheries and oceans, made it clear he won’t compromise on environmental protection ahead of his Nov. 6 confirmation hearing. In his role, Kadis will have the delicate task of balancing the interests of the EU’s fishing industry with those of imperiled ocean biodiversity — which are often diametrically…

The French car manufacturer, Renault, experienced a better-than-expected revenue performance in the third quarter of the year, as demand for new models soared, leading to increased sales. French automotive group Renault released its third quarter results on Thursday, recording a jump in revenue, bucking the trend of the weakness currently seen in the auto industry across Europe. The company reported a group revenue of €10.7bn for the third quarter of the year, which was an increase of 1.8% from the same period last year. Auto revenue for Q3 2024 came up to €9.3bn, down -0.5% compared to the same period last…

France’s current border controls will end on 31 October, but a new set of checks will come into effect from 1 November. France has announced it will extend internal border controls until April next year. The current increased checks, introduced due to heightened terrorist threats, were due to end on 31 October.The controls will be in place along France’s Schengen borders with Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Travellers have been warned to expect queues and delays.In September, Germany introduced similar ramped-up checks which have led to traffic jams at the border. France steps up border controls amid terrorist concernsFrance’s current border…