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Die Strompreise bleiben hoch – und die versprochene Entlastung für Haushalte kommt nicht. Friedrich Merz und Lars Klingbeil geraten unter Druck, weil ihr Koalitionsvertrag eine Senkung der Stromsteuer versprach – doch im verabschiedeten Haushalt fehlt davon jede Spur. Selbst in der SPD wächst der Unmut. Rasmus Buchsteiner erklärt, warum es zwischen Union und SPD jetzt auf eine leise Lösung ankommt. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview begegnet Armand Zorn (SPD) der Kritik direkt – und verteidigt das bisherige Vorgehen mit Blick auf den Haushalt und die Verantwortung. Und: Die dänische EU-Ratspräsidentschaft beginnt – mit ehrgeizigen Zielen bei Klima und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Johanna Sahlberg analysiert, wie…
LONDON — Ideally, science and politics — like oil and water — should not mix. But in the world’s premier climate science institution, oil is fighting to gain the upper hand. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is embroiled in a series of behind-closed-door controversies, stoked by fossil fuel-producing countries and the withdrawal of the United States as an active participant. One fight set to boil over in the coming weeks centers on selecting the leading authors for a section of the next major IPCC report, which will recommend policies for governments to cut down fossil fuel emissions. The…
The agreement follows months of tense negotiations and uncertainty for Ukrainian exporters. The EU’s temporary wartime measures had initially lifted tariffs on all Ukrainian products, but later reinstated caps on sensitive agricultural goods. When these Autonomous Trade Measures lapsed on June 6, the Commission introduced a hasty interim solution, snapping back quotas to pre-war levels and sparking a scramble among Ukrainian exporters to move goods before hitting the ceiling. Bridges of resilience European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the agreement, saying in a statement it will build “bridges of resilience and economic solidarity in the face of Russia’s…
In a further move Monday, Deputy U.S. Secretary Christopher Landau said his department had “revoked the US visas for the members of the Bob Vylan band in light of their hateful tirade at Glastonbury, including leading the crowd in death chants.” He added: “Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country.” Cross-party pressure The row has already heaped cross-party pressure on the BBC, Britain’s publicly-funded broadcaster. On Sunday night, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the BBC “needs to explain” why the “appalling hate speech” was broadcast. The corporation has since admitted it should have pulled…
In a post on X, Le Pen struck while the iron — and everything else — was hot, turning the lack of air conditioning into a political issue. She accused the government of forcing ordinary people to suffer the heat while the “so-called French elites” benefit from air conditioning. “It’s crazy to tell families to stop working from one day to the next because schools can’t take our kids anymore, while telling them to go to the local movie theater, which is air-conditioned,” she said on X. Frédéric Falcon, a lawmaker from Le Pen’s National Rally, said that his party’s goal…
The reference appears to be an acknowledgement that bans are possible. As EU countries, chief among them France, plow ahead with national measures to restrict children’s access to social media such as TikTok and Instagram, whether these measures are compatible with the DSA is the subject of debate. Industry argues national measures increase fragmentation and conflict with the DSA, the EU’s landmark social media regulation that the Commission is responsible for enforcing. Another addition to the draft tries to limit the risk of fragmentation and users’ disruption by giving more freedom to social media providers as to what measures they…
By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 30/06/2025 – 20:03 GMT+2Pakistan will consider extending the deadline for 1.4 million Afghan refugees living legally in the country to return home, officials said on Monday.Any extension approved by the government would be a relief for those who were previously ordered to return to Afghanistan by 30 June, according to government and security officials.A decision could come on Tuesday when the Cabinet is due to meet.In 2023, Pakistan launched a controversial crackdown on foreigners it said were in the country illegally, mostly Afghan nationals. Millions of Afghans have fled their homeland over the decades to escape war…
Today, 25 years ago, one of the worst accidents in rock history occurred at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark: nine young men lost their lives in the chaos that unfolded during a Pearl Jam concert.Rasmus Thirup Beck, a journalist who attended the Pearl Jam concert in 2000 shared his memories with Danish TV on the anniversary:”At some point, we see on the big screen that a completely lifeless body is lifted up over the barrier, and another one a little later and so on. We were completely shaken, and people began to cry around us and so on. We did…
PARIS — Marine Le Pen ne veut pas que les Français transpirent, qu’il s’agisse de la montée de l’extrême droite ou du mercure qui grimpe. “Il est grand temps que la France déploie un grand plan d’équipement pour la climatisation”, a déclaré la patronne du Rassemblement national lundi, alors que la France et le reste de l’Europe souffrent d’une importante vague de chaleur. Les températures dangereusement élevées, qui devraient atteindre 36° à Paris et jusqu’à 40° ailleurs en France, ont incité le gouvernement à placer 84 départements en alerte canicule, un chiffre sans précédent. Dans un post publié sur X,…
Published on 30/06/2025 – 20:24 GMT+2Both the Hungarian government and the opposition are trying to spin Saturday’s Budapest Pride march, which attracted an unprecedented turnout, to serve their own political interests.Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called the march “repulsive and shameful,” saying it was not a spontaneous public initiative and instead accused “puppet politicians” in Brussels of orchestrating the event. “This is proof of what life would be like if our country were not run by a national government defending our sovereignty,” the Prime Minister warned on the Facebook group “Warriors’ Club”, an organisation close to his party Fidesz. He added…