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The party conference is taking place at a politically charged moment for the AfD, which leads national polling at about 28 percent support, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats at about 22 percent. Party conferences are the AfD’s highest decision-making gatherings, where delegates set the group’s direction, shape its program and make key personnel decisions ahead of election campaigns. The stakes are especially high this year. In September, the AfD has a strong chance of winning a plurality in the eastern states of Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — two races that could further test Germany’s political firewall against the far…
The EU Pay Transparency Directive was to enter into force on June 7, and it requires employers to disclose pay ranges before hiring, report on gender pay gaps, and take corrective action when those gaps exceed 5 percent without justification. Workers will know what a role pays before they apply, and the burden of proof in discrimination cases shifts onto employers. The figures behind the law remain stark. Eurostat data shows women’s average gross hourly earnings across the EU stood 11.1 percent below men’s in 2024, a gap that has barely budged in a decade. “Same job, same performance, same…
The word “microplastics” appeared for the first time in 2004, coined by Richard Thompson, now a marine biology professor at the University of Plymouth. Over the past 22 years, microplastics have gained increasing attention from researchers eager to understand their impacts on the environment and the human body. But how much do we actually know about microplastics? Euronews Tech Talks collected this and more questions from the audience and posed them to Heather Leslie, an independent scientist from Amsterdam, and Francesco Regoli, vice rector for research at the Polytechnic University of Marche. What are microplastics? Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments…
“These services will only continue to grow in importance, which is why it is essential that we ensure a well-functioning and competitive market,” Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera said in a statement. Designation under the DMA — a bespoke regime that imposes a set of do’s and don’ts on Big Tech service providers — would oblige the companies to make it easier and cheaper for customers to switch to rival providers or to use more than one, and to drop practices that regulators deem unfair. The Commission is also conducting a third procedure to determine whether the DMA checklist, largely designed…
Published on 25/06/2026 – 11:11 GMT+2 The Barcelona provincial prosecutor’s office has agreed to process a complaint against Pilar Rahola on charges of incitement to hatred and complicity in genocide related to the Gaza war. The legal action was brought by two activists from the Socialist Youth Organisation (OJS) of Catalonia. The activists were already known to Rahola. They threw red paint over her during a lecture organised by the Fundació Martí l’Humà in La Garriga in October 2024. The pair faced their own charges over that incident. The public prosecutor has opened pre-trial investigative proceedings, preliminary steps before any…
Published on 25/06/2026 – 12:42 GMT+2 Called Starfall, the spacecraft quietly lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday on a test mission. Here is everything we know about the mission. The launch caught many space enthusiasts off guard, with SpaceX revealing virtually nothing about Starfall beforehand, and that secrecy carried through to launch day when the company abruptly cut its webcast just ten minutes after liftoff. The launch comes as news broke that SpaceX boss Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status on Wednesday after stocks in his companies, SpaceX and Tesla, dropped following an initially successful public offering.…
By Pilar Montero Lopez Published on 24/06/2026 – 13:20 GMT+2•Updated 25/06/2026 – 10:45 GMT+2 Every major technological revolution brings unpredictable consequences that are hard to come to terms with, even when it is already too late to act. In the case of unstoppable artificial intelligence, the debate among artists no longer revolves around whether it should exist or be used, but on how to protect themselves from it. Javier Bardem has repeatedly made public his rejection of this technology because, in his view, it has an enormous capacity to manipulate reality. He has therefore joined Cate Blanchett and other Hollywood stars…
Peters is popular online for “looksmaxxing” — a self-improvement trend popular in the manosphere. “Looksmaxxers” like Peters are known for their extensive use of anabolic steroids, peptides, cosmetic surgery and the word “mogging,” which means outclassing someone in attractiveness. Peters has previously drawn criticism for his use of racial and homophobic slurs, misogynistic comments and association with antisemitic internet figures. He says he is apolitical. “Was he hoping that French women would come along to feed his narcissism and his masculinist ego trip? He got thoroughly shut down,” wrote Attal. The centrist presidential candidate, who is of Jewish heritage and…
Updated: 25/06/2026 – 12:15 GMT+2 Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy believes Israel’s campaign is “creating the urgency and opportunity” for Lebanon to confront Hezbollah. Levy said that if Lebanon is “capable of dismantling Hezbollah”, it could mark the beginning of “a beautiful peace between Israel and Lebanon. … More
Updated: 25/06/2026 – 12:00 GMT+2 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 25th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More