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And last month, we finally witnessed the opening skirmishes of this battle: Just before parliament went into recess, the AfD created a dangerous split between the CDU and SPD, making the most of its sophisticated online supporters who pump out “news” of dubious veracity. The issue at stake was Judge Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf’s proposed nomination to the Constitutional Court. With more liberal views on abortion than is currently permitted under Germany’s comparatively restrictive legislation, Brosius-Gersdorf was demonized online, leading some frightened CDU members of the Bundestag to suggest they’d no longer back her. Her nomination was eventually pulled. But even such…
CAMEX Airlines “oppose use of force[d] labor in any type, shape, or place,” he said. “As per our knowledge and research none of our cargo comes from Xinjiang Province itself,” Seturidze explained, noting clients send cargo to Ürümqi airport via land from China’s eastern and southern cities, “so their airfreight rate is lower.” While they ship e-commerce, clothes, and electronic goods, he said, “the cargo is not originated from Xinjiang.” Some cargo carriers say they are in the dark about what they’re carrying. “We do not have direct visibility into, nor knowledge of, the specific contents, precise origin (beyond the…
Life expectancy has been rising across the EU in recent decades and with that retirement ages are increasing in many countries, meaning people are spending more years on the job. In 2024, the average expected working life in the EU was 37.2 years, according to Eurostat. This represents an increase of 2.4 years, or 7%, compared to 2014, when it was 34.8 years. Within the EU, expected working life ranges from 32.7 years in Romania to 43.8 years in the Netherlands. When EU candidates and EFTA countries are included, it varies from 30.2 years in Turkey to 46.3 years in…
Fico is banking on the stigma of a bribery conviction, handed down to Kažimír just before his term ended, eventually forcing Hlas to drop its support for him. A judge found that while Kažimír was finance minister in 2016, he offered a bribe to a tax official to hasten the tax audits of companies owned by an acquaintance. The judge sentenced him to pay a €200,000 fine or serve a year in prison. Kažimír has always maintained his innocence and has called the charges politically motivated, noting in a recent op-ed that the judge had offered him immunity if he…
Published on 12/08/2025 – 6:30 GMT+2 Europe’s sidelining from the Alaska meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin means the continent’s been frozen out of a meeting critical to its security, according to EU law professor Alberto Alemanno. The proposed Alaska meeting will be the first in-person meeting between the US and Russian presidents since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. But there are no plans for European leaders to attend, raising questions about the heft of EU diplomacy on the world stage. For Alemanno, EU law professor at HEC in Paris,…
Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem Sommer-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Ein Politiker pro Tag, ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der Macht. In der Machthaber-Serie: 04.08.2025 – Wladimir Putin05.08.2025 – Marine Le Pen06.08.2025 – Javier Milei07.08.2025 – Xi Jinping08.08.2025 – Giorgia Meloni11.08.2025 – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan12.08.2025 – Benjamin Netanjahu13.08.2025 – Narendra Modi14.08.2025 – Friedrich Merz15.08.2025 – Mohammed bin Salman16.08.2025 – Ursula von der LeyenDas Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab…
Best defense For years, ECB officials have framed the launch of a digital euro as Europe’s most effective response to the threat posed by foreign digital currencies. The goal is to provide a trusted, euro-denominated alternative that would make it safer and easier for citizens and businesses to stay within the eurozone’s monetary framework. A digital euro would offer the advantages of digital currencies without the currency substitution risk. Lagarde has redoubled her efforts to move the project forward, urging lawmakers to act swiftly. “A legislative framework to pave the way for the potential introduction of a digital euro should…
Published on 11/08/2025 – 20:30 GMT+2 Firefighters in Scotland battled a large brush fire overnight into Monday that broke out on a landmark hill overlooking Edinburgh, with burning gorse bushes sending plumes billowing into the sky. The fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a large extinct volcano whose sweeping views over Edinburgh make it one of the city’s most popular landmarks. Sunday’s fire came as the city started the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest performance arts festival. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze late on Sunday afternoon and crews worked through the night to control the blaze.…
By Euronews with AP Published on 11/08/2025 – 15:49 GMT+2 Several people have been either injured or reported missing after heavy rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu caused flooding, mudslides and travel chaos on Monday. Authorities said evacuation orders were issued to tens of thousands in Kumamoto and six other prefectures in the region. Troops were deployed to provide fresh water to residents in affected areas. Rescue workers searched for those missing, including a man who vanished while three of this family members waited in a car to head to an evacuation centre as a mudslide hit. In Kumamoto, an elderly woman…
Three of the four reactors stopped working automatically late Sunday, with the fourth unit shutting down early Monday morning. The plant has six reactors in total, with each producing 5.4 gigawatts of power in total. The remaining two units are undergoing maintenance. EDF — France’s main electricity generation and distribution company, via nuclear, hydropower, renewables and thermal power plants — said the incident does not pose a threat to the safety of the plant, its workers or the environment. The plant is cooled off by water pumped from a canal connected to the North Sea. Beaches in the area have…