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The EU executive has invited member states to redirect regional spending – accounting for one-third of the EU budget – toward various strategic areas such as water resilience and affordable housing, including defence to a limited extent. Water resilience, housing and defence are among priorities to which the European Commission on Tuesday urged member states to reallocate EU regional funds as part of a mid-term evaluation, but the executive stressed that funding weaponry would be off limits.This assessment aims to evaluate the performance, effectiveness, and efficiency of funds totalling nearly €370 billion for the 2021-2027 programming period, representing a significant…

Updated: 01/04/2025 – 16:15 GMT+2With the winter truce over, Paris authorities began clearing migrant camps along the Seine, drawing criticism from NGOs over forced evictions and relocations. … More Hundreds of migrants were evicted from makeshift camps along the Seine in Paris early Tuesday as French authorities carried out an operation marking the end of the winter truce. The annual pause on evictions during the colder months ended with police clearing around 100 tents set up along the riverbanks, according to NGO Utopia 56. The organisation condemned the operation, warning that it leaves migrants in an endless cycle of displacement.The…

The company faces regulatory concerns which led to a delay in rolling out the AI tool across Europe. Google’s Search-integrated AI feature, Overview AI, has not yet been rolled out in most EU countries due to regulatory uncertainty, according to a senior executive working at the US tech giant.Overview AI aims to help users ask new kinds of questions and find information across the web and was launched in eight EU member states – Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain, as well as Switzerland – in late March, but held back in the remaining EU countries. Whether or not it…

Last month, Poland and the three Baltic countries announced they would leave the international convention as well. Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer border with Russia. Stubb also said Helsinki would spend 3 percent of GDP on defense by 2029, compared with 2.4 percent in 2024. That’s more than NATO’s current 2 percent target, which is widely expected to be raised during a June summit in The Hague. “This is a part of Finland’s contribution to Europe taking greater responsibility for our own defence,” the Finnish president said. Over the weekend, Stubb made a surprise, unofficial trip to Florida and talked with…

Spain’s ANAR foundation analysed more than 11,000 cases and found 56% involved the digital sphere. Three in four cases of gender-based violence reported to a Spanish youth support organisation involved digital technology, the foundation has warned, as it published an analysis revealing the growing role the online sphere is playing in serious childhood problems.The Foundation for Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk (ANAR) analysed the cases of more than 11,000 children and young people who approached the group for help between June 2023 and June 2024, finding that 56% were related to or aggravated by digital technologies. Among cases related…

Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia launched two missiles and used more than 2,000 drones in its wave of strikes. At least two people were killed and several injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine, local media reported on Tuesday.  One civilian was killed and five injured after Russia struck the region of Zaporizhzhia on Monday evening. Regional governor Ivan Fedorov said that the attack, “destroyed and damaged residential buildings and social facilities.”The attack also severely impacted local infrastructure, with a local school and church destroyed and dozens of homes damaged. In Donetsk, a civilian was killed and another was injured, according to Governor…

The remaining glacial area in the Cilo Mountains has been damaged and degraded, scientists say. The Cilo Mountains of Hakkari in southeastern Türkiye are home to glaciers that are up to 20,000 years old. The ice caps currently soar to a height of 4,135 metres above sea level, but they might not stay this way for long. Vast swathes are being lost each year due to global warming, and scientists say the area should be closed off completely to visitors to protect it. ‘Significant melting has occurred inside the glaciers’Researchers have observed a 55 per cent loss in the glaciers’ area over the…

Turbulence, screaming children and randomly allocated seats are most likely to make passengers feel uncomfortable. Anything from the cabin temperature to noisy seat neighbours can make nervous flyers feel uneasy, a new survey has found. Wider seats, meditation apps and soothing music are some of the things that can, instead, help settle passengers’ nerves. Choosing the right airline can also make all the difference. By analysing safety ratings and in-flight services, luggage storage company Bounce has ranked the best airlines for travellers who feel anxious when flying. Three European airlines made the top 10. What makes people uncomfortable on flights?Bounce…

In 2023, Dodik pushed legislation aimed at blocking the enforcement of state-level Constitutional Court rulings and amending entity-level laws. The move was promptly blocked by Christian Schmidt, the international peace envoy and head of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). A domestic arrest warrant was issued first, but Bosnian authorities held off on detaining Dodik, wary of the potential for political escalation in the fragile Balkan nation. That changed last week, when it became clear Dodik planned to leave the country — prompting officials to formally request an Interpol red notice for his international arrest. Dodik’s influence has loomed…

Legislation will ensure a fair, democratic and safe digital environment, European Commission Vice President for technology Henna Virkkunen told Euronews. The European Union is pressing ahead with its plans to enforce new laws on social media platforms like X, TikTok and Facebook, despite pressure from the US. In an interview with Euronews, European Commission Executive Vice President Henna Virkkunen, who is responsible for Security and Technology, explained that these laws are crucial for protecting democracy from disinformation and market abuses.The Digital Services Act (DSA), which addresses disinformation, and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), aimed at ensuring a fairer digital economy,…