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By Euronews Published on 04/08/2025 – 15:51 GMT+2 •Updated 15:53 Following Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas’ decision to step down last week amid a series of corruption allegations, the Lithuanian government formally resigned on Monday. Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda has appointed Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius as acting prime minister. Šadžius will serve as the government’s caretaker until a new cabinet is sworn in. Paluckas, who had been prime minister since December 2024 and served as leader of the centre-left Social Democrats party, stepped down following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country calling for his resignation. Paluckas also…
The two officials called on Arcom — in coordination with the European Commission, which enforces the new content moderation rules for major platforms like TikTok — to ensure social media companies are meeting their obligations under the Digital Services Act. That includes protecting minors, evaluating and mitigating so-called systemic risks and being transparent about how their algorithms work. Paris urged the regulator to “compile a file to send to the appropriate coordinator and, if necessary, to collaborate with the European Commission services as part of a possible investigation.” This isn’t the first time the government has taken action. Back in…
By Euronews Travel Published on 04/08/2025 – 14:37 GMT+2 Expedia and Lastminute.com, two of Europe’s largest online travel booking platforms, have pledged to improve their refund process and provide clearer information about passenger rights. The change is designed to help passengers more easily claim refunds for these third-party platforms when their flights are cancelled by airlines and provide clearer information about what rights passengers have under EU law. The move follows discussions with the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network – a network of national consumer agencies responsible for the enforcement of EU consumer protection laws. What changes…
Italy’s antitrust agency has fined the Chinese online fast-fashion platform Shein €1 million for misleading green claims, it announced Monday.”The well-known brand, operating in the ‘fast’ and ‘superfast fashion’ sectors, adopted a misleading communication strategy regarding the characteristics and environmental impact of its clothing products,” wrote Italian competition authority AGCM in a press release.AGCM said that Infinite Styles Services Co. Ltd., a company that operates Shein’s website in Europe, has shared environmental claims that were “in some instances, vague, generic, and/or overly emphatic, and in others, misleading or omissive.”Shein promotes its “evoluSHEIN by design” collection and the use of “green…
By Euronews Published on 04/08/2025 – 13:54 GMT+2 •Updated 14:04 Outgoing UN Special Representative for Cyprus Colin Stewart criticised both Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders for lacking the political will to find common ground, delivering a sharp parting assessment Monday that drew immediate rebuke from both sides. “A fundamental requirement is the will to find common ground, and that is different from trying to win or trying to impose your point of view,” Stewart said. “One thing I found disappointing was how little they (the two sides) had in common, compared to the official views of the two sides.” Stewart added…
Published on 04/08/2025 – 13:39 GMT+2 Authorities in Scotland cancelled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines on Monday as a rare summer storm brought potentially destructive winds to northern Britain. The UK’s Meteorological Office issued an “amber” wind warning in Scotland for Storm Floris, meaning there is a potential risk to lives and property, especially from large waves in coastal areas. The agency said wind gusts could reach 137 km/h, accompanied by heavy rain. The storm is hitting at the busiest time of year for tourism, with Scotland marking its summer bank holiday and hundreds…
His successor, Guersent said, should “resist all the self-serving nonsense of the CEOs of large firms when they whisper to the ears of prime ministers,” that, for example, they would be “a lot more competitive with a lot less competition.” What’s next for the longtime official? Traveling and quality time with family, he said. His wife has also recently retired, and his third child has just left for university. Guersent said he’s firmly resisted any (likely sizable) offers for consultancy work. “I have refused any paid job … and any kind of academic recurrent commitments because I want to have…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was among those who joined the demonstration. The bridge was closed to traffic for longer than expected after the group changed its route. The protest comes amid continued fighting in Gaza. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, more than 60,400 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began, with women and children accounting for over half the deaths. The war began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians.
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 04/08/2025 – 12:50 GMT+2 Boeing workers at the aircraft company’s fighter jet production bases in Missouri and Illinois went on strike on Monday as around 3,200 workers voted to reject a modified four-year labour agreement, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said Sunday. The strikes could delay the timeline for the production of the new sixth-generation F-47 fighter jet, a project personally backed by US President Donald Trump, who has called it the “most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built.” “In terms of all of the attributes of a fighter jet,…
Russia is ramping up efforts to influence Moldovans living abroad across Europe to try to sway critical elections next month, the EU candidate country’s security chief has warned. National Security Adviser Stanislav Secrieru told POLITICO that officials have seen a sharp uptick in disinformation aimed at the almost quarter of a million voters in the diaspora, ahead of the vote in September, where the pro-Western government faces a crucial test. “Russia and its proxies are now actively focusing their efforts on the Moldovan diaspora,” Secrieru said, pointing to a renewed blitz from a Kremlin-backed network known as Matryoshka. The tactics…