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The Palestinian Red Crescent said at least 25 people were treated for tear gas inhalation, with two others wounded, including one struck by rubber bullets. The operation followed a raid in Ramallah a day earlier on a money-exchange business suspected of funnelling funds to militant groups. Violence in the West Bank has intensified since the war in Gaza, with Israeli military operations, settler attacks and Palestinian assaults all contributing to escalating tensions.

The assault took place outside a restaurant in central Siedlce, the police said. Witnesses reported that the attackers loudly criticized the government’s Covid-era decisions before physically confronting the former health minister. Following the assault, Niedzielski was briefly admitted to the Provincial Hospital in Siedlce and discharged the same day with no serious injuries. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk condemned the attack Wednesday evening, vowing that the perpetrators would go to jail. “No mercy,” he said. Niedzielski, who led the health ministry from 2020 to 2023, was a central figure in implementing restrictions and vaccination campaigns that remain divisive among parts…

Until now, a coloured badge was the only ticket you needed: white with a yellow ‘Press’ line for journalists, green for lobbyists, orange for diplomats and so on. With one of those dangling from your neck, you could roam both the Brussels and Strasbourg buildings of the European Parliament and casually bump into lawmakers in the corridors. But as of next week, those casual encounters will become much rarer. Invitations signed off by MEPs will be mandatory for entire categories of visitors to enter certain areas. This rule will apply to journalists, diplomats, and industry representatives, the Parliament confirmed to…

Spanish football chiefs then announced a regular season match between Villarreal and FC Barcelona was being scheduled for Miami in December, sparking howls of protest from the continent’s top supporter advocacy group.  Football Supporters Europe (FSE) complained to the European Commission this week about “ongoing attempts to deterritorialise European football,” according to a letter obtained by POLITICO. Opponents of the plan argue it undermines competitive integrity — with some clubs forfeiting crucial home matches due to the moves across the world — and ultimately starts to erode links between teams and their most loyal domestic supporters. EU Sport Commissioner Glenn…

But he added, “Do I think that it actually elucidated some of the real issues of disagreement between the United States side and the Ukrainian side? Yes, and I think that was useful for the American people to see.” Zelenskyy visited the White House after U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration to shore up support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion. But his televised meeting with Trump and Vance in the Oval Office devolved into a bitter row, with Vance accusing Zelenskyy of being ungrateful and unwilling to engage in diplomacy with Moscow, three years into the Kremlin’s brutal…

Russia struck a building housing the EU’s delegation to Kyiv Thursday morning, causing damage. “I strongly condemn these brutal attacks, a clear sign that Russia rejects peace & chooses terror,” the EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said in a statement on social media. “Our full solidarity goes to EU staff, their families, & all Ukrainians enduring this aggression,” she continued. This is a developing story.

“Automatically, you will be included in the pension funds if you work. If you don’t want that, you have to consciously opt out.” Currently, she said, people could opt into a workplace pension, but inertia means few do. “The assumption is that the inertia will also work the other way around,” EIOPA’s chief said, meaning few people would opt out. Where it is in place, the mechanism works and leads to more people saving through their jobs for their retirement, she said.  The idea is to have “something that is also available for people who are self-employed or who are…

Published on 28/08/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 Ukrainian anti-corruption officials have told the European Commission that opening accession negotiations would protect them from further attempts to weaken their independence, sources familiar with the issue have told Euronews. Semen Kryvonos, the director of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), and Oleksandr Klymenko, the deputy prosecutor general and head of the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), met with the EU Commissioner for Enlargement on Tuesday. Sources speaking on condition of anonymity told Euronews the two men urged the Commission to continue supporting Ukraine’s bid for EU membership. They argue it would safeguard…

Here is a reality check. Polyolefins represent a global market approaching $370 billion, growing at over 5 percent annually.1,2 They make up nearly half of all plastics consumed in Europe.3 By 2034, global production is expected to hit 371 million tons.4  Yet in the European Union’s Clean Industrial Deal — a €100 billion strategy for industrial competitiveness — polyolefins receive barely a mention.4 This represents a profound strategic miscalculation. While policymakers focus on securing access to exotic critical materials like lithium and cobalt, they overlook the fact that polyolefins are already critical materials— they simply happen to be abundant rather…

Kanzler Friedrich Merz und Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron treffen sich an der Côte d’Azur – doch statt Urlaubsstimmung herrscht Krisenmodus. Trotz persönlicher Sympathie knirscht es gewaltig bei den Themen Energie, Verteidigung und Handel. Hans von der Burchard berichtet aus Toulon, warum ein Durchbruch unwahrscheinlich ist.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Alois Rainer. Der Landwirtschaftsminister erklärt, warum Essen plötzlich zur Sicherheitspolitik gehört und Deutschland eine nationale Ravioli-Reserve braucht.Außerdem: Entwicklungsministerin Reem Alabali Radovan in Israel. Rasmus Buchsteiner berichtet von ihrem emotionalen Besuch am Platz der Geiseln in Tel Aviv und den heiklen Gesprächen im Westjordanland. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab 5…