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As artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic management tools trickle into Europe’s workplaces, labour professionals are urging the European Union to introduce a new directive to safeguard workers’ rights. A quarter of Europe’s workplaces are using algorithms or AI to automate work decisions traditionally carried out by managers, according to a study conducted by Lithuanian research agency Visionary Analytics for the European Commission. This figure is expected to “grow rapidly in the next 10 years,” the report warns. The report said the tools are used in recruitment, work task scheduling, directing workers on how to complete their tasks, surveillance, and worker…
Außenminister Wadephul sagt seine China-Reise kurzfristig ab. Ein Vorgang, der zeigt, wie sehr sich die Machtverhältnisse verschoben haben. Hans von der Burchard analysiert, wie China Deutschland die Grenzen aufzeigt, warum die EU zum Vermittler wird und welche Folgen die Eskalation hat. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Markus Frohnmaier, außenpolitischer Sprecher der AfD, über Pekings Rolle in der Welt, deutsche Interessen und warum er die Regierung für „hypermoralisch“ hält. Danach: Innenminister Alexander Dobrindt will Deutschland besser gegen Cyberangriffe wappnen und erlaubt künftig auch digitale Gegenschläge. Rixa Fürsen erklärt, wie schwierig das Konzept der Abwehr ist und warum Zuständigkeiten zwischen Bund, Ländern und Bundeswehr…
Moscow is ramping up hybrid attacks on Germany, from espionage and disinformation to drone incursions. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that although the country may not be at war, it’s no longer entirely at peace either. In recent weeks, a string of drone incursions has unsettled the country, targeting military, critical and even civilian facilities – including Munich Airport. Both the Chancellor and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius have held Russia responsible for at least some of the incidents. It’s still unclear who exactly was behind the drone flights, as investigators would first need to identify its operators. So far, however,…
The idea under consideration is for the U.K. and EU to form a Western steel alliance — potentially including Washington — that would align tariff policies and grant members preferential tariffs on steel trade. A senior EU official said earlier this month that the bloc had “no other choice” but to defend its industry, warning Europe was “in deep trouble because of this problem of overcapacities.” Still, the official left the door open to talks with London, urging both sides to sit down to negotiate. One other EU official, granted anonymity to speak freely about ongoing talks, said the concept…
The city’s then-Mayor Gavin Newsom had made disaster preparedness a key part of his program and to this day, I know exactly what items to always have at home in case of a crisis: Water, blankets, flashlights, canned food and a hand-cranked radio. And those items are the same, whether the crisis is an earthquake, a cyberattack or a military assault. Other earthquake-prone cities and regions disseminate similar preparedness advice — as do a fast-growing number of countries, now facing threats from hostile states. Poland, as it happens, published its new leaflet just a few days before Russia’s drones entered…
Taken together, it’s a comprehensive roadmap for Germany’s long-overdue defense overhaul, anchored firmly in domestic industry. Politically, the timing tracks with Merz’s shift to a new financing model. Since the spring, Berlin has moved to carve out defense from Germany’s constitutional debt brake, allowing sustained multiyear spending beyond the nearly exhausted €100 billion special fund set up under former Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s tenure. Items on the list will eventually appear, in smaller tranches, when they’re mature enough for a parliamentary budget committee vote. All procurements valued over €25 million need the committee’s sign-off. Hundreds of billions The documents show that…
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A major pipeline transporting gas from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream 2 is described by critics as a strategic mistake and a symbol of Europe’s appeasement to Moscow. The pipeline was blown up in 2022 after the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A Ukrainian professional diver was later arrested over his suspected involvement in the sabotage. “The problem with North Stream 2 is not that it was blown up. The problem is that it was built,” Tusk wrote on X social media earlier this month. In the Sunday Times interview, Tusk…
A first Egyptian convoy carrying heavy equipment, including excavators and bulldozers, entered Gaza on Saturday to help search efforts for the remaining bodies of Israeli hostages. Under the US-brokered ceasefire deal, Israel agreed to give back 15 bodies of imprisoned Palestinians for every body of an Israeli hostage. So far, Israel returned 195 Palestinian bodies and Hamas returned 18 Israeli bodies. Earlier in the month, Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages. US President Donald Trump said he is “watching very closely,” to make sure the bodies are returned within 48 hours. “Some of the bodies are hard to reach,…
“One of the men arrested was preparing to leave the country from Roissy airport,” she added, referring to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, located in Roissy-en-France. “It is too early to provide any further details,” Beccuau said. French media, including Paris Match and Le Parisien, reported that there were two suspects arrested, both about 30 years old, with one taken into custody as he tried to board a flight to Algeria from Charles de Gaulle airport. According to the media reports, the suspects are believed to have been part of the gang of four theives who broke into the Louvre last…