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“It’s no secret that I would like to see an ambitious regulation on child sexual abuse,” Hummelgaard said.  The EU won’t stop there. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, this month unveiled a new internal security strategy, setting out plans to look into “lawful and effective” data access for law enforcement and to find technological solutions to access encrypted data. The smartphones and applications used by criminals to recruit, organize and carry out crime sprees are increasingly the target of European law enforcement and politicians alike. | Oscar Olsson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images It also wants to start…

Cities also control powerful economic levers. Strategic procurement can shape markets, drive clean-tech adoption and support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For example, Oslo mandates zero-emission construction in public projects, and five years on, 77 percent of municipal building sites are emission-free, a great example of procurement driving industry-wide changes. With direct access to funding and streamlined EU instruments, cities can go further and faster, creating demand for clean innovation and building thriving local economies from the ground up.  Yet today, only 13 percent of the global workforce is ready for these future careers, and Europe faces urgent skills…

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The data that the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has collected and presented in its newly released progress report shows a concerning picture. While progress has been made in reducing new HIV and TB infections, the current pace is insufficient to meet the 2030 targets. Alarmingly, some STIs, such as gonorrhoea and syphilis, are also resurging across Europe, and a lack of crucial data obscures the true scale of the challenges posed by chronic hepatitis B and C. Despite being preventable, every year, over 57 000 people in the EU/EEA die from AIDS, TB and hepatitis — a high…

This is not an isolated act. Rather, it’s part of a broader authoritarian playbook — one that treats democracy, civil society and free speech as threats to be neutralized. For example, just last week, the regime also amended the constitution — for the 15th time in just as many years — to severely limit citizens’ freedom to peacefully protest, escalating its campaign against LGBTQ+ communities by effectively banning Pride marches. Leveraging a deeply problematic “Child Protection Act,” the regime now has carte blanche to criminalize assemblies it deems inappropriate, and use invasive surveillance technologies like facial recognition in its enforcement.…

The IMF slashed its 2025 U.K. growth forecast by 0.5 percent earlier on Tuesday. The revised figure puts Britain’s GDP growth above Japan, France, Italy, Germany, and the Euro area, but behind the U.S. and Canada. In meetings with G20 and European finance ministers Wednesday, and in an address to the world economy summit, “the chancellor will underline the importance of tackling barriers to trade to kickstart economic growth,” according to a U.K. government release. Reeves said she will continue to make the case for “open trade that provides stability for businesses and security for working people.” “We need a world…

Russian President Vladimir Putin also expressed readiness last week to engage in a direct dialogue with Ukraine, considering Zelenskyy’s proposal to halt strikes on civilian infrastructure.   The new openness comes after United States President Donald Trump threatened to walk away from negotiations to end the war if “either side” continued to block the ceasefire process. On Wednesday, Ukrainian officials and European allies will meet with U.S. representatives in London to discuss a Washington-backed ceasefire plan. “Tomorrow in London, our team has a mandate to officially discuss an unconditional ceasefire or a partial one. We are ready for this stage.…

The Met Police earlier said in an email to MPs’ offices, seen by POLITICO, that they were “investigating offences related to a series of letters that have been received by MPs in the post in the past few months.” “The letters in question are believed to have been sent by a single sender,” the email stated, adding that the correspondence was “distinctive because, as well as containing offensive content, the letters appear to be smeared with excrement.”  Investigating officers urged any MPs affected to report it to the police. The House of Commons declined to comment while police are carrying…

Arnault has been an outspoken fan of Trump’s plans to woo manufacturers and has slammed the French government and the European Union for, respectively, raising taxes and enacting regulations that, in his words, “penalize our economic sectors.” French President Emmanuel Macron had urged European business to freeze investments in the U.S. in response to Trump’s tariffs. The French luxury sector is particularly exposed to the ongoing trade war as it is heavily reliant on exports. But while LVMH registered a decline in sales in the first quarter of 2025, Hermes’ sales went up in the same period, according to earnings…

Police in India say gunmen have killed at least 20 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir.Two senior police officers said at least four gunmen, whom they described as militants, fired at dozens of tourists from close range.The officers said at least three dozen others were injured, with many in serious condition.Officials collected at least 20 bodies in Baisaran meadow, around five kilometres from the disputed region’s resort town of Pahalgam.Police described the incident as a “terror attack” and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule.It appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been…