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Puigdemont the ‘great Houdini’ of Spanish politics, escapes again 

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 16:01
Former Catalan president and separatist leader Carles Puigdemont staged a scene worthy of one of the best performances by escape artist Harry Houdini when he gave a speech in Barcelona on Thursday, where he was actively sought by the Spanish authorities before escaping again.
Categories: European Union

EU potato sector points to climate, changing consumer habits as production drops by 37% in over 20 years

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 15:49
From Belgian frites to Spanish tortilla de patata and Italian gnocchi, potatoes are a culinary cornerstone across Europe. Yet, a new Eurostat report confirms a persistent decline in production, despite a slight uptick last year.
Categories: European Union

EU urges Mexico to arrest Putin if he accepts inauguration invite

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 15:28
The European Commission has urged Mexico to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader attends the inauguration of Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum later this year.
Categories: European Union

Econ vice chair Boeselager: Plans for European champions akin to ‘government capture’

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 15:22
Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA), co-founder of the pan-European Volt party, warned that EU officials' focus on encouraging European firms to "scale up" risks pushing the bloc's competition policy "in a completely wrong direction".
Categories: European Union

European Commission opposes amending GDPR, focusing on enforcement instead

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 15:13
The European Commission does not plan to reopen the General Data Protection Regulation, instead focusing on enforcement, as privacy in the age of artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly controversial. 
Categories: European Union

Puigdemont returns to Spain as a ‘free man’, condemning his ‘repression’

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 11:51
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain from southern France, and before some 3.500 separatist supporters gathered in Barcelona on Thursday lamented the “repression” of which he said he had been a victim since 2017, while escaping the the police force set up to capture him.
Categories: European Union

WHO to convene International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on new Mpox variant

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 11:17
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director General announced that he is convening an emergency committee to advise on whether the new outbreak of Monkeypox (Mpox) constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Categories: European Union

Tech industry groups ask to extend deadline to contribute to general purpose AI Code of Practice

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 10:27
Big Tech industry groups say six weeks in the middle of summer are not enough time for them to offer views on a Code of Practice for general-purpose AI.
Categories: European Union

US prosecutors say Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden as lobbyist

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 07:39
Prosecutors in the US criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to "influence US government agencies" in connection with a criminal probe in Romania.
Categories: European Union

Taylor Swift Vienna concerts cancelled, terrorist attack reportedly averted

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 07:05
Taylor Swift's three concerts in Vienna this week were cancelled after the government confirmed a planned attack at the stadium, the organiser announced late on Wednesday (7 August), and Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer said "a tragedy was prevented".
Categories: European Union

Ukraine pierces Russian border, Putin calls it ‘major provocation’

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 06:46
Russia said on Wednesday (7 August) it was fighting intense battles against Ukrainian forces that had penetrated its southern border near a major natural gas transmission hub, in one of the largest incursions into Russian territory since the war began.
Categories: European Union

Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 06:28
Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.
Categories: European Union

Anti-racism protests sweep Britain after far-right riots

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 06:15
Thousands of police and anti-racism protesters gathered on streets across Britain on Wednesday (7 August) to challenge expected far-right groups that failed to materialise following more than a week of violent racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants.
Categories: European Union

EU, France, UK slam Israel minister for Gaza starvation comment

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 06:04
The European Union, France and the UK on Wednesday (7 August) condemned a far-right Israeli minister for suggesting it would be "justified and moral" to starve two million Gazans to free scores of captives held in the Palestinian territory.
Categories: European Union

COVID-19 infections surging in Europe

Wed, 07/08/2024 - 20:13
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that COVID-19 is surging worldwide and is unlikely to decline in the immediate future. Dr Van Kerkhove warns that in Europe, percent of test positivity is above 20 per cent.
Categories: European Union

EU-Mercosur to meet in September signaling movement in trade talks

Wed, 07/08/2024 - 16:37
European Union and South American negotiators will meet on 4-6 September in Brasilia in the first in-person talks since April, raising hopes an EU-Mercosur trade deal can be concluded this year, diplomats said.
Categories: European Union

Lisbon City Council to pay million euro fine for giving anti-Putin protesters’ data to Moscow

Wed, 07/08/2024 - 16:34
Lisbon's Administrative Court ruled on Wednesday (7 August) that Lisbon City Hall will have to pay one million euros for revealing data on anti-Putin demonstrators in a case from 2021.
Categories: European Union

Schengen’s vision of a border-free Europe under pressure in Germany

Wed, 07/08/2024 - 16:15
German opposition parties and parts of the government coalition are calling for more border checks to tackle irregular migration, questioning the consensus on Schengen that has long been taken for granted in the country that borders most EU member states.
Categories: European Union

Danish Prime minister’s attacker gets jail term, to be deported

Wed, 07/08/2024 - 16:00
A Danish court on Wednesday handed a Polish man a four-month prison sentence and ordered him deported for punching the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in June.
Categories: European Union

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo leverages Olympic Games for political advantage

Wed, 07/08/2024 - 15:32
The French capital’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo is now using the 33rd Olympiad’s success in order to restore her image, before 2026’s municipal elections.
Categories: European Union

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