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Italian police thwart pro-Russian hacker attacks during Eurovision

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 06:20
The authorities averted several cyber attacks by pro-Russia groups of hackers, Killnet and Legion, during the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, the police reported on Sunday. Besides music, politics played a starring role during the 2022 Eurovision. Ukraine President Volodymyr...
Categories: European Union

Enlargement could be bargaining chip to trigger EU-Reform

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 06:19
While the calls for EU reform are gaining momentum, several member-states oppose the proposal for treaty change. In the end, EU enlargement could be the main bargaining chip to launch the reform process. Europe is engulfed in a discussion for...
Categories: European Union

Swiss voters approve ‘Lex Netflix’ TV streaming funding law

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 06:07
Swiss voters on Sunday (15 May) backed proposals to make global TV streaming services such as Netflix Inc, Amazon and Disney invest some of their revenues generated in Switzerland into domestic film-making.
Categories: European Union

Battle rages for Ukrainian region of Donbas

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 05:51
Russia pummelled positions in the east of Ukraine on Sunday (15 May), its defence ministry said, as it sought to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the strategic Russian-controlled city of Izium.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine hopes to host 2023 Eurovision in ‘free’ Mariupol, amid technical challenges

Sun, 05/15/2022 - 13:29
After winning the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) on Saturday (14 May), Ukraine is expected to host the gala event next year, highlighting another symbol of its renewed European integration. However, with the war still raging in its territory, the prospect of holding the 2023 edition in Ukraine remains daunting.
Categories: European Union

Global Europe Brief: Will Turkey be a stumbling block for NATO enlargement?

Sun, 05/15/2022 - 10:28
In this week’s edition: Nordic NATO bid, Foreign Affairs Council preview and Ukraine latest.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine wages counteroffensive against Russian forces in east

Sun, 05/15/2022 - 07:00
Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, a regional governor said on Saturday (14 May), in what could prove a serious setback for Moscow's plans to capture the entire Donbas region.
Categories: European Union

Folk rappers from Ukraine win Eurovision in musical morale boost

Sun, 05/15/2022 - 06:42
Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest Sunday (15 May) with an infectious hip-hop folk melody, as the embattled nation rides a wave of public support across Europe.
Categories: European Union

From Eurovision to the European Parliament: 3 contestants who made the big leap

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 12:22
Nana, Iva, and Dana: three singers whose voices have resonated from the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) to the plenary of the European Parliament.
Categories: European Union

Politics cannot be avoided but impact on contest limited, says Eurovision organiser

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 09:38
It is naive to think cultural institutions can be wholly separated from what is happening in the world and the invasion of Ukraine was so extraordinary that it required an exceptional reaction, the head of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)...
Categories: European Union

Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia to hold referendum on joining Russia

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 08:10
The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia on Friday (13 May) set 17 July as a date for a referendum on joining Russia.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine thwarts Russian forces at river, sees long fight ahead

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 07:49
Ukrainian forces destroyed parts of a Russian armoured column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video from Ukraine's military showed on 13 May, as the Ukrainian defence minister predicted many weeks of grinding fighting ahead.
Categories: European Union

Why Eurovision is a big deal for Ukrainians – and not only this year

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 19:18
For Ukrainians, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has always been deeply connected with political issues and claims. This year, the political contextualization became even sharper after the Russian invasion of the country.
Categories: European Union

Scholz to face major litmus test in elections of largest German state

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 17:35
On Sunday, 15 May, voters in the largest German state, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), will head to the polls. The results in the 17 million inhabitant state will be the first time that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is being judged by voters.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Treaty change

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 16:41
The public remarks made by a group of EU leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, hinting at "the need to reform" the bloc have suddenly given life to the idea of a new EU treaty that would have been very unlikely just a few months ago.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine minister seeks G7 help to export 40 million tonnes of grain

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 16:38
Global food security and the impact of Russia’s invasion are high on the agenda of the G7 agriculture ministers meeting on Friday and Saturday (13-14 May), with Ukrainian minister Mykola Solskyj as a special guest.
Categories: European Union

Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 16:33
Telsa has put on hold plans to sell electric cars in India, abandoned a search for showroom space, and reassigned some of its domestic team after failing to secure lower import taxes, three people familiar with the matter have said.
Categories: European Union

Agrifood Brief: A sad tale from the farm

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 16:08
This week, EURACTIV travelled to the Vendée region of Western France to meet two generations of a farming family who are struggling to make ends meet amid rising costs and a rapidly changing society.
Categories: European Union

United Kingdom hopes for a return to Eurovision glory, reverse of Brexit bias

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 15:47
A quarter of a century has passed since the UK last won the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to years of speculation on whether political events such as Brexit crushed their chances of winning, but this year the tables may well turn.
Categories: European Union

Lavrov says EU becoming ‘aggressive, militant, NATO appendage’

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 15:32
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday (13 May) said he doubted the motives of Ukraine's intention of joining the European Union, while accusing Brussels of ambitions beyond the European continent.
Categories: European Union

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