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In Amsterdam, the award-winning investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries was shot and critically injured on Tuesday. De Vries has uncovered numerous crimes and police corruption and had a popular TV show covering high-profile criminal cases. Most recently, he acted as an adviser to the chief witness in a major trial against members of a criminal gang. For commentators, the attempted assassination was not only directed against de Vries personally.

The UK plans to drastically tighten its asylum law. British Home Secretary Priti Patel spoke of the "most radical changes in decades". The plans include life imprisonment for smugglers, the interception of boats on the open sea and reception centres in third countries. Anyone entering the country illegally will have fewer rights from the outset. Not only aid organisations are appalled.

Two weeks after losing a vote of no confidence and one week after resigning, Sweden's Social Democratic Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has been re-elected by a narrow majority. The vote of no confidence was initiated by the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats after the Social Democrats and the Left Party had a falling-out. Observers point to numerous flaws in Sweden's political landscape.

One year after its release, the EU Hydrogen Strategy continues to be the centre of debates on where, when and how hydrogen can best support the EU’s energy transition goals.

The EC is about to present its Fit for 55 package with the reduction of CO2 emissions in transport set to become a major topic. gmobility is ready to play its role, but it requires supportive legislation with tools like WtW to assess its benefits.

The EU's antitrust authority fined German auto giants Volkswagen and BMW €875 million on Thursday (8 July) for colluding on the development of anti-pollution technology for diesel cars.

An international connectivity summit named "Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities" will take place in Tashkent from July 15-16 as an initiative of the President of Uzbekistan, a double land-locked country.

We all know we must transition towards more sustainable food systems while maintaining food safety, and that science has a key role to play in this transition.