I am not surprised with the Wilders victory. As the center-left succumbs to trivial debates and distances itself from the masses, it deserves this. Wilders Dutch vote: Centre-right VVD rules out role in cabinet Geert Wilders’ victory in Netherlands election spooks Europe Anti-Islam Geert Wilders seeks coalition partners after Dutch election win Dublin riot saw … Read more
Paris bedbugs: BBC correspondent goes on the hunt as infestations soar Bedbugs: Eurostar introduces preventative measures amid Paris infestation France bedbug panic: Officials respond as Paris school infested The EU Is Letting Hungary and Poland Erode Democracy
EU president: Europe is the ‘global pioneer’ of citizens’ digital rights The Next Web by Thomas Macaulay have become “pioneers in online rights” and now want to lead a “global framework for AI,” the EU’s top official said today. Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission’s president, revealed the bloc’s digital plans during her State of the … Read more
The Morning After: EU reveals six tech giants that’ll be hit by its new competition laws The European Union has confirmed the first six tech gatekeepers that must follow the rules of its Digital Markets Act (DMA). The names of these companies should be pretty familiar: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. The DMA stipulates that gatekeepers can’t … Read more
‘A biblical catastrophe’: death toll rises to four as Storm Daniel lashes Greece Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey Are Hit By Floods, Killing 12 Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria hit by fatal flash floods Greece: Skiathos and Volos hit by flash floods UK heat and floods in south-east Europe blamed on ‘omega’ weather system In other news: … Read more
A firefighter battling a forest fire, the flames licking at his heels. Imagined in MidJourneyEurope heatwave: Temperatures to soar in Greece as fires still burn Turkey: helicopters drop water on raging wildfires that are threatening residential areas – video Heatwave: BBC correspondents on how people are coping Europe heatwave: Nearly all major Italian cities on … Read more
Istanbul is also under a heatwave, and I feel like I switched back to my life during the pandemic. I prefer to stay home, start AC occasionally but not always, and pass the time without direct sun rays. I am glad I can mostly do work online, and I had my AC fixed a few … Read more
It was a busy day. In the morning, I saw Erdoğan wanted EU membership; when I checked again at night, Sweden was becoming a member, and briefly, I thought, Turkey at least got some visa freedom etc. I asked Perplexity what happened: Türkiye demanded EU membership path for Sweden’s NATO bid but then accepted Sweden’s … Read more
Report investigates Western goods entering Russia despite EU sanctions, with focus on Georgia’s border with disputed territory Abkhazia. 00:01 Investigating Western goods entering Russia despite EU sanctions 02:18 Sanctioned goods smuggled into Russia through disputed border in Georgia 04:40 German companies reduce deliveries to Russia, but increase exports to Russia’s neighbors 06:43 Georgia’s trade with … Read more
French president Macron thinks protestors angry at police killing teen are “playing out the video games that have intoxicated them” Recently, France has experienced a wave of riots and protests. Here is a summary of the events by Perplexity.ai: The riots began after a 17-year-old youth of Algerian heritage was shot by police during a … Read more
I sometimes think the decline of the European Union started with his reign (!) Putin, Orban lead global tributes for Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi’s big footprint in Europe Silvio Berlusconi: How the former Italian PM changed Italy Berlusconi, the belly dancer and the bunga bunga parties Silvio Berlusconi obituary: Italy’s flamboyant bounce-back politician
The rise and fall of linguistic diversity at Eurovision Global Voices Online The trends have flip-flopped countless times over the years Originally published on Global Voices Moldova’s Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Semi Final One Jury Show. Free to use. This guest post was originally published by Langoly by Kelsey Wetherbee and … Read more
The recent Finnish parliamentary elections have resulted in the ruling centre-right party suffering a defeat, with the Social Democrats emerging as the largest party. The Social Democrats secured 40 seats, followed by the anti-immigration Finns Party with 39. The Centre Party, which had been in power, won only 31 seats. The Green League ended fourth … Read more
French reforms: Macron refuses to give way as pension protests escalate Ahead of his appearance, he reportedly told representatives of his party at the Elysée Palace there would be no change of course. He ruled out a reshuffle of the government, a dissolution of parliament or any other dramatic move. France pension reform: Macron’s government … Read more
‘Solidarity’ with Gary Lineker: Reaction as BBC removes presenter The UK this week announced details of a new law that would prevent asylum seekers, who arrive in small boats from across the Channel, from claiming asylum. Support pours in for former England captain Gary Lineker, removed by BBC over tweets on UK government’s refugee policy. … Read more