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Gaza: EFJ and European Trade Unions call for more decisive and principled action by the European Union
European Federation of Journalists
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Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution center in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 18 August. Amnesty International accused Israel of enacting a "deliberate policy" of starvation in Gaza, as the...
EU Chat Control Revival: Scanning Encrypted Messages and Destroying Privacy
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
In the European Union’s push for enhanced online child protection, a contentious proposal known as Chat Control is poised to reshape digital privacy, drawing sharp criticism from tech experts and privacy advocates. The legislation, formally the...
EU official warns of record deaths among aid workers in 2024
Knews Kathimerini
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The European Union’s commissioner for equality and crisis management said Monday that 2024 was the deadliest year ever recorded for humanitarian workers, with hundreds killed, injured or abducted in conflict zones. Hadja Lahbib, speaking ahead of...
EU digital rules create stumbling block with US trade agreement
IAPP
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August 18, 2025
According to EU officials, the delay in announcing the revised EU-U.S. trade agreement stems from the U.S. pushing back on "non-tariff barriers," which include major EU digital regulations, the Financial Times reports. The U.S. is still pushing...
EU Commission defends funding for Islam and Islamophobia research projects
Euronews
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August 18, 2025
Published on 18/08/2025 - 17:25 GMT+2 •Updated 18:37 The European Commission has countered criticism from far-right political groups for allocating EU research funds over the past years on projects focused on subject matters like Islam, the...
EU leaders double down on Ukraine support
GCN
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August 18, 2025
European leaders have delivered a defiant response to the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, doubling down on their unwavering commitment to Ukraine despite growing pressure for territorial concessions that could fundamentally undermine European security....
EU leaders urge Trump toward security guarantees for Ukraine
The Post Millenial
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August 18, 2025
"When we speak about security guarantees, we speak about the whole security of the European continent, and this is why we are all united here with Ukraine on this matter." French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer...
EU preparing 19th round of Russia sanctions as Zelenskyy meets Trump
Fox News
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Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich reports the latest on Ukraine peace talks ahead of President Donald Trump's White House meeting. National security analyst Rebeccah Heinrichs also weighs in on the latest peace negotiations during 'America's Newsroom.'...
Brex's global payments get a regulatory win in the EU
American Banker - New York
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August 18, 2025
After Brex spent much of the past year expanding its technology to reach clients that want to expand globally, the company hopes that it has checked a key legal box. Brex has received a payment institution license in the European Union,...
Trump interrupts talks with European leaders to call Putin, says EU diplomat
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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August 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has interrupted his talks in Washington with European leaders to call Russian President Vladimir Putin, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Monday. The talks are due to resume after the call, which...
The Silencing of Dissident Voices by Germany and the EU
Unicorn Riot
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The most severe case of repression against a journalist in Germany, not by the German state itself but by the EU, is the case of Hüseyin Doğru. Dogru worked in the past for the media outlet Redfish, which was financed by Russian news agency Ruptly...
Debunking Moscow's allegations the EU is plotting Hungarian 'regime change'
Euronews
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August 18, 2025
By Euronews Published on 18/08/2025 - 14:31 GMT+2 Russia's intelligence service, the SVR, has alleged that the European Commission is "studying scenarios" for "regime change" in Hungary. The accusations, which are not backed by any evidence,...
The total perdition of the of the political elite of the EU
Pressenza
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August 18, 2025
As if the moral bankrupty of the EU and the UK in relation to their direct involvement in NATO’s proxi war in Ukraine is not enough the EU is now openly driving its regime change plans in Serbia, Hungary and Slowakya. It failed to do so in Georgia...
Watch the video: Which countries are the top ice cream producers in the EU?
Euronews
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August 18, 2025
Published on 18/08/2025 - 16:36 GMT+2 Temperatures are soaring across large swathes of Europe. This brings ice cream, a product synonymous with summer, to the forefront of people's minds as a delicious way to cool down. Luckily, the EU has a lot...
Armenia increases exports of finished products to EU - minister
Finport
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ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan reported positive results related to the export of finished products of Armenia to the EU countries. In particular, according to him, export deliveries of food products in January-June of this...
Low interest in EU loans for projects
Kathimerini
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ECONOMY The greatest hurdles in absorbing funds earmarked from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Fund are the loans. One can put it down to bureaucracy or lack of serious investor interest, but the fact remains that projects in sectors which the...
"Is the EU undoing Eco Swiss?" asks Mourre
Global Arbitration Review
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In this year’s Berthold Goldman Lecture, Alexis Mourre looked at the EU’s attitude to commercial arbitration over the years and how things are changing for the worse, asking whether it is about to undo the arbitration exclusion in the Brussels...
EU leaders to hold video conference on Ukraine after Washington talks, Costa says
The Kyiv Independent
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August 18, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa has convened a video conference of EU leaders on Aug. 19 to discuss the outcome of high-level meetings in Washington on Ukraine, Costa wrote on X on Aug. 18. "I have convened a video conference of the...
Why Serbian President's position is shaking and whether the EU will save him
European Pravda
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s position is under pressure. The authorities’ attempts to suppress protests that have continued since the end of last year have only led to their radicalisation. Clashes between protesters and security forces...
Light trade to start the week with Russia/Ukraine news dominating; markets await US/EU/Zelensky readout - Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Zero Hedge
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SNAPSHOT: Equities mixed, Treasuries down, Crude up, Dollar up. REAR VIEW: Trump hailed 'great' progress at Putin meeting, but no ceasefire achieved; Zelensky supports a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, US and Russia; Trump Admin considers 10%...