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eunews, 8 days ago to random

Euromore, Russia's new information warfare weapon

Organizations close to the Kremlin have funded the creation of a news website intended to take over from Russian state-run media outlets RT and Sputnik, which have been banned in Europe since the invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/06/02/euromore-russia-s-new-information-warfare-weapon_6673512_8.html

eunews, 8 days ago to random

European Union support helps Palestine Refugees in Syria

Thanks to generous support from European Union, Palestine Refugees in Syria receive cash assistance. "Prices are skyrocketing," says Mohammad. Support like this enables Palestine Refugees to maintain a dignified way of life amid worsening socio-economic conditions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjghB9IBrYs

eunews, 11 days ago to random

Fake Polish Press Agency reports on Poland sending troops to Ukraine blamed on Russian hackers

Two false dispatches reporting that Poland was calling up 200,000 for military service and sending them to Ukraine appeared on the website of the Polish Press Agency (PAP) on Friday afternoon. Senior officials, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, have blamed the incident on Russian hackers.

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/05/31/fake-polish-press-agency-reports-on-sending-troops-to-ukraine-blamed-on-russian-hackers/

eunews, 11 days ago to random

France bans Israeli companies from major weapons show over Rafah assault

Paris to Israeli arms merchants: Sorry, you’re not welcome.

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-bans-israel-companies-major-arms-show-benjamin-netanyahu-rafah/

eunews, 11 days ago to random

Ukraine signs security deal with Sweden, Norway, Iceland

During a visit to Stockholm for a summit with Nordic leaders on Friday (31 May), Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed security deals with Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic prime ministers, while insisting on the need for his country to obtain certain military equipment such as the American Patriot defence system.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/ukraine-signs-security-deal-with-sweden/

eunews, 11 days ago to random

Germany says Ukraine can use its weapons to strike Russian territory

Germany has announced it will allow Ukraine to use German weapons to attack targets within Russia's borders, joining several other NATO members in relaxing its limits on what Ukraine can do with donated military hardware.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/31/germany-says-ukraine-can-use-its-weapons-against-russia

eunews, 11 days ago to random

Dutch MPs call for inquiry into reports Israel spied on ICC lawyers

MPs say Netherlands has responsibility as international criminal court’s host and demand government holds Israel to account

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/31/dutch-mps-call-for-inquiry-into-reports-israel-spied-on-icc-lawyers

eunews, 11 days ago to random

Hungarian politicians appeal to voters in first public TV debate in nearly 20 years

The debate, between the leaders of 11 party lists running in the June 9 elections, is the first to be broadcast by Hungary’s public media since 2006, when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán last appeared face-to-face with an opponent to appeal for support ahead of elections.

https://apnews.com/article/hungary-european-parliament-debate-b968cb11f0c1909bec2bdb00dd142b03

eunews, 11 days ago to random

Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking, rape trial

Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal Thursday to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from traveling outside the eastern European country.

https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-romania-human-trafficking-4418c0192bd511656dfd4084bb3e9a31

eunews, 11 days ago to random

No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds

Researchers say world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet demand forecasts to 2050 if net zero is reached

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/no-need-for-countries-to-issue-new-oil-gas-or-coal-licences-study-finds

eunews, 11 days ago to random

Right-wing violence is rising at an alarming rate, warn German victim support groups

Violence against politicians has been dominating the headlines, but instances of everyday racism and anti-Semitic attacks are causing German victim advice centres to sound the alarm. Euronews travelled to Thuringia, a right-wing hotspot, to speak with a victim of neo-Nazi violence.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/30/right-wing-violence-is-rising-at-an-alarming-rate-warn-german-victim-support-groups

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Orbán urges Meloni, Le Pen to team up and create right-wing EU super group

It’s time to “reshape” the European right, said Hungarian prime minister.

https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-urges-giorgia-meloni-marine-le-pen-create-far-right-eu-super-group/

eunews, 12 days ago to random

After Macron's Germany visit, a new French-German momentum

The state visit by the French president breathed new life into a French-German relationship that sorely needed it. Now it's time to build on it.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/05/30/after-macron-s-germany-visit-a-new-french-german-momentum_6673141_23.html

eunews, 12 days ago to random

In Hungary which has seen an erosion of democratic norms since far-right Viktor Orban came to power, a turncoat from Orban's own party is shaking things up. Peter Magyar says he wants to make Hungary a normal democratic country again. He left Fidesz and joined a minor opposition party, suddenly bringing it up to around 25 percent in the polls ahead of the European elections.While Orban's party remains the most popular, especially in small towns, the gap is narrowing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5wb-fJeeXc

eunews, 12 days ago to random

AfD fears voters losing patience over latest Russia and China spy scandals

Recent investigations linking top AfD members to Beijing and Moscow have rattled the far-right party voting base in the run-up to the European elections in June, causing doubts about their dedication to the patriotic cause — one of their main talking points.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/30/afd-fears-voters-losing-patience-over-latest-russia-and-china-spy-scandals

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Europol hits malware network in major cybercrime operation

Germany, France and the Netherlands have headed a sting operation against cyber infrastructure used for criminal purposes. Four arrests were carried out and more than 100 internet servers were taken down or disrupted.

https://www.dw.com/en/europol-hits-malware-network-in-major-cybercrime-operation/a-69220251

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Spain’s VOX says a big far-right alliance in EU parliament ‘very difficult’

An alliance between the hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament and Marine Le Pen’s far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group or the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is “very difficult”, Jorge Buxadé, the leading candidate of the far-right VOX party, said on Wednesday.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spains-vox-says-a-big-far-right-alliance-in-eu-parliament-very-difficult/

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Italian opposition urges government to recognise Palestinian State

Italian opposition parties, the Five Star Movement, the Democratic Party, and the Green and Left Alliance, are putting increasing pressure on the Italian government to follow the lead of Norway, Spain, and Ireland in officially recognising the state of Palestine.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/italian-opposition-urges-government-to-recognise-palestinian-state/

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Political Capital released a study analyzing the foreign policy-related votes of MEPs from Central and Southeastern European countries in the 9th European Parliamentary term (2019-2024).

They have analyzed 152 votes cast by MEPs from Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Romania and Bulgaria between 2019 and 2023 to determine the potential openness of these MEPs to authoritarian influence, particularly from Russia and China.

https://politicalcapital.hu/pc-admin/source/documents/MEPs_from_Central%20Europe_A_bulwark_against_authoritarianism_2024-05.pdf

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Macron urges Abbas to 'reform' Palestinian Authority with 'prospect of recognition'

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas to "implement necessary reforms," offering the "prospect of recognition of the state of Palestine" during a phone call on Wednesday, May 29, his office said.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/05/29/macron-urges-abbas-to-reform-palestinian-authority-with-prospect-of-recognition_6673062_4.html

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Hungary can kiss goodbye to a top job in Brussels

Orbán’s cozy relationship with Putin and obstructionism over Ukraine means Budapest won’t be getting a prime European Commission slot.

https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-oliver-varhelyi-hungary-european-commission-ukraine-aid-sanctions-enlargement/

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Hungary's foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó declared that “our position is clear: the fewer sanctions, the more cooperation!”

https://apnews.com/article/belarus-hungary-foreign-minister-peter-szijjarto-eu-fb299cb255074bf4f711059fb66c5d3a

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Russian deserters in Kazakhstan fear being sent back

Some 15 military personnel who fled the war in Ukraine have been living in fear ever since one of them was kidnapped and taken to a Russian base in this Central Asian country.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/05/29/russian-deserters-in-kazakhstan-fear-being-sent-back_6673054_4.html

eunews, 12 days ago to random

Brussels has six more defence partnerships in pipeline, senior EU diplomat says

The announcement follows deals with Moldova and Norway as the bloc attempts to bolster its military credentials.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/29/brussels-has-six-more-defence-partnerships-in-pipeline-senior-eu-diplomat-says

eunews, 12 days ago to random

EU countries hope to agree Ukraine, Moldova negotiation frameworks next week

EU member states said on Wednesday (29 May) they are hopeful to agree on the negotiation frameworks for Ukraine and Moldova in the first week of June, though some objections from Hungary remain.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement-neighbourhood/news/eu-countries-hope-to-agree-ukraine-moldova-negotiation-frameworks-next-week/