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European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries (www.techspot.com)

Forbes richest billionaires (infosec.pub)

Brexit has failed - we must now return to the centre of Europe, Lord Heseltine says (www.independent.co.uk)

Putin likes to arrive late to meetings with world leaders as a power move, making them wait for hours to show "he's in charge." Interestingly, Biden insisted on arriving later than Putin when they met (infosec.pub)

Poland election turns Germany into punching bag, straining Western alliance (www.reuters.com)

Where Vacation Days Are Over & Underused (i.ibb.co)

🌊 Christian democracy is to blame for Europe’s democratic backsliding (theloop.ecpr.eu)

Why are flights cheaper than trains in Europe? (www.euronews.com)

One of the main reasons for the disparity is the lower taxes that the aviation industry benefits from....

Russia sentences anti-war activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison (www.hrw.org)

On April 17, 2023, the Moscow City Court convicted Vladimir Kara-Murza on combined charges of treason, dissemination of “false information” about the conduct of the Russian Armed Forces, and involvement with an “undesirable organization”, and sentenced him to 25 years in maximum security prison with an additional fine of...

The world's most sanctionned countries (infosec.pub)

Swedish foreign minister misses Kyiv summit after forgetting passport (www.thelocal.se)

Polish pasta is better than Italian, explains deputy agriculture minister (notesfrompoland.com)

Climate scientist faces sack for refusing to fly to Germany from Solomon Islands archipelago (www.theguardian.com)

It’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president says (www.politico.eu)

Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’ (www.theguardian.com)

I wonder if other cities in Europe have acted similar policies

Food prices rose across Europe: an average of 19.6% in March compared to March 2022 (apnews.com)

The Alliance Attacking Freedom - How Trump’s troops are attacking gender rights and underpinning the far right in Europe (corporateeurope.org)

Money is pouring into Europe from ultraconservative US foundations. One of the biggest spenders is the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian right wing organization that has played a prominent part in rolling back gender, abortion, and LGBTQIA+ rights on both sides of the Atlantic. Its latest tax filing shows it has doubled...

European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law for EU institutions and bodies (www.edps.europa.eu)

Following its investigation, the EDPS has found that the European Commission (Commission) has infringed several key data protection rules when using Microsoft 365. In its decision, the EDPS imposes corrective measures on the Commission....

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