The coastal waters of Öland, an island located off the Swedish coast, are periodically covered by algal bloom. The problem is not only aesthetic: they can be poisonous. This is a problem that affects the entire Baltic Sea and calls into question European agricultural policies and what it prioritises. land...
Army Europe chief unveils NATO eastern flank defense plan
The U.S. Army and its NATO allies are embarking on the execution of a new “Eastern Flank Deterrence Line” plan that aims to enhance ground-based capabilities and drive military-industrial interoperability across the alliance, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander said Wednesday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s inaugural...
European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Announces Takedown of Hacker Group NoName057(16) Responsible for Widespread DDoS Attacks Across Europe
Eurojust has announced the neutralization of the hacker group NoName057(16), which was behind numerous DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure throughout Europe. Additionally, EU authorities have issued seven arrest warrants and publicly released information on five suspects. According to The Agency, all of them are Russian citizens, and two are heads...
Belarusian Prisoner Releases: The Dictator’s Gambit
The regime is probing to see if the West will make concessions. There are good grounds for skepticism. The release from jail of the opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski and five other Belarusian political prisoners in June offered a rare moment of hope in a country that has had few reasons...
Will Europe Bother to Fight for an Imploding ICC?
As the US wages a sustained campaign against the court, Europe seems ambivalent about its response. Two tweets, sent five months apart, provide a stark illustration of falling support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the face of US sanctions against it. The first was sent by Slovenia, after...
Britain’s plans to go nuclear
The British government under Keir Starmer has committed to investing 14.2 billion pounds (around 16.8 billion euros) in the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear plant on England's east coast. According to estimates the project will take around ten years to complete. There have been major delays in the construction...
Russian bill restricts Internet searches
The Russian State Duma is due to proceed with the second reading of legislation that foresees fines for those who search for "explicitly extremist content" on the Internet. Due to their content, roughly 5,500 websites, including many international news sites, are currently blocked in Russia. Users can only access them...
UK citizens face fingerprint checks each time they visit EU
British travellers heading to the continent are about to experience one of the biggest shifts in border control in decades. Starting in November, everyone crossing into the Schengen zone by car or coach through Dover will face new biometric checks: fingerprints, photographs and digital records of time spent in the...
Is AI slowing down human development?
Many observers are concerned about the harmful effects of artificial intelligence on humanity. A new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is now fuelling fears that AI is slowing down human development progress. Commentators make suggestions as to how governments and leaders can steer the influence of AI...
EU budget: asking too much of member states?
The EU Commission has proposed a new budget for the period from 2028 to 2034 which totals some two trillion euros - around 700 billion euros more than is planned in the current budget. At the same time, less money is to be allocated to fixed areas, in a bid...