In 2023–2024, the Turkish company Redwing Metal delivered equipment produced in the European Union to Russia with a total value of nearly 6 million euros. Of this amount, goods worth 3.2 million euros originated from Italy. The shipments were sent to two Russian metallurgical plants — AMR and SMK —...
Pentagon is to review the deployment of US troops in Europe
Countries that fail to meet their financial obligations to NATO risk losing US support. Pentagon chief criticised allies who had imposed restrictions on military aid to the United States during the war with Iran. He warned that some countries would fail the test and could be left without a contingent...
EU leaders will discuss the general budget at the summit in Brussels
EU governments are set to hold complex negotiations on the allocation of the €2 trillion total budget for the next seven years: the ‘frugal states’ are demanding spending cuts, whilst other countries are insisting on maintaining funding for agriculture.The European Union is entering a difficult phase in negotiations over its...
Pro-Russian hackers have hacked the Czech brewery Plzeňský Prazdroj
The pro-Russian hacker group Throne has announced that it carried out a cyberattack on the industrial systems of the Czech brewing company Plzeňský Prazdroj (the producer of Pilsner Urquell). The attackers gained remote access to the Siemens conveyor control system via an unprotected IP address on the network, simply by...
Italian PM Meloni to propose EU Special envoy for Ukraine peace talks
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced plans to propose the appointment of an EU special envoy to lead negotiations regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine. The initiative is expected to be formally presented during the upcoming European Union summit in Brussels. Speaking at a press conference following the G7...
Moldova accuses the Russian Federation of collecting citizens’ personal data
Moldova’s Information and Security Service has officially accused the Russian security services of coordinating the mass collection of personal data belonging to Moldovan citizens for use in fraudulent schemes involving cross-border organised crime. The data is reportedly being sourced from illegally traded private databases on the dark web, compromised servers,...
UK imposes record fine on Sabre subsidiary for sanctions breach involving Russian airline
The United Kingdom has issued its largest fine since the imposition of sanctions following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, penalizing the British subsidiary of Sabre Corp with more than £1 million. According to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), Sabre’s UK unit continued providing the sanctioned Russian carrier Ural...
EU advances ambitious ‘Military Schengen’ Initiative for faster troop and equipment movement
EU member states have unanimously approved a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a new framework designed to enable seamless, rapid, and large-scale movement of military forces and assets across the European Union and beyond. The initiative aims to eliminate regulatory barriers through harmonized permit procedures and digitalization,...
Greek ruling party weighs autumn snap election amid dropping polls
Greece’s ruling New Democracy party is considering holding a snap parliamentary election this autumn to secure its lead before the opposition can consolidate. Although Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis publicly maintains that the government will serve its full term until spring 2027, internal party sources confirm that discussions are underway for...
Pro-Russian hackers target French local websites during G7 Summit
Several local government and tourism websites in eastern France were hit by a coordinated cyberattack during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Évian-les-Bains, causing temporary disruptions to online services in a number of municipalities. The incident affected web resources operated by local institutions and tourism offices in the towns of Annecy,...