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Russian propagandists are actively spreading their narratives in the EU via Telegram, taking advantage of the messenger’s lenient rules. European authorities are virtually powerless to resist this influence. This is stated in the article Bloomberg under the headline “Too Small to Police, Too Big to Ignore”. In particular, after the assassination attempt on pro-Russian Slovak […]
Western intelligence agencies have detected an increase in low-level sabotage operations in Europe, which they believe are part of a Russian campaign to undermine military support for Ukraine – The New York Times. Details Recently, the activities of the Russian military intelligence agency, the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), in Europe have intensified. According to security […]
Politico writes about this, citing several sources. Currently, European and Ukrainian diplomats are trying to persuade Hungary not to interfere. In particular, intensive bilateral diplomacy is underway “to solve the problems of Hungarian minorities in Ukraine”. Kyiv believes that it has succeeded in fulfilling Hungary’s demands and is waiting for a response from Budapest. One […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union granted the claim of Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman, shareholders of Alfa-Bank, to remove them from the sanctions lists. A document was published on the court’s website stating that the Court granted Aven and Friedman’s petition and canceled their stay on the restrictive measures lists for the […]
Ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections (June 6-9), the Czech Republic exposed a scheme in which Russia allegedly bribed European politicians through the Voice of Europe network. The focus was on figures from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. MEPs called for an immediate investigation. Valérie Ayet of […]
The European Union has reached an agreement with the United States that allows the bloc to pay SpaceX for launching its satellites. The agreement is scheduled to be officially signed next week, Politico reports. All this is necessary due to long delays in launching the next generation of the European Ariane rocket system. After many […]
The parties justified this step by saying that only European products should be purchased for European money. France and Greece, along with Cyprus, vetoed the purchase of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was to be paid for with money from the European Union’s Peace Fund. This purchase was supposed to […]
The United Kingdom, along with the United States and other countries, is working to provide Ukraine with thousands of new artificial intelligence drones that can simultaneously attack Russian targets in swarms. According to people familiar with the matter, this technology could allow Ukraine to more effectively deplete Russian positions. Bloomberg reports. Drones have become an […]
The European Union plans to impose the first antitrust fine of about 500 million euros on Apple and ban certain App Store rules that the bloc believes restrict competition. The fine will be announced next month, and Apple could be fined up to 10% of its annual global sales, writes Bloomberg. The investigation was launched […]
Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Tuesday ratified an interim agreement that paves the way for a full-fledged, world-first artificial intelligence law. The landmark agreement aims to regulate and limit AI, which is used in almost all areas. Thus, the EU becomes the first global power to gradually bring AI into the realm of law. […]