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Antwerp port is stepping up scanning of goods amid warnings country risks becoming a narco-state
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News from everywhere around the world - Actualité des 4 coins d'une boule qui tourne de moins en moins rond - plus quelques news au sujet du journalisme et de la presse... Si, si ! Curated by Marco Bertolini |
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The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) was meant to transform the fight to protect forests worldwide. Instead, the European Commission has repeatedly postponed its rollout, citing IT problems. However, an investigation by Follow the Money raises questions about whether the delays can solely be blamed on technical failures, or if industry interests are shaping decisions behind the scenes in Brussels.
Did an IT problem delay the EU deforestation law? Or is lobbying the real culprit? an investigation led by Follow the Money.
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June 19, 2:27 AM
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Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Dame Henrietta Moore as Prof Dame Moore shares her unconventional analogy for the economy
What is prosperity? How do people really live today? A podcast and a free ebook to understand better our economic situation.
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June 18, 4:43 AM
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Details of the 14-point agreement revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to Tehran
President Trump signed the 14 point peace plan with Iran. The American president claims victory but in reality, enormous concessions have been made to Iran.
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June 17, 5:59 AM
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How the Collective West’s Actions Are Now Best Understood as the Decisions of Irrational Actors
Rational diplomacy, in the West, has been replaced by theatre played by irrational actors. A very worrying situation.
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June 13, 5:57 AM
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The long read: The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of the Earth’s last great wildernesses
The oceans' depths are still largely unknown and yet, this unique environment is threatened by deep sea mining and other polluting industries.
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June 13, 4:53 AM
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Non, il ne s'agit pas d'un film sur les hooligans ou les passeurs de drogue, mais bien sur la faune sauvage qui cohabite sur le territoire de la ville.
Res nullius nous rappelle que la vie sauvage existe jusqu'au coeur de nos quartiers et qu'il est de notre intérêt de la préserver.
Un superbe film-manifeste qui nous éveille à la vie sauvage en ville et à la cohabitation harmonieuse entre animaux humains et faune sauvage.
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June 12, 6:32 AM
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Her latest diplomatic blunder is a comparison of Israel to apartheid South Africa
Kaja Kallas deepens the European Union crisis by comparing Israel's policy with South Africa's appartheid, an opinion not shared by many in the EU Council.
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On Sunday morning, nearly 13 million Chinese teenagers walked into classrooms across the country to sit an exam that has shaped modern China perhaps more than any other institution.Outside, police managed traffic around schools, construction work was paused and motorists slowed to a crawl as...
13 million young Chinese are taking the Gaokao, their final exam before entering university this year. This is 500.000 less than last year. Will China be able to provide jobs for all these youngsters, even though her exports grew close to 20% year on year?
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When the EU passed its corporate sustainability law in 2023, it was hailed as a game-changer that would hold companies accountable for abuses in their supply chains. But the legislation was quickly diluted after industry lobbying. Journalist Hans Wetzels obtained leaked documents suggesting that the U-turn was largely driven by pressure from Washington.
The US lobby interfered in the elaboration and modification of a EU law about supply chain.
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June 3, 3:48 AM
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Dinners, roundtables and conferences have long been a feature of lobbying culture. What is changing is who organises them.
How to bypass the official lobby "transparency registerz of the European Union? Organize a media event!
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June 2, 4:29 AM
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It hides in Brussels more than you think, even in the EU’s motto
Is latin a possible common language for the 27 Member-States of the European Union?
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June 1, 4:56 AM
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A former federal minister has reignited debate over Belgium’s institutional structure after suggesting that the French Community of Belgium, officially known as the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB), may no longer be fit for purpose.
Dermine, a former minister of the Federal Government and now mayor of Charleroi, proposes to renovate the federal architecture of Belgium to ensure the future of Brussels and of the country itself.
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May 31, 6:05 AM
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After the European Commission today declared an “economic and social emergency”, trade unions say it must now deliver the new money and laws needed to end this crisis. Executive Vice-President Mînzatu rightly raised the alarm over the dire situation facing 16 million people living in poverty despite being in work and said quality jobs are the best route out of poverty.That is why the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) now expects the Commission to:
More than 16 million workers are poor in Europe and can't afford a decent living. Moreover, rent prices are way above minimum wages in some European cities.
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May 30, 5:21 AM
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The long read: His detractors say he shouldn’t be making pop music in times of war and destruction. His millions of fans say he has given them permission to celebrate their culture and their cause
Is it right to sing pop songs during the war? Saint Levant's answer is a definite "Yes", but his detractors see otherwise.
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May 28, 4:03 AM
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Former UK leader Tony Blair has become a key player in Donald Trump’s plans for post-war Gaza. Blair is using his contacts and his non-profit to lobby European policymakers in a bid to build
Tony Blair's TBI is lobbying for Trump's Board of Peace (BoP), trying to persuage European leaders and institutions to invest in this paralleled UN.
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May 26, 11:57 AM
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On this side of the Channel, Brussels and almost all EU countries are indifferent to the idea
There's a huge debate about going back to the EU in UK. But, EU has other priorities!
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Criminals have learned a lesson from Brussels: if you want to survive, stay below the €150,000 line
How Italy's mafia bypasses EU controls by working on smaller financial projects.
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Léon XIV s'est rendu à Acerra, près de Naples, au coeur de la « Terre des feux » contrôlées par la mafia
L'emprise des mafias sur la société se fait de plus en plus prégnante : Acerra est une terre condamnée par la pollution, où le nombre de cancers est sidérant, où des citoyens innocents paient de leur santé et finalement de leur vie, la cupidité des mafieux et la corruption des politiques.
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May 23, 5:22 AM
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The long read: As new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer
How could we save the orangutan? Their species faces extinction due to deforestation and the clock is ticking.
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Whoever succeeds Starmer, redressing the UK's relationship with the EU will be a matter of urgency. But the Union currently has bigger fish to fry
After the monstrous cost of Brexit, some Labour leaders would like to come back to the European Union. But EU has other priorities for the moment.
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May 21, 6:23 AM
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China's Communist party reacts to European economic policy: they call it "protectionist measures disguised as "fair competition" and aimed at "de-Sinicization" under the guise of "de-risking."
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British trade minister hinted at a copycat Mercosur deal – but stopped short of confirming plans
UK is looking at the Mercosur-EU agreement with some greed. The cost of Brexit...
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Officers were allegedly racially abused at Tommy Robinson march, which failed to draw huge numbers it was hoping for
Tommy Robinson nationalistic and islamophobic demonstration in London was far from a success. Half of last year crowd gathered at the event.
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Une enquête va être lancée en France suite à une plainte de plusieurs associations contre le prince héritier saoudien Mohammed ben Salmane, accusé d'être à l'origine de l'assassinat du journaliste dissident. #EuropeNews
Plusieurs associations se sont portées partie civile et déposé plainte contre le prince héritier saoudien. Un juge français va enquêter sur l'assassinat de Jamal Kashoggi.
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The war in Iran has fuelled increased speculation on food price rises, with investors pouring billions of dollars into agricultural commodities in recent months. Disruption to global trade is driving up transport, energy, and fertiliser costs, raising fears of food shortages and increased global hunger.
War can be profitable: some people are making fortunes by betting on food price rise. Some will starve and some will get richer.
Cocaine trafficking in Antwerp has become a national threat. Belgium might become a narcostate.