Europe

Politico is owned by the german Axel Springer SE, a publisher that also owns Bild, Fakt (polish) and Welt among others.

The publisher and its news outlets (with the aforementioned Bild, Fakt and Welt most prominent) is a main driver for a news coverage and reporting that is jointly responsible for the rise of the far right in Germany and Europe.

Politico itself has published so-called Native Ads, a form of advertisng that is designed like op-ed articles and other opinion pieces in a way that is hard to differeentiate from regular, non-sponsored content, mostly for fossile fuel companies but also healt insurance, finance and weapons industries. (Source 1, Source 2).

That sums up to a news outlet that should not be shared, not be trusted and hence, not be posted here. It was not an issue mostly since this outlet wasn't posted here often , but recently, Politico articles are getting posted very frequently again, so I suggest the ban now.

Edit: lost a word

Edit 2: it should be noted that there is another publisher with a similar name (Springer Nature with several subsidiaries), but that company os not affiliated with Axel Springer SE and has different issues.

This time in Poland. The USA is firmly on the path of Fascism on so many levels, and it’s all to feed USA MAGA with false information. The winner of all bottom-of-the-barrel ambassadors is, of course, Pete Hoekstra, who has managed to insult both his Canadian ánd Dutch guest countries. https://www.thedailyscrumnews.com/recall-u-s-ambassador-pete-hoekstra-its-time-for-him-to-leave-canada/

The warning refers to the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), which came into full force in 2026 and imposes a surcharge on imports and exports.

Talks need to resume from where they were halted in Crans-Montana in 2017, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, reiterating his readiness to restart negotiations with the Turkish Cypriot side.

Naturally the jerk is only doing this for the Homefront, maga couldn’t find Belgium on a map, so now the USA believes all of Europe is anti-Semitic.

The pertinent question to me is how many modern tanks and actually trained tank crews does russia have? Certainly they have been holding back some production in a stockpiling process but is it enough? Has russia even solved the critical vulnerabilities exposed about its main battle tanks?

I think in order to domestically sell admitting defeat and backing down from attacking Ukraina, russia will have to find another target to attack and try to beat up as a distraction, what is unclear is whether it will be a competent military operation that experiences any degree of enduring success or just a pathetic distraction from an even larger pathetic failing.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43300918

While international recognition of a Palestinian state has gathered momentum, the situation on the ground is moving in the opposite direction. Israel’s government has advanced new annexation legislation, settlement growth is accelerating, and daily life for Palestinians is becoming more restricted and precarious.

In a new series, reporter Matthew Cassel travels through the West Bank to document what daily life looks like under deepening occupation. Starting in Hebron and moving north to Ramallah, villages outside the city, and finally Nablus, he meets people across generations to ask; what does the idea of a ‘Palestinian state’ mean today?

In all these Russian missiles and drones that were used today, there are thousands of components that Russia does not produce itself. Five "Iskander-M" missiles contain at least 75 critical components of non-Russian origin. Three "Kh-101" missiles contain almost 160 components that Russia cannot replace on its own. Each "Shahed" contains hundreds of such components that are imported into Russia from other countries, and not only from Chinese companies, by the way. Also Europe, America, Japan

• said Zelenskyy.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/59126805

Acer and Asus can't sell their PCs in Germany until they reach an agreement with Nokia about the use of HEVC.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/59322861

Germany does not need the same new fighter jets as France, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday, signalling that Berlin could abandon a flagship joint defence project for Europe.

Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has decided to leave her position as the EU's top central banker before the end of her mandate in October 2027, according to a report in the Financial Times. The move could allow for her successor to be named ahead of presidential elections in France. Also in this edition, Venezuela's interim government issues its first statement on the disputed oil-rich territory of Essequibo.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/59322241

Automotive Cells Company (ACC), the battery cell joint venture between Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and TotalEnergies, has issued an official statement explaining its decision to scrap planned battery factories in Germany and Italy.

The EU Single Market is the largest in the world, but it’s far from finished. While goods move freely, services are still trapped behind national rules, paperwork, and bureaucracy. From bakers and builders to digital creators, cross-border work in Europe is often far harder than it should be. These internal barriers cost the EU massive growth and weaken Europe’s global competitiveness. In this video, I break down why the Single Market for services is still broken, using real-world examples. And more importantly, I explain how Europe could actually fix it.

Well said.