Europe

The Trump administration, American conservative think tanks and Big Tech companies, helped by far-right traitors in Europe, are increasingly targeting the EU’s digital regulations and rules on content moderation. We need to oppose this and stand strong!

https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/03/inside-far-right-network-targeting-europes-digital-rules

The reason why American prisons carry a shit reputation is due to the big issue regarding their prison industrial complex, meaning it's more akin to a private firm (some contractor manages the prison monetizing every aspect) than a state owned government insitution.

In most nations: the prisons are owned and operated by the judiciary or a justice department (which both are governmental entities). But NOT in America it seems, as there are cases of prisons profiting off inmates whilst treating them like a animal confined to a cage.

The corruption in that is ridiculous from:

• Guards are overprotected (military gear) in prison
• Guards being handed military grade weaponry (in jail!)
• Guards accept bribes (cash) from some third party
• Inmates fed slop (not made for human consumption)
• No effort on rehabilitating the inmates at all
• Monetize family visitations by the hour or minute
• Officials are bribed by those contractors to stay silent

It plays a key reason as to why their recidivism rate is high: the inmates who served their time just commit crime again right after they are on the street, then return back to prison again (it's a cycle). There's zero effort on trying to make them readjust back to society.

There's a case were a guy was beaten to death in a holding cell by the GUARDS despite him begging for medical attention as he's peeing blood and vomiting due to his illness. His family sued the police as what they did to him is unforgivable.

It's bad for ex-cons: no jobs are willing to hire someone with a record, or openly display prejudice. Even for those who were in jail for minor offenses (for them, the thought of "being behind bars" makes them sick) rather than knowing their full circumstances.

Now, in terms of prisons in your (EU) country:

• How well are they funded to maintain it's upkeep?
• How does society view ex-cons in your country?
• How are inmates treated at prisons in your country?
• What is the overall recidivism rate in your country?
• Who owns & operates the prisons in your country?

Flixtrain is on the move. The private German railway company plans to launch new routes across Europe and order 65 new trains for €2.4 billion. We travel from Hamburg to Cologne to see what its service is like.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused a storm with incendiary remarks about immigrants being responsible for online violence against women.

"We must also address the fact that a significant proportion of this violence comes from groups of immigrants to the Federal Republic of Germany,"

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/61478336

Invidious

They just don't give up

Source : https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/the-battle-over-chat-control-how-eu-governments-and-the-tech-lobby-are-trying-to-overturn-parliaments-vote-a-comprehensive-fact-check/

Timeline from the Parliament's vote to today

Ukraine imports a major portion of its gas needs through Hungary, amounting to around 45% of all gas imports last year, according to Ukrainian energy consultancy EXPRO.

Iceland, Andorra and Estonia for those who don't want to read tfa.

The German frigate Sachsen will take over as the flagship of a NATO mission in the North Atlantic, replacing Britain’s HMS Dragon, one of Britain’s six Type 45 destroyers, which has been sent to the Mediterranean to help defend Cyprus.

European lawmakers voted Thursday to ease the setting up of new migrant detention centers outside the European Union, known as “return hubs.”

Already, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark have entered into negotiations with governments mainly in Africa to host sites to hold migrants denied asylum.

Volkswagen (VW) is in talks with the Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems over a possible collaboration which would see production switch from cars to defense equipment at a key VW plant, according to a report in the Financial Times.

As early as 2026, Ukraine expects to receive the first of up to 150 Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets. The plan follows a letter of intent signed by Ukraine and Sweden in October 2025, paving the way for a future supply agreement. But could Gripen be a game-changer for the Ukrainian Air Force?

In this interview, Jussi Halmetoja—a pilot with over 2,300 flight hours and experience flying more than 25 different aircraft, including the Gripen—explains how these Swedish multi-role fighter jets can strengthen Ukraine’s air defense, air dominance, and battlefield capabilities.