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Multi-state agency Europol conducts mammoth drug bust in Spain, makes 107 arrests & seizes 51 cannabis farms (VIDEO)

Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021By Editor

Europol has released video footage of a huge raid involving hundreds of police, both on foot and in choppers, breaking up an Albanian drug ring across Spain and seizing thousands of cannabis plants as well as cash and vehicles. … Read More >Multi-state agency Europol conducts mammoth drug bust in Spain, makes 107 arrests & seizes 51 cannabis farms (VIDEO)

EU should work towards ‘strategic autonomy’ to avoid another Afghanistan-like US-led quagmire, European Council president suggests

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021By Editor

The EU must take greater control of its own security if it hopes to avoid a repeat of the US-led conflict in Afghanistan, European Council President Charles Michel has suggested. … Read More >EU should work towards ‘strategic autonomy’ to avoid another Afghanistan-like US-led quagmire, European Council president suggests

Google appeals France’s ‘disproportionate’ €500mn fine in copyright row

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021By Editor

Google has announced that it is appealing the “disproportionate” €500 ($591) million fine imposed upon it by the French competition authority, which accused the US internet giant of not respecting copyright rules. … Read More >Google appeals France’s ‘disproportionate’ €500mn fine in copyright row

Most people on Germany’s Islamist watchlist hold German or dual citizenship

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021By Editor

More than a half of the hundreds of individuals on Germany’s Islamic extremist watchlist are the country’s own citizens, a report says, citing government data. … Read More >Most people on Germany’s Islamist watchlist hold German or dual citizenship

Up to 40,000 people left in Afghanistan are eligible for evacuation to Germany – Merkel

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that there are thought to be between 10,000 and 40,000 people in Afghanistan who worked for development agencies and are eligible for evacuation to Germany, should they wish to leave. … Read More >Up to 40,000 people left in Afghanistan are eligible for evacuation to Germany – Merkel

Google, Facebook & Microsoft top EU lobbying spending amid clampdown on Big Tech’s powers by Brussels – study

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Tech firms have allocated almost €100 million to lobby the EU over the past year in an attempt to counter new tough laws regulating their activities, with Google, Facebook and Microsoft laying out the most cash, a study has found. … Read More >Google, Facebook & Microsoft top EU lobbying spending amid clampdown on Big Tech’s powers by Brussels – study

70% of adult EU population fully vaccinated against Covid, but not equally distributed across bloc

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

The European Commission has revealed that 70% of its adult population across the 27-member bloc has been fully vaccinated against Covid, reaching a target set earlier this year. … Read More >70% of adult EU population fully vaccinated against Covid, but not equally distributed across bloc

EU removes US from safe-travel list due to Covid-19 case surge

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

The European Union has instructed its members to remove the US – as well as Israel, Lebanon, Montenegro and North Macedonia – from the list of safe countries for non-essential travel, citing the rising number of Covid-19 cases. … Read More >EU removes US from safe-travel list due to Covid-19 case surge

WHO ‘deeply worried’ about high Covid transmission rate in Europe, says 236,000 MORE could die by December

Posted on September 6, 2021September 6, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization’s regional director for Europe has issued a stark warning of increased Covid deaths in the weeks ahead amid continuing vaccine skepticism and a slowing uptake of inoculating jabs. … Read More >WHO ‘deeply worried’ about high Covid transmission rate in Europe, says 236,000 MORE could die by December

EU foreign affairs chief proposes new reactive force, as Afghan crisis highlights bloc’s military shortfalls

Posted on September 6, 2021September 6, 2021By Editor

The EU high representative for foreign affairs has proposed an “initial entry force” of 5,000 troops so the bloc is better prepared for future emergencies, after the crisis in Afghanistan put its security failures in spotlight. … Read More >EU foreign affairs chief proposes new reactive force, as Afghan crisis highlights bloc’s military shortfalls

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