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  • Aid Teams Warn: The World Failing Gaza’s Hungry Children

    Aid Teams Warn: The World Failing Gaza’s Hungry Children

    Since the start of the war, 150 children have died from acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health authorities. Unicef Communication director Tess Ingram announced Jana’s death in an online video message, stating she had been treated twice at the hospital and recovered before succumbing on September 17 amid continuous Israeli…

  • Specialized Workshops for Preventing Distortions in Public Tenders

    Specialized Workshops for Preventing Distortions in Public Tenders

    The Competition Commission, with support from the OECD and the DG REFORM of the European Commission, held two specialized seminars focused on preventing distortions in public tenders. According to a press release, these seminars were part of the European project “Combating collusion in public contracts.” They took place in Athens on September 24 and 26,…

  • Anführerin: Kaja Kallas

    Anführerin: Kaja Kallas

    In unserem regelmäßigen Machthaber-Spezial beleuchten wir die einflussreichsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir analysieren ihr Denken, ihre Entscheidungen und deren Auswirkungen auf uns. Alle zwei Wochen präsentieren wir eine neue Politikerin oder einen Politiker und gewähren Einblicke hinter die Kulissen der Macht. Die kommende Episode erscheint am Samstag, den 18.10.2025, und widmet…

  • Autumn Events at Autoworld Brussels

    Autumn Events at Autoworld Brussels

    As the leaves fall, Autoworld, the highly regarded car museum, bursts with activity: until 14 December the exhibition German Tuners from the ’80s & ’90s is on display. From 9 to 11 October the major Aguttes auction takes place while on 16 October it welcomes the authors of L’Incroyable Histoire de l’Automobile for a book…

  • The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn

    The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn

    Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office (OCHA), stated, “We are on a descent into a massive famine, and we need massive amounts of food getting into the Strip and safely distribute it across the Gaza Strip.” According to the latest food insecurity assessment in Gaza by the UN-backed IPC group of experts,…

  • L. Kovesi: Organized Crime Has No Safe Havens – Corruption Extends Beyond Greece

    L. Kovesi: Organized Crime Has No Safe Havens – Corruption Extends Beyond Greece

    European Prosecutor Laura Kovesi held a detailed press conference for Greek journalists in the customs area of Piraeus, focusing on a major ongoing investigation into economic crime. Kovesi highlighted the “Calypso investigation,” which addresses VAT and customs fraud that has significant economic implications and involves multiple countries. In a clear message to criminal organizations that…

  • UN Human Rights Expert Criticizes EU’s Push for Chemical Deregulation

    UN Human Rights Expert Criticizes EU’s Push for Chemical Deregulation

    The bill aims to establish a “more predictable and less burdensome regulatory landscape,” as part of the EU’s broader simplification drive to support European businesses and stimulate the economy. However, Orellana writes in his letter dated September 25 to the EU’s delegation to the UN that the proposal “seems to conflict with [the] rights set…

  • The EU’s Defense Initiative Lacks Strategy and Political Mandate

    The EU’s Defense Initiative Lacks Strategy and Political Mandate

    It is almost 30 years since the last collaborative defence initiative collapsed, leaving Europe’s military clout weaker than ever. The Saint-Malo agreement’s promises of ‘hard power’ proved a mirage, the European Defence Agency largely toothless, and the EU’s battlegroups more a paper army than a deployable force. Today, Europe’s governments are committing hundreds of billions…

  • Press Freedom Threatened: PACE Urges Release of Detained Ukrainian Journalists
  • Macron urges Europeans to impede the Russian ghost fleet

    Macron urges Europeans to impede the Russian ghost fleet

    Copenhagen – The French president urged Europe to take decisive action against the phantom fleet that enables Moscow to export oil while bypassing Western sanctions, following the seizure of one such vessel by France. This statement was made during a summit of European leaders in Copenhagen. The Chinese captain of the stateless oil tanker is…