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  • Initial Responses to the Verdict Against Dodik: EU Urges Adherence to the Rule of Law

    Initial Responses to the Verdict Against Dodik: EU Urges Adherence to the Rule of Law

    Sarajevo (Fena) – The European Union has acknowledged the criminal sentence handed down by the Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina against the President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, reiterating that the sentence is obligatory and must be upheld by all. – The sentence is obligatory and must be upheld.…

  • De Vocht Aims to Transform Antwerp’s Grand Bazar into a Hotel Hub

    De Vocht Aims to Transform Antwerp’s Grand Bazar into a Hotel Hub

    Antwerp (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Eric De Vocht’s IRET plans to overhaul Antwerp’s worn‑out 1993 Grand Bazar, removing its indoor hall, adding street‑front shops, and expanding the Hilton Hotel into upper floors. As VRT News reported, De Vocht now plans a big rebuild of Antwerp’s Grand Bazar shopping centre on Groenplaats that will connect part…

  • Helsinki Completes a Year Without Any Traffic Fatalities

    Helsinki Completes a Year Without Any Traffic Fatalities

    Helsinki, one of the smallest EU capitals with just under 690,000 residents, serves as a hub for approximately 1.5 million people commuting across its metropolitan area. Roni Utriainen, a traffic engineer with the city’s Urban Environment Division, stated that various factors contributed to their success, with speed limits being a crucial element. Research indicates that…

  • World News in Brief: Hunger in the English and French Caribbean, Climate and Displacement Crisis in Somalia, World Malnutrition Week
  • Dodik: EU Crafted the Verdict, Schmidt is the Source of Chaos in BiH

    Dodik: EU Crafted the Verdict, Schmidt is the Source of Chaos in BiH

    Banja Luka (Fena) – The President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, described the Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ruling, which sentenced him to one year in prison and imposed a six-year ban on holding public office, as politically motivated and an attack on the Republic of Srpska. – The…

  • Ukraine’s Vulnerability in a Corporate-Driven War: The Satellite Failure

    Ukraine’s Vulnerability in a Corporate-Driven War: The Satellite Failure

    On July 24, 2025, a 2.5-hour global outage of Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite network, disrupted Ukraine’s military operations, exposing a troubling reality: the infrastructure underpinning modern warfare is increasingly controlled by private corporations. For Ukraine, reliant on Starlink’s 50,000-plus terminals for real-time battlefield communication, drone coordination, and surveillance since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the blackout was…

  • Relief for Banks as Supreme Court Limits £44 Billion Motor Finance Case

    Relief for Banks as Supreme Court Limits £44 Billion Motor Finance Case

    Each party acted in its own interest and was not expected to show loyalty to the customer, the ruling stated. However, in one of the three cases, judges ruled that the consumer should be compensated as he was treated unfairly according to the Consumer Credit Act. In this instance, the consumer, Marcus Gervase Johnson, had…

  • Belgium Opposes the European AI Code of Conduct

    Belgium Opposes the European AI Code of Conduct

    On August 2, a new section of the European AI legislation, known as the ‘AI Act,’ will take effect, introducing regulations for general-purpose AI models. The EU has also created an AI code of conduct, which includes non-binding guidelines for implementing these new rules. However, this code must still receive approval from the ‘AI Board,’…

  • De Vocht Plans to Transform Antwerp’s Grand Bazar into Hotel Hub

    De Vocht Plans to Transform Antwerp’s Grand Bazar into Hotel Hub

    Antwerp (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Eric De Vocht’s IRET plans to overhaul Antwerp’s worn‑out 1993 Grand Bazar, removing its indoor hall, adding street‑front shops, and expanding the Hilton Hotel into upper floors. As VRT News reported, De Vocht now plans a big rebuild of Antwerp’s Grand Bazar shopping centre on Groenplaats that will connect part…

  • Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-600/23 on 1 August 2025