UN Negotiations on Plastic Treaty Conclude Without Agreement

Khan’s lawyers claim there’s a deliberate “Palantir strategy,” where the company takes on low-cost public contracts, often as pilots, to skirt effective, transparent competition and procurement laws, then influences the authority to award more contracts without fair competition or lawful procurement.
The statement alleges the Met Police intentionally bypassed getting approv

European artists from Sweden, Hungary and Slovakia are set to exhibit their work at a new exhibition in Berlin.

It is titled “You Are All Our Children in One” and it examines how the logics of racial classification, forced sterilisation, and biological determinism that underpinned the Nazi genocide of Roma and Sinti “did not end” with the war but “continued to shape policy, science, and publi

Europe’s AI Rulebook Enters Enforcement Phase on 2 August
The EU’s AI Act takes effect on Sunday, bringing key rules for high-risk systems, transparency, and accountability into force. This marks a shift for businesses and authorities: compliance must be practically demonstrated, while regulators are scrutinized for consistent enforcement across 27 states.
Effective since August 2024, the regula

Brussels, July 24 Eurotoday Newspaper — EU Iran sanctions 2026 have expanded after the European Union imposed new restrictive measures on five Iranian judges and a senior figure linked to the Ashiyane cyber group. The sanctions were announced by the Council of the European Union and cite alleged human rights violations and cyber-related activities. The measures include asset freezes, travel bans

Wildfires around Madrid, Ávila, Toledo, and Castellón have forced the evacuation of over 100,000 individuals. These fires have highlighted deficiencies in firefighting capabilities and reignited the ongoing political debate between left and right factions.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is challenging the Franco-German alliance in France’s 2027 presidential campaign, proposing to replace it with a model of economic planning, non-alignment, and new diplomatic ties. He argues that the partnership has often prioritized German interests within the EU. Mélenchon wants France to remain in the EU but challenge its economic rules, exit NATO, reconsider defense pacts w

Moscow, July 24 Eurotoday Newspaper — US Russia relations remained under international scrutiny after the Kremlin confirmed it would wait for new proposals from U.S. President Donald Trump before responding to any renewed effort to end the war in Ukraine. Russian officials said no formal diplomatic initiative has been received and stressed that any future peace framework would be evaluated only

Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace accord aimed for power-sharing to end decades of conflict, but the coalition has faced instability, failing to agree on a multi-year budget since 2011. Recent polls show declining support for both Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists, partly due to the DUP’s former leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction for sexual assault. This dysfunction risks pro

New EU rules promise easier fixes for consumers, but uneven national rollout may decide how quickly they are felt
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the European Union’s right-to-repair rules become applicable across the bloc, representing a significant shift in consumer protection and circular-economy policy. The directive encourages people to choose repair over replacement, but its effectiveness d

Budapest, Hungary, July 25 Eurotoday Newspaper — Kimi Antonelli championship hopes remain firmly intact despite Mercedes missing its first Formula One pole position of the season. Lando Norris secured pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix with a brilliant final qualifying lap, edging Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by just 0.012 seconds and denying the British driver a record 10th pole at the Hung