UN Negotiations on Plastic Treaty Conclude Without Agreement

London, 15 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced £65 million in additional government funding for drought-hit farmers, as prolonged dry weather puts growing pressure on crops, livestock and water supplies across England.
The new support follows the driest July on record in England and Wales and comes after Burnham chaired a COBR meeting this week on the governmen

Magyar mentioned on X that the water level near Hungary’s sole nuclear energy plant is currently 122 cm lower than usual and is anticipated to fall below 132 cm on Monday, potentially causing one of the plant’s two turbines to cease operation.
On Wednesday, Magyar announced plans to construct a riverbed sill using 150,000 cubic meters of stone and is considering submerging the two 80-meter b

France’s Constitutional Council has overturned a law that would have prohibited children under 15 from using social media, citing disproportionate limitations on freedom of expression and privacy. The ruling does not stop France from seeking stronger online protections for children; however, it requires legislation to differentiate between platforms, respect family contexts, and implement robust

There’s this kind of story, told with more and more confidence in Europe’s political rooms: that the continent is stuck in some ancient, nonstop fight against Islam, and that Muslims whether crossing a border right now, or just living in a European city for three generations are an existential danger to a Christian civilization that’s supposedly besieged. It’s a really convincing tale.  
But it’s

European judicial authorities will soon have a faster path to digital evidence, thanks to new EU rules enabling direct binding production and preservation orders to service providers in different member states. This development aims to reduce delays in criminal investigations but depends on courts, governments, and tech companies consistently applying safeguards.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1543, effect

At least 38 people have died following a powerful earthquake on the island of Flores, according to a press conference by Indonesia’s disaster response agency, as reported by the BBC. Rescue operations continue.
The foreign ministries of Italy, Greece, and Estonia, along with officials, have expressed messages of support on X today.
Earlier this week, the Commission allocated €2.1 million for emerg

Southeastern Ukraine, 15 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) Russia says its troops have captured 19 settlements across southeastern Ukraine during its Ukraine summer offensive, reporting gains in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions as fighting continues along a contested section of the frontline.
The Russian Defence Ministry announced the figure on Saturday, citing a report from Pyotr Bolgarev

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) Board of Supervisors has appointed Stavros Konstantas, Director of Occupational and Private Insurance Supervision at the Bank of Greece, to its Management Board. Konstantas succeeds Ante Žigman, former President of the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA), following Žigman’s new role as Governor of the Croa

Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska visited Ceuta on Thursday to examine border infrastructure and a new sea barrier aimed at preventing people from swimming into the city. Security forces in the exclave have been strengthened with 300 additional police officers and 2,000 soldiers.
“This is to deter anyone attempting to enter Ceuta and Melilla irregularly,” Grande-Marlaska stated. “

Flores, Indonesia, 15 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) A powerful magnitude 7.7 Indonesia earthquake struck off Flores early on Saturday, triggering tsunami alerts across several coastal areas and sending residents away from shorelines as emergency officials began assessing damage.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the earthquake at 4.58am Western Indonesian