Global economic growth, and certainly in Europe, will be considerably lower in the coming period than previously thought. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts a growth of 2.2 percent for next year instead of the 2.8 percent forecast in June. The outlook for Germany is entirely bleak. […]
Europol gets an exception to the legislation that allows it to keep data of people without criminal links for longer, but that is not to the liking of the watchdog that has to monitor the privacy rules at European institutions. The EDPS, the EU Data Protection Supervisor, is going to […]
On Twitter, viewers are cheering about a “strategically placed candle” that would block the view of Meghan Markle during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Prince Harry’s wife will sit next to Harry in the second row during the ceremony, behind Queen Consort Camilla and Anne Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles’ sister. During the live […]
The European Commission wants to ban products made through forced labour. This concerns not only T-shirts made in China by oppressed Uyghurs but also all goods made forcibly from outside and within the European Union. With this explicitly broad approach, Brussels hopes to avoid arousing the ire of China. The […]
Stock markets in New York fell sharply on Tuesday after the recent strong price recovery. A disappointing inflation figure weighed down the mood among investors on Wall Street. Consumer prices in the United States rose 8.3 percent in August. However, economists had expected a sharper cooling in inflation to 8.1 […]
The Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, have agreed in principle to limit the entry of Russian citizens who want to enter from their own country or Belarus. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said the measures would be effective later this month. Exceptions will be made, for example, for people […]
Iran has offered itself as an energy supplier to help avert the energy crisis in Europe. “We have the necessary gas reserves and could potentially meet Europe’s needs in this area as well,” said a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry. But before Tehran makes deliveries, the Vienna nuclear agreement must […]
The attack on authentication company Twilio early this month appears to be much broader than first thought. Password manager LastPass and authentication company Authy are also among the victims. With two-factor authentication, in addition to your password, you also need an extra unique code or confirmation to log in. At […]
The Ukrainian secret service was behind the murder of journalist Daria Dugina, the daughter of Putin’s domestic ideologist Alexander Dugin. At least, that is what the Russian intelligence service FSB decides after the investigation into the murder that was completed well one day after the facts. According to the FSB, […]
Despite promises, years of experience, and measures, it remains child’s play to place advertisements with incorrect information about elections on Facebook from abroad. The NGO Global Witness once again manages to embarrass Meta. It effortlessly placed ads in Brazil containing factually incorrect information about the upcoming elections. Advertisements that questioned […]
