Europe
European Humanitarian Forum pledges over €7.7 billion for global crises
Nearly 300 million people around the world will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024. The EU will provide more than €7.7 billion in humanitarian funding for 2024, following the European Humanitarian Forum which gathered leaders and...
Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality
Stewart Lansley, University of Bristol - Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she says,...
RescEU firefighting airplanes production launched
Brussels - The production of twelve amphibious firefighting planes to make up the permanent rescEU fleet has been launched following agreements signed by a number of EU Member States with the Canadian Commercial Corporation. The planes will be financed by the European Commission and will become the new backbone of the EU's crisis response to tackle forest fires. Aircraft from the rescEU reserves can be rapidly deployed in case a country is facing severe wildfires that require additional support. This is in line with the EU's long-term strategy to establish a permanent rescEU firefighting fleet hosted by Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Ten additional firefighting planes are being purchased by Member States...
Riots in the UK: online propagandists know how to work their audiences – this is what we are missing
Richard Fern, Swansea University - The frightening scenes of far-right extremists clashing with police and even rioting in British towns and cities in recent...
Does Spanish nationalism exist?
Víctor Climent Sanjuán, Universitat de Barcelona - In the last two decades, the Spanish political scene has been characterised by convulsion. Among the many variables that shape this reality, one of them is the confrontation between the centre –...
European cybersecurity is getting its own legs to stand on
With cyberattacks on the rise against everything from businesses to critical infrastructure, companies, governments and researchers are joining forces to strengthen firewalls. By Tom Cassauwers - In February last year, as oil prices spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, computers stopped working at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp oil trading hub. This group of terminals concentrated at some of Europe's biggest ports had fallen victim to a cyberattack. Barges couldn't be unloaded and supply was disrupted. Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure like energy companies, hospitals and government agencies have become common occurrences. The European cybersecurity...
Why inheritance tax should be reformed
David Sturrock, Institute for Fiscal Studies and Bee Boileau, Institute for Fiscal Studies - Around 50 Conservative MPs called for inheritance tax to be abolished after the Telegraph launched a campaign urging the government to scrap the tax in...
European cybersecurity is getting its own legs to stand on
With cyberattacks on the rise against everything from businesses to critical infrastructure, companies, governments and researchers are joining forces to strengthen firewalls. By Tom Cassauwers - In February last year, as oil prices spiked...
President von der Leyen calls for Ukraine to join the EU and announces additional €25 million for civilians in Gaza
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for Europe to be even more engaged on the world stage in the face of current challenges in a speech to EU Ambassadors. First, Ukraine needs a just...
France: Mass protests against higher retirement age
By Lea Fauth - France’s President Emmanuel Macron wants to raise the retirement age by two years. However, 72...
