EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/31/eu-legislation-intended-to-fight-deforestation-has-been-effectively-dismantled #Deforestation #EnvironmentalActivism #Conservation #Environment #TreesAndForests #EuropeanCommission #WorldNews
#EuropeanCommission
[Summary] After a €120M fine, X has banned the European Commission from running ads. This retaliatory move highlights the growing friction between big tech power and democratic regulation.
#ElonMusk #X #EuropeanCommission #BigTech #Regulation #DigitalRights #AdBan #FreedomOfSpeech #DigitalServicesAct #EU #TechNews #Democracy #Censorship #CorporatePower #SocialMedia #1312blogs #kalvin0x58c #InternationalRelations #TechEthics
Y sin embargo se mueve – Rafael Poch de Feliu
El euro diputado Martin Sonneborn reflexiona en este texto sobre la sanción impuesta por la UE al coronel suizo residente en Bruselas Jacques Baud.
Donald Trump’s administration bans two Brits from the US for expressing views
Best of 2025: Top five defining moments in the European Parliament.
New alliances, multiple attempts to topple the European Commission boss and yet another investigation into corruption marked the European Parliament's year.
Here are the top moments of 2025 selected by Euronews.
#EuropeanParliament #Politics #EU #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #EuropeanCommission #Corruption
For those who like to read up a bit on the plans of the European Commission. As a European, I find it reassuring to find that there is a strong European movement forward on all kinds of levels, in spite of the strong disturbing forces globally that aim to make Europe weaker. Perhaps, if you are not from Europe, you might be curious to what the plans are. So, if you like to surf a bit: https://commission.europa.eu/priorities-2024-2029_en
#EuropeanCommission
The EU’s Failed Attempt To Steal Russia’s Seized Assets Was Self-Discrediting
The EU’s Failed Attempt To Steal Russia’s Seized Assets Was Self-Discrediting
It arguably dealt irreparable damage to the bloc’s reputation as a safe location in which foreigners the world over could store and invest their financial assets after influential members left no doubt about their desire to steal its assets, thus signalling that they might try to steal other countries’ one day too.
It was assessed last week that “The EU’s New Policy Towards Russia’s Seized Assets Isn’t About Helping Ukraine” after influential members of the bloc moved to either outright confiscate at least some of Russia’s seized assets for giving to Ukraine or use at least some of them as collateral for a loan to it. As was written, the real purpose was denying the US access to these funds for joint projects with Russia per point 14 of Trump’s reported 28-point peace deal framework, not arming Ukraine or reconstructing it.
For as much as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her compatriot German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tried, they failed to reach consensus on this unprecedented move, which would have provoked the US’ wrath like was explained in the analysis above. Instead, they reached a compromise whereby members – except Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia – will raise common debt to finance a €90 billion loan to Ukraine over the next two years, thus perpetuating the conflict.
This was an attempt to “save face” after their whopping 16-hour-long talks on this issue since no outcome at all would have exposed the bloc’s impotency, yet The Economist concluded right afterwards that the US will still see it that way since its two most powerful politicians ultimately didn’t get their way. To add insult to the injury inflicted upon the German Chancellor’s reputation, the Financial Times then cited a source who claimed that “Macron betrayed Merz” by not backing the latter’s plot.
The EU’s failed attempt to steal Russia’s seized assets was therefore self-discrediting for him and von der Leyen personally but also for the EU as a whole since it arguably dealt irreparable damage to the bloc’s reputation as a safe location in which foreigners the world over could store and invest their financial assets. Even though Russia’s seized ones weren’t (yet?) stolen, there’s no longer any doubt that influential members of the EU had the intent to do so, thus shattering the aforesaid perception.
As was written in the analysis hyperlinked to in the introduction, “Foreign investors might be spooked into fearing that their assets are no longer safe and could thus pull them from EU banks and not deposit future ones there either. The bloc might therefore ultimately lose hundreds of billions of dollars, perhaps upwards of a trillion or even more with time”. After all, since they tried to steal Russia’s assets, they might also try to steal the assets of other countries with which they might have problems one day too.
Unlike Russia, however, relatively less significant states might not have the chance to reach a deal along the lines of the US’ proposed one whereby a share of these assets would be returned in the form of joint investments if other conditions are met. Even so, the EU would still have to cross the Rubicon by authorizing the theft of those countries’ seized assets and also importantly defend this decision in court when it’s legally challenged, with a supportive ruling dealing a deathblow to the bloc’s reputation.
Top non-Western countries like China and India, which are the possible targets of European political (and perhaps other forms of) aggression after Russia, might not want to risk that and could thus begin transferring some of their EU-based assets and not depositing more (at least at scale) in the future. It remains to be seen just how financially damaging the EU’s failed attempt to steal Russia’s seized assets was, but there’s no doubt that it was self-discrediting, which in any case damages the bloc’s reputation.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.
#EU #Europe #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Geopolitics #Russia #USA
Macron and EU condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/24/macron-eu-condemn-us-visa-bans-row-censorship-escalates #EuropeanCommission #USforeignpolicy #EmmanuelMacron #Internetsafety #EuropeanUnion #Technology #MarcoRubio #Censorship #Worldnews #USnews #Europe
🇪🇺 💥 Mr. Joám Evans: "The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse"
A must-read for all European defenders of the land!
https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/2025/12/24/the-securitization-of-minerals-in-the-eu-why-europe-is-not-immune-to-the-resource-curse/
🎨 by Panduriño.
#RearmEurope #Mining #ResourceCurse #RawMaterials #CriticalMinerals #EuropeanCommission #EnergyTransition
European Commission approves rescue loan for Lineas http://dlvr.it/TQ03Hv #Business #europeancommission #Lineas #RailNews
EU hits back at US over sanctions on five European officials https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/eu-condemns-us-sanctions-thierry-breton-digital-regulation-egbg3vxg?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EUSanctions #USSanctions #ThierryBreton #EuropeanCommission
European Commission approves rescue loan for Lineas http://dlvr.it/TQ027Z #Business #europeancommission #Lineas #RailNews
:vz206: USA verhängen Einreiseverbot u.a. gegen zwei Deutsche die sich gegen Hass im Internet engagieren :vz206:
Außenminister Rubio schreibt unter der Überschrift "Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex" folgendes
"Diese radikalen Aktivisten und als Waffen eingesetzten NGOs haben die Zensurmaßnahmen ausländischer Staaten vorangetrieben – in jedem Fall gegen amerikanische Redner und amerikanische Unternehmen."
Betroffen sind:
- Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, leaders of HateAid, a German organization;
-Clare Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index;
-former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for digital affairs.
- Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate;
Nach der Attacke durch die GLS-Bank auf linke Strukturen in Gestalt der Kündigung von Bankkonten, folgt nun einen weitere Maßnahme des Versuchs der Einschüchterung, wobei Einreiseverbote mutmaßlich nur der erste Sdhritt sein dürften. Dass die USA auch ehemalige und politisch gut vernetzte EU-Kommissare ins Visier nehmen, sollte allen klar machen, dass die US-Regierung jede und jedem mit Maßnahmen überziehen kann und wird, derer sie namhafr wird.
Die AfD baut ihre US-Kontakte aus und es darf unterstellt werden, dass die AfD willige Zulieferin von weiteren Namenslisten ist, von Personen die sie gerne sanktioniert sähe.
Quelle für die Sanktionierung:
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/announcement-of-actions-to-combat-the-global-censorship-industrial-complex
Quelle für die Namen:
https://apnews.com/article/state-department-trump-immigration-rubio-visas-87c8a4692f3184e4f83fdd8ed5093886
@hateaid
#hateaid #einreiseverbote #JosephineBallon
#Hodenberg #us #usa #uspol #uspolitics #statedepartment #usgov #rubio #RubioMarco #cenaor #gls #glsbank #rotehilfe #rotehilfemtigliedschaft #ABCDresden #ThierryBreton #eu #europeancommission #eukommission #afd #feindesliste #melford #hass #digitalerhass #statedebt #politik #deutschland #weihnachten #weihnachten2025 #heiligabend #mittwoch #censorship #censored
Greenland and Denmark leaders tell Donald Trump 'we expect respect' in scathing statement
The #trade #war continues: today #China announced imposing immediately provisional duty on dairy imports from the #EU of up to 42%. This will hit the #European #agriculture. It definitely is time for the #EuropeanCommission to take a much tougher stance vis-à-vis the regime in #Bejing .
As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern
Harris promises ‘fundamental change’ in budgeting with new 6% spending rule – The Irish Times
The Government has committed to limiting the annual increase in public spending to 6 per cent a year…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #central-bank-of-ireland #EuropeanCommission #IE #Ireland #irish-fiscal-advisory-council #jack-chambers #simonharris
https://www.newsbeep.com/320989/
✨ 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗦 𝗝𝗨
The 𝗦𝗡𝗦 𝗝𝗨 announces key changes in its Governing Board leadership.
Colin Willcock, has been appointed as the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱.
Thibaut Kleiner, has been appointed 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱.
We look forward to continuing this journey of innovation, collaboration, and technological sovereignty under their new leadership.
#SNSJU #6G #5G #EU #SmartNetworks #DigitalEU #EuropeanCommission #Connectivity #Tech
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lit candles for Hanukkah in Brussels and gave a speech in which she said antisemitism has no place in Europe.
#Europe #UrsulavonderLeyen #Hanukkah #EuropeanCommission #EU
Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says https://arstechni.ca/t7sy #trumpadministration #DigitalServicesAct #EuropeanCommission #DonaldTrump #Accenture #ElonMusk #Mistral #spotify #Policy #AI #X
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