2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (363+ words) The EU’s data protection watchdog is being sued and accused of shielding Europe’s police agency Europol, in a case that could have wide reaching repercussions for human rights defenders and activists. “I’ve lived in a state of emergency for almost…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (891+ words) Russia claims to have created a large encirclement in the Kharkiv region, but only it can see it. This was how the Russian Telegram channel Rybar described the situation in the north-eastern part of the Kharkiv region on Tuesday evening....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1656+ words) Ukrainians have liberated around 200 square kilometres of territory north of Lyman, French analyst Molin said. Ukrainian offensive near Lyman: Four years ago, Ukrainians carried out one of their most successful operations in this war. They launched a surprise attack on…...

6+ day, 21+ min ago   (372+ words) Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, an equal rights experts and defender of Roma minority rights, says the historic Saxony-Anhalt election win by the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) means racism is now normalised in the country. “Roma are always historically among the first…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1041+ words) The end of Viktor Orbán’s system of patronage is nigh. Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar spent the summer overhauling the presidency, the prosecution service and the heads of state broadcasting, while prying open the network of shell companies and captive…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1300+ words) Within two months, Russia significantly increased the number of jet-powered Gerans it produced and launched. Do not write off Russia’s defence industry yet. Russian arms manufacturers are adapting and innovating in ways that could threaten Nato in the future. Russian-American…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (225+ words) European ministers meet in Dublin on Thursday (3 September) to decide which parts of the EU’s next seven-year budget deserve more money and which deserve less. The current Irish EU-presidency has prepared a document hoping to “aid consideration” and smooth over…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1154+ words) The Rassvet-3 system could fundamentally influence the course of the war. Fortunately, it is not yet working as it should. The Rassvet-3 system could fundamentally influence the course of the war, but fortunately, it is not yet working as it…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1035+ words) Ukrainians, and Russians in particular, have changed their tactics and are bypassing the drone wall through bold incursions. All this is making the front line even less clear and more chaotic Ukraine’s new target: attacks on the Ozon online retailer....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (219+ words) Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre and three of his ministers have spent much of this year touring the continent, trying to convince top EU policymakers that Norway’s Arctic oil and gas are crucial for Europe’s energy security. Their pitch…...