Since 2008, Victory Day celebrations of the defeat over Nazi Germany have become yearly and has turned into what some Russian opposition observers call ‘Victory Madness’ (победобесие). The scale and intensity of World War II’s glorification and of the Kremlin as an eternal defender against ‘Nazism’ have become unprecedented. But that was not always the […]
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European Parliament warns of risks to democracy from spyware, calls for reforms
EP spyware inquiry committee has adopted its final report and recommendations, condemning spyware abuses in several EU member states and setting out a way forward. On Monday evening, the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) adopted its final report and recommendations following a year-long inquiry […]
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More EU cooperation needed to mitigate risks to critical maritime infrastructure
Critical maritime infrastructure is fundamental to the security and economic stability of the European Union. With the majority of global trade and commerce taking place via sea routes, any disruption to maritime infrastructure can have severe consequences. From underwater infrastructures attacks – such as pipelines and undersea cables – to illicit activities like terrorism, piracy, […]
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More than 11,000 objects recovered in Spanish-led international operation against art trafficking
Law enforcement has arrested 60 people, and recovered 11 049 stolen artefacts as part of a major international art trafficking crackdown across 14 European countries. Known as Pandora VII, this operation was led by Spain (Guardia Civil), with the support of Europol and INTERPOL. This iteration of the annual Pandora operation consisted of an operational […]
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European Commission Recommendation to combat online piracy of sporting events
The Commission has adopted a Recommendation on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other live events, such as concerts and theatre performances. It encourages Member States, national authorities, holders of rights and providers of intermediary services to take effective, balanced and appropriate measures to fight unauthorised retransmissions of such streamings, in […]
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Eurojust assists in the arrest of 132 members of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia
132 members of one of the most prominent criminal networks in the world were apprehended during an action day that was carried out by ten nations. Authorities from Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Romania, Brazil, and Panama conducted raids at several sites and confiscated a number of businesses early on May 3. On-the-ground […]
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European Commission takes tougher action to fight corruption in the EU and worldwide
The Commission has taken decisive action to fight corruption in the EU and globally, fulfilling the commitment made by President von der Leyen in her 2022 State of the Union address. The anti-corruption proposals presented represent a milestone in the fight against corruption at national and EU level. The Commission will step up its action: building […]
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Mind the Gap in Standardisation of Cybersecurity for Artificial Intelligence
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) publishes an assessment of standards for the cybersecurity of AI and issues recommendations to support the implementation of upcoming EU policies on Artificial Intelligence (AI). What is Artificial Intelligence? The draft AI Act provides a definition of an AI system as “software developed with one or more (…) techniques (…) […]
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European Commission opens investigation to assess whether Renfe has abused its dominant position on the Spanish market
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Renfe may have abused its dominant position in the Spanish passenger rail transport market by refusing to supply all its content and real-time data to rival ticketing platforms. Renfe is the Spanish state-owned rail incumbent operator. Renfe sells its tickets offline and online either (i) […]
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