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Average solar potential vs installed solar capacity in EU

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Wagner Group recruiters shift focus to organised sabotage in Europe

Western intelligence reports that Wagner Group recruiters are targeting economically vulnerable Europeans to conduct attacks on infrastructure and spread chaos. These agents, often motivated by money, are tasked with a range of violent activities on NATO territory, including setting fire to politicians' cars and warehouses storing humanitarian aid for Ukraine. European intelligence agencies have been monitoring Wagner's role in Russia's sabotage campaign, preventing more attacks than those that have succeeded.

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France slashes renewable energy targets, expands nuclear power with new law

The law change comes as a relief for state-run electricity provider EDF, which had been mandated to close some of its nuclear plants and is struggling to compete with price pressure from European solar and wind power producers.

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Canada has officially joined the EU's loans-for-weapons program

Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada has now officially joined the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program, which offers loans to member states to invest in defence capabilities.

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Is Norway about to take a step closer to joining the EU?

This weekend in Oslo politicians and activists from Norway’s conservative party, Høyre, will meet to confirm their new leader, Ine Eriksen Søreide. This is not just a vote to further the prospects of the next generation of centre-right leaders but – due to a rare alignment of dom

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AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | The Guardian

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Donald Trump of trying to usher in an 'age of authoritarianism' at the Munich Security Conference, criticizing his administration's foreign policy and its impact on the transatlantic alliance.

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Why is the EU struggling to scale artificial intelligence?

This article from EUobserver discusses the European Union's struggle to scale artificial intelligence, highlighting Europe's late start, fragmented approach, and insufficient investment compared to the US and China. Despite strong AI research and talent, the EU lacks the industrial platform and venture capital investment needed to compete. The EU is now attempting to mobilize significant investment and develop a coordinated strategy to catch up in the AI race.

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Digital Omnibus: EU DPAs reject many proposed changes to the GDPR

The European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor this week published a scathing assessment of the European Commission's Digital Omnibus proposal, rejecting key amendments that would fundamentally alter how personal data is protected across the continent.

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The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design standards for the world’s most popular apps.

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Tesla Supercharger left offline as Swedish court backs union strike

Tesla’s Supercharger station in Ljungby, Sweden will remain without power after a Swedish administrative court rejected the company’s appeal to force a grid connection to the site. The completed Supercharger has been stalled for nearly two years amid Tesla’s conflict with the IF

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Anglo-German company Hypersonica has successfully tested a prototype hypersonic missile developed in 9 months

The Anglo-German company Hypersonica has successfully tested a prototype hypersonic missile developed in just 9 months. The test flight took place at the Andøya Space Center in Norway, making Hypersonica the first European private defense company to achieve this milestone. The missile prototype accelerated to a speed of over Mach 6 with a flight range of over 300 km. The effectiveness of the system has been confirmed at the subcomponent level at hypersonic speeds, providing valuable data for the further design of high-speed strike systems.

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Official Carnival parades ahead of Lent in 2026

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Arianespace successfully launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites with the first Ariane 64

This new success is a major milestone for the development of Ariane 6 as it was the first flight in the four-booster version. This successful entry into service once again highlights the quality of the teams at ArianeGroup and its European partners. Now, Europe has two versions o

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Ariane 64 prepares for historic launch in major test of Europe’s independent space capabilities

On Thursday, the Ariane 64 rocket - named after its four boosters - is scheduled to make its maiden launch from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aiming to deploy 32 satellites for Amazon Leo’s broadband constellation.

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Rabobank, ING, and ABN Amro seek European alternatives to U.S. technology

The three largest banks in the Netherlands, ABN Amro, ING, and Rabobank, have spoken about their plans to reduce their reliance on American tech companies. The banks are working with other European banks to create alternatives and enhance Europe’s digital sovereignty, such as sha

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Dudes are guilty of being too based

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France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having kids

Hundreds of thousands of young people will receive the letter, which aims to provide “targeted, balanced and scientifically based information on sexual and reproductive health” to “avoid the ‘if only I had known’ mentality”, the health ministry said.

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Why the words ‘Armenian genocide’ matter after Vance social media reference is deleted

U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team posted and then deleted a social media message about his visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, which sparked controversy due to its use of the term 'Armenian genocide'. The U.S. government has historically avoided using this term, fearing it would alienate Turkey, a key ally. The White House attributed the post to a staff error. Vance himself did not use the term 'genocide' during his visit and emphasized his respect for the Armenian government.

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Fifteen arrested in Netherlands over Islamic State propaganda on TikTok; 4 are minors

Dutch authorities arrested 15 individuals for allegedly promoting terrorist acts and Islamic State propaganda on TikTok, including four minors. The suspects, aged 16 to 53, were detained across various regions in the Netherlands. The investigation, which began in August 2025, identified a TikTok account sharing IS videos with Dutch subtitles, which garnered significant views and interactions. The suspects face charges of incitement to commit terrorist offenses, distributing IS propaganda, and/or participating in a terrorist organization. Thirteen of the arrested individuals are of Syrian nationality, while four are Dutch citizens.

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Europeans' trust in media: radio is (still) the most trusted media type across Europe

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EU inaugurates NanoIC hub for advanced European chip design

The European Commission has announced the launch of NanoIC, a European facility for the design of advanced chips, at the Interuniversity Centre for Microelectronics in Leuven, Belgium. With an investment of 2.5 billion euros, including 700 million euros from the EU, the same amou

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EU to Replace SAFE With New Defense Lending Program

The current €150 billion program is expected to be exhausted as early as this spring due to exceptionally high demand from EU member states. The new financial model is intended to ensure uninterrupted weapons procurement and strengthen the bloc’s defense autonomy.

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Share of respondents who agree that EU member states should act more united to face global challenges

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Sweden to tighten citizenship rules amid push to cut immigration

Sweden will tighten citizenship rules with applicants facing a longer, eight-year wait before they can apply, a minimum wage threshold and a test of their understanding of Swedish society, the centre-right government said on Monday.

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Death by cold: Russia is attempting to freeze millions of Ukrainian civilians - Atlantic Council

Russia is systematically targeting Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure to freeze millions of civilians amid harsh winter conditions, echoing the genocidal tactics of the 1930s Holodomor. The Atlantic Council's UkraineAlert reports on the escalating humanitarian crisis and the Kremlin's intent to reshape Ukrainian society and impose a Russian identity.

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Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland

Developers behind the “Made O’Meter” mobile app, which helps shoppers identify and avoid American products, say interest jumped in Denmark and elsewhere during a recent spike in transatlantic tensions tied to the dispute over Greenland.

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Russia Attempted to Sell Fake Antonov An-74 Aircraft to Peru via UAE

This news article reports that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Peru canceled a $63 million tender for the purchase of an An-74 aircraft due to the discovery of a front company from the UAE affiliated with the Russian Federation attempting to sell a non-existent aircraft using forged documents.

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Germany unveils its first AI factory in boost for European digital sovereignty

Named the "Industrial AI Cloud" and developed by Deutsche Telekom with NVIDIA and data centre partner Polarise, it was unveiled in Munich on Wednesday after around six months of construction.

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TikTok hit with charges of breaching EU online content rules, app may have to change

Social media app TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Friday with breaching EU online content rules through its addictive features and was told that it may have to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover. The Eur

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CDU's push for social media ban under 16 years of age

The CDU is making a push for a statutory minimum age for social networks. According to consistent media reports, the Schleswig-Holstein state association is calling for this in a motion for the CDU federal party congress on February 20 and 21 in Stuttgart.

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