A new campaign by Google’s behavioral tech incubator Jigsaw aims to “pre-bunk” harmful claims about Ukrainian refugees, targeting audiences in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic with video clips designed to educate them about the types of psychological manipulation the spreaders of disinformation might deploy against them. Taking its cue …
Read More »Europeans must be willing to ‘pay’ to support Ukraine – top EU diplomat
Helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia comes at a price for Europe, which citizens should be willing to pay, the EU’s foreign policy chief has said. A Russian victory would be Europe’s loss, Josep Borrell believes. “We must explain to our citizens that this is not someone else’s war,” …
Read More »US wants Europeans to join standoff against China
European nations need to join forces with the US to help it face the growing challenge to the existing world order posed by China, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told journalists via a video link on Thursday. Countering Beijing’s influence is important for preserving, what she called, the …
Read More »Europeans warned of ‘permanently high’ energy costs
A EU commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, told Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper on Wednesday that European consumers will have to put up with permanent price increases for energy as the continent wants to become independent from Russian imports. “A significant part of European industry relies on ultra-cheap energy from Russia, super-cheap Chinese labor …
Read More »Why do Europeans have to sacrifice hot showers to ‘stick it to Putin’?
EU citizens are being asked to make great sacrifices to support a sanctions regime against Moscow over its military offensive in Ukraine. But how long will Western consumers be willing to live without creature comforts? What a difference a month can make. Not long ago, Moscow and Berlin had the …
Read More »EU border crisis fueled by Europeans demonizing migrants – UN
Speaking to French news channel La Chaine Info, Filippo Grandi condemned what he called a “manipulation” orchestrated by the authorities in Belarus, while also blaming the EU and its treatment of migrants in recent times. “Any manipulation of people in distress, even by exploiting their wishes, their desires for a …
Read More »‘Breach of confidence:’ French FM denounces AUKUS deal, says Europeans need to rethink alliances and partnerships
“At issue here isn’t so much the breach of a weapons contract – even if this harms France – but the breach in confidence between allies,” Le Drian said Monday at a press conference in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. “This calls for serious …
Read More »Millions of Europeans will receive Russian gas through Nord Stream 2 ‘in near future,’ Moscow says, calling for end to ‘obstacles’
In a statement posted to her Telegram channel on Friday, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the timing was now being decided by regulators in Germany, where the underwater link terminates. “We expect that millions of European consumers in the near future will be able to receive Russian gas …
Read More »US caught spying on EU ‘allies’ AGAIN…not like the Europeans will do anything about it
According to a report in Danish media, the country’s intelligence services had been working at the behest of the notorious US National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on leaders throughout Europe, including Germany’s Angela Merkel. This is not the first time such allegations have been made, with the US having …
Read More »Europeans can now take a beach holiday. But does their summer relaxation signal a new wave of Covid contagion’s on the horizon?
With the summer approaching, the list of southern EU countries ready to invite foreign visitors is growing. And the number of people who want – at last – to book their trip to a coastal resort in Italy, Greece, or Spain, is growing accordingly too. But is now the right …
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