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Published on 03/06/2026 – 23:25 GMT+2 In this edition of The Ring, two lawmakers from two Nordic countries that are usually seen as in Moscow’s crosshairs discuss the latest from the war in Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rasa Juknevičienė from the European People’s Party (EPP) from Lithuania and Merja Kyllönen from The Left Group from Finland join us on the set of the European Parliament in Brussels. As the war in Ukraine grinds into its fifth summer, a peaceful solution remains as elusive as ever. The same can be said about a clear European strategy. Nowhere is this more evident than…
Protests continued in Albania on Wednesday against a massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, with demonstrators taking to the streets of Tirana for a third day to voice their opposition to the project. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The government says the development on the Adriatic coast would be transformational for the former communist nation as it seeks to enter the high-end tourism market and pushes for European Union membership. But the venture, spanning an abandoned island and a nearby stretch of seafront on Albania’s southern coast, has drawn opposition from environmental campaigners and…
The government has already responded to Wednesday’s general stoppage, playing down its overall impact. Even so, the late afternoon was marked by scuffles outside the Assembly of the Republic, where one of several demonstrations against the labour law was taking place on this day of general strike. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the newspaper Observador, five people were detained by the Public Security Police (PSP) following clashes between the two sides. Several rubbish bins were also set on fire, and the authorities ordered protesters to leave the area, an order that was not complied with. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said, following…
The European Commission announced on Wednesday a sweeping €92 million maritime initiative aimed at positioning the European Union as the global superpower in ocean patrolling and intelligence, citing “malicious actors” increasingly exploiting grey-zone tactics. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The ocean covers 70% of the planet’s surface, but only 5% of it has been explored. The Commission’s goal for the ocean observation plan announced by Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costa Kadis and Research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva is to capture 35% of the global ocean observing market and technology infrastructure by 2035, backed by €92 million in EU funds. “This is about using…
The government has already responded to Wednesday’s general strike, playing down its overall impact. Even so, the late afternoon was marked by scuffles outside the Assembly of the Republic, where one of several demonstrations against the labour law was taking place on this day of nationwide stoppage. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the newspaper Observador, three people were arrested and handcuffed by the Public Security Police (PSP) following clashes between officers and demonstrators. Several rubbish bins were also set on fire, and the authorities ordered the protesters to leave the area, an order that was ignored. After the meeting of the…
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, Moscow’s main military advantage has been its scale: a large standing force, extensive reserves, and the legacy of a Soviet-era military system that long made it one of the world’s biggest armies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Yet more than four years into Moscow’s war, that advantage has been increasingly challenged. Ukraine’s forces have shown that sheer numbers alone no longer guarantee success on the battlefield, with drone technology helping to largely offset Russia’s demographic weight and reshape the dynamics of modern warfare not only in Ukraine. Ukraine’s drone revolution What…
Published on 03/06/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2 Violence erupted in Paris following PSG’s victory against Arsenal in the Champions League final in Budapest on 30 May, which saw the French side beat their English competitors on penalties. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT More than 890 people were arrested in connection with the celebrations, France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told France Inter. Paris’ Public Prosecutor’s Office said 225 adults and 87 minors were taken into police custody on the night of Saturday into Sunday, whilst three people died: two men who fell into the River Seine and a third who was killed in a motorcycle…
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The European Commission is set to allow limited energy-related spending from fiscal rules to give EU countries more leeway to address soaring prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The measures announced by the EU executive on Wednesday are an attempt to reassure fiscally conservative capitals struggling with skyrocketing energy bills that are threatening industrial production. In particular, the relaxation is an indirect response to Italy’s recent call for the bloc to treat the energy crisis as equivalent to a defence emergency. Italy has the second-highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the EU after Greece, limiting Rome’s room for large-scale subsidies under existing fiscal rules. Italian…
Published on 03/06/2026 – 15:30 GMT+2•Updated 15:36 The European Commission said on Wednesday that new US tariff threats linked to forced labour were “unjustified”, arguing that EU legislation is already robust enough to ban such products. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move comes as the EU prepares to implement a contentious trade deal struck last summer between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry, Scotland. The agreement, criticised by some MEPs as unbalanced, would leave a 15% US tariff on EU goods while the EU eliminates its own duties on US industrial products. EU lawmakers…