December 2024
January 2025
Quiet EU Expansion: Western Balkans Enlargement Proceeds Despite Lack of Public Debate
The European Union's eastward enlargement, including six Western Balkan nations and other countries, continues with negotiations and funding despite a notable lack of public and political discussion, contradicting the perception of Europe as a highly politicized subject.
Quiet EU Expansion: Western Balkans Enlargement Proceeds Despite Lack of Public Debate
The European Union's eastward enlargement, including six Western Balkan nations and other countries, continues with negotiations and funding despite a notable lack of public and political discussion, contradicting the perception of Europe as a highly politicized subject.
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48% Bias Score
BoE Holds Interest Rate at 4.75% Amid Rising Inflation
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to hold the interest rate at 4.75 percent on December 18, 2024, citing rising inflation and wage growth, with a review pending in February.
BoE Holds Interest Rate at 4.75% Amid Rising Inflation
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to hold the interest rate at 4.75 percent on December 18, 2024, citing rising inflation and wage growth, with a review pending in February.
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36% Bias Score
Fictional Film Explores Freud and Lewis's Conflicting Worldviews Amidst WWII
Freud – Jenseits des Glaubens" is a fictional Netflix film depicting an imagined 1939 meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis in London, exploring their contrasting views on faith, reason, and the human condition against the backdrop of World War II and the Holocaust.
Fictional Film Explores Freud and Lewis's Conflicting Worldviews Amidst WWII
Freud – Jenseits des Glaubens" is a fictional Netflix film depicting an imagined 1939 meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis in London, exploring their contrasting views on faith, reason, and the human condition against the backdrop of World War II and the Holocaust.
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44% Bias Score
Baden-Württemberg Extends Rent Control Until End of 2025
Baden-Württemberg's housing minister, Nicole Razavi (CDU), seeks a six-month extension of rent control in 89 cities until the end of 2025 due to the expiration of federal authorization, creating uncertainty after the collapse of Germany's coalition government.
Baden-Württemberg Extends Rent Control Until End of 2025
Baden-Württemberg's housing minister, Nicole Razavi (CDU), seeks a six-month extension of rent control in 89 cities until the end of 2025 due to the expiration of federal authorization, creating uncertainty after the collapse of Germany's coalition government.
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44% Bias Score
Saxony CDU Approves Left Party Proposal on Corona Pandemic Review
For the first time since 1990, Saxony's CDU voted in favor of a Left party proposal to form a committee investigating the state's response to the Corona pandemic, marking a significant shift in political dynamics.
Saxony CDU Approves Left Party Proposal on Corona Pandemic Review
For the first time since 1990, Saxony's CDU voted in favor of a Left party proposal to form a committee investigating the state's response to the Corona pandemic, marking a significant shift in political dynamics.
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40% Bias Score
Saxony's Economy to Contract in 2024 Due to Automotive Crisis
Saxony's economy is projected to contract by 0.5 percent in 2024, underperforming East Germany (0.3 percent growth) and Germany (-0.1 percent), mainly due to the automotive industry's crisis impacting Volkswagen's 10,000+ Saxon employees and causing wider industrial decline (2.4 percent vs East Germ...
Saxony's Economy to Contract in 2024 Due to Automotive Crisis
Saxony's economy is projected to contract by 0.5 percent in 2024, underperforming East Germany (0.3 percent growth) and Germany (-0.1 percent), mainly due to the automotive industry's crisis impacting Volkswagen's 10,000+ Saxon employees and causing wider industrial decline (2.4 percent vs East Germ...
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40% Bias Score
£126 Million to Improve End-of-Life Care in English Hospices
The UK government announced £126 million in funding for hospices in England, including £100 million for adult hospices and £26 million for children's hospices, to improve end-of-life care and address financial pressures impacting their ability to provide services.
£126 Million to Improve End-of-Life Care in English Hospices
The UK government announced £126 million in funding for hospices in England, including £100 million for adult hospices and £26 million for children's hospices, to improve end-of-life care and address financial pressures impacting their ability to provide services.
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40% Bias Score
Teamsters Strike Against Amazon
The Teamsters union initiated a strike involving approximately 10,000 Amazon workers across 10 facilities, defying Amazon's contract negotiation deadline; this action follows a successful unionization vote at a Staten Island warehouse in 2022 and a dispute over the classification of delivery drivers...
Teamsters Strike Against Amazon
The Teamsters union initiated a strike involving approximately 10,000 Amazon workers across 10 facilities, defying Amazon's contract negotiation deadline; this action follows a successful unionization vote at a Staten Island warehouse in 2022 and a dispute over the classification of delivery drivers...
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48% Bias Score
Germany Amends Federal Constitutional Court Law Amidst Criticism
Germany's parliament passed a constitutional amendment changing the Federal Constitutional Court's rules, including judge terms and a new deadlock resolution mechanism, following a compromise after initial February talks failed, and despite criticism of not enshrining a two-thirds majority for judge...
Germany Amends Federal Constitutional Court Law Amidst Criticism
Germany's parliament passed a constitutional amendment changing the Federal Constitutional Court's rules, including judge terms and a new deadlock resolution mechanism, following a compromise after initial February talks failed, and despite criticism of not enshrining a two-thirds majority for judge...
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36% Bias Score
Germany strengthens Federal Constitutional Court's independence via Basic Law amendment
The German Bundestag passed a constitutional amendment with a 600-vote majority, embedding the Federal Constitutional Court's structure and independence in the Basic Law to prevent future political influence, mirroring concerns about similar courts in Poland and Hungary.
Germany strengthens Federal Constitutional Court's independence via Basic Law amendment
The German Bundestag passed a constitutional amendment with a 600-vote majority, embedding the Federal Constitutional Court's structure and independence in the Basic Law to prevent future political influence, mirroring concerns about similar courts in Poland and Hungary.
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40% Bias Score
Klitschko Silent on Comeback Rumors
Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko is remaining tight-lipped about comeback rumors despite recent media speculation and an invitation from a Saudi Arabian investor.
Klitschko Silent on Comeback Rumors
Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko is remaining tight-lipped about comeback rumors despite recent media speculation and an invitation from a Saudi Arabian investor.
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40% Bias Score
Macedonian Economic Stagnation: Incompetence and the Failure of Mentorship
The article analyzes two decades of Macedonian economic challenges, citing instances of self-proclaimed expertise masking incompetence among Macedonian officials, and Albanian officials' admission of lacking knowledge while relying on faulty Macedonian models, highlighting the need for systemic refo...
Macedonian Economic Stagnation: Incompetence and the Failure of Mentorship
The article analyzes two decades of Macedonian economic challenges, citing instances of self-proclaimed expertise masking incompetence among Macedonian officials, and Albanian officials' admission of lacking knowledge while relying on faulty Macedonian models, highlighting the need for systemic refo...
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64% Bias Score