February 2025
March 2025
German Election: Limited Coalition Options Force Potential SPD-Union Talks
Following a heated final Bundestag debate, the limited coalition options available to the Union party in Germany's upcoming election necessitate potential negotiations with the SPD, regardless of election results; Scholz's strategy of demonizing Merz has shown limited effectiveness.
German Election: Limited Coalition Options Force Potential SPD-Union Talks
Following a heated final Bundestag debate, the limited coalition options available to the Union party in Germany's upcoming election necessitate potential negotiations with the SPD, regardless of election results; Scholz's strategy of demonizing Merz has shown limited effectiveness.
Progress
68% Bias Score
BVG Raises Wage Offer to Verdi Union Amid Ongoing Labor Dispute
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) raised its wage offer to union Verdi to an average 17.6% increase by 2028, including a 225 euro monthly flat rate from January 2025, but Verdi, representing 16,000 workers, still seeks a 750 euro monthly increase and rejects a four-year contract.
BVG Raises Wage Offer to Verdi Union Amid Ongoing Labor Dispute
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) raised its wage offer to union Verdi to an average 17.6% increase by 2028, including a 225 euro monthly flat rate from January 2025, but Verdi, representing 16,000 workers, still seeks a 750 euro monthly increase and rejects a four-year contract.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Spain Eases Vocational Training Access for Millions
Spain's government is simplifying access to vocational training (FP) for over 10 million adults lacking formal qualifications, requiring only basic competency assessments in Spanish, math, and digital skills, instead of a secondary school diploma, to address a significant skills gap.
Spain Eases Vocational Training Access for Millions
Spain's government is simplifying access to vocational training (FP) for over 10 million adults lacking formal qualifications, requiring only basic competency assessments in Spanish, math, and digital skills, instead of a secondary school diploma, to address a significant skills gap.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Spain's 2024 Jihadist Arrests: 33 Imprisoned, Recidivism Highlighted
In 2024, Spanish authorities conducted 33 anti-terrorism operations resulting in 81 arrests, 33 imprisonments, primarily in Ceuta and Melilla, with notable recidivism cases highlighting the need for improved rehabilitation programs and preventative strategies.
Spain's 2024 Jihadist Arrests: 33 Imprisoned, Recidivism Highlighted
In 2024, Spanish authorities conducted 33 anti-terrorism operations resulting in 81 arrests, 33 imprisonments, primarily in Ceuta and Melilla, with notable recidivism cases highlighting the need for improved rehabilitation programs and preventative strategies.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Turkish Parliament Debates Violence Against Women, Hotel Fire, and Justice System Issues
During a Turkish Parliament session, lawmakers debated the 10th anniversary of Özgecan Aslan's murder, a hotel fire in Kartalkaya, a PKK/KCK operation targeting 10 suspects including deputy mayors, and the state of justice in Turkey, with AKP emphasizing the role of political alliances in achieving ...
Turkish Parliament Debates Violence Against Women, Hotel Fire, and Justice System Issues
During a Turkish Parliament session, lawmakers debated the 10th anniversary of Özgecan Aslan's murder, a hotel fire in Kartalkaya, a PKK/KCK operation targeting 10 suspects including deputy mayors, and the state of justice in Turkey, with AKP emphasizing the role of political alliances in achieving ...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Kocharyan Trial Resumes: Charges of Exceeding Authority in 2008 Post-Election Violence
Armenia's former president Robert Kocharyan is on trial for exceeding his authority during the deadly 2008 post-election protests that resulted in ten deaths; the prosecution alleges Kocharyan's order deployed troops leading to the deaths, while the defense argues the case should be dismissed follow...
Kocharyan Trial Resumes: Charges of Exceeding Authority in 2008 Post-Election Violence
Armenia's former president Robert Kocharyan is on trial for exceeding his authority during the deadly 2008 post-election protests that resulted in ten deaths; the prosecution alleges Kocharyan's order deployed troops leading to the deaths, while the defense argues the case should be dismissed follow...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Berlin's University of the Arts Protests €8 Million Budget Cut
Students and faculty at Berlin's University of the Arts protested against an €8 million budget cut imposed by the Berlin Senate, leading to concerns about decreased educational quality and the future of arts education in the city.
Berlin's University of the Arts Protests €8 Million Budget Cut
Students and faculty at Berlin's University of the Arts protested against an €8 million budget cut imposed by the Berlin Senate, leading to concerns about decreased educational quality and the future of arts education in the city.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Google Removes Diversity Holidays from Calendars
Google's online and mobile calendars will no longer automatically include Black History Month, Women's History Month, and LGBTQ+ holidays starting in 2025, a change Google says is due to the unsustainability of manually maintaining hundreds of global events, following a recent rollback of DEI initia...
Google Removes Diversity Holidays from Calendars
Google's online and mobile calendars will no longer automatically include Black History Month, Women's History Month, and LGBTQ+ holidays starting in 2025, a change Google says is due to the unsustainability of manually maintaining hundreds of global events, following a recent rollback of DEI initia...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Ceuta and Melilla Customs Openings: Successful Goods Transit After Previous Setbacks
Following previous failed attempts, a truck carrying automotive parts crossed from Melilla to Morocco, and a van carrying refrigerators crossed from Ceuta, marking a potential step towards normalized goods traffic at Beni Enzar (Melilla) and Tarajal (Ceuta) border crossings, as part of a 2022 agreem...
Ceuta and Melilla Customs Openings: Successful Goods Transit After Previous Setbacks
Following previous failed attempts, a truck carrying automotive parts crossed from Melilla to Morocco, and a van carrying refrigerators crossed from Ceuta, marking a potential step towards normalized goods traffic at Beni Enzar (Melilla) and Tarajal (Ceuta) border crossings, as part of a 2022 agreem...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Madrid Mask Scandal Trial Begins
Two businessmen are on trial in Madrid for allegedly defrauding the city council of €6 million in commissions during a pandemic-era medical supply purchase; the prosecution is seeking lengthy prison sentences.
Madrid Mask Scandal Trial Begins
Two businessmen are on trial in Madrid for allegedly defrauding the city council of €6 million in commissions during a pandemic-era medical supply purchase; the prosecution is seeking lengthy prison sentences.
Progress
56% Bias Score
USWNT Announces SheBelieves Cup Roster: Injuries and New Faces Shape Team
Emma Hayes announced the 23-player USWNT roster for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup on Tuesday, including four uncapped players and showcasing a blend of experienced and developing players, while several key players remain sidelined due to injury.
USWNT Announces SheBelieves Cup Roster: Injuries and New Faces Shape Team
Emma Hayes announced the 23-player USWNT roster for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup on Tuesday, including four uncapped players and showcasing a blend of experienced and developing players, while several key players remain sidelined due to injury.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Low Probability of War Despite Stalled Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations
Areg Kochinyan, head of the Security Policy Research Center, downplayed the likelihood of war despite stalled negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a corridor, citing Azerbaijan's international isolation and Armenia's flexible proposals.
Low Probability of War Despite Stalled Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations
Areg Kochinyan, head of the Security Policy Research Center, downplayed the likelihood of war despite stalled negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a corridor, citing Azerbaijan's international isolation and Armenia's flexible proposals.
Progress
36% Bias Score