January 2025
February 2025
German Company Successfully Tests Hydrogen Storage in Repurposed Caverns
Storag Etzel in Wittmund, Germany, started testing hydrogen storage in repurposed underground caverns around the turn of the year, aiming to store 90 tons of CO2-neutral hydrogen by summer 2024 via truck deliveries due to the absence of a hydrogen pipeline.
German Company Successfully Tests Hydrogen Storage in Repurposed Caverns
Storag Etzel in Wittmund, Germany, started testing hydrogen storage in repurposed underground caverns around the turn of the year, aiming to store 90 tons of CO2-neutral hydrogen by summer 2024 via truck deliveries due to the absence of a hydrogen pipeline.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Rhineland-Palatinate Universities Strengthen Cybersecurity with €5 Million Investment
Rhineland-Palatinate's 12 universities are implementing a joint cybersecurity strategy funded with €5 million, establishing a service center and appointing cybersecurity officers at each university to improve IT security and response to cyberattacks, following a June 2023 attack on Kaiserslautern Un...
Rhineland-Palatinate Universities Strengthen Cybersecurity with €5 Million Investment
Rhineland-Palatinate's 12 universities are implementing a joint cybersecurity strategy funded with €5 million, establishing a service center and appointing cybersecurity officers at each university to improve IT security and response to cyberattacks, following a June 2023 attack on Kaiserslautern Un...
Progress
36% Bias Score
North Rhine-Westphalia Court Presidency Selection Under Scrutiny
Following allegations of cronyism, Katharina Jestaedt, a candidate for the presidency of the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Administrative Court, testified before a parliamentary committee, denying any favoritism from Justice Minister Benjamin Limbach; however, the process was halted by two administr...
North Rhine-Westphalia Court Presidency Selection Under Scrutiny
Following allegations of cronyism, Katharina Jestaedt, a candidate for the presidency of the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Administrative Court, testified before a parliamentary committee, denying any favoritism from Justice Minister Benjamin Limbach; however, the process was halted by two administr...
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48% Bias Score
Spain Launches National Food Strategy to Boost Global Competitiveness
Spain's Council of Ministers approved a National Food Strategy to maintain its position as a major food exporter, focusing on sustainable production, rural development, consumer health, and addressing challenges like climate change and geopolitical uncertainty.
Spain Launches National Food Strategy to Boost Global Competitiveness
Spain's Council of Ministers approved a National Food Strategy to maintain its position as a major food exporter, focusing on sustainable production, rural development, consumer health, and addressing challenges like climate change and geopolitical uncertainty.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Spain's Divided Response to Trump's Inaugural Remarks and Trade Threats
Following US President Trump's inauguration, Spain's ruling PSOE and opposition PP parties offered contrasting responses to his inaccurate claim that Spain is a BRICS country and his threat of 100% tariffs on Spanish goods, revealing underlying political divisions and potential impacts on trade rela...
Spain's Divided Response to Trump's Inaugural Remarks and Trade Threats
Following US President Trump's inauguration, Spain's ruling PSOE and opposition PP parties offered contrasting responses to his inaccurate claim that Spain is a BRICS country and his threat of 100% tariffs on Spanish goods, revealing underlying political divisions and potential impacts on trade rela...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Reduced US Role in South Caucasus Under Trump: Increased Risks for Armenia
Tigran Grigoryan, head of the "Democracy and Security Regional" center, predicts decreased US involvement in the South Caucasus under President Trump, potentially increasing Azerbaijani aggression and benefiting Baku. He also warns of risks from a tougher US policy towards Iran. However, the appoint...
Reduced US Role in South Caucasus Under Trump: Increased Risks for Armenia
Tigran Grigoryan, head of the "Democracy and Security Regional" center, predicts decreased US involvement in the South Caucasus under President Trump, potentially increasing Azerbaijani aggression and benefiting Baku. He also warns of risks from a tougher US policy towards Iran. However, the appoint...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Thuringia's Increased Use of Deportation Detention Space Leads to Costly Plan for Own Facilities
Thuringia's use of a deportation detention space in Rhineland-Palatinate rose from 185 days in 2022 and 224 days in 2023 to 378 days in 2024, costing between €161,000 and €174,000 annually, prompting the state to plan for its own facilities.
Thuringia's Increased Use of Deportation Detention Space Leads to Costly Plan for Own Facilities
Thuringia's use of a deportation detention space in Rhineland-Palatinate rose from 185 days in 2022 and 224 days in 2023 to 378 days in 2024, costing between €161,000 and €174,000 annually, prompting the state to plan for its own facilities.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Kyiv Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention for Pro-Russian TV Host
A Kyiv court ordered the pre-trial detention of Max Nazarova, a former TV host accused of justifying Russia's aggression through his YouTube channel and pro-Kremlin narratives, for 60 days with 12 million hryvnias bail option.
Kyiv Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention for Pro-Russian TV Host
A Kyiv court ordered the pre-trial detention of Max Nazarova, a former TV host accused of justifying Russia's aggression through his YouTube channel and pro-Kremlin narratives, for 60 days with 12 million hryvnias bail option.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Targeted Attack in Luton Leaves One Woman Dead
A 46-year-old woman died and another was seriously injured in a targeted attack at a Luton house on Monday; police are searching for a man in his 20s who fled on a black and red electric scooter.
Targeted Attack in Luton Leaves One Woman Dead
A 46-year-old woman died and another was seriously injured in a targeted attack at a Luton house on Monday; police are searching for a man in his 20s who fled on a black and red electric scooter.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Spain Reforms Judiciary to Enhance Access and Diversity
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a reform of the Organic Law of the Judiciary, introducing changes to improve access to judgeships, increase judicial diversity, and address the European Commission's concerns about temporary judges. The reform includes a new written exam, anonymized applicat...
Spain Reforms Judiciary to Enhance Access and Diversity
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a reform of the Organic Law of the Judiciary, introducing changes to improve access to judgeships, increase judicial diversity, and address the European Commission's concerns about temporary judges. The reform includes a new written exam, anonymized applicat...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Spanish Christmas Traffic Campaign Shows Rise in Drug-Impaired Driving
The Spanish DGT's Christmas campaign (December 16-22) tested 251,140 drivers, revealing 4,172 positive for alcohol or drugs—a 3% rise in drug-positive cases compared to summer. 1,974 alcohol-positive drivers were detected, with 249 facing judicial proceedings for exceeding legal limits.
Spanish Christmas Traffic Campaign Shows Rise in Drug-Impaired Driving
The Spanish DGT's Christmas campaign (December 16-22) tested 251,140 drivers, revealing 4,172 positive for alcohol or drugs—a 3% rise in drug-positive cases compared to summer. 1,974 alcohol-positive drivers were detected, with 249 facing judicial proceedings for exceeding legal limits.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Armenian Anti-Corruption Body Head Position Remains Vacant
Rafael Yeritsyan, an National Security Service employee, failed to become head of Armenia's anti-corruption body due to unexplained discrepancies in his wealth declarations, leaving the position vacant since November 2023.
Armenian Anti-Corruption Body Head Position Remains Vacant
Rafael Yeritsyan, an National Security Service employee, failed to become head of Armenia's anti-corruption body due to unexplained discrepancies in his wealth declarations, leaving the position vacant since November 2023.
Progress
48% Bias Score