February 2025
March 2025
Berlin Assassination: Murder Investigation Linked to Afghanistan Withdrawal
In Berlin during rush hour, a former politician is fatally shot, triggering a murder investigation linked to the 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal; the case unfolds over a single day, connecting to an Afghanistan inquiry committee and human rights activists.
Berlin Assassination: Murder Investigation Linked to Afghanistan Withdrawal
In Berlin during rush hour, a former politician is fatally shot, triggering a murder investigation linked to the 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal; the case unfolds over a single day, connecting to an Afghanistan inquiry committee and human rights activists.
Progress
24% Bias Score
EUIPO Admits Opposition to Zara's 'Zacaffè' Trademark
The EUIPO accepted Zicaffè's opposition to Zara's 'Zacaffè' trademark on February 8th, citing potential customer confusion. This triggers a process that could last years, starting with a two-month mediation period before a contradictory phase begins.
EUIPO Admits Opposition to Zara's 'Zacaffè' Trademark
The EUIPO accepted Zicaffè's opposition to Zara's 'Zacaffè' trademark on February 8th, citing potential customer confusion. This triggers a process that could last years, starting with a two-month mediation period before a contradictory phase begins.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Lisbon's Historic Shops Fight for Survival Against Global Competition
Lisbon's historic Rua da Conceição street, once home to seven haberdasheries, now struggles to keep four open, despite the city's 'Loja Com História' program aimed at protecting traditional businesses, facing competition from global brands and high rents.
Lisbon's Historic Shops Fight for Survival Against Global Competition
Lisbon's historic Rua da Conceição street, once home to seven haberdasheries, now struggles to keep four open, despite the city's 'Loja Com História' program aimed at protecting traditional businesses, facing competition from global brands and high rents.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Greece Centralizes Urban Planning, Raising Concerns Over Construction Oversight
Greece is centralizing urban planning, transferring responsibilities from municipalities to the Ministry of Environment and Energy, leading to concerns about reduced oversight of construction following the automation of building permits and understaffed municipal departments.
Greece Centralizes Urban Planning, Raising Concerns Over Construction Oversight
Greece is centralizing urban planning, transferring responsibilities from municipalities to the Ministry of Environment and Energy, leading to concerns about reduced oversight of construction following the automation of building permits and understaffed municipal departments.
Progress
52% Bias Score
EU Funds Motor Oil's Green Hydrogen Expansion
The EU approved €111.7 million for Motor Oil's "Green Hydrogen" project, expanding hydrogen production at the Agioi Theodoroi refinery to 7,200 tons annually using renewable energy, as part of Greece's National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
EU Funds Motor Oil's Green Hydrogen Expansion
The EU approved €111.7 million for Motor Oil's "Green Hydrogen" project, expanding hydrogen production at the Agioi Theodoroi refinery to 7,200 tons annually using renewable energy, as part of Greece's National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Progress
40% Bias Score
China Expands Belt and Road Initiative with Mongolia and Cook Islands
During the 9th Asian Winter Games closing ceremony in Harbin, Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene and Cook Islands Prime Minister Brown, strengthening Belt and Road cooperation focusing on mutually beneficial projects in various sectors, including AI, green develop...
China Expands Belt and Road Initiative with Mongolia and Cook Islands
During the 9th Asian Winter Games closing ceremony in Harbin, Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene and Cook Islands Prime Minister Brown, strengthening Belt and Road cooperation focusing on mutually beneficial projects in various sectors, including AI, green develop...
Progress
44% Bias Score
UK Defence Spending: Dannatt Warns Starmer of "Bin of History" Fate
Former British army head Lord Dannatt warns Keir Starmer that failure to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP will be politically damaging and leave the UK military unprepared, particularly in light of the Ukraine conflict and US pressure for increased NATO spending.
UK Defence Spending: Dannatt Warns Starmer of "Bin of History" Fate
Former British army head Lord Dannatt warns Keir Starmer that failure to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP will be politically damaging and leave the UK military unprepared, particularly in light of the Ukraine conflict and US pressure for increased NATO spending.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Slow Progress in Spain's Workplace Safety Reform Amid Record Fatalities
Spain's slow negotiation to update its 1995 workplace risk prevention law follows a record 796 workplace deaths in 2024, prompting unions to urge faster action on issues like psychosocial risks, digital risks, and gender-specific hazards, while employers remain largely silent on the matter.
Slow Progress in Spain's Workplace Safety Reform Amid Record Fatalities
Spain's slow negotiation to update its 1995 workplace risk prevention law follows a record 796 workplace deaths in 2024, prompting unions to urge faster action on issues like psychosocial risks, digital risks, and gender-specific hazards, while employers remain largely silent on the matter.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Androulakis's Judiciary Criticism Ignites Greece's Political Debate
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis's statement expressing distrust in the Greek judiciary sparked a heated debate with the government, accusing him of undermining institutions and prompting counter-accusations of past government actions against the judiciary.
Androulakis's Judiciary Criticism Ignites Greece's Political Debate
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis's statement expressing distrust in the Greek judiciary sparked a heated debate with the government, accusing him of undermining institutions and prompting counter-accusations of past government actions against the judiciary.
Progress
48% Bias Score
US Hints at Shaping New EU Leadership
US Vice President JD Vance declared Europe's greatest threat to be its lost values at the Munich Security Conference, hinting at US efforts to shape new European leadership aligned with US ideology, with specific Greek figures mentioned as potential representatives.
US Hints at Shaping New EU Leadership
US Vice President JD Vance declared Europe's greatest threat to be its lost values at the Munich Security Conference, hinting at US efforts to shape new European leadership aligned with US ideology, with specific Greek figures mentioned as potential representatives.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Chaotic Urban Planning in Greece Raises Constitutional Concerns
Greece's rapidly changing urban planning laws over the past decade, marked by four major legislative acts, have led to chaos and raised constitutional concerns, especially regarding private developers' influence and the 'regularization' of illegal constructions.
Chaotic Urban Planning in Greece Raises Constitutional Concerns
Greece's rapidly changing urban planning laws over the past decade, marked by four major legislative acts, have led to chaos and raised constitutional concerns, especially regarding private developers' influence and the 'regularization' of illegal constructions.
Progress
60% Bias Score
£23,000 Awarded to Preserve Endangered Romany Gypsy Culture
Charmaine Abdul-Karim's Pride of Romany group received £23,000 to fund the Atchin Tan Heritage Project, preserving the Romany Gypsy culture at Sound Common, Cheshire, a site with historical significance dating back to the 16th century, combating the risk of cultural loss and promoting better underst...
£23,000 Awarded to Preserve Endangered Romany Gypsy Culture
Charmaine Abdul-Karim's Pride of Romany group received £23,000 to fund the Atchin Tan Heritage Project, preserving the Romany Gypsy culture at Sound Common, Cheshire, a site with historical significance dating back to the 16th century, combating the risk of cultural loss and promoting better underst...
Progress
24% Bias Score