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EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Widespread Non-Compliance
The European Commission's annual Rule of Law Report reveals that EU countries fully implemented or made significant progress on only 18 percent of its recommendations, with Hungary showing no progress on most, prompting plans to make rule-of-law compliance mandatory for EU funding.
EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Widespread Non-Compliance
The European Commission's annual Rule of Law Report reveals that EU countries fully implemented or made significant progress on only 18 percent of its recommendations, with Hungary showing no progress on most, prompting plans to make rule-of-law compliance mandatory for EU funding.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Germany's €500 Billion Spending Plan: Economic Boost or Risky Gamble?
Germany approved a €500 billion spending plan on March 18th, 2025, including €400 billion for infrastructure, €100 billion for climate protection, and an unlimited amount for defense modernization, aiming to boost the economy but facing concerns about low returns on military investment.
Germany's €500 Billion Spending Plan: Economic Boost or Risky Gamble?
Germany approved a €500 billion spending plan on March 18th, 2025, including €400 billion for infrastructure, €100 billion for climate protection, and an unlimited amount for defense modernization, aiming to boost the economy but facing concerns about low returns on military investment.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Helicobacter pylori Drives Projected Surge in Stomach Cancer Cases
Helicobacter pylori infection causes 76 percent of the 15.6 million projected stomach cancer cases among people born between 2008 and 2017, with most cases predicted for Asia and a sharp increase expected in Sub-Saharan Africa; early detection and a vaccine are crucial.
Helicobacter pylori Drives Projected Surge in Stomach Cancer Cases
Helicobacter pylori infection causes 76 percent of the 15.6 million projected stomach cancer cases among people born between 2008 and 2017, with most cases predicted for Asia and a sharp increase expected in Sub-Saharan Africa; early detection and a vaccine are crucial.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Max-Planck-Campus Mainz to Research Water's Unique Properties
A new research alliance, the Max-Planck-Campus Mainz, launched in Mainz, Germany, will focus on water's unique properties to address global challenges like climate change and water scarcity, with a new building planned for completion in 2029 and €42.6 million in funding.
Max-Planck-Campus Mainz to Research Water's Unique Properties
A new research alliance, the Max-Planck-Campus Mainz, launched in Mainz, Germany, will focus on water's unique properties to address global challenges like climate change and water scarcity, with a new building planned for completion in 2029 and €42.6 million in funding.
Progress
40% Bias Score
German Court Orders Government to Honor Afghan Refugee Commitments
A Berlin court mandated the German government to honor its commitments to Afghan refugees, specifically concerning a law professor and her family, creating a legal precedent amidst an ongoing internal government dispute regarding the handling of over 2,000 Afghans awaiting evacuation in Pakistan.
German Court Orders Government to Honor Afghan Refugee Commitments
A Berlin court mandated the German government to honor its commitments to Afghan refugees, specifically concerning a law professor and her family, creating a legal precedent amidst an ongoing internal government dispute regarding the handling of over 2,000 Afghans awaiting evacuation in Pakistan.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Bulgaria to Adopt Euro in 2026 Despite Public Opposition
Following the approval of EU finance ministers, Bulgaria will join the Eurozone on January 1, 2026, adopting the Euro at a fixed exchange rate of 1.95583 Leva to 1 Euro, despite significant public opposition and a history of delays due to inflation concerns and political instability.
Bulgaria to Adopt Euro in 2026 Despite Public Opposition
Following the approval of EU finance ministers, Bulgaria will join the Eurozone on January 1, 2026, adopting the Euro at a fixed exchange rate of 1.95583 Leva to 1 Euro, despite significant public opposition and a history of delays due to inflation concerns and political instability.
Progress
36% Bias Score
BGH Upholds Asset Seizure in Cum-Ex Case Against Hanno Berger
The German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the confiscation of €1.1 million from Hanno Berger, a key figure in the Cum-Ex scandal, upholding a lower court's ruling in a case that involved the transfer of proceeds to a third party not directly involved in the tax evasion scheme. The decision repre...
BGH Upholds Asset Seizure in Cum-Ex Case Against Hanno Berger
The German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the confiscation of €1.1 million from Hanno Berger, a key figure in the Cum-Ex scandal, upholding a lower court's ruling in a case that involved the transfer of proceeds to a third party not directly involved in the tax evasion scheme. The decision repre...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Ukraine Sanctions Five Chinese Firms Over Drone Components
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy imposed 10-year sanctions on five Chinese companies—Ningbo BLIN Machinery Co., Ltd, Suzhou ECOD Precision Manufacturing, Central Asia Silk Road International Trade Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Royo Technology Co., Ltd, and Shenzhen Jinduobang Technology Co., Ltd—for supplying com...
Ukraine Sanctions Five Chinese Firms Over Drone Components
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy imposed 10-year sanctions on five Chinese companies—Ningbo BLIN Machinery Co., Ltd, Suzhou ECOD Precision Manufacturing, Central Asia Silk Road International Trade Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Royo Technology Co., Ltd, and Shenzhen Jinduobang Technology Co., Ltd—for supplying com...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa Amidst Healthcare Access Denial Campaign
Clashes erupted last week between police and foreign nationals in Durban, South Africa, amid a growing campaign by the Dudula movement and the Patriotic Action party to deny African migrants access to public healthcare, echoing the deadly 2008 xenophobic violence and violating South Africa's constit...
Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa Amidst Healthcare Access Denial Campaign
Clashes erupted last week between police and foreign nationals in Durban, South Africa, amid a growing campaign by the Dudula movement and the Patriotic Action party to deny African migrants access to public healthcare, echoing the deadly 2008 xenophobic violence and violating South Africa's constit...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Death of Russian Minister Raises Concerns About Putin's Regime
The death of former Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit, initially reported as a suicide following his dismissal, has sparked speculation within the Russian elite about the increasingly unpredictable nature of power under Vladimir Putin.
Death of Russian Minister Raises Concerns About Putin's Regime
The death of former Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit, initially reported as a suicide following his dismissal, has sparked speculation within the Russian elite about the increasingly unpredictable nature of power under Vladimir Putin.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Death of Russian Transport Minister Raises Suspicions
Russian Transport Minister Roman Staravoit, dismissed from his post earlier this week, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head in his car; authorities claim suicide, but inconsistencies in the timeline and his reported presence at work the same morning raise suspicion, particularly given pas...
Death of Russian Transport Minister Raises Suspicions
Russian Transport Minister Roman Staravoit, dismissed from his post earlier this week, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head in his car; authorities claim suicide, but inconsistencies in the timeline and his reported presence at work the same morning raise suspicion, particularly given pas...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Chinese Laser Targeting of German Aircraft in Red Sea Sparks Diplomatic Tensions
In early July, a Chinese warship's laser targeted a German Bundeswehr aircraft during a routine EU Aspides mission over the Red Sea near Yemen, endangering personnel and prompting Germany's summoning of the Chinese ambassador.
Chinese Laser Targeting of German Aircraft in Red Sea Sparks Diplomatic Tensions
In early July, a Chinese warship's laser targeted a German Bundeswehr aircraft during a routine EU Aspides mission over the Red Sea near Yemen, endangering personnel and prompting Germany's summoning of the Chinese ambassador.
Progress
44% Bias Score
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