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23 hours ago
Climate-change deniers and anti-vaxxers are converging online in far-right conspiracy groups, according to an investigation by the nonprofit investigative newsroom Lighthouse Reports and EUobserver, taking in everything from 15-minute cities to net zero.
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The European Investment Fund and the NATO Innovation Fund have launched a "strategic partnership" to boost private investment in defence, cyber, and security sectors, including start-ups.
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2 hours ago
In 2015, a book came out predicting the first 100 days of a Marine Le Pen presidency in France. Now, in 2024, we're about to discover a French far-right government, the first since the Vichy regime, means for real, writes Anton Shekhovtsov.
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Five things to know about the European elections in Germany

1 month ago
As the largest member state in the 27-nation bloc, the distribution of its 96 seats is important in shaping the future of EU decision-making. Here's what to expect from the European elections in Germany.
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Disinformation often worst three days ahead of EU elections, says official

25 days ago
EU officials are raising the alarm at the increasing sophistication of disinformation campaigns — as tens of millions of European citizens head to the voting booths over the next few days.
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Italy's journalism never recovered from Berlusconi — under Meloni, it's getting worse

11 days ago
'Today it's less risky to criticise the Pope, even very harshly, than the CEO of a company,' one Italian journalist told EUobserver. Italy's freedom of the press — never recovered from the era of Silvio Berlusconi, has got worse under Georgia Meloni, with a harsh new defamation law and corporate buyouts of independent news agencies.
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