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📣REMIND: "18 EU MS will not be able to meet their targets for investment in #schools, #hospitals & #housing. New 🇪🇺 #economic #governance rules being voted later this month would mean a return to #austerity."👇#TogetherAgainstAusterity
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www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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TOMORROW - Press briefing on this week’s plenary session
European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 12 - 13 November plenary session tomorrow at 14.30.
Details: link.europa.eu/Y8qfmV
Livestream: link.europa.eu/TwYKDV
European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 12 - 13 November plenary session tomorrow at 14.30.
Details: link.europa.eu/Y8qfmV
Livestream: link.europa.eu/TwYKDV
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TOMORROW - Press briefing on this week’s plenary session
European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 12 - 13 November plenary session tomorrow at 14.30.
Details: link.europa.eu/Y8qfmV
Livestream: link.europa.eu/TwYKDV
European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 12 - 13 November plenary session tomorrow at 14.30.
Details: link.europa.eu/Y8qfmV
Livestream: link.europa.eu/TwYKDV
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UK cuts contribution to Aids, tuberculosis and malaria fund by £150m
UK cuts contribution to Aids, tuberculosis and malaria fund by £150m
Campaigners say 15% cut, which is smaller than had been feared, is serious setback in efforts to combat the diseases
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The UK has cut by 15% its contribution to a leading aid fund combating preventable diseases, a decision that charities have said could lead to hundreds of thousands more otherwise preventable deaths.
The UK will commit £850m to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria over 2027-29, against the £1bn pledged by the Conservative government for the last funding round. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UK cuts contribution to Aids, tuberculosis and malaria fund by £150m
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The EU has four big weaknesses that prevent it standing up to superpowers such as the US and China.
Why the EU isn’t a superpower yet
Why the EU isn’t a superpower yet
www.brusselstimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The EU has four big weaknesses that prevent it standing up to superpowers such as the US and China.
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📢@liznelson13.bsky.social made an intervention on the commitment to achieve a fair allocation of taxing rights. Her statement underscored the importance of ensuring that int. tax rules work for all countries.
📽️ watch @57min bit.ly/43quAJM & read here bit.ly/3LzsG3l
📽️ watch @57min bit.ly/43quAJM & read here bit.ly/3LzsG3l
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📢@liznelson13.bsky.social made an intervention on the commitment to achieve a fair allocation of taxing rights. Her statement underscored the importance of ensuring that int. tax rules work for all countries.
📽️ watch @57min bit.ly/43quAJM & read here bit.ly/3LzsG3l
📽️ watch @57min bit.ly/43quAJM & read here bit.ly/3LzsG3l
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“Given our history, normalisation of war and genocide has never been and will never be acceptable to us as a sovereign independent nation with the long and cherished tradition of neutrality and an uninterrupted record of peacekeeping since 1958."
President.ie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
President.ie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
President Connolly promises presidency of 'all voices' in call for unity and inclusivity
Catherine Connolly takes office as Ireland’s 10th president, pledging to champion inclusivity, unity, peace and environmental responsibility
www.irishexaminer.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Given our history, normalisation of war and genocide has never been and will never be acceptable to us as a sovereign independent nation with the long and cherished tradition of neutrality and an uninterrupted record of peacekeeping since 1958."
President.ie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
President.ie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
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🔴 LIVE RIGHT NOW from #COP30: Press Briefing on NDC Ambition Gap, EU NDC & Climate Finance
🗣️ @chiaramartinelli.bsky.social on NDCs & @rebeccathissen.bsky.social on climate finance
🔗 Follow live: www.youtube.com/@caninternat...
🗣️ @chiaramartinelli.bsky.social on NDCs & @rebeccathissen.bsky.social on climate finance
🔗 Follow live: www.youtube.com/@caninternat...
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🔴 LIVE RIGHT NOW from #COP30: Press Briefing on NDC Ambition Gap, EU NDC & Climate Finance
🗣️ @chiaramartinelli.bsky.social on NDCs & @rebeccathissen.bsky.social on climate finance
🔗 Follow live: www.youtube.com/@caninternat...
🗣️ @chiaramartinelli.bsky.social on NDCs & @rebeccathissen.bsky.social on climate finance
🔗 Follow live: www.youtube.com/@caninternat...
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#COP30 opens today! From 10 to 21 November 2025 IPCC will be streaming events from the joint #IPCC, @wmo-global.bsky.social & #MeriFoundation #Science4ClimateAction Pavilion in Belém, Brazil.
Check out the full programme here ➡️ scienceforclimateaction.org
📺 Follow events live ➡️ bit.ly/3WXUqkv
Check out the full programme here ➡️ scienceforclimateaction.org
📺 Follow events live ➡️ bit.ly/3WXUqkv
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#COP30 opens today! From 10 to 21 November 2025 IPCC will be streaming events from the joint #IPCC, @wmo-global.bsky.social & #MeriFoundation #Science4ClimateAction Pavilion in Belém, Brazil.
Check out the full programme here ➡️ scienceforclimateaction.org
📺 Follow events live ➡️ bit.ly/3WXUqkv
Check out the full programme here ➡️ scienceforclimateaction.org
📺 Follow events live ➡️ bit.ly/3WXUqkv
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🕯In Erinnerung an Micha Brumlik (1947–2025)
Das Fritz Bauer Institut trauert um seinen früheren Direktor.
Er prägte das Institut, setzte sich für die Aufarbeitung der Geschichte des IG Farben Hauses ein und engagierte sich für Erinnerung, Bildung und Verantwortung nach dem Holocaust.
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Das Fritz Bauer Institut trauert um seinen früheren Direktor.
Er prägte das Institut, setzte sich für die Aufarbeitung der Geschichte des IG Farben Hauses ein und engagierte sich für Erinnerung, Bildung und Verantwortung nach dem Holocaust.
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In ehrender Erinnerung
Wir trauern um Micha Brumlik
www.fritz-bauer-institut.de
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🕯In Erinnerung an Micha Brumlik (1947–2025)
Das Fritz Bauer Institut trauert um seinen früheren Direktor.
Er prägte das Institut, setzte sich für die Aufarbeitung der Geschichte des IG Farben Hauses ein und engagierte sich für Erinnerung, Bildung und Verantwortung nach dem Holocaust.
buff.ly/pd4Wf9u
Das Fritz Bauer Institut trauert um seinen früheren Direktor.
Er prägte das Institut, setzte sich für die Aufarbeitung der Geschichte des IG Farben Hauses ein und engagierte sich für Erinnerung, Bildung und Verantwortung nach dem Holocaust.
buff.ly/pd4Wf9u
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Nigel Farage supports lowering the minimum wage, opposes taxes on the wealthy.
So whose side is he on?
So whose side is he on?
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Nigel Farage supports lowering the minimum wage, opposes taxes on the wealthy.
So whose side is he on?
So whose side is he on?
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BREAKING:
The EMPL committee of the European Parliament has just voted to propose a new Directive on #AlgorithmicManagement.
A strong cross-group support for the Directive, from the Left to the majority of EPP. CDU and Swedish EPP members were voted out
The EMPL committee of the European Parliament has just voted to propose a new Directive on #AlgorithmicManagement.
A strong cross-group support for the Directive, from the Left to the majority of EPP. CDU and Swedish EPP members were voted out
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
BREAKING:
The EMPL committee of the European Parliament has just voted to propose a new Directive on #AlgorithmicManagement.
A strong cross-group support for the Directive, from the Left to the majority of EPP. CDU and Swedish EPP members were voted out
The EMPL committee of the European Parliament has just voted to propose a new Directive on #AlgorithmicManagement.
A strong cross-group support for the Directive, from the Left to the majority of EPP. CDU and Swedish EPP members were voted out
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La @cfdt.fr Pays de la Loire a accueilli la 1ère étape du tour de France du Travail que nous voulons, la grande opération d’acculturation et de montée en compétences sur les sujets du travail qui permet aux militants d’échanger sur leurs pratiques syndicales.
www.syndicalismehebdo.fr/article/le-t...
www.syndicalismehebdo.fr/article/le-t...
“Le Travail que nous voulons” entame son tour de France - Syndicalisme Hebdo | CFDT
Les Pays de la Loire ont accueilli la première étape du tour de France du Travail que nous voulons, le 23 octobre dernier. Organisée par les unions régionales CFDT en lien avec la Confédération, cette...
www.syndicalismehebdo.fr
October 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
La @cfdt.fr Pays de la Loire a accueilli la 1ère étape du tour de France du Travail que nous voulons, la grande opération d’acculturation et de montée en compétences sur les sujets du travail qui permet aux militants d’échanger sur leurs pratiques syndicales.
www.syndicalismehebdo.fr/article/le-t...
www.syndicalismehebdo.fr/article/le-t...
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For the reaction of @etuc-ces.bsky.social on the verdict
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We now need measures to ensure minimum wages are adequate
The European Commission can act for fair and decent wages. Its deregulation drive in favour of business has made it lose sight of what is important for workers
@epsu.bsky.social
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We now need measures to ensure minimum wages are adequate
The European Commission can act for fair and decent wages. Its deregulation drive in favour of business has made it lose sight of what is important for workers
@epsu.bsky.social
www.etuc.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
For the reaction of @etuc-ces.bsky.social on the verdict
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We now need measures to ensure minimum wages are adequate
The European Commission can act for fair and decent wages. Its deregulation drive in favour of business has made it lose sight of what is important for workers
@epsu.bsky.social
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We now need measures to ensure minimum wages are adequate
The European Commission can act for fair and decent wages. Its deregulation drive in favour of business has made it lose sight of what is important for workers
@epsu.bsky.social
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Comment l'État fabrique la précarité des travailleur·euses étranger·es. Un rapport @amnestyfrance.bsky.social à lire d'urgence www.amnesty.fr/actualites/r... @cfdt.fr
Comment la France fabrique la précarité des travailleur·euses étranger·es
Amnesty International a enquêté pendant un an et demi. La précarité des travailleur·euses étranger·es n'a rien d'un accident : elle est organisée par l'État.
www.amnesty.fr
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Comment l'État fabrique la précarité des travailleur·euses étranger·es. Un rapport @amnestyfrance.bsky.social à lire d'urgence www.amnesty.fr/actualites/r... @cfdt.fr
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Nous avons obtenu des lois européennes strictes contre le travail des enfants et la destruction de la nature, mais Manfred Weber (leader du PPE) s'allie à l'extrême droite pour les détricoter! #omnibus
Dites-lui de protéger notre avenir, pas les grandes entreprises. share.greens-efa.eu/s/abA8LvXH
Dites-lui de protéger notre avenir, pas les grandes entreprises. share.greens-efa.eu/s/abA8LvXH
Envoie un e-mail maintenant et fais bouger les choses.
share.greens-efa.eu
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Nous avons obtenu des lois européennes strictes contre le travail des enfants et la destruction de la nature, mais Manfred Weber (leader du PPE) s'allie à l'extrême droite pour les détricoter! #omnibus
Dites-lui de protéger notre avenir, pas les grandes entreprises. share.greens-efa.eu/s/abA8LvXH
Dites-lui de protéger notre avenir, pas les grandes entreprises. share.greens-efa.eu/s/abA8LvXH
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Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is the principality of Liechtenstein. The lesson seems to be that in a larger club, you have at least some protection against tyrannical superpowers.
Panicked by superpowers, mini-states seek EU cover
Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is the principality of Liechtenstein. The lesson seems to be that in a larger club, you have at least some protection against tyrannical superpowers.
euobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is the principality of Liechtenstein. The lesson seems to be that in a larger club, you have at least some protection against tyrannical superpowers.
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En ce 11 novembre, nous honorons la mémoire de celles et ceux qui ont donné leur vie pour la paix. Leur courage et leur engagement nous rappellent que la liberté a un prix.
Mogen we nooit vergeten.
#Armistice #11Novembre #WeRemember
Mogen we nooit vergeten.
#Armistice #11Novembre #WeRemember
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
En ce 11 novembre, nous honorons la mémoire de celles et ceux qui ont donné leur vie pour la paix. Leur courage et leur engagement nous rappellent que la liberté a un prix.
Mogen we nooit vergeten.
#Armistice #11Novembre #WeRemember
Mogen we nooit vergeten.
#Armistice #11Novembre #WeRemember
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In Brüssel gibt es mehr Tech-Lobbyist*innen als Abgeordnete im EU-Parlament. Das zeigt unsere aktuelle Auswertung des EU-Lobbyregisters.
👉 Hier findest du die ganze Recherche zur Lobbymacht der Tech-Industrie in Brüssel: www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-di...
👉 Hier findest du die ganze Recherche zur Lobbymacht der Tech-Industrie in Brüssel: www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-di...
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In Brüssel gibt es mehr Tech-Lobbyist*innen als Abgeordnete im EU-Parlament. Das zeigt unsere aktuelle Auswertung des EU-Lobbyregisters.
👉 Hier findest du die ganze Recherche zur Lobbymacht der Tech-Industrie in Brüssel: www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-di...
👉 Hier findest du die ganze Recherche zur Lobbymacht der Tech-Industrie in Brüssel: www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-di...
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Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
ecfr.eu
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
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IPCC Chair @jimskeaclimate.bsky.social addressed the opening of Earth Information Day 2025 at COP30 today, stating that “during testing times, and facing complex challenges, IPCC will continue to reach for consensus on a shared and trusted evidence base.”
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
IPCC Chair @jimskeaclimate.bsky.social addressed the opening of Earth Information Day 2025 at COP30 today, stating that “during testing times, and facing complex challenges, IPCC will continue to reach for consensus on a shared and trusted evidence base.”
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
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“In reality, because targeting is so easy, we have seen governments use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists…”
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficul...
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“In reality, because targeting is so easy, we have seen governments use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists…”
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MIDDLE EAST EYE: Illegal Israeli settlers attack journalists in occupied West Bank, injuries reported www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li... @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography
Illegal Israeli settlers attack journalists in occupied West Bank, injuries reported
www.middleeasteye.net
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
MIDDLE EAST EYE: Illegal Israeli settlers attack journalists in occupied West Bank, injuries reported www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li... @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography
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In Hungary, Pastor Gábor Iványi, whose church supports people in poverty, faces absurd charges. The pastor and his church are human rights defenders providing shelter, food, education to people left behind by the state. The move is part of a wider crackdown on dissent.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Hungary: Pastor Supporting People in Poverty Faces Charges
Instead of supporting those who fill the gaps left by Hungary’s crumbling public services and social security system, the government is prosecuting them. On November 3, prosecutors charged Pastor Gábo...
www.hrw.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
In Hungary, Pastor Gábor Iványi, whose church supports people in poverty, faces absurd charges. The pastor and his church are human rights defenders providing shelter, food, education to people left behind by the state. The move is part of a wider crackdown on dissent.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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POLITICO: The documents paint “a vivid picture of the hurdles the Trump administration and its allies in the region face in creating the ‘lasting peace’ President Donald Trump seeks and are in stark contrast to the mostly rosy rhetoric ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
POLITICO: The documents paint “a vivid picture of the hurdles the Trump administration and its allies in the region face in creating the ‘lasting peace’ President Donald Trump seeks and are in stark contrast to the mostly rosy rhetoric ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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‼️NOW - @etuc-ces.bsky.social press conference on CJEU ruling on the Minimum Wage Directive‼️
@belgaenglish.bsky.social @enr-newsroom.bsky.social @brusselstimes.com @vrtnws.be @rtbf-info.be @standaard.be @demorgen.be @lesoir.be @lalibre.be
Follow LIVE via www.etuc.org/en/event/etu...
@belgaenglish.bsky.social @enr-newsroom.bsky.social @brusselstimes.com @vrtnws.be @rtbf-info.be @standaard.be @demorgen.be @lesoir.be @lalibre.be
Follow LIVE via www.etuc.org/en/event/etu...
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
‼️NOW - @etuc-ces.bsky.social press conference on CJEU ruling on the Minimum Wage Directive‼️
@belgaenglish.bsky.social @enr-newsroom.bsky.social @brusselstimes.com @vrtnws.be @rtbf-info.be @standaard.be @demorgen.be @lesoir.be @lalibre.be
Follow LIVE via www.etuc.org/en/event/etu...
@belgaenglish.bsky.social @enr-newsroom.bsky.social @brusselstimes.com @vrtnws.be @rtbf-info.be @standaard.be @demorgen.be @lesoir.be @lalibre.be
Follow LIVE via www.etuc.org/en/event/etu...
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@ec.europa.eu welcomes @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social judgement ’largely confirming the validity of the Directive on adequate minimum wages’. It should now put forward a Recommendation to support its implementation as @etuc-ces.bsky.social asks ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission welcomes the judgment of the Court largely confirming the validity of the Directive on adequate minimum wages*
The Commission welcomes today\'s judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union largely confirming\u202Fthat the\u202FDirective\u202Fon adequate minimum wages\u202Fstands on firm legal ground....
ec.europa.eu
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
@ec.europa.eu welcomes @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social judgement ’largely confirming the validity of the Directive on adequate minimum wages’. It should now put forward a Recommendation to support its implementation as @etuc-ces.bsky.social asks ec.europa.eu/commission/p...