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The centre-right European People's Party is siding with far-right groups to slash EU sustainability and corporate due diligence rules, while business leaders and former EU heavyweights are urging to keep climate and human rights reporting rules intact.
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Germany investigating Temu on price-fixing suspicions
Germany's competition watchdog has announced an investigation of Chinese discount online retail site temu.com, suspecting it of influencing retailers' prices. The site is the fastest-growing of its kind in the world.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Fact check: Is Gen Z leading a US church revival?
Claims of a Gen Z church revival are spreading online. DW digs into the Barna study and other data to uncover what's really happening.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:EU's new LGBTIQ+ strategy 'does not meet todayβs reality,' critics say
With far-right and conservative powers on the rise, discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people is still a sad truth in Europe. The European Commission's new strategy aims to stop that, but critics call out ineffective instruments.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Germany raises economic growth projections
After years of stagnation, Germany is cautiously predicting growth in the coming years. The government says this will largely be a result of state investment in infrastructure and defense.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Four dead after six-storey building partially collapses in Madrid
An architect and three workers were among those who died at the building which was being renovated.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Three killed in latest Ukrainian strike on Russia's Belgorod region
Wednesday's attack comes days after a similar strike caused mass power cuts.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:How Iran ships oil around the world despite sanctions
Tehran is increasingly shifting to unofficial channels and clandestine networks to keep selling its crude oil. Most of the benefits go to a small clique of corrupt Iranian elites β and China.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Former-FBI director James Comey enters not guilty plea
The former FBI director is accused of lying to Congress. Comey's defense team had said the charges brought on by Trump's justice department are politically motivated and should be thrown out.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Will the 2026 World Cup be a disaster for fans?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to be the most expensive, polluting and political yet.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Pelicot tells rape appellant she 'never' gave him consent
Gisele Pelicot has testified in the appeal hearing of the only man contesting his conviction of raping her in the presence of her husband. She told the man she never gave him consent and accused him of cowardice.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Taliban visit to New Delhi shows India's strategic pivot
While the ties between the Taliban regime and Pakistan continue to deteriorate, India is recalibrating its policy on Kabul β and the visit by the Taliban top diplomat Amir Khan Muttaqi could serve as a turning point.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Merz calls auto summit as Germany's carmakers bleed jobs
German automakers will press for fresh incentives to revive demand for electric vehicles during crunch talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Berlin faces pressure to act as German sales slump while Chinese rivals surge.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Germany news: Police to be allowed to shoot down drones
Following a series of recent incidents, the German government wants to boost police powers to shoot down drones. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has warned of cuts to plug a budget deficit.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Russia: Momentum for peace after Putin-Trump summit 'gone'
The impetus for reaching a peace deal in Ukraine following the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska has largely "gone," a Russian official has said.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Plant-based 'burger' label grilled in EU parliament
Can a veggie schnitzel legally be called a schnitzel even if it contains no meat? Some have argued such names are confusing consumers. The European Parliament seems to agree.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Listen: Austriaβs bid to free Russian assets tests EU unity on sanctions
EU ambassadors are once again meeting in Brussels this Wednesday trying to agree on a new round of sanctions against Russia. But this time Austria, besides Hungary and Slovakia, has thrown a spanner in the works.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:EU's von der Leyen urges response to hybrid warfare threats
Recent drone incidents demonstrate that Europe is facing a threat of "hybrid warfare," and to combat this threat, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said that deterrence is necessary.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:October 7 redux β so now what from the EU?
Complacent EU officials in Brussels may shrug off accusations of double standards as part of a new geopolitical reality. But others know that no amount of clever spin or PR can hide the difference in the EUβs treatment of Ukrainian and Palestinian lives, writes Shada Islam.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:The fight for fair traineeships across the EU
MEPs want to end unfair traineeships, triggering backlash from small businesses who warn the rules will strangle opportunity. But the real fight is yet to come: trilogues where the EU parliament and member states will have to find a compromise in what promises to be a tough negotiation over labour rights of Europe's next generation.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Anti-immigration politics contribute to racism in Germany
Far-right gains, economic stagnation and increased political focus on migration can be major drivers of racial discrimination in European countries such as Germany.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest ever crisis' for UK industry
The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:UK's Starmer begins visit to India, praises trade deal
The British prime minister urged business leaders to seize the opportunity of the trade deal with India. He's visiting the South Asian giant and is accompanied by the largest-ever UK trade mission to the country.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Time may be running out for master of clocks Macron: What next for France?
After eight years in office, Emmanuel Macron's position as president is coming under increasing pressure as France's political crisis escalates.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Why Merkel's Ukraine remarks pleased Russia, angered Poland and Baltics
Angela Merkel's remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war have drawn criticism from Poland, Latvia and Estonia, while Moscow praised the former chancellor's stance.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Why Merkel's Ukraine remarks pleased Russia, angered Poland
Angela Merkel's remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war have drawn criticism from Poland, Latvia and Estonia, while Moscow praised the former chancellor's stance.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:What the 'One Piece' pirate flag symbolizes for Gen Z protestors
How did a flag from the Japanese anime series "One Piece" become a rallying symbol for Gen Z protest movements around the world?
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Ursula von der Leyen and the polarized European Parliament
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is likely to survive Thursday's no-confidence vote β but both the EU's far left and far right have taken issue with how she is doing her job.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:EU to cut steel imports by 47 percent to avoid 'fatal' blow to industry
The EU will slash steel imports by 47 percent in a bid to protect the blocβs steel industry from chronic global oversupply, primarily from China, under new rules announced on Tuesday.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Austria's bid to unfreeze Russian money causes EU alarm
Austria's proposal to unfreeze 2bn of Russian assets has caused worry on creating a bad precedent, with Hungary and Slovakia also threatening to delay new EU sanctions.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Pressure Mounts on Europeβs Ursula von der Leyen
Europe's most powerful woman, Ursula von der Leyen, is likely to survive Thursday's no-confidence vote β but she's under pressure from the far left and far right of the political spectrum.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Macron keeps everyone guessing as key allies swing against him
The French president is increasingly isolated, with three of his former centrist prime ministers now publicly piling pressure on him.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Poland pushes back on German Nord Stream extradition request
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says it's not in Poland's interest to extradite a man wanted by Germany over the Nord Stream blasts. He said Poland had long warned the pipelines made Europe too dependent on Russia.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:German mayor critically injured in stabbing attack, police say
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says "we fear for the life" of Iris Stalzer, a newly-elected mayor in the western town of Herdecke.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Carney wins praise from Trump, but no trade deal β yet
Canada's prime minister earned rare Oval Office praise from the president as negotiations continue.
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