by APA, EFE, Tanjug, TASR | 23.Jun 2023 | Europe in brief
The EU is helping Serbia to ensure the secure supply and transport of energy products. According to the latest Global Gender Gap report, Slovakia moved up four places on the World Economic Forum’s gender equality ranking. EU environment ministers agree on a “general approach” regarding the controversial Nature Restoration Law.
by AFP, Belga, BTA, dpa | 16.Jun 2023 | Europe in brief
An independent advisory body on climate change calls for the EU to reduce emissions by 90% to 95% by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The European Commission says Google may have abused its dominant position in the market. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warns against depriving Hungary of the rotating EU presidency.
by AFP, ANSA, Belga, BTA, dpa, EFE, HINA, STA, TASR | 09.Jun 2023 | Key Stories
The countdown to the 2024 European Parliament elections has begun. On Tuesday, the European Parliament published and presented the results of its Spring 2023 Eurobarometer survey.
by AFP | 06.Jun 2023 | Fact check
After a Russian air strike on the Khmelnytskyi region in western Ukraine on May 13, 2023, charts showing higher levels of radiation were shared on social media in Polish and Slovak. They came with the false claim that the increase stemmed from the fact that ammunition containing “depleted uranium” had been destroyed in the attack.
by AFP | 30.May 2023 | Fact check
A doctored photo began circulating on social media in multiple languages in the spring of 2023. It purported to show European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of a grey statue with breasts and male genitalia. In fact, the image was altered to superimpose the leaders – from a photo taken in Kyiv in 2023 – against the nude statue found in The Hague.