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Rwanda just became the first country to start EU talks on hosting refugee return hubs. It was confirmed on 6 August, but Kigali's track record makes a mockery of European claims that migrants' rights will be respected in third countries. The European Parl

New research has found that most strawberries contain significant residues of pesticides that disrupt the body's natural hormones.

A new investigation lays bare the enormity of Europol's rogue tactics: the agency maintained a 'shadow IT environment' parallel to their official databases. Keeping a second set of books is a mob classic to hide from scrutiny. Europol's case was no differ

A citizen lodged a claim for privacy breach. What they didn't expect was an encouragement to settle with the most controversial user of personal data in Big Tech.

Millions of euros worth of EU subsidies and taxpayer money is fuelling the very market that leads to spying on journalists, activitists, politicians and people in the EU, and undermines our democracies.

For a decade, 'Apple Engineering' was a masterclass in planned obsolescence. Now the new Neo is the most repairable Mac in 15 years. This is not due to some sudden surge of corporate altruism - the Neo exists because of a hard deadline: 31 July 2026.

Belgian unions began a three-day general strike on Monday, bringing public transport to a near standstill in a demand for the government to abandon plans to cut pensions, raise the retirement age, and slash unemployment benefits.

Tech companies now spend €151m a year on lobbying in Brussels - a 33-percent increase on 2023. With the backing of the US government, they hope to push the EU Commission while it's looking towards simplifying its digital regulations.

A few weeks ago, yet another EU competition official joined a law firm to work for clients facing antitrust investigations. DG Competition's spinning revolving door is putting the integrity of the EU's competition policy at severe risk.