#Europe | The European Parliament approves full surveillance powers "with supervision" to Europol, including dangerous access to private data almost without limits.
An extension of its powers now approved by the European Parliament that has caused organizations in defense of digital rights to cry out in heaven.
Big Data: the new weapon of the European Police. With the idea of modernizing the body and "being able to carry out research and innovation projects", Europol will have the capacity to process large series of data and receive data from private companies when it comes to pursuing sensitive issues such as terrorism or abuse child sex.
The European Police will be able to take advantage of a huge amount of data for the most serious cases. Parliament has approved by 480 votes in favour, 143 against and 20 abstentions, that Europol will have new powers and will be able to ask companies for users' private data, for example communication services.
An extension of its powers now approved by the European Parliament that has caused organizations in defense of digital rights to cry out in heaven.
Big Data: the new weapon of the European Police. With the idea of modernizing the body and "being able to carry out research and innovation projects", Europol will have the capacity to process large series of data and receive data from private companies when it comes to pursuing sensitive issues such as terrorism or abuse child sex.
The European Police will be able to take advantage of a huge amount of data for the most serious cases. Parliament has approved by 480 votes in favour, 143 against and 20 abstentions, that Europol will have new powers and will be able to ask companies for users' private data, for example communication services.
Cuban President Díaz-Canel assures that the US is turning #Europe "into a prominent destination for weapons of all kinds without real control"
#Putin at a meeting on oil said that - abandoning Russian energy resources - #Europe in the long term becomes the region with the highest energy prices in the world, this can irreversibly undermine its competitiveness, this is an economic auto-da-fe
(auto -da-fe; the burning of a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition.
a sentence condemning a person to an auto-da-fé - muerte)
And has point, a product made in Europe cost approximately 40% more (calculating the price the purchasing gas for example USA) and the final product will not necessarily better quality to pay more
(auto -da-fe; the burning of a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition.
a sentence condemning a person to an auto-da-fé - muerte)
And has point, a product made in Europe cost approximately 40% more (calculating the price the purchasing gas for example USA) and the final product will not necessarily better quality to pay more
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Journalist Pablo González´s wife , imprisoned in #Poland , CLAIMS JUSTICE The Polish authorities accuse him of spying for Russia and he has been in preventive detention for more than a hundred days. "With hardly any contact with the family because the Polish authorities do not allow them phone calls or visits, Pablo González, a Spanish journalist, a citizen of the European Union, His work and his life have been put on hold. Like the press freedom in #Europe.
Several hundred U.S. paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air assault ) have departed for Europe in the largest U.S. military deployment to Europe since the Cold War.
#Europe
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Footage of an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter falling into the water.
According to unconfirmed reports, the combat vehicle belonged to the Greek Air Force.
#Europe
According to unconfirmed reports, the combat vehicle belonged to the Greek Air Force.
#Europe
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#Ukraine and its #Western backers should be held accountable for the ‘suicidal’ attack on #Europe’s largest nuclear powerplant
The US secretary of state hoped to make Russia look like a ‘nuclear terrorist’. Instead, he implicated himself
Even as UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed a crowd of survivors of the World War Two US atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, halfway around the world, the armed forces of Ukraine seemed hellbent on unleashing a modern-day nuclear holocaust on Europe by firing artillery rockets at the Zaporozhye power plant.
This week's assault, which damaged safety equipment and disrupted power to the facility, the continent's largest, was characterized by Guterres as “suicidal.”
Kiev was quick to blame Russia for the attacks, accusing Moscow of conducting “nuclear terrorism,” and calling for the international community to send in a delegation of “international peacekeepers” to “completely demilitarize the territory.”
The Zaporozhye nuclear facility has been under the physical control of Russia since its forces occupied the site back in March. Since then, the plant has been operated by Ukrainian technicians working under the supervision of Russian atomic energy experts. The facility contains six nuclear reactors which, before the start of the military operation, generated approximately one-fifth of Ukraine’s electricity. Three of these reactors ceased operation after the Russians took control the site, and another one was forced to shut down after the facility was shelled on August 5. The two remaining reactors were likewise compelled to reduce their output to half as a safety precaution.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, declared that Russian forces were attempting to cause electricity blackouts in southern Ukraine by shelling the plant. The Ukrainian state nuclear agency, Energoatom, has accused the Russian military of placing explosives throughout the Zaporozhye nuclear plant, which would be detonated in the event of a Ukrainian counterattack which threatened to capture the facility. The Ukrainian military has also accused Russia of placing military equipment, including ammunition, in buildings located near the nuclear reactors.
The only problem with the Ukrainian narrative is that, simply put, none of it is true. The August 5 attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear facility was carried out by artillery rockets whose impact characteristics point clearly to having originated from Ukrainian controlled territory. Moreover, Russian air defense and counter-battery radars situated in the vicinity of the plant would have detected the ballistic trajectory of the incoming rockets, providing unimpeachable evidence of the origin of the attack. So, too, would have US and NATO intelligence collection platforms operating over and around Ukraine. And, given the propaganda victory that could be achieved by releasing such evidence, one can rest assured that the US would very much take full advantage of any scenario which would reproduce the release of U-2 imagery during the Cuban missile crisis, or the release of the audio tapes of the Soviet fighter pilot downing KAL 007.
This, of course, won’t happen. And given the reality that Russia is engaged in the active defense of the Zaporozhye facility, it is unlikely that it would give away important intelligence about its radar capabilities just to score cheap public relation points. Russia has long been reticent about engaging in cheap propaganda, preferring to let its performance on the battlefield do its speaking for it.
Not so the United States and Ukraine, which have a track record of collaboration when it comes to disseminating information designed to undermine the Russian narrative and “get into the mind” of Russian President Vladimir Putin – even if the information being released to the public is not true.
The US secretary of state hoped to make Russia look like a ‘nuclear terrorist’. Instead, he implicated himself
Even as UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed a crowd of survivors of the World War Two US atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, halfway around the world, the armed forces of Ukraine seemed hellbent on unleashing a modern-day nuclear holocaust on Europe by firing artillery rockets at the Zaporozhye power plant.
This week's assault, which damaged safety equipment and disrupted power to the facility, the continent's largest, was characterized by Guterres as “suicidal.”
Kiev was quick to blame Russia for the attacks, accusing Moscow of conducting “nuclear terrorism,” and calling for the international community to send in a delegation of “international peacekeepers” to “completely demilitarize the territory.”
The Zaporozhye nuclear facility has been under the physical control of Russia since its forces occupied the site back in March. Since then, the plant has been operated by Ukrainian technicians working under the supervision of Russian atomic energy experts. The facility contains six nuclear reactors which, before the start of the military operation, generated approximately one-fifth of Ukraine’s electricity. Three of these reactors ceased operation after the Russians took control the site, and another one was forced to shut down after the facility was shelled on August 5. The two remaining reactors were likewise compelled to reduce their output to half as a safety precaution.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, declared that Russian forces were attempting to cause electricity blackouts in southern Ukraine by shelling the plant. The Ukrainian state nuclear agency, Energoatom, has accused the Russian military of placing explosives throughout the Zaporozhye nuclear plant, which would be detonated in the event of a Ukrainian counterattack which threatened to capture the facility. The Ukrainian military has also accused Russia of placing military equipment, including ammunition, in buildings located near the nuclear reactors.
The only problem with the Ukrainian narrative is that, simply put, none of it is true. The August 5 attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear facility was carried out by artillery rockets whose impact characteristics point clearly to having originated from Ukrainian controlled territory. Moreover, Russian air defense and counter-battery radars situated in the vicinity of the plant would have detected the ballistic trajectory of the incoming rockets, providing unimpeachable evidence of the origin of the attack. So, too, would have US and NATO intelligence collection platforms operating over and around Ukraine. And, given the propaganda victory that could be achieved by releasing such evidence, one can rest assured that the US would very much take full advantage of any scenario which would reproduce the release of U-2 imagery during the Cuban missile crisis, or the release of the audio tapes of the Soviet fighter pilot downing KAL 007.
This, of course, won’t happen. And given the reality that Russia is engaged in the active defense of the Zaporozhye facility, it is unlikely that it would give away important intelligence about its radar capabilities just to score cheap public relation points. Russia has long been reticent about engaging in cheap propaganda, preferring to let its performance on the battlefield do its speaking for it.
Not so the United States and Ukraine, which have a track record of collaboration when it comes to disseminating information designed to undermine the Russian narrative and “get into the mind” of Russian President Vladimir Putin – even if the information being released to the public is not true.
About the smoke-seller of the Spanish Sánchez and the German Scholz on the Midcat gas pipeline, they can line #Europe with gas pipes, but the only country that could feed the hunger for energy that the European capitalist system consumes, at a good price, is called Russia , and their governments sanctioned it for supporting NATO, where is Spain going to produce gas? Is Spain counting on Algeria after turning its back on the Saharawi people? the high prices have no return, it's the same to continue buying as they are doing now, buying Russian gas through other countries, more expensive, than building that network of pipelines,continue to buy Russian gas, but to send it through a pipeline... if the idea is not to consume Russian gas
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US force presence in #Europe has increased 50,000 US troops on European soil
#NATO and Russia launch separate nuclear deterrence exercises. 60 aircraft from the entire Atlantic Alliance will fly over northwestern #Europe with #Belgium as country base in maneuvers that will last until October 30.
NATO's annual training mission, which has been going on for more than a decade, features warplanes capable of dropping atomic bombs.
In the exercise, known as "Steadfast Noon", 14 countries participate. Its goal is to "ensure that the Alliance's nuclear deterrent remains safe and effective."
Russian maneuvers
Although this routine training doesn't respond to the Russian special operation on Ukraine, the West has its sights set on Russia, which also carries out its usual military exercises at the end of October.
His maneuvers, called Grom, which translates as "thunder", will serve as a way for Moscow to test its nuclear-capable bombers, submarines and missiles.
For the United States, it is irresponsible that Russia continues with the tests while it is still immersed in the war with Ukraine
NATO's annual training mission, which has been going on for more than a decade, features warplanes capable of dropping atomic bombs.
In the exercise, known as "Steadfast Noon", 14 countries participate. Its goal is to "ensure that the Alliance's nuclear deterrent remains safe and effective."
Russian maneuvers
Although this routine training doesn't respond to the Russian special operation on Ukraine, the West has its sights set on Russia, which also carries out its usual military exercises at the end of October.
His maneuvers, called Grom, which translates as "thunder", will serve as a way for Moscow to test its nuclear-capable bombers, submarines and missiles.
For the United States, it is irresponsible that Russia continues with the tests while it is still immersed in the war with Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on planned price caps on Russian gas in #Europe: "It's like going to a bar and saying you'll pay half for your beer"
#Europe's inflation
🇪🇪Estonia- 24.1%
🇱🇹Lithuania- 22.5%
🇱🇻Latvia - 22.0%
🇭🇺Hungary- 20.7%
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - 17.8%
🇳🇱Netherlands- 17.1%
🇵🇱Poland -15.7%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria -15.6%
🇸🇰Slovakia-13.6%
🇷🇴Romania - 13.4%
🇭🇷Croatia - 12.6%
🇬🇷 Greece -12.1%
🇧🇪Belgium - 12.1%
🇩🇰 Denmark - 11.1%
🇩🇪Germany - 10.9%
🇦🇹Austria - 10.9%
🇸🇮Slovenia - 10.6%
🇸🇪Sweden - 10.3%
#Russia #USA #EU #NATO
🇪🇪Estonia- 24.1%
🇱🇹Lithuania- 22.5%
🇱🇻Latvia - 22.0%
🇭🇺Hungary- 20.7%
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - 17.8%
🇳🇱Netherlands- 17.1%
🇵🇱Poland -15.7%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria -15.6%
🇸🇰Slovakia-13.6%
🇷🇴Romania - 13.4%
🇭🇷Croatia - 12.6%
🇬🇷 Greece -12.1%
🇧🇪Belgium - 12.1%
🇩🇰 Denmark - 11.1%
🇩🇪Germany - 10.9%
🇦🇹Austria - 10.9%
🇸🇮Slovenia - 10.6%
🇸🇪Sweden - 10.3%
#Russia #USA #EU #NATO
U.S. to streamline nuclear weapons deployment to #Europe – Politico
The Pentagon has reportedly accelerated the delivery of more accurate bombs to Europe
The US has brought forward delivery of upgraded B61-12 air-dropped unguided nuclear bombs to NATO bases in Europe, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a US diplomatic cable and two people familiar with the matter.
According to the report, the change originally planned for next spring is now scheduled for this December.
US officials were said to have relayed the news to NATO allies during a closed-door meeting in Brussels, Belgium this month.
In an emailed comment to Politico, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder declined to discuss the details of the US nuclear arsenal, but said that the replacement of the older-generation B61 bombs for the B61-12 version is “part of a long-planned and scheduled modernization effort.”
“It is in no way linked to current events in Ukraine and was not sped up in any way,” Ryder added.
The B61 is a family of nuclear bombs originally developed in the 1960s. The upgraded version is equipped with a modern tail kit for greater accuracy, according to the US Department of Energy. The weapon is designed to be carried by a number of Western aircraft, including B-2 and B-21 bombers, as well as F-15, F-16, F-35, and Tornado jet fighters.
The news comes as the West and Moscow have been accusing each other of stirring up nuclear tensions amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
On October 17, NATO kicked off its annual nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon, which runs until October 30 and involves up to 60 aircraft, including B-52 long-range bombers. On Wednesday, the US Army and Navy test-fired a rocket as part of their Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) program.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, oversaw large-scale a ballistic missile drill on Wednesday, during which the country’s strategic forces simulated a retaliatory nuclear strike.
The Pentagon has reportedly accelerated the delivery of more accurate bombs to Europe
The US has brought forward delivery of upgraded B61-12 air-dropped unguided nuclear bombs to NATO bases in Europe, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a US diplomatic cable and two people familiar with the matter.
According to the report, the change originally planned for next spring is now scheduled for this December.
US officials were said to have relayed the news to NATO allies during a closed-door meeting in Brussels, Belgium this month.
In an emailed comment to Politico, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder declined to discuss the details of the US nuclear arsenal, but said that the replacement of the older-generation B61 bombs for the B61-12 version is “part of a long-planned and scheduled modernization effort.”
“It is in no way linked to current events in Ukraine and was not sped up in any way,” Ryder added.
The B61 is a family of nuclear bombs originally developed in the 1960s. The upgraded version is equipped with a modern tail kit for greater accuracy, according to the US Department of Energy. The weapon is designed to be carried by a number of Western aircraft, including B-2 and B-21 bombers, as well as F-15, F-16, F-35, and Tornado jet fighters.
The news comes as the West and Moscow have been accusing each other of stirring up nuclear tensions amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
On October 17, NATO kicked off its annual nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon, which runs until October 30 and involves up to 60 aircraft, including B-52 long-range bombers. On Wednesday, the US Army and Navy test-fired a rocket as part of their Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) program.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, oversaw large-scale a ballistic missile drill on Wednesday, during which the country’s strategic forces simulated a retaliatory nuclear strike.