
Damage Control: Starbucks To Issue New Guidelines on ‘Pride’ Displays
By all appearances, Starbucks is more concerned with public image and profit than true commitment to its workforce.

By all appearances, Starbucks is more concerned with public image and profit than true commitment to its workforce.

The European Parliament’s electoral reform package, meant to make EU elections more democratic is anything but, the EU Council agreed.

Italy’s birth rate continues to be among the lowest in Europe and while some pro-family policies have been enacted, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has promised more to come and reiterated her vow to push back against demographic decline.

Police seized large amounts of cash and a bank balance of approximately €750,000 during the search of a residence and a business related to the suspects.

Swedish prosecutors investigating the son of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over corruption allegations could further inflame tensions between the countries as Sweden looks to enter the NATO alliance.

A sign of a weakening consensus between the centre Right and Left, the EPP came in for heavy criticism from the S&D for working with the far Right after a controversial land reclamation bill was defeated at committee stage in the European Parliament Tuesday.

The Council of Europe’s age-assessment policy puts ‘justice’ in the hands of migrants accused of wrongdoing.

The Russian president accused those who participated in the mutiny of betraying the nation and doing the bidding of Moscow’s foes

The sudden decision to deploy 4,000 troops has nothing to do with Wagner potentially regrouping in neighboring Belarus, the German Defense Ministry insists.

Amnesty has claimed that neither Spain nor Morocco has conducted an adequate and independent inquiry into the event.
Scholz, despite warning that Germany is preparing for another round of sanctions, left the door for future economic cooperation with Russia open once the war is brought to an end.
The study revealed 80% of Ukrainian refugees are women, 72% have university degrees, and nearly one-fifth of those who are working age already have jobs.
Kosovo is the last Western Balkan country to apply for EU membership after Brussels recognized Bosnia’s candidate status earlier in the week and the leadership ratified it on Thursday.
Air pollution particles have been associated with increased miscarriages, premature births, low birth weights, and disturbed brain development.
“Since the applications used up to now have been interpreted religiously by some citizens, we decided without further ado to have the elements replaced,” a spokeswoman for the district said.
While the incident occurred on church grounds and not inside the church itself, the destruction fits a large pattern of attacks on houses of worship witnessed across Europe.
Without the agreement, Hungary would have lost considerable sums of money that could not have been allocated afterwards. The compromise seems to have been made in an honourable way for both parties.
For the first time in history, researchers have managed to produce a net energy gain in a fusion experiment using lasers. While commercial use would need to see a great increase in effectivity, scientists hail this as a major breakthrough.
Meloni justifies the policy change as one that will benefit those of modest means. According to her, electronic payments are accompanied by excessive bank fees that fatten financial institutions at the expense of ordinary citizens.
“I believe that in Europe the same rights and duties of everyone must apply, I believe that the solution that can make everyone agree is to stop departures and defend the European borders,” Meloni said.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, if given the official go-ahead, will join a league of EU hopefuls which presently includes the likes of Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Turkey.
At the top of their list of priorities is a tax reform with a more generous general exemption for all taxpayers and steeper marginal income taxes.