Schroders to partner with China's CATL on European battery projects - Lemmy.zip

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/58124149 [https://lemmy.zip/post/58124149]

Five ways the EU has already appeased Trump - Lemmy.zip

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/58122330 [https://lemmy.zip/post/58122330] * ### Migration myths and ICE coming to Europe > “While EU leaders may not embrace — at least publicly — Trump’s narrative around civilisational erasure, EU migration policies increasingly treat migration and migrants as a threat,” he added. * ### Minnesota Pretti killing > The European Commission did not condemn the killing and regarded it as a domestic issue — a sharp contrast with its approach in 2020, when the rhetoric from diplomats in response to George Floyd’s killing took a stronger stance against violence perpetrated by US authorities. * ### Greenland and Rutte > Rutte did not criticise Trump or his threats, instead saying the US president “was right” to push the issue of Arctic security and had done “a lot of good stuff” for Nato. * ### The ‘Board of Peace’ > EU institutions, however, are seemingly open to participating, as long as it aligns with the UN’s requirements. * ### US Big Tech and EU rules > the EU proposed changing its digital rules through its Data and AI omnibus proposals. > NGOs Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl also found many of the proposals’ major changes had been explicitly requested and lobbied for by US tech companies and their associations.

L’économiste Bernard Marx et l’historien Roger Martelli débattent autour du « social-fédéralisme » – Regards.fr

Europe Could Take a Decade to Gain Conventional Military Independence from the U.S. - Osna.FM

ECFR expert Jana Puglierin estimates Europe will need a decade to become independent from the USA, citing strategic key areas where US dependence remains high.

Cybersecurity Act: Network operators sharply criticize Huawei ban - Lemmy.zip

> This would significantly exacerbate the situation for European network operators. And not just for them: mobile operators are by no means the only ones using products from these Chinese manufacturers. Products from these companies are also in use in other critical areas such as railways, the energy sector, or urban networks. Furthermore, Huawei is the global market leader in inverters for solar systems. > We warn against measures that would significantly weaken the very sector they are intended to protect," reads a statement from the association Connect Europe, which primarily represents formerly state-owned network operators such as Telekom, Orange, and Telefónica. > Blanket interventions in the supply chain would “significantly and adversely affect network expansion, operational continuity, and investment planning,” the association warns and already calls for “mitigating measures such as cost reimbursement mechanisms” in advance. In principle, measures must be “risk-based, proportionate, and practicable.”