Notices by European News 🇪🇺 (eunews@mastodon.social)

Brussels police arrest US State Secretary Rubio's bodyguard

One of the bodyguards in US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's security detail was arrested by Brussels police at a hotel in the Belgian capital on 31 March.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/1526014/brussels-police-arrest-us-state-secretary-rubios-bodyguard-tbtb

Rheinmetall secures nitrocellulose supply amid European ammo scramble

Rheinmetall agreed to buy Hagedorn-NC, a German maker of industrial nitrocellulose, to expand its supply of raw material for artillery propellant, the latest move in a rush by countries and companies across Europe to safeguard or build up production of ammunition and explosives.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/04/07/rheinmetall-secures-nitrocellulose-supply-amid-european-ammo-scramble/

France, Belgium scoff at anti-DEI letter from Trump administration

“We have no lessons to learn from the boss of America,” said Belgian Deputy PM Jan Jambon.

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-belgium-scoff-at-anti-dei-policy-letter-from-donald-trump-administration/

Trump doesn’t rule out military intervention in Greenland — again

U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he could use military force to take over Greenland — in the latest sign of Washington's fixation with the autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark.

https://www.politico.eu/article/usa-donald-trump-military-intervention-greenland-again-denmark/

After Vance visit, Denmark tells US: Stop treating us like dirt

“This is not how you speak to your close allies,” Denmark’s top diplomat said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/vance-visit-denmark-tells-us-stop-treating-us-like-dirt-00259248

EU defends academic freedom in wake of Trump education crackdown

The European Commission has spoken out in defence of academic freedom and research, following a crackdown on education by the Trump administration at home and abroad.

(https://archive.ph/nr76D)

https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/arf773670a

Denmark condemns what it calls Trump's escalated rhetoric on Greenland

Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of U.S. pressure for control over the Arctic island.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/denmark-prime-minister-praises-people-greenland-amid-pressure-trump-2025-03-27/

Trump's anti-woke policies threaten library in Spain

Barcelona City Council has received a letter from the US Embassy in Spain urging them not to apply diversity policies at a language learning programme for young people run by a local library if they don’t want to have funding withdrawn.

https://www.thelocal.com/20250326/trumps-anti-woke-policies-threaten-barcelona-library

Trump cabinet members tear into ‘pathetic’ European allies for ‘free-loading’ in leaked messages

The messages have come to light in an extraordinary security breach after a journalist was added to a high-level messaging group by mistake

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/hegseth-vance-houthi-leaked-messages-europe-b2721025.html

The European Union has its own Linux Distribution and it's Called EU OS

Can this Linux-powered operating system disrupt Windows' hold in the European Union?

https://news.itsfoss.com/eu-os/

Despite a demonstration ban hundreds of thousands protest opposition politician’s arrest

Hundreds of thousands across Turkey defied a protest ban for the fourth night, demonstrating against the arrest of opposition figure Ekrem İmamoğlu, accusing Erdoğan's government of sidelining his main rival ahead of elections.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8cnl27Yw5E

Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/

European Commission targets in-game currency in children's video games

The Commission is probing alleged unfair practices in the horse-riding game Star Stable Online, targeting in-game purchases aimed at children. The upcoming Digital Fairness Act may include stricter rules on virtual currency transparency and fairness.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/03/21/european-commission-targets-in-game-currency-in-childrens-video-games

Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies

The Netherlands' parliament on Tuesday approved a series of motions calling on the government to reduce dependence on U.S. software companies, including by creating a cloud services platform under Dutch control.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/

Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding

Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars.

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-us-research-education-donald-trump-ekaterina-zaharieva/

French academic denied entry to US for ‘personal opinion’ on Trump

The Trump administration had recently accused Europe of curtailing free speech.

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-academic-denied-entry-united-states-donald-trump-personal-opinion-messages/

US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children

Researchers at Yale University had been compiling database of alleged Russian war crimes, including abduction of up to 35,000 children

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/russia-kidnap-ukraine-children-us-evidence-deleted-b2717555.html

EU slams Hungary's ban on Budapest Pride march

The ban is the latest in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s crackdown on LGBT rights, which has already triggered legal battles with the EU and the freezing of billions in funds.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/03/19/eu-slams-hungary-s-ban-on-budapest-pride-march_6739304_4.html

Today, President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a keynote speech on European defence at the Royal Danish Military Academy in Copenhagen. She emphasized the need for a unified European defence strategy, stronger strategic autonomy, and enhanced cooperation among EU member states to secure Europe's peace and stability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4qXxGNws6w

Canada, Europe planning defence 'without US at the centre' for first time since WWII

Canada is reducing its dependency on the United States and looking to Europe for defence cooperation, marking what experts say is the first time since World War II that Western allies are planning security frameworks without the US at the core.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReT2nbYNdBU