Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data UK MPs have raised concerns about the government’s contracts with Palantir after an investigation published in Switzerland highlighted allegations about the suitability and security of its products. The investigation by the Zurich-based research collective WAV and the Swiss online magazine Republik details Palantir’s efforts, over the course of seven years, to sell its products to Swiss federal agencies. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Executives at body that trained chef Jamie Oliver awarded pay rises and bonuses after sale to private firm – as hundreds of jobs may be offshored A pair of City & Guilds executives have each been awarded million-pound bonuses and sizeable salary increases after the skills charity’s business was acquired by an international company in October, the Guardian understands. The payments – which are understood to include a £1.7m award for the chief executive, Kirstie Donnelly, and £1.2m to the finance director, Abid Ismail – have emerged at a sensitive time for the training and qualifications business, as it navigates its first few months in the private sector. Continue reading...

A coalition of leading scientists from many countries call on the European Commission to improve the protection of the environment, biodiversity and citizens' health against harmful pesticides. A lett...

We can't control the US President's behaviour. We can control what WE do and say about human rights and the rule of law

The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet

The number of violent events over water resources reported in 2024 was nearly 20 percent higher than 2023 and nearly 80 percent higher than 2022.

Europe’s problem is not that it is alone. Europe’s problem Is that it is still in denial about the world it lives in.

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded Record heat and drought cost Britain’s arable farmers more than £800m in lost production in 2025 in one of the worst harvests recorded, analysis has estimated. Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops. Farmers are already facing heavy financial pressure as the costs of fertilisers and other inputs have risen faster than prices. Continue reading...

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Sechs Essays von Autor*innen aus Schweden und Deutschland reflektieren Identität, Grenzen und Utopie in Europa. Entstanden im Projekt „The New Cartographers“ des Swedish Institute – inspiriert von Per...

The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.

New report focuses on how powerful industry actors across various sectors are lobbying the Commission to weaken vital EU water protections.