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EU to strengthen circular economy for vehicles

The EU Commission is revising the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive and presented a draft in the summer. The focus is on greater use of recyclate and the handling of uncollected end-of-life vehicles. The public consultation will run until the end of October.

By Leonie Düngefeld

Thousands March In Poland Anti-government Protest Opposition party leader Donald Tusk attends an anti-government Freedom March on the 34th anniversary of Poland s first postwar democratic election. Warsaw, Poland, June 4, 2023. Half a million people were marching, according to organizers. Large crowds also gathered in other Polish cities. Warszawa Poland PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xBeataxZawrzelx originalFilename: zawrzel-thousand230604_np5fx.jpg

Dirty election campaign in Poland

Jaroslaw Kaczynski is using the methods of Donald Trump and other populists in the run-up to the Oct. 15 elections. His ruling PiS is quite clearly ahead in the polls of the civic coalition of former prime minister and challenger Donald Tusk. Tusk's potential partners could fail to clear the eight-percent hurdle.

By Redaktion Table

UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT

Rustem Umerov – Crimean Tatar becomes defense minister

Rustem Umerov is to become Ukraine's new defense minister on Wednesday. So far, he has shone above all with his diplomatic skills in difficult talks. His good international contacts should also be extremely useful to Kyiv.

By Redaktion Table

Media Freedom Act: Parliament puts the finishing touches

Parliament is about to do its final work on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). On Thursday, the Culture and Media Committee will adopt its position. After the planned amendments to the articles were finalized before the summer break, the recitals are now ready. The major digital providers have criticized the plans.

By Falk Steiner