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Cybersecurity – Hackers hit a televised phone-in between President Putin and citizens at a TV show (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

A massive cyber attack attempted to disrupt a televised phone-in between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Rossiya 24 network. Hackers hit a televised phone-in...

Cybersecurity – Colombian authorities arrested hacker behind the Gozi Virus (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Colombian authorities arrested a Romanian hacker who is wanted in the U.S. for distributing the Gozi virus that already infected more than a million...

Google – Outcry pushes Google to postpone third-party cookies ban to mid-2023 (Mathieu Pollet, Euractiv)

Faced with criticism from competitors and regulators, Google has postponed for mid-2023 its plan to put in place an alternative to third-party cookies, the...

Europe – Commissioner: Rejecting CAP plans on basis of Green Deal alignment ‘unimaginable’ (Natasha Foote, Euractiv)

The EU’s Agriculture Commissioner has said he does not foresee a situation where a member state’s Common Agricultural Policy national plan would be rejected...

Serbia/Belarus – The end of the Serbia-Belarus tango (Orhan Dragaš, Euractiv)

Serbia has for many years claimed to maintain friendly and even brotherly relations with Belarus, but this did not prevent Belgrade from joining the...

Spain – Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030 (Euractiv with Reuters)

Spain on Wednesday (30 June) joined an international campaign to set a date for closing all coal plants by 2030, signing up to a...

Europe – EU to fight ‘geography of discontent’ with new vision for rural areas (Gerardo Fortuna, Euractiv)

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday (30 June) its long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas, proposing a rural pact and a rural action...

France – French government strongly criticises Senate’s final version of climate bill (Clara Bauer-Babef, Euractiv)

After French senators voted on the final version of the climate bill, the country’s ecological transition ministry expressed disappointment, pointing to the text’s “numerous...

Europe – Commission wants tougher rules for consumer credit deals (Euractiv with Reuters)

The European Commission on Wednesday (30 June) proposed caps on interest rates for consumer credit agreements and a ban on bundling practices as part...

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