Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacenters

As thousands of datacentres are constructed across Europe, the Guardian and Investigate Europe have uncovered disturbing evidence that some workers building them are exposed to dangerous conditions and living in fear of speaking out…

 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/30/electrocutions-disease-and-no-pay-how-workers-risk-exploitation-in-europes-datacentres

 

Zelenskyy warns 20M Ukrainians could flee to Europe if Russia wins war – POLITICO

The stark warning comes as Kyiv heads into a brutal winter and faces a cash crunch…

 https://www.politico.eu/article/zelenskyy-warns-20m-ukrainians-could-flee-to-europe-if-russia-wins-war/ 

Rubio warns Europe faces ‘inflection point’ - POLITICO

Speaking at the Pnyx, a hillside with views of the dramatic pillars of the Acropolis, the top U.S. diplomat excoriated prioritizing the “global community over one’s own” as “fashionable,” saying the ancient Greeks showed there is “nothing selfish or wrong about loyalty to your nation, nor anything selfish or wrong about fighting to defend its interests above all else.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/07/rubio-warns-europe-faces-inflection-point-01110323

‘Blackmail’: Europe fumes against White House demand for more diesel - POLITICO

The Trump administration’s full-court pressure campaign on Europe to release diesel supplies or face a U.S. export ban heading into the winter has split and angered European leaders, entangled oil companies and raised private charges of “blackmail.” It also appears to have worked...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/02/white-house-diesel-europe-01104936

 

White House looking to Europe to release diesel from strategic reserves - POLITICO

The idea comes as high energy prices drag GOP in midterm elections… 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/white-house-looking-to-europe-to-release-diesel-from-strategic-reserves-01096937 

European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato

Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/20/baltic-spy-chiefs-warn-moscow-is-preparing-for-more-decisive-action-in-europe

 

European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss

Far-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/09/far-right-europe-afd-germany-nigel-farage

At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves

True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/25/at-least-35000-excess-deaths-europe-back-to-back-heatwaves 

 

Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds

While hot seas receive little attention, they can lead to the death of habitat-forming species such as corals and macroalgae, disrupting ecosystems and leading to large-scale mortality of fish and seabirds. They also raise dangerous overnight temperatures in coastal regions, as oceans cool more slowly than land...

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/19/carbon-pollution-massive-expansion-marine-heatwaves-europe

 

Millions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that?

It’s a great betrayal: poor communities neglected while multimillionaires peddle a global Maga agenda. How is that America first?…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/us-tax-dollars-rightwing-europe-thinktanks-donald-trump-maga 

 

Trump Administration Suggested Funding Afrikaner Group in South Africa — ProPublica

Recently, we published our investigation that found one answer to that question in a little-known bureau of the State Department that has dramatically transformed under Trump. For decades, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, known as DRL, has supported human rights in some of the most oppressive countries in the world. Now, our reporting found, it’s planning to direct funds to controversial groups supporting right-wing causes in Europe and elsewhere…

 https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-afrikaner-south-africa-money

 

Climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’, official at EU's bank warns

Ecosystem services are defined as any benefit that can be drawn from a natural structure or process – for example, water can be used as a raw material, an energy source through hydropower, or for transportation. It is also a habitat for marine life critical for food production, and a basis for recreational services. 

“Nature-related risks can pose material economic and financial risks, including through their impacts on credit risk, growth, inflation and – over the long-term – potential financial instability,” Elderson said...

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/ecb-climate-wildfires-global-economy-stability

 

‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers

Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/speed-of-climate-crisis-devastating-crops-say-farmers

 

‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather

Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/wildfires-extreme-weather-europe-spain-france-climate-crisis-analysis

 

Whitmer's Europe trade trip focusing on defense and security

“Michigan is open for business and on the move, working with anyone and competing with anyone to onshore good-paying jobs for Michiganders,” said Whitmer in a statement released by her office. “On this investment mission, we’ll strengthen ties with European allies, showcase Michigan’s leadership in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and innovation, and bring home new opportunities that create good-paying jobs for Michiganders…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-06-15/whitmers-europe-trade-trip-focusing-on-defense-and-security

 

Let this be a warning – if Europe worries about Trump, it has even more reason to fear JD Vance

His toxic Henry Nowak intervention fits a pattern. Vance has hard-right views, a disdain for European society – and he may yet become president…

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/09/warning-europe-worries-trump-fear-jd-vance

 

Trump's troop reversals in Europe could cost taxpayers millions, officials say | PBS News

"The question is what additional costs were incurred by deciding to send them back prematurely, changing the arrangements, changing the plan?" said Deni, a former U.S. military adviser and planner who focused on forces in Europe...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-troop-reversals-in-europe-could-cost-taxpayers-millions-officials-say

European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz

Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president's threat of 'a very bad future' for Nato unless it provides warships…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/europe-donald-trump-strait-hormuz-iran 

 

Top US allies are turning toward China instead. Blame Trump. - POLITICO

European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/trump-china-europe-closer-ties-00823457 

 

Carney joins European leaders in criticizing US easing of Russian oil sanctions - POLITICO

"The lifting of sanctions means that [Russia] will receive more money and there will be more drone attacks" in the Middle East, Zelenskyy said, standing alongside French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris... 

Carney joins European leaders in criticizing US easing of Russian oil sanctions politico.com

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/carney-russian-oil-sanctions-us-nato-0082804