Today, the European Union can be seen, on one hand, as the result of a consensus between federalists and intergovernmentalists. On the other hand, it is viewed as an overregulated, intensely bureaucratic, partly supranational and asymmetrical political structure. Now facing unprecedented challenges both domestically and globally, the EU must act urgently to reclaim its position as a global competitor and ensure internal stability. This will require bold geopolitical action, strategic policymaking and the adoption of inclusive, rational decision-making systems. What are the most pressing issues currently facing the EU? And what changes or alternative policies could shift the union from…
Author: CYPRUS EYE
Read More
French President Emmanuel Macron has once again caught both domestic and international audiences off guard. In a surprise announcement, he declared that France will formally recognize the State of Palestine this coming September. The decision sent shock waves through the Western bloc, raising eyebrows in Washington, Brussels and Tel Aviv alike. Long seen as a key player in EU diplomacy and a close ally of the U.S., France’s pivot marks a potentially historic shift in European positioning on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The burning question now is: Why now? Is this Macron’s bold attempt to reassert France’s leftist political legacy, reminiscent…
A Palestinian lawyer has exposed shocking testimonies of sexual torture, rape, and systematic abuse of Gaza detainees in Israeli prisons, warning that Israel is using such practices to intimidate Palestinians and defy international law. In an exclusive interview with AnadoluKhaled Mahajna, a lawyer with the Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, said one of the most disturbing cases involved an Israeli female jailer who stripped a Palestinian prisoner in a prison courtyard and raped him while mocking him, despite his hands being shackled. “She stripped him of his clothes in the courtyard of one of the detention camps and raped…
Union Pacific has said it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal, to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape the movement of goods from grains to autos across the country. If approved, the deal would combine Union Pacific’s stronghold in the western two-thirds of the US with Norfolk’s 19,500-mile network that primarily spans 22 eastern states. The two railroads are expected to have a combined enterprise value of $250 billion and would unlock about $2.75 billion in annualised synergies, the companies said. This would mark the largest-ever buyout in the sector, merging…
An Israeli settler with an established history of violence shot dead Palestinian journalist Odeh Muhammad Hadalin on Monday, according to the Palestinian Authority. Hadalin, 31, rose to prominence last year for his work on No Other Landan Oscar-winning documentary about Palestinians struggling to stop the Israeli military from demolishing their villages in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank. This area stretches across the eastern border of Israel, territory it captured along with East Jerusalem and Gaza in the 1967 war. Yinon Levi, The Israel Settler Who Killed Hathaleen, was sanctioned by the US, and the European Union in 2024…
On July 21, it was raining in Mumbai when Abdul Wahid Shaikh, 47, walked into the city’s High Court – not to fight for his own freedom, but for twelve other men he once shared a prison cell with. That rainy morning, Shaikh stood in the packed courtroom as judges declared the remaining men “innocent”. The verdict ended nearly two decades of imprisonment for the accused. Shaikh, a schoolteacher, was one of thirteen men originally accused in the charges of coordinated attacks in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings. Seven bombs had exploded within minutes on commuter trains during the evening…
Key takeaways: Bitcoin targets $122,000, where $2 billion in short liquidations are clustered but Q3 seasonal data hints at downside. A falling RSI, spot BTC ETF outflows, and low trading volumes point to weakening bullish momentum. FOMC minutes and positive news from the White House could trigger a rally on Wednesday. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below $117,000 on Tuesday, sweeping the internal liquidity built between $117,000 and $119,000 over the weekend. This liquidity absorption, often a precursor to directional moves, occurred as $100 million in long positions were liquidated. Despite the dip, the 100-day exponential moving average (EMA) on the…
Both prosecutors and defense attorneys have made statements in court about a T-shirt Roman Storm wore at a 2019 Ethereum conference in Boston. Before Roman Storm’s defense attorneys rested their case on Tuesday, one matter that seemed to provoke some controversy in the courtroom was a T-shirt the Tornado Cash co-founder and developer wore at a crypto event in 2019. During opening statements in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, both prosecutors and Storm’s lawyers reportedly brought up a Tornado Cash T-shirt the developer wore, which claimed to “wash” Ether (ETH) through the mixing service.…
Following the devastating earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş on Feb. 6, 2023, a new artificial intelligence-supported “Disaster Emergency Unit” has been developed and was first installed in a schoolyard in Istanbul. Starting in August, these units will also be placed in public squares and designated gathering areas across the city. Implemented with the support of the Istanbul Governor’s Office and Gaziosmanpaşa District Governor’s Office, the project aims to strengthen preparedness for a potential earthquake in Istanbul by introducing a new generation of disaster response containers. Replacing the 4-square-meter orange containers used after the 1999 Gölcük Earthquake, the 12-square-meter green unit, supported…
Beşiktaş head to Krakow this Thursday with their backs against the wall and their Europa League hopes hanging by a thread. After a 4-2 home defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round, Ole Gunnar Solskaer’s men face a daunting mission: overturn a two-goal deficit on neutral ground to keep their European ambitions alive. The return leg, set for Thursday at Stadion Miejski in Poland, is more than just a test of tactics and talent. It’s a battle of belief. For Beşiktaş, this tie could define the early months of their season…