#Finland president urges #Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in #Ukraine

A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring & European #allies need to keep up support despite a #corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander #Stubb of Finland told AP.

Europe, meanwhile, will require ‘’sisu,’’ a Finnish word meaning endurance, resilience & grit, to get through the winter months, as #Russia continues its hybrid attacks & info war.

https://apnews.com/article/stubb-finland-trump-ukraine-putin-russia-europe-8bdbd76ed7c04b5ff6af8abafc7b837c?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-Ukraine+truce+prospect

European Union officials may cut growth forecasts for 2026 in the coming week in an assessment of damage to the region’s economy, a year after Donald Trump won back the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/16/markets/europe-fallout-trump-trade-chaos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #europe #eu

#Finland president urges #Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in #Ukraine

A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring & European #allies need to keep up support despite a #corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander #Stubb of Finland told AP.

Europe, meanwhile, will require ‘’sisu,’’ a Finnish word meaning endurance, resilience & grit, to get through the winter months, as #Russia continues its hybrid attacks & info war.

https://apnews.com/article/stubb-finland-trump-ukraine-putin-russia-europe-8bdbd76ed7c04b5ff6af8abafc7b837c?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-Ukraine+truce+prospect

Our 4 demands for #EuSummit25:

💶 #Fediverse Fund for user-centred development in the amount of €30 million annually

1️⃣ Anchoring the #Plus1 principle in the work of the federal government and public institutions

🤝 Establishing legal certainty: recognition of #non-profit status

🇪🇺 Establishment of #decentralised, interoperable and cross-sectoral multilingual pan-European #media platforms with the involvement of #civil society from the outset

#Europe #socialweb #opensource #digitalpolicy

The U.K. says it will launch its largest overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times, drawing inspiration from Denmark's approach, one of the toughest in Europe and widely criticized by rights groups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/world/politics/britain-asylum-immigration-crackdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #europe #immigration #keirstarmer

A free ebook on the history of computers in education in Europe.

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110780147/html

#retrocomputing #education #europe

A free ebook on the history of computers in education in Europe.

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110780147/html

#retrocomputing #education #europe

Our 4 demands for #EuSummit25:

💶 #Fediverse Fund for user-centred development in the amount of €30 million annually

1️⃣ Anchoring the #Plus1 principle in the work of the federal government and public institutions

🤝 Establishing legal certainty: recognition of #non-profit status

🇪🇺 Establishment of #decentralised, interoperable and cross-sectoral multilingual pan-European #media platforms with the involvement of #civil society from the outset

#Europe #socialweb #opensource #digitalpolicy

Wishing everyone a great time at Capitole du Libre by Toulibre starting today in INP-N7 in #Toulouse, #France

Find out more on
https://foss.events/2025/11-15-capitole-du-libre.html

Follow the official account: @capitoledulibre

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe

🗞️ "In this moment of crisis, #Europe should not cripple its best weapon against #US tech dominance, but enforce its laws, defend its sovereignty, create the space for innovation, and prove that democracy can tame Silicon Valley."

Read more 👉 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital

The IMF has dropped the mask entirely, declaring the post-war European welfare state officially unaffordable. Their solution? Not to tax the oligarchs and banks who have profited wildly, but to take a "scythe" to pensions and healthcare for the working class.

Europe is entering final stage of a four-decade class war, where the only "inevitable" path is to make the public pay for rearmament and corporate greed.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/08/imfo-n08.html

#europe #economy #politics #eu

" #Iceland deems possible #Atlantic current collapse a security risk"

If the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation #AMOC collapses, all of Northern #Europe is screwed. It won't happen soon, but it is a real possibility

All we have to do is take #ClimateChange seriously... oh, yeah. Fuck.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/iceland-sees-security-risk-existential-threat-atlantic-ocean-currents-possible-2025-11-12/

🗞️ "In this moment of crisis, #Europe should not cripple its best weapon against #US tech dominance, but enforce its laws, defend its sovereignty, create the space for innovation, and prove that democracy can tame Silicon Valley."

Read more 👉 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital

Wishing everyone a great time at Nights of open Knowledge starting today in Uni Lübeck Audimax, #Lübeck, #Germany

Find out more on
https://foss.events/2025/11-14-nook.html

Follow the official account: @nook
Connect via official hashtag(s): #Nook25

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #nook

As many European countries rethink the cost of maintaining close ties with China, Taiwan is skillfully exploiting the strategic reassessment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-europe-inroads/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #europe #defense #china