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Brussels calls for faster military mobility and stronger cyber defence
The European Fee on Thursday unveiled proposals to spice up the bloc’s cyber defence capacities and make it simple and faster for armed forces to cross inside borders.
“The safety surroundings in Europe has modified dramatically since final February battle is again to our borders,” the bloc’s high diplomat, Josep Borrell, advised reporters. “We now have to adapt our defence insurance policies to this new surroundings.”
The plan would see member states consider whether or not their transport infrastructure, from ports and airports to roads, tunnels and bridges, can be utilized by heavy navy gear.
EU funding would then be funnelled to plug important gaps with an emphasis on dual-use infrastructure, which means they can be utilized for each civilian and navy functions.
However the problem is not only with bodily infrastructure. The Fee can also be calling for shared digital instruments to make the faster for member states.
“It takes a minimum of 5 days for cross-border navy capability, from one nation to a different. That’s too lengthy. And that’s too lengthy as a result of it has been achieved not in a digital method and we try to develop digital techniques shared by all member states with the intention to facilitate the motion by way of the borders. It’s not bodily, it’s not a bridge, it’s not a highway, it’s ‘la paperasse’, like we are saying in France, it’s pink tape,” Borrell stated.
On the cyber safety entrance, the European Fee proposed the creation of recent devices together with an EU Cyber Defence Coordination Centre in addition to an EU-level cyber reserve with companies from trusted personal suppliers to spice up cooperation and coordination amongst member states.
Our on-line world, Inside Market Commissioner Thierry Breton harassed, is now a “contested area”.
“In a contested area clearly, you have got to have the ability to anticipate, you have got to have the ability to stop, you have got to have the ability to defend your self, to guard your self, however at instances you additionally must know the way to assault.”
Lawmakers from South Korea’s governing party protested on Friday against a vote to impeach the country’s acting president, Han Duck-soo. The motion, which passed 192-0, came less than two weeks after President Yoon Suk Yeol was also ousted by the opposition in the National Assembly.
The frantic search for a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger who went overboard has been called off.
A spokesperson for the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital that the 51-year-old went overboard from Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic late Thursday afternoon.
The incident was first noted at approximately 3 p.m. as Norwegian Epic was sailing from Ocho Rios, Jamaica en route to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
The passenger was on the cruise with his family, the spokesperson said. The cruise left from Port Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, Dec. 21 and was a seven-night Western Caribbean voyage.
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The cruise liner Norwegian Jewel built at the ship yard Meyer in Papenburg, northern Germany, goes down the river Ems. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, File)
The cruise line said that authorities were quickly notified and search and rescue efforts were immediately implemented.
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“After an extensive search that was unfortunately unsuccessful, the ship was released by the authorities to continue its voyage,” the spokesperson said.
The Norwegian Epic, which was built in 2010 and refurbished in 2020, has 19 decks. (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Norwegian Cruise Line said the passenger’s loved ones on board were “being attended to and supported during this very challenging situation.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones during this difficult time,” the spokesperson added.
The Norwegian Epic, which was built in 2010 and refurbished in 2020, has 19 decks. It can accommodate 4,070 passengers with double occupancy of its cabins and has 1,724 crew members.
It was not immediately clear what caused the man to go overboard. The man has not been identified.
After food prices soared in 2021 and 2022, over five essential food products saw price drops in 2024, including milk and cereals.
In 2024, agricultural prices in the European Union saw a modest decline, falling by 2% compared to 2023.
This price decline followed sharp increases in 2021 and 2022 that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather conditions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Despite a surge in olive oil prices in 2024, the prices of cereals dropped by 15%, eggs by 8%, and vegetables and horticultural products declined by 2%.
The price of pigs and poultry also shrank by 7% and 8%, respectively.
According to Eurostat figures, milk prices decreased in 16 EU countries in 2024.
The sharpest decline was recorded in Finland with a 12% drop in prices, followed by Portugal with 10% and Spain with 8%.
By contrast, the sharpest increase was in Ireland with a 15% rise in prices, followed by Lithuania with 11% and Latvia with 10%.
In terms of production, the cost of seeds and veterinary services rose by 3%.
However, prices for fertilisers and soil improvers plummeted by 18%, food for animals by 11%, and plant protection products and pesticides by 2%.
Commission measures between farmers and buyers
After a year in which farmers have protested regularly, the EU Commission has presented an initiative to ensure they receive fair compensation and are no longer forced to sell products below production costs.
The proposed measures include mandatory written contracts that require buyers to clearly outline key terms such as price, quantity, and delivery timelines, taking into account market conditions and cost fluctuations.
The package also introduces a regulation to enhance enforcement of the Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) Directive, which was adopted five years ago but remains largely unimplemented.
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