Sails, batteries and AI: What a green revolution in maritime transport might look like

Great article!

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250609-un-ocean-conference6shipping-industry-sails-batteries-ai-green-transition-revolution-maritime-transport-environment

Can the EU impose effective sanctions on Hungary for democratic back-sliding or limit its ability to block proposed EU actions?

Read the rules and summary of the current situation carefully.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/26/no-majority-among-eu-countries-to-sanction-hungary-over-rule-of-law

but

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-next-coalition-vows-punish-hungary-viktor-orban-friedrich-merz/

https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/28/7212591/

Gaza

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/israelpalestine-statement-high-representative-occupied-palestinian-territory_en

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/dalla-cisgiordania-a-gaza-non-ce-piu-tempo-210148

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2025/05/30/macron-says-europe-must-harden-position-on-israel-unless-gaza-situation-improves_6741827_143.html

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/31/brussels-my-love-war-in-gaza-whats-netanyahus-endgame

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/europa-israele-qualcosa-e-cambiato-209751

Things to read

https://www.osorin.it/uploads/model_4/.files/202_item_2.pdf?v=1748428173

https://www.osorin.it/uploads/model_4/.files/201_item_2.pdf?v=1748427920

https://www.osorin.it/uploads/model_4/.files/200_item_2.pdf?v=1748427773

Women's rights, gender equality, gender-based violence and femicide

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/07/tip-of-the-iceberg-why-is-gender-based-violence-going-under-reported-in-the-eu

https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/gender-equality/gender-equality-strategy_en

https://unipd-centrodirittiumani.it/en/news/european-commission-2025-report-on-gender-equality-in-the-european-union-has-been-released

https://coface-eu.org/time-for-a-game-changing-eu-gender-equality-strategy-post-2025/

https://commission.europa.eu/news/eu-roadmap-womens-rights-renewed-push-gender-equality-2025-03-07_en

https://www.ub.edu/gedis/2025-gender-equality-in-the-eu-summary-of-the-annual-european-report/

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2025/769542/EPRS_BRI(2025)769542_EN.pdf

https://www.misereor.de/en/presse/press-releases/weltfrauentag-2025-gewalt-gegen-frauen-nimmt-weltweit-zu

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2025/03/07/one-in-three-violence-against-women-in-the-european-union_f50e35a5-7035-4309-9cad-78d95f2ef251.html

https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-approves-draft-law-targeting-killing-of-women/

https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/7-2%20Gender%20Based%20Violence%20EU%20%28Eurostat%29.pdf

https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/eu-gender-based-violence-survey?language_content_entity=en

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437251336149#:~:text=In%20both%20Italy%20and%20the%20UK%2C%20gender%2Dbased%20violence%20and,have%20experienced%20gender%2Dbased%20violence.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/violence-against-women-and-girls-in-2025/#:~:text=The%20government%20has%20committed%20to,(VAWG)%20in%20a%20decade.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/31/violence-against-women-girls-epidemic-uk

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/03/murders-of-two-female-students-prompt-calls-for-a-cultural-rebellion-in-italy

https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/cp_data_news/femicide-remains-all-too-common-in-italy-and-europe/

https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20211564_mh0421097enn_pdf_0.pdf

https://eige.europa.eu/publications-resources/publications/measuring-femicide-italy

https://www.coe.int/en/web/cooperation-in-police-and-deprivation-of-liberty/-/2025-police-network-conference-tackling-femicides-and-violence-against-women-requires-law-enforcement-action

https://www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-historic-opportunity-to-combat-gender-based-violence-squandered/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/discrimination/womens-rights/

https://www.amnestyusa.org/issues/gender-sexuality/

https://www.istat.it/it/files//2019/11/Violence-against-women-_2014.pdf

https://theconversation.com/femicide-in-italy-a-modern-phenomenon-deeply-rooted-in-countrys-cultural-past-222665

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/05/more-than-170-mothers-killed-by-sons-15-years-uk-report

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2024/dec/31/killed-women-count-a-project-highlighting-the-toll-and-tragedy-of-violence-against-women-in-the-uk

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/03/28/femicide-french-court-condemns-man-who-burned-his-wife-alive-to-life-in-prison_6739622_7.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/08/europe/france-spain-femicide-intl-cmd

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-records-rise-in-violence-against-women/a-70647309

https://www.coe.int/en/web/gender-matters/what-causes-gender-based-violence

https://www.svri.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2016-07-19/RBAP-Gender-2013-P4P-VAW-Report-Summary.pdf

https://www.concern.net/news/causes-of-gender-based-violence

https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/media/pdf/books/978-88-6969-747-0/978-88-6969-747-0-ch-16.pdf

Trump and Harvard

 https://abcnews.go.com/US/graduation-day-harvards-lawyers-head-court-defend-foreign/story?id=122307706

https://abcnews.go.com/US/graduation-day-harvards-lawyers-head-court-defend-foreign/story?id=122307706

https://abcnews.go.com/US/graduation-day-harvards-lawyers-head-court-defend-foreign/story?id=122307706

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-blocks-harvards-ability-enroll-international-students-nyt-reports-2025-05-22/

Italy has reached the 2% defence spending target ahead of the NATO summit in June. More will be challenging.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/italy-hits-2-defence-target-ahead-of-nato-summit/

https://www.reuters.com/world/italy-expects-nato-raise-defence-spending-target-between-35-5-gdp-2025-05-21/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_The_Hague_summit

https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/nato-summit-could-see-5-spending-pledge-but-its-not-that-simple-analysts/

https://www.politico.eu/article/mark-rutte-embrace-5-percent-defense-goal-nato-summit/

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2025/05/27/canada-faces-massive-challenge-as-nato-eyes-new-5-spending-target-expert/

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/in-the-vanguard-eastern-europes-spending-efforts/