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@ bossito @lemmy.world

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  • International perception of corruption in Spain grows, now worse than in Rwanda or Saudi Arabia

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  • You need freedom and democracy in order to freely perceive corruption, these rankings comparing incomparable countries are always a bit silly.

    Often big corruption trials (so effective fight against corruption producing results) lead to an increase of perceived corruption.. but there's hardly any other way of comparing it.

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    Emmanuel Macron: ‘The strategy of bowing down to the US doesn’t work’

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  • The strategy of blocking vital deals with alternative trading partners (Mercosur) will however force us to do some bowing 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • It's the dream

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  • God did, it's in the bible.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Memorial for Swiss bar fire victims goes up in flames

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/feb/08/memorial-for-swiss-bar-fire-victims-crans-montana-goes-up-in-flames
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  • I think you're the one with a superiority complex and an eurocentrism view, as you seem to believe that European colonization is somehow exceptional and that Europe is the sole responsible and willing participant in the capitalist system that runs the world today. I really have nothing else to discuss if that really is your belief.

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  • The US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico etc all former European colonies but all independent for long enough to be responsible for their own actions.

    What we do tend to forget are the non-European colonization. Arabs have a general free pass a colonizing, from Western Sahara to Curdistan. Turks also. Russian, Chinese.. same. Colonization was not a European invention nor exclusive.

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  • Britain was already very industrialized before the steam engine. Portugal had colonies before Britain and was importing textiles and other utensils from the British industry already in the XVI century and even before that. Portugal and Spain totally missed the industrial revolution btw. So I don't think those issues are that directly connected. In Portugal historians often argued that we missed the industrialization precisely because of the focus on maritime trade and colonies.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuen_Treaty

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    Spain hits back at Pavel Durov over mass Telegram post on social media ban plan

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  • This Russian app exiled in Dubai deserves as much boycotting as Meta or Amazon.

  • Nashville is furious about power outages. Republicans say ‘woke’ is to blame.

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  • Electricity is such a gay concept. Why would any conservative care for thar?

  • Japan cancels cherry blossom festival over complaints of tourists littering and ‘defecating’ in yards

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  • People know.. If this news was from somewhere in Europe everyone would be blaming the Brits in the comments. It's known..

  • The dream!

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  • Lol Luxembourg city population is 70% foreigner.

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    Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlists in the army as a reservist

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  • On which front lines are there currently Dutch military?

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  • Colonies filled some pockets but for the states, most of the time they were a money drain. Especially when effective colonization (as in taking control of vast territories and "civilize" the people) took place. The real profitable moments were mostly due to trade/piracy, and not territorial control, which is very expensive.

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  • That's really not true and you should know it. Portugal and Spain are two of the main colonial powers in European history and they were both shit poor in the 70's. Portugal more than Spain PRECISELY because it still had colonies, that were costing it blood and money for centuries by then.

    I'm not victimizing Portugal, just reminding you, and anyone else who might need to learn this, that colonization was profitable only for short periods into few pockets. Portugal had 3rd world child mortality and alphabetization rates right before joining the EU. Joining an open trade area was the secret to change that.

    Also, another important reminder, most EU member states never had colonies.

  • Gus Kenworthy Sees Himself in ‘Heated Rivalry’: Miley Cyrus Was “My Own Rose”

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  • “You know, I played hockey through high school,” Kenworthy said. “I can skate, and I know how to handle a stick.”

    Oh wow, he would do great on season 2

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    FBI controversial smartphone sting operation led to nearly 800 arrests in 16 countries

    news.err.ee /1609928192/fbi-controversial-smartphone-sting-operation-led-to-nearly-30-arrests-in-estonia
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    Bonds as bargaining chips: Selloff could shake U.S. markets

    qz.com /us-bonds-markets-trump-bargaining-chips

  • Bancomat, Bizum, EPI, SIBS and Vipps MobilePay sign MoU to accelerate the rollout of sovereign, pan-european payment solutions by 2027

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  • So.. It's not the same spelling right? Then it's easier to come up with a different pronunciation as well. I would say "uero" as an anagram for euro.

  • Court in Hungary declares German anti-fascist Maja T. guilty

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  • Lots of grounds to at least suspend Hungary's membership of the Union. This should not be permitted in the EU period.

  • Out of the cold: Growing number of EU capitals seek talks with Russia

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  • Growing number of submissive traitors.

  • Court in Hungary declares German anti-fascist Maja T. guilty

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  • How is Hungary still a EU member? Extraditions in the EU are almost automatic, this requires trust in each others justice and prison systems. If there is no trust, then there can't be extraditions of national citizens to other states. This system is quite extraordinary and remarkable (extraditions between states in some federal states are more complicated), but only works on bases of trust and compatible systems with not too different laws and practices.

  • Current world order ‘dead’, Draghi warns Europe, as he outlines US and China threats

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  • Not necessarily. Don't know if the Hungarian law requires it, but the process of exiting is simply started by the government. Theresa May did it (and by the way, the law in Britain did not require her to do it as the referendum was not legally binding).

  • Europe @feddit.org
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    Portugal braces for second major storm as authorities urge residents to prepare emergency kits

    www.euronews.com /green/2026/02/03/portugal-braces-for-second-major-storm-as-authorities-urge-residents-to-prepare-emergency-
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    Bancomat, Bizum, EPI, SIBS and Vipps MobilePay sign MoU to accelerate the rollout of sovereign, pan-european payment solutions by 2027

    epicompany.eu /media-insights/bancomat-bizum-epi-sibs-and-vipps-mobilepay-sign-mou-to-accelerate-the-rollout-of-sovereign-pan-european-payment-solutions
  • Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt
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    O publicitário de 34 anos que veio do norte arranjar telhados na Marinha Grande

    www.publico.pt /2026/02/01/p3/reportagem/publicitario-34-anos-veio-norte-arranjar-telhados-marinha-2163249
  • Europe @feddit.org
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    Current world order ‘dead’, Draghi warns Europe, as he outlines US and China threats

    www.theguardian.com /world/live/2026/feb/02/eu-us-foreign-policy-shift-security-defence-latest-news-updates
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    A new home for giants as elephant sanctuary launches in Portugal

    www.getaway.co.za /travel-news/a-new-home-for-giants-as-elephant-sanctuary-launches-in-portugal/
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    Norwegian royal scandal: Son of crown princess to stand trial for rape

    www.news24.com /life/arts-and-entertainment/royal-news/norwegian-royal-scandal-son-of-crown-princess-to-stand-trial-for-rape-20260131-0777
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    Iranian demonstration close to the Israeli embassy in Brussels (26/Jan)

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    Mercosur Delayed - What Next? (Opinion)

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    Telly has only delivered 35,000 of its free televisions with always-on ads

    www.engadget.com /home/home-theater/telly-has-only-delivered-35000-of-its-free-televisions-with-always-on-ads-215033698.html
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Far-left and far-right join forces in the European Parliament to vote against free-trade Mercosur agreement

    themalteseherald.com /2026/01/22/far-left-and-far-right-join-forces-in-the-european-parliament-to-vote-against-free-trade-mercosur-agreement/
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    Far-left and far-right join forces in the European Parliament to vote against free-trade Mercosur agreement

    themalteseherald.com /2026/01/22/far-left-and-far-right-join-forces-in-the-european-parliament-to-vote-against-free-trade-mercosur-agreement/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Bye, X: Europeans are launching their own social media platform, W

    cybernews.com /tech/europe-social-media-w/