In the Google antitrust lawsuit that began five years ago, a US court has ruled that in future the IT giant's parent company Alphabet will have to share data from its search engine with competitors but it doesn't have to be split up, and neither the browser Chrome nor the operating system Android have to be sold. Commentators examine the ramifications for Europe's digital policy.
Parliamentary elections will be held in Hungary in April 2026. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party have been in power since 2010 and still have a two-thirds majority in parliament, as in previous legislative periods, but now they face a serious challenge from Péter Magyar and his Tisza party. Founded only last year, Magyar and his party are currently ahead in the polls.
Two days after the SCO summit in Tianjin, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of the signing of Japan's surrender with a massive military parade on Wednesday. Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, the world is once again faced with the choice between war and peace, said China's President Xi Jinping. Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un were among those present. Europe's press takes stock.
Commissioned by Sweden's conservative government, history professor and author Lars Trädgårdh has put together and presented a proposal for a Swedish "cultural canon": a list of 100 major achievements in the areas of literature, theatre, cinema, music, religion, business and inventions. Sweden's press is divided over the significance and purpose of the list.
Swiss food company Nestlé has dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe with immediate effect just one year after he took office. Freixe was dismissed for having an undisclosed 'romantic relationship' with a female employee who reported directly to him, according to the company. The board of directors saw this as a clear violation of Nestlé's code of conduct and internal guidelines.
The leaders of China, Russia and India have sent a pointed message of unity at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Tianjin. Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi spoke at length in private and walked hand in hand towards their host Xi Jinping, who gave them a very warm welcome. Europe's press sees the united front as a reaction to White House policies.