— Russian president uses victory speech to say war in Ukraine and strengthening military will be his main tasks
— ground.news: 67 media reports — (LINK)
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— The annual UNECE SDG Progress Report found that progress has worsened again since last year. The UNECE region is on track to achieve only 20 of the SDG targets by 2030, down from 21 and 26 last year and the year before that, with 80 requiring acceleration, and 17 requiring a reversal of trend.
— The executive argued the release was justified because Budapest had in May last year passed a reform to strengthen judicial independence and mitigate political interference in the courts, in line with four "super milestones" that Brussels had imposed.
Lawmakers, echoing the concerns expressed by civil society, challenged the reasoning and said the overhaul was not up to the task. They also complained the money had been unfrozen one day before a crucial summit of EU leaders in which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had threatened to veto key agreements on Ukraine.
— Legislation would ban detection of emotions in workplaces and schools, and limit use in areas such as sorting job applications.
It would also place the first restrictions on generative AI tools.