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Europe@feddit.org•Russia attacks Kyiv with fires, injuries, and ongoing strikes reportedEnglish
1·2 days agoAs an addition:
Russian drone slams into block of flats in deadly wave of strikes across Kyiv - [includes some short video]
A Russian drone has slammed into a block of flats in eastern Kyiv, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, during a wave of strikes throughout the Ukrainian capital.
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Europe@feddit.org•EU ministers agree customs fee to crack down on parcels from Chinese companies such as Shein and TemuEnglish
10·2 days agoThere are many reports by consumer protection agencies across Europe and the world on toxic and dangerous products sold on Temu, Shein & Co (one is here, and, no, Chinese companies have their own supply chains and their own sweatshops, European companies that sold these unsafe products would immediately be closed by the authorities).
[Edit to insert the correct link.]
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Europe@feddit.org•Spain’s Chinese Gamble: A Risk Europe Cannot IgnoreEnglish
61·4 days agoAs an addition:
European partners criticize Spain’s relationship with China as the Kings dine with Xi Jinping
Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands have shown their concerns towards the Asian country, an attitude and positioning that sharply contrasts with Spain’s approach
… “The Italian Minister of Economy, Giorgetti, already called on the European Union to adopt a united stance against China to curb the threat to our industry. A similar sentiment exists in Germany, where the government coalition is taking the lead in reviewing the trade policy between China and Germany. The Netherlands has made a decision regarding Nexperia, and France is considering measures against Shein,” these same sources elaborate …
Regarding the case of Shein, French authorities ordered the inspection of up to 200,000 packages from the company last week to check for possible violations of regulations, a measure intertwined with the Paris Prosecutor’s decision to initiate an investigation for “dissemination of images or representations of minors of a pornographic nature” affecting this same company, as well as the Chinese platforms AliExpress and Temu …
The European Commission prefers not to comment at this time. In the past, they were very critical of Pedro Sánchez’s government, especially when the Prime Minister visited China and requested not to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars during EU-China negotiations …













It is noteworthy that this trend has been observed for some time as by several reports, e.g.,
China’s mass exodus: number of asylum seekers surpasses one million under Xi - [January 2025]
And:
The Chinese migrants hoping for a new life in Germany - [February 2025]