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The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that a lawyer who repeatedly cannot connect to a video hearing risks a default judgment. The BGH emphasized that lawyers must proactively resolve technical issues and provide specific details about their connection attempts to avoid this.
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Poland and NATO are increasing defensive measures against Russian espionage and sabotage in the Baltic Sea. Reports indicate increased photographing of ports, drone flights, cyberattacks, and disruptions to navigation signals.
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Affected individuals of unlawful price increases by streaming service DAZN can join a class action lawsuit until September 25, 2026. The Higher Regional Court of Munich confirmed in December 2024 that DAZN used twelve impermissible clauses in a 2022 price increase.
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Digital sovereignty starts with file formats, according to Italo Vignoli of the Document Foundation. He criticizes proprietary formats like DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX as strategic "lock-in" and highlights ODF as an open format ensuring independence from individual vendors.
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Experts warn that EU plans for digital sovereignty in defense, such as the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), could endanger security. They fear that too rapid exclusion of US technology could lead to a technological disadvantage, as US providers are estimated to be eight to ten years ahead.
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Experts are calling for clear rules to protect neurodata as brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) become more prevalent. The Federal Data Protection Officer stated that data protection and medical progress are compatible but warned against data misuse and called for effective regulatory tools to protect users from tech corporations.
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International far-right figures met in Chile at the Foro Madrid, organized by Fundación Disenso. Argentina's President Javier Milei spoke of a "global battle between good and evil" and justified Augusto Pinochet's military coup. Support for Chilean politician José Antonio Kast has reportedly fallen to 34 percent.
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The Saxony-Anhalt state election could cause a political earthquake with the AfD potentially securing over 40 percent of the vote. This could break the taboo of a far-right party in a state government and intensify debates on migration, climate policy, and Ukraine, complicating the EU's dealings with Germany.
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Frontex is supporting France in Channel operations with borrowed ships from Spain and Lithuania. This follows a meeting between President Macron and Prime Minister Burnham on migration consultation.
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Germany and other EU countries are planning to establish deportation centers for rejected asylum seekers outside the EU, following a new EU return directive. Italy has already set up such centers in Albania, though the legality of these plans is not yet definitively settled.
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