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The channel did not cite its sources and did not specify how many F-16s would Oslo be providing Kyiv with. \n\nThe report came as\u00a0Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re was visiting Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.\u00a0 \n\nIf confirmed by Norwegian authorities, Norway would become the third country after the Netherlands and Denmark to announce similar donations of F-16 planes.\u00a0 \n\nDenmark said it will provide 19 of the fighter jets, while the Netherlands has not specified how many it will donate. \n\nWhat Norwegian authorities confirmed on Thursday was the donation of\u00a0anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, saying \"air defence is critical to Ukraine's ability to protect both the civilian population and front-line infrastructure and military units against any type of Russian air attack.\" \n\n\"This is one of the largest Norwegian donations of military material to Ukraine to date,\" Gahr St\u00f8re said in a statement. \n\nUkrainians celebrate Independence Day \n\nUkrainians\u00a0are celebrating their country's independence on Thursday while 18 months into a war against Russia, which invaded the country on 24 February 2022.\u00a0 \n\nIn an address to the country, Zelenskyy said the national holiday was being held \"at a time when we are fighting against the most dreadful threat to our statehood and at the same time when we have achieved the greatest national unity.\" \n\nThe Ukrainian president warned citizens about the increased possibility of an attack from Russia on the day. \n\nUkraine was part of the Soviet Union until it dissolved in 1991. \n\nSeven injured in air strike in Dnipro \n\nSeven people were wounded in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to the governor of the region, Serhiy Lisak, in an early morning missile strikes that left no known victims.\u00a0 \n\nThe governor said those injured were three men and four women. \n\nUkraine claims a deadly attack on Crimea \n\nUkraine said it carried out a commando operation overnight in Crimea, claiming to have killed Russian soldiers and hoisted the Ukrainian flag. \n\n\"The enemy suffered casualties among its men and equipment was destroyed. And the national flag flew again in Ukrainian Crimea,\" the Ukrainian military intelligence said on Telegram on Thursday, as reported by AFP. \n\nThe post did not specify what mission these special forces units were involved in but said that they came from the sea, landing near the villages of Olenivka and Mayak, in the west of the peninsula, before leaving. \n\n\"All objectives and tasks have been accomplished. At the end of the special operation, the Ukrainian defenders left the scene without casualties,\" the country's military intelligence said. \n\nLive updates on the death of Wagner's head Yevgeny Prigozhin can be found here . \n\n","htmlText":"<h2>Norway to donate F-16 planes to Ukraine<\/h2><p>Oslo has decided to donate combat aircraft to Ukraine, as reported by Norwegian broadcasters NRK and TV2. The channel did not cite its sources and did not specify how many F-16s would Oslo be providing Kyiv with.<\/p>\n<p>The report came as\u00a0Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re was visiting Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed by Norwegian authorities, Norway would become the third country after the Netherlands and Denmark to announce similar donations of F-16 planes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Denmark said it will provide 19 of the fighter jets, while the Netherlands has not specified how many it will donate.<\/p>\n<p>What Norwegian authorities confirmed on Thursday was the donation of\u00a0anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, saying \"air defence is critical to Ukraine&#039;s ability to protect both the civilian population and front-line infrastructure and military units against any type of Russian air attack.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"This is one of the largest Norwegian donations of military material to Ukraine to date,\" Gahr St\u00f8re said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6735\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//46//28//808x546_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg/" alt=\"Burhan Ozbilici&#47;AP2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/28\/384x259_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/28\/640x431_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/28\/750x505_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/28\/828x558_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/28\/1080x727_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/28\/1200x808_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/28\/1920x1293_cmsv2_55209e43-35e6-5166-a24c-20d347b51405-7844628.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">NATO-member Norway will donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Norwegian broadcasters NRK and TV2 said Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Burhan Ozbilici&#47;AP2004<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Ukrainians celebrate Independence Day<\/h2><p>Ukrainians\u00a0are celebrating their country&#039;s independence on Thursday while 18 months into a war against Russia, which invaded the country on 24 February 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an address to the country, Zelenskyy said the national holiday was being held \"at a time when we are fighting against the most dreadful threat to our statehood and at the same time when we have achieved the greatest national unity.\"<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president warned citizens about the increased possibility of an attack from Russia on the day.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union until it dissolved in 1991.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1694591171786424547\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Seven injured in air strike in Dnipro<\/h2><p>Seven people were wounded in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to the governor of the region, Serhiy Lisak, in an early morning missile strikes that left no known victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The governor said those injured were three men and four women.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ukraine claims a deadly attack on Crimea<\/strong><\/h2><p>Ukraine said it carried out a commando operation overnight in Crimea, claiming to have killed Russian soldiers and hoisted the Ukrainian flag.<\/p>\n<p>\"The enemy suffered casualties among its men and equipment was destroyed. And the national flag flew again in Ukrainian Crimea,\" the Ukrainian military intelligence said on Telegram on Thursday, as reported by AFP.<\/p>\n<p>The post did not specify what mission these special forces units were involved in but said that they came from the sea, landing near the villages of Olenivka and Mayak, in the west of the peninsula, before leaving.<\/p>\n<p>\"All objectives and tasks have been accomplished. 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recovering from depression tend to focus more on negative information, new study shows","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Those recovering from depression focus more on negative, study shows","titleListing2":"People recovering from depression tend to focus more on negative information, new study shows","leadin":"More than half of people experiencing their first episode of major depression will experience a relapse.","summary":"More than half of people experiencing their first episode of major depression will experience a relapse.","url":"people-recovering-from-depression-tend-to-focus-more-on-negative-information-new-study-sho","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"People recovering from depression spend more time processing negative information over positive information, a new study has found. \n\nThis puts them at a risk for relapse after recovering from a major depressive episode. \n\n\u201cOur findings suggest that people who have a history of depression spend more time processing negative information, such as sad faces, than positive information, such as happy faces, and that this difference is greater compared to healthy people with no history,\u201d said Alainna Wen, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Los Angeles\u2019 Anxiety and Depression Research Centre, in a statement . \n\n\u201cBecause more negative thinking and mood and less positive thinking and mood are characteristic of depression, this could mean that these individuals are at a greater risk for having another depressive episode\u201d. \n\nRelapse rates for major depressive disorder are high: more than 50 per cent of individuals with a first-time episode will experience multiple subsequent episodes, the authors said. \n\nThe researchers analysed 44 studies involving more than 2,000 people who had a history of major depressive disorder and published their findings in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. \n\nThe studies included ones where participants had to sort words or 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Some studies showed participants happy and sad faces and asked them to push a different button for each. \n\nCompared to healthy individuals, individuals who have had a major depressive episode had less control over the information they process and might have more negative moods and thoughts. They were also slower than healthy individuals at responding to stimuli. \n\nThe researchers say the findings could help to better treat depressive disorders. \n\nHow many people in Europe suffer from depression? \n\nAround 7.2 per cent of people in the European Union suffer from chronic depression, according to the latest figures from Eurostat. \n\nAmong European countries, Portugal had the highest share of the population reporting chronic depression while Romania had the lowest share reporting depression. \n\nThe proportion of people 15 and older who had depression in EU countries was higher for women than for men. \n\nThe share of people reporting depression in the EU increased with age. \n\nIf you are struggling with your mental health or depression, you can find helplines here or here . \n\n","htmlText":"<p>People recovering from depression spend more time processing negative information over positive information, a new study has found.<\/p>\n<p>This puts them at a risk for relapse after recovering from a major depressive episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur findings suggest that people who have a history of depression spend more time processing negative information, such as sad faces, than positive information, such as happy faces, and that this difference is greater compared to healthy people with no history,\u201d said Alainna Wen, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Los Angeles\u2019 Anxiety and Depression Research Centre, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.apa.org//news//press//releases//2023//08//formerly-depressed-patients-negative/">in a statement<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause more negative thinking and mood and less positive thinking and mood are characteristic of depression, this could mean that these individuals are at a greater risk for having another depressive episode\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Relapse rates for major depressive disorder are high: more than 50 per cent of individuals with a first-time episode will experience multiple subsequent episodes, the authors said.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers analysed 44 studies involving more than 2,000 people who had a history of major depressive disorder and published their findings in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.<\/p>\n<p>The studies included ones where participants had to sort words or react to positive or negative words. Some studies showed participants happy and sad faces and asked them to push a different button for each.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to healthy individuals, individuals who have had a major depressive episode had less control over the information they process and might have more negative moods and thoughts. They were also slower than healthy individuals at responding to stimuli.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers say the findings could help to better treat depressive disorders.<\/p>\n<h2>How many people in Europe suffer from depression?<\/h2><p>Around 7.2 per cent of people in the European Union suffer from chronic depression, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/14813230?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Among European countries, Portugal had the highest share of the population reporting chronic depression while Romania had the lowest share reporting depression.<\/p>\n<p>The proportion of people 15 and older who had depression in EU countries was higher for women than for men.<\/p>\n<p>The share of people reporting depression in the EU increased with age.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are struggling with your mental health or depression, you can find helplines <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.mhe-sme.org//library//youth-helplines///">here or <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////findahelpline.com///">here./n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692878447,"publishedAt":1692878882,"updatedAt":1692878885,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//08//24//people-recovering-from-depression-tend-to-focus-more-on-negative-information-new-study-sho","images":[{"url":"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//47//00//{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b4de9384-d3b0-5c02-9021-6c7eaaf955cc-7844700.jpg","altText":"People who have struggled with depression are at risk of relapse.","caption":"People who have struggled with depression are at risk of relapse.","captionCredit":"Canva","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":13522,"slug":"depression","urlSafeValue":"depression","title":"Depression","titleRaw":"Depression"},{"id":14104,"slug":"mental-health","urlSafeValue":"mental-health","title":"Mental health","titleRaw":"Mental health"},{"id":26336,"slug":"therapy","urlSafeValue":"therapy","title":"therapy","titleRaw":"therapy"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"flourish","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2324376},{"id":2343404}],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/health\/health"},"vertical":"next","verticals":[{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"},"themes":[{"id":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/health"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":43,"urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":[],"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gb_safe_from_high','gb_safe_from_high_med','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_health','gs_science_geography','gs_science','gt_negative','neg_facebook_2021','gt_negative_sadness','client_easports_sporting_gaming','gs_busfin','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_issues_policy','sm_politics'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"path":"\/next\/2023\/08\/24\/people-recovering-from-depression-tend-to-focus-more-on-negative-information-new-study-sho","lastModified":1692878885},{"id":2353758,"cid":7844660,"versionId":4,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230824_HLSU_52858416","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Heatwaves \u2018harm and erode sleep\u2019. Here\u2019s how to cool down amid soaring temperatures","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"How do heatwaves impact our sleep and what can you do to cool off?","titleListing2":"Heatwaves \u2018harm and erode sleep\u2019. Here\u2019s how to cool down amid soaring temperatures","leadin":"Experts recommend sleeping in a room that is no hotter than 20 C. So, how do you get good, uninterrupted sleep during a heatwave?","summary":"Experts recommend sleeping in a room that is no hotter than 20 C. So, how do you get good, uninterrupted sleep during a heatwave?","url":"heatwaves-harm-and-erode-sleep-heres-how-to-cool-down-amid-soaring-temperatures","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"As parts of Europe suffocate from soaring temperatures, some may notice that it can be harder to get a decent night of sleep. \n\nYet getting an adequate amount of sleep is essential for our well-being with sleep deprivation linked to several chronic health conditions including high blood pressure, obesity and depression. \n\nAs summer heatwaves become more frequent amid climate change, here\u2019s a look at how our sleep could be impacted and what you can do to cool down before bed. \n\nHow does heat impact our sleep? \n\nExperts recommend sleeping in a room that is between 15 to 20 C for the best night\u2019s sleep, with some research showing that people do not sleep well when the environment is either too warm or too cold. \n\nKelton Minor, a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University in the US, published a study earlier this year that analysed millions of records to determine the impact of temperature on people\u2019s sleep. \n\n\u201cWe found that under normal living routines, people appear far better at adapting to colder outside temperatures than hotter conditions,\u201d he told Euronews Next. \n\n\u201cAcross seasons, demographics, and different climate contexts, warmer outside temperatures consistently harm and erode sleep, with the amount of sleep loss progressively increasing as temperatures become hotter,\u201d he added. \n\nNighttime temperatures greater than 25 C increased the probability of getting fewer than seven hours of sleep by 3.5 per cent, the researchers found. \n\nThis can lead to a host of problems related to lack of sleep including occupational injury, worsened cognitive functioning, and risk for cardiovascular disease, Minor said. \n\nSome studies have shown that exposure to humid heat during sleep can increase wakefulness and decrease rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS). It can also impact your body\u2019s temperature regulation during sleep. \n\nDr Milena Pavlova, an associate professor of neurology at Harvard University and neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in the US said that \"having frequent sleep disruptions and a lower sleep amount has a very negative effect on virtually any disease that has been studied in relation to sleep\". \n\n\"Recent studies have shown that during sleep is when we actually clear the toxins from our brain, and these are the same toxins that tend to accumulate in pathological conditions like Alzheimer's,\" she said. \n\n\"More heatwaves (cause) more disturbed sleep, (though) we don't have a measure yet for this, we can be suspicious that this may actually cause an increase in conditions (such as) cognitive disorders\". \n\nOlder individuals, who already have a higher prevalence of insomnia, could also be more vulnerable to heatwaves, with one study \u00a0suggesting that even mild heat exposure can decrease REM sleep for older men. \n\n\"Anything that is disordered in terms of sleep, particularly for people who have difficulty falling or staying asleep, will get worse,\" said\u00a0Pavlova. \n\nWhat can you do to get a better night\u2019s sleep? \n\nAn analysis published in the Journal of Sleep Research last year said that some typical methods for treating insomnia can help people to get a better night\u2019s sleep during heatwaves. \n\n\u201cAlthough not all who struggle with heatwave-related sleep problems may have insomnia, these tips about temperature management can also serve those who normally do not have sleep complaints,\u201d the authors said. \n\nThey recommend several methods for cooling down before going to bed including staying hydrated, limiting clothing or wearing cotton, avoiding alcohol, and taking a lukewarm or cool (not cold) shower. \n\nFans can help to cool down the room without using as much energy as air conditioning. \n\nWhile naps can be useful in extreme heat, the researchers said they should be limited to fewer than 20 minutes and not be taken too late in the afternoon. \n\nPavlova recommends \"general sleep hygiene (including) having regularity to the sleep cycle, using the bed for sleep and not for other things and avoiding heat sources close to the bed (such as your computer)\". \n\nPolicymakers, meanwhile, should encourage equitable access to air conditioning and sustainable energy sources to handle the increased demand, according to Minor, as well as increasing tree coverage and vegetation. \n\n\u201cUnlike air conditioning, these measures can lower local environmental temperatures without discharging waste heat into surrounding areas,\u201d he said. \n\n\u201cThis also presents an opportunity for architects, engineers, and designers to contribute positively towards promoting resilient sleep in a warming world\u201d. \n\nHow can climate change impact our sleep? \n\nTemperatures are rising rapidly as humans continue to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. \n\nJuly 2023 had the highest global surface air temperature on record for any month becoming the warmest in Earth\u2019s recent history, according to Copernicus , the EU\u2019s earth observation programme. \n\nIn Europe, temperatures have increased more than twice the global average over the past three decades. \n\nMinor said that many people aren\u2019t aware that nighttime temperatures are rising faster than daytime temperatures in most populated regions. This, in turn, will impact people\u2019s sleep. \n\nIn his study released in May, they used global climate models to anticipate future sleep loss and found that if countries continue emitting greenhouse gases at the current rate, by 2099 each person could lose an average of 50 to 58 hours of sleep per year. \n\n\u201cThis highlights that efforts to curb greenhouse gas concentrations today could help alleviate the uneven impact of night-time warming on human sleep loss globally,\u201d said Minor. \n\nThis article has been updated to include quotes from Dr Milena\u00a0Pavlova. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>As parts of Europe suffocate from soaring temperatures, some may notice that it can be harder to get a decent night of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Yet getting an adequate amount of sleep is essential for our well-being with sleep deprivation linked to several chronic health conditions including high blood pressure, obesity and depression.<\/p>\n<p>As summer heatwaves become more frequent amid climate change, here\u2019s a look at how our sleep could be impacted and what you can do to cool down before bed.<\/p>\n<h2>How does heat impact our sleep?<\/h2><p>Experts recommend sleeping in a room that is between 15 to 20 C for the best night\u2019s sleep, with some research showing that people do not sleep well when the environment is either too warm or too cold.<\/p>\n<p>Kelton Minor, a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University in the US, published a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//22//rising-temperatures-will-make-it-harder-to-sleep-these-regions-will-be-worst-affected/">study earlier this year<\/strong><\/a> that analysed millions of records to determine the impact of temperature on people\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found that under normal living routines, people appear far better at adapting to colder outside temperatures than hotter conditions,\u201d he told Euronews Next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross seasons, demographics, and different climate contexts, warmer outside temperatures consistently harm and erode sleep, with the amount of sleep loss progressively increasing as temperatures become hotter,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6667269766600326\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//46//60//808x539_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo&#47;Tsering Topgyal, File\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/384x256_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/640x427_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/750x500_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/828x552_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/1080x720_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/1200x800_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/1920x1280_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Indians sleep on the roof of a house to beat the heat in New Delhi, 2015.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo&#47;Tsering Topgyal, File<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nighttime temperatures greater than 25 C increased the probability of getting fewer than seven hours of sleep by 3.5 per cent, the researchers found.<\/p>\n<p>This can lead to a host of problems related to lack of sleep including occupational injury, worsened cognitive functioning, and risk for cardiovascular disease, Minor said.<\/p>\n<p>Some studies have shown that exposure to humid heat during sleep can increase wakefulness and decrease rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS). It can also impact your body\u2019s temperature regulation during sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Milena Pavlova, an associate professor of neurology at Harvard University and neurologist at Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital in the US said that \"having frequent sleep disruptions and a lower sleep amount has a very negative effect on virtually any disease that has been studied in relation to sleep\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Recent studies have shown that during sleep is when we actually clear the toxins from our brain, and these are the same toxins that tend to accumulate in pathological conditions like Alzheimer&#039;s,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>\"More heatwaves (cause) more disturbed sleep, (though) we don&#039;t have a measure yet for this, we can be suspicious that this may actually cause an increase in conditions (such as) cognitive disorders\".<\/p>\n<p>Older individuals, who already have a higher prevalence of insomnia, could also be more vulnerable to heatwaves, with one <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov//15173935///">study/u00a0suggesting that even mild heat exposure can decrease REM sleep for older men.<\/p>\n<p>\"Anything that is disordered in terms of sleep, particularly for people who have difficulty falling or staying asleep, will get worse,\" said\u00a0Pavlova.<\/p>\n<h2>What can you do to get a better night\u2019s sleep?<\/h2><p>An analysis published in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////onlinelibrary.wiley.com//doi//10.1111//jsr.13704#jsr13704-bib-0017\"><strong>Journal of Sleep Research<\/strong><\/a> last year said that some typical methods for treating insomnia can help people to get a better night\u2019s sleep during heatwaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough not all who struggle with heatwave-related sleep problems may have insomnia, these tips about temperature management can also serve those who normally do not have sleep complaints,\u201d the authors said.<\/p>\n<p>They recommend several methods for cooling down before going to bed including staying hydrated, limiting clothing or wearing cotton, avoiding alcohol, and taking a lukewarm or cool (not cold) shower.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//46//60//808x454_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews, Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_a7cc65b5-105c-5cf4-b8f7-5171a782d158-7844660.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Here are some tips for cooling off<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews, Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fans can help to cool down the room without using as much energy as air conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>While naps can be useful in extreme heat, the researchers said they should be limited to fewer than 20 minutes and not be taken too late in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Pavlova recommends \"general sleep hygiene (including) having regularity to the sleep cycle, using the bed for sleep and not for other things and avoiding heat sources close to the bed (such as your computer)\".<\/p>\n<p>Policymakers, meanwhile, should encourage equitable access to air conditioning and sustainable energy sources to handle the increased demand, according to Minor, as well as increasing tree coverage and vegetation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike air conditioning, these measures can lower local environmental temperatures without discharging waste heat into surrounding areas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis also presents an opportunity for architects, engineers, and designers to contribute positively towards promoting resilient sleep in a warming world\u201d.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7621910\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//22//rising-temperatures-will-make-it-harder-to-sleep-these-regions-will-be-worst-affected/">Rising temperatures will make it harder to sleep: These regions will be worst affected<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How can climate change impact our sleep?<\/h2><p>Temperatures are rising rapidly as humans continue to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>July 2023 had the highest global surface air temperature on record for any month becoming the warmest in Earth\u2019s recent history, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//27//july-2023-is-expected-to-be-the-hottest-month-ever-recorded-climate-scientists-say/">according to Copernicus<\/strong><\/a>, the EU\u2019s earth observation programme.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////public.wmo.int//en//media//press-release//temperatures-europe-increase-more-twice-global-average/">temperatures have increased<\/strong><\/a> more than twice the global average over the past three decades.<\/p>\n<p>Minor said that many people aren\u2019t aware that nighttime temperatures are rising faster than daytime temperatures in most populated regions. This, in turn, will impact people\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n<p>In his study released in May, they used global climate models to anticipate future sleep loss and found that if countries continue emitting greenhouse gases at the current rate, by 2099 each person could lose an average of 50 to 58 hours of sleep per year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis highlights that efforts to curb greenhouse gas concentrations today could help alleviate the uneven impact of night-time warming on human sleep loss globally,\u201d said Minor.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article has been updated to include quotes from Dr Milena\u00a0Pavlova.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692876874,"publishedAt":1692877963,"updatedAt":1692888860,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2023\/08\/24\/heatwaves-harm-and-erode-sleep-heres-how-to-cool-down-amid-soaring-temperatures","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d30728e9-d85d-5961-a239-85f70ad23264-7844660.jpg","altText":"A man rests in the sun with temperatures around 30 C in Germany, 2008","caption":"A man rests in the sun with temperatures around 30 C in Germany, 2008","captionCredit":"Thomas Kienzle\/AP Photo, File","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2832,"height":1836},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/46\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c8462a22-3ad7-5094-a0bd-26cb926e591d-7844660.jpg","altText":"Indians sleep on the roof of a house to beat the heat in New Delhi, 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was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and Russia's troublemaker-in-chief","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and troublemaker","titleListing2":"Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and troublemaker","leadin":"Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and troublemaker","summary":"Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and troublemaker","url":"who-was-yevgeny-prigozhin-criminal-cook-troll-and-russias-troublemaker-in-chief","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The rise and apparent spectacular fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin, and its ramifications, will be the talk of Russia for weeks or even months to come: from St. Petersburg to Vladivostock. \n\nBut who exactly was Prigozhin? It's not clear whether even he knew how to answer that question directly.\u00a0 \n\nHe's recently hit the headlines\u00a0on an almost daily basis amid the Ukraine war, pouring scorn on the Russian military establishment and openly challenging Kremlin narratives about the conflict. \n\nThis earned him respect among some Russians, but he made enemies in the halls of power. \n\nA former ally of the Russian president, Prigozhin sent his mercenary army into some of Ukraine's grittiest battles, playing an integral part in capturing the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in a months-long bloody struggle. \n\nBefore this, he ran a troll farm meddling in US elections \u2013 landing him in hot water with the FBI \u2013 and used his private militia fighters for shady business across the African continent. \n\n\u201cPrigozhin is a deeply disreputable character,\u201d Professor Mark Galeotti, an analyst of Russian politics, told Euronews in April. \u201cThis is a man who has risen by doing whatever Putin and the Kremlin want \u2013 and obviously doing very well for himself in the process.\u201d \n\nPrigozhin's power rested on Wagner \u2013 with no other Russian politician commanding such military force \u2013 and his massive fortune was \"accrued protecting weak African regimes in exchange for their gold mines\", Mark Beissinger, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, also told Euronews in April. \n\nBuoyed by his successes in Ukraine, he picked fights with the governor of St. Petersburg and attacked the military establishment over their campaign against Kyiv. \n\nHe openly defied the Kremlin\u2019s claim it was fighting Nazis in Ukraine, a false argument it has used repeatedly to justify the invasion. That same month the mercenary boss seemingly called on the fighting to stop. \n\n\u201cPrigozhin is... someone who can figure out ways to work the system, but always to some extent on the edge of that system, on the boundaries of what is acceptable, and pushing those boundaries,\u201d Beissinger said. \n\n\u201cHe does not identify with the oligarchic elite but is an outsider to it, as wealthy as he now is.\u201d \n\nThings came to a head when Prigozhin led an armed mutiny in Russia on 24 June, which saw Wagner mercenaries march on Moscow. \n\nAt the time, President Vladimir Putin denounced the rebellion as \u201ctreason\u201d and a \u201cstab in the back\u201d, vowing to avenge it. These charges against Prigozhin were soon dropped in a secretive deal that exiled the mercenary force to Belarus. \n\nSince then he has kept a low profile, though was reportedly still coming to Russia. \n\nAnalyst Galeotti told Euronews in March that Progozhin was \u201cnot appreciating that he was playing with the big boys\u201d when lashing out at the Kremlin and Russian Ministry of Defence. \n\nHe suggested the \u201cthuggish ex-con\u201d may have gone too far \"throwing his weight around\" and \"pouring vitriol\" on Russia's power brokers. \n\n\u201cThis is a man with a very strong streak of malice, I'm tempted to say that vendettas are his main hobby,\" Galeotti added. \n\nBelieved to hail from a working-class background, Prigozhin is thought to have spent nine years in prison for theft, as the Soviet Union unravelled during the 1980s. \n\nHe went on to found the Concord Catering company, which won billion-dollar contracts to feed Russia's schools and military and host the Kremlin's banquets. \n\nThis is widely believed to be where he first got access to Putin\u2019s ear - and where he picked up the alleged nickname \"Putin's chef.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The rise and apparent spectacular fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin, and its ramifications, will be the talk of Russia for weeks or even months to come: from St. Petersburg to Vladivostock.<\/p>\n<p>But who exactly was Prigozhin? It&#039;s not clear whether even he knew how to answer that question directly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He&#039;s recently hit the headlines\u00a0on an almost daily basis amid the Ukraine war, pouring scorn on the Russian military establishment and openly challenging Kremlin narratives about the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>This earned him respect among some Russians, but he made enemies in the halls of power.<\/p>\n<p>A former ally of the Russian president, Prigozhin sent his mercenary army into some of Ukraine&#039;s grittiest battles, playing an integral part in capturing the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in a months-long bloody struggle.<\/p>\n<p>Before this, he ran a troll farm meddling in US elections \u2013 landing him in hot water with the FBI \u2013 and used his private militia fighters for shady business across the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrigozhin is a deeply disreputable character,\u201d Professor Mark Galeotti, an analyst of Russian politics, told Euronews in April. \u201cThis is a man who has risen by doing whatever Putin and the Kremlin want \u2013 and obviously doing very well for himself in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prigozhin&#039;s power rested on Wagner \u2013 with no other Russian politician commanding such military force \u2013 and his massive fortune was \"accrued protecting weak African regimes in exchange for their gold mines\", Mark Beissinger, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, also told Euronews in April.<\/p>\n<p>Buoyed by his successes in Ukraine, he picked fights with the governor of St. Petersburg and attacked the military establishment over their campaign against Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>He openly defied the Kremlin\u2019s claim it was fighting Nazis in Ukraine, a false argument it has used repeatedly to justify the invasion. That same month the mercenary boss seemingly called on the fighting to stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrigozhin is... someone who can figure out ways to work the system, but always to some extent on the edge of that system, on the boundaries of what is acceptable, and pushing those boundaries,\u201d Beissinger said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe does not identify with the oligarchic elite but is an outsider to it, as wealthy as he now is.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7021484375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//39//37//08//808x569_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg/" alt=\"AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/37\/08\/384x270_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/37\/08\/640x449_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/37\/08\/750x527_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/37\/08\/828x581_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/37\/08\/1080x758_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/37\/08\/1200x843_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/37\/08\/1920x1348_cmsv2_044168b0-9f1d-5f79-98d0-96a61e1c82c0-7393708.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Yevgeny Prigozhin shows Russian President Vladimir Putin around his factory which produces school meals outside St. Petersburg. Sept. 20022<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Things came to a head when Prigozhin led an armed mutiny in Russia on 24 June, which saw Wagner mercenaries march on Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, President Vladimir Putin denounced the rebellion as \u201ctreason\u201d and a \u201cstab in the back\u201d, vowing to avenge it. These charges against Prigozhin were soon dropped in a secretive deal that exiled the mercenary force to Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>Since then he has kept a low profile, though was reportedly still coming to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst Galeotti told Euronews in March that Progozhin was \u201cnot appreciating that he was playing with the big boys\u201d when lashing out at the Kremlin and Russian Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested the \u201cthuggish ex-con\u201d may have gone too far \"throwing his weight around\" and \"pouring vitriol\" on Russia&#039;s power brokers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a man with a very strong streak of malice, I&#039;m tempted to say that vendettas are his main hobby,\" Galeotti added.<\/p>\n<p>Believed to hail from a working-class background, Prigozhin is thought to have spent nine years in prison for theft, as the Soviet Union unravelled during the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to found the Concord Catering company, which won billion-dollar contracts to feed Russia&#039;s schools and military and host the Kremlin&#039;s banquets.<\/p>\n<p>This is widely believed to be where he first got access to Putin\u2019s ear - 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","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Wagner boss killed in plane crash: What happens next? ","titleListing2":"What happens next after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's death? ","leadin":"Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead on Wednesday. But what happens now? ","summary":"Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead on Wednesday. But what happens now? ","url":"what-happens-next-after-wagner-boss-yevgeny-prigozhins-reported-death","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was apparently killed in a plane crash on Wednesday evening.\u00a0 \n\nNeither the Kremlin nor the Russian Ministry of Defence is yet to comment - and Prigozhin's death still needs to be confirmed - though the incident has shocked Russia and its many onlookers.\u00a0 \n\nBut what happens next?\u00a0 \n\nWhat's the possible political impact of Prigozhin's \u00a0reported death? \n\n\"The Kremlin has cut the head off the hydra,\" Dr Stephen Hall , lecturer of Russian politics at the University of Bath, tells Euronews.\u00a0 \n\n\"The regime was fearful something like the Wagner uprising could possibly happen again,\" suggesting this threat was now likely neutralised.\u00a0 \n\nYevgeny Prigozhin irked many Kremlin insiders over the pasted months. \n\nHe repeatedly - and very publically - lambasted the military establishment's campaign in Ukraine, while challenging key Kremlin narratives about the conflict. \n\nThe Russian MoD hit back and the ensuing struggle saw it try to take over the group - something many claim was the spark of Prigozhin's June rebellion, where Wagner mercenaries marched on Moscow.\u00a0 \n\nMany Western analysts and security officials are suggesting Putin and his allies orchestrated Wednesday's crash - which wiped out a number of senior Wagner figures - yet this cannot be confirmed.\u00a0 \n\nHall suggested the target could be Russian elites more generally.\u00a0 \n\n\"Putin sends signals to people,\" he said. \"I think it's quite a clear signal that this is what happens to traitors.\" \n\nShortly after Prigozhin's armed mutiny broke out on 24 June, the Russian president\u00a0denounced it as \u201ctreason\u201d and a \u201cstab in the back\u201d, vowing avengence.\u00a0 \n\nThese charges against Prigozhin were soon dropped in a secretive deal that ended the so-called \"march on justice\" and saw the mercenary force exiled to Belarus. But many speculated it would not be long before the Kremlin went after him.\u00a0 \n\n\"The war is going badly and some elites are dissatisfied. By killing Prigozhin it sends the signal that if you rise up then you're going to have a very brutal end.\"\u00a0 \n\nNationalist and patriotic groups in Russia have become increasingly vocal about their government's military campaign in Ukraine, often slamming officials for mismanagement and botched battlefield manoeuvres.\u00a0 \n\nYet Hall said the incident could make the Kremlin \"look weak\".\u00a0 \n\n\"Some people will say it's Putin consolidating power, plausibly. But I think it's also a testament to a desperate regime... they are trying to send a signal they will eliminate those challenge them... [but this] also highlights elite conspirators are out there.\"\u00a0 \n\nWhat happens next for Wagner itself? \n\nQuestion marks have hung over the existence of the mercenary force ever since its abortive mutiny in June.\u00a0 \n\nFollowing the secretive deal struck between Putin and\u00a0Prigozhin that averted the rebellion, Wagner allegedly lost state funding, possibly presenting a financial challenge to the group. \n\n\"What we'll see is Wagner is going to either have its name changed and get a new symbol - the Kremlin likes to keep structures it's already created - or it is going to be disbanded,\" said Hall.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nWagner was established in 2014, during the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Until 2022 it was unclear who the real founders were. There was much media speculation about who created it, though\u00a0Prigozhin eventually admitted so.\u00a0 \n\nEarlier this week, the once hot dog seller appeared in his first video address since his armed uprising, saying the group was in Africa to make the continent \"more free\".\u00a0 \n\nIt is unknown what will happen to Wagner's operation in Africa, where it is involved in lucrative mining arranges and securing weak regimes.\u00a0 \n\nSome commentators have suggested the Russian state could take over, though this is not clear.\u00a0 \n\nHow could the Russian population react? \n\nPrigozhin hit the headlines continuously throughout the Ukraine war, criticising how the Russian military establishment was conducting its campaign.\u00a0 \n\nWhile this made enemies in the halls of power, some ordinary Russians respected his straight-talking.\u00a0 \n\nIt is uncertain how the population will react to his alleged death.\u00a0 \n\n\"It is true that he was popular, particularly amongst more patriotic and nationalist groups, although he certainly wasn't popular amongst liberals,\" said Hall. \"But a\u00a0lot of Russians are going to be quite angry.\"\u00a0 \n\n\"Prigozhin died in cold blood.\" \n\n\"Here is a man who said the war was going badly and the regime is corrupt, and they've done away with him,\" he added.\u00a0 \n\nIn one of his more flagrant remarks,\u00a0Prigozhin\u00a0accused Moscow of lying to the public about Ukraine,\u00a0dismissing its justification for war that Kyiv was planning 2022 attack on Donbas and Crimea. \n\nSuch remarks could have landed other Russians in prison, with criticising the war currently illegal inside the country.\u00a0 \n\nStill, Hall exercised a note of caution about what will happen.\u00a0 \n\n\"Russian politics has always been mysterious. And boy, for the last 18 months has it been particularly mysterious.\" \n\n\"We simply don't know what the future is going to hold in terms of whilst I think we knew Prigozhin's days were numbered, it was certainly surprising as to how it ended.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was apparently killed in a plane crash on Wednesday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neither the Kremlin nor the Russian Ministry of Defence is yet to comment - and Prigozhin&#039;s death still needs to be confirmed - though the incident has shocked Russia and its many onlookers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But what happens next?\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What's the possible political impact of Prigozhin's<\/strong>\u00a0reported death?<\/h2><p>\"The Kremlin has cut the head off the hydra,\" <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//stephengfhall/">Dr Stephen Hall<\/strong><\/a>, lecturer of Russian politics at the University of Bath, tells Euronews.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"The regime was fearful something like the Wagner uprising could possibly happen again,\" suggesting this threat was now likely neutralised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yevgeny Prigozhin irked many Kremlin insiders over the pasted months.<\/p>\n<p>He repeatedly - and very publically - lambasted the military establishment&#039;s campaign in Ukraine, while challenging key Kremlin narratives about the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian MoD hit back and the ensuing struggle saw it try to take over the group - something many claim was the spark of Prigozhin&#039;s June rebellion, where Wagner mercenaries marched on Moscow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many Western analysts and security officials are suggesting Putin and his allies orchestrated Wednesday&#039;s crash - which wiped out a number of senior Wagner figures - yet this cannot be confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hall suggested the target could be Russian elites more generally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Putin sends signals to people,\" he said. \"I think it&#039;s quite a clear signal that this is what happens to traitors.\"<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Prigozhin&#039;s armed mutiny broke out on 24 June, the Russian president\u00a0denounced it as \u201ctreason\u201d and a \u201cstab in the back\u201d, vowing avengence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1683875697645826054\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>These charges against Prigozhin were soon dropped in a secretive deal that ended the so-called \"march on justice\" and saw the mercenary force exiled to Belarus. But many speculated it would not be long before the Kremlin went after him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"The war is going badly and some elites are dissatisfied. By killing Prigozhin it sends the signal that if you rise up then you&#039;re going to have a very brutal end.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nationalist and patriotic groups in Russia have become increasingly vocal about their government&#039;s military campaign in Ukraine, often slamming officials for mismanagement and botched battlefield manoeuvres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet Hall said the incident could make the Kremlin \"look weak\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Some people will say it&#039;s Putin consolidating power, plausibly. But I think it&#039;s also a testament to a desperate regime... they are trying to send a signal they will eliminate those challenge them... [but this] also highlights elite conspirators are out there.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What happens next for Wagner itself?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Question marks have hung over the existence of the mercenary force ever since its abortive mutiny in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the secretive deal struck between Putin and\u00a0Prigozhin that averted the rebellion, Wagner allegedly lost state funding, possibly presenting a financial challenge to the group.<\/p>\n<p>\"What we&#039;ll see is Wagner is going to either have its name changed and get a new symbol - the Kremlin likes to keep structures it&#039;s already created - or it is going to be disbanded,\" said Hall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wagner was established in 2014, during the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Until 2022 it was unclear who the real founders were. There was much media speculation about who created it, though\u00a0Prigozhin eventually admitted so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the once hot dog seller appeared in his first video address since his armed uprising, saying the group was in Africa to make the continent \"more free\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown what will happen to Wagner&#039;s operation in Africa, where it is involved in lucrative mining arranges and securing weak regimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some commentators have suggested the Russian state could take over, though this is not clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How could the Russian population react?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Prigozhin hit the headlines continuously throughout the Ukraine war, criticising how the Russian military establishment was conducting its campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While this made enemies in the halls of power, some ordinary Russians respected his straight-talking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is uncertain how the population will react to his alleged death.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"It is true that he was popular, particularly amongst more patriotic and nationalist groups, although he certainly wasn&#039;t popular amongst liberals,\" said Hall. \"But a\u00a0lot of Russians are going to be quite angry.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Prigozhin died in cold blood.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Here is a man who said the war was going badly and the regime is corrupt, and they&#039;ve done away with him,\" he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one of his more flagrant remarks,\u00a0Prigozhin\u00a0accused Moscow of lying to the public about Ukraine,\u00a0dismissing its justification for war that Kyiv was planning 2022 attack on Donbas and Crimea.<\/p>\n<p>Such remarks could have landed other Russians in prison, with criticising the war currently illegal inside the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1653996967221948422\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Still, Hall exercised a note of caution about what will happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Russian politics has always been mysterious. And boy, for the last 18 months has it been particularly mysterious.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"We simply don&#039;t know what the future is going to hold in terms of whilst I think we knew Prigozhin&#039;s days were numbered, it was certainly surprising as to how it ended.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692868787,"publishedAt":1692875430,"updatedAt":1692898548,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/08\/24\/what-happens-next-after-wagner-boss-yevgeny-prigozhins-reported-death","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/42\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6a6bc2d3-ed4e-5cc1-841f-3817b7c68c8c-7844248.jpg","altText":"A woman reacts at an informal memorial next to the former 'PMC Wagner Centre' in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. ","caption":"A woman reacts at an informal memorial next to the former 'PMC Wagner Centre' in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. ","captionCredit":"Dmitri Lovetsky\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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That event was defused by a deal with Vladimir Putin's government under which he would relocate to Belarus in exchange for the lifting of criminal charges against him. \n\nYet Prigozhin seems not to have honoured that deal. The private plane apparently carrying him was flying between Moscow and St Petersburg when it crashed to the ground in flames; 10 bodies have reportedly been recovered from the wreckage by Russian authorities. \n\nAccording to James Nixey, director of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at UK think tank Chatham House , the apparent assassination should not exactly come as a shock. \n\n\"The Russians have a lot of form here,\" he says. \"Throughout Soviet and post-Soviet history there have been suspicious air crashes when rivals were a threat or became too popular.\u00a0For example, Yuri Gagarin in 1968 and General Alexander Lebed (a one-time possible contender for the presidency) in 2002 both died in mysterious circumstances in air incidents.\" \n\nWith the steady flow of assassinations (attempted and successful) and mysterious deaths that have blighted the Kremlin's opponents in recent years, the Kremlin's old reputation for ruthless political action remains justified. \n\nAs Nixey puts it: \"Almost everybody inside and outside of Russia accepts this is just the Russian way of doing things. \n\n\"We in the West may question the precise timing and method \u2013 why shoot Nemtsov in front of the Kremlin? Why keep using poison when it fails so often? \u2013 but whatever the illogicalities, this is a significant part of 'Russian governance'.\" \n\nAlong with the manner in which the plane was shot down and the certainty that Prigozhin genuinely was on it at the time, there are\u00a0two key questions about his presumed death and probable killing: why now, what happens next? \n\nRound them up \n\nAccording to Scott Lucas, an international relations expert at the University of Birmingham and University College Dublin, the time lag between the events of late June and the crash is indicative of the Kremlin's strategy to shore Putin up even as the war effort continues to flail. \n\n\"If Putin had moved quickly on Prigozhin after the mutiny in June, he would have risked alienating a number of folks in Russia who have been critical of the military leadership for mishandling the war in Ukraine, and he would have risked cutting adrift the Wagner Group and its fighters,\" he tells Euronews. \n\n\"The fact is that Wagner has become essential to Russian military operations, not just in Ukraine but even more so in Africa. So you don't just immediately get rid of Prigozhin, you have to set up a transition. The signal here is that they feel the transition has been completed.\" \n\nLucas points out that just this week, it was confirmed that the head of Russia's Aerospace Forces,\u00a0Sergey Surovikin, has been removed from his position . A Wagner ally, he has apparently been under house arrest since late June. \n\n\"The question is, does the command structure stabilise in Moscow, despite the political and economic pressure?\" he asks. \"Because this does not remove Russia's problems in Ukraine.\" \n\nWhile there have been rumblings of discontent this week from Western allies about the progress of Ukraine's counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military is still making gradual but meaningful advances on the ground. \n\nAs the country marked its independence day, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that a \"special operation\" had been successfully carried out on the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula, with Russian losses of personnel and an advanced missile system. \n\nIf his claim is proven true, the attack will represent a new level of daring in Ukrainian offensives on areas held by Russia. The capture of Crimea in particular is the pinnacle of Russia's \"achievements\" in Ukraine since 2014, so the spectacle of Ukrainian incursion there could do grave damage to the perception of the war at home. \n\nAs things stand, says Lucas, Putin can off as many of his domestic enemies as he likes, but his efforts to secure his position will not change the trajectory of the conflict. \n\n\"Whatever happens in Moscow in terms of consolidating Putin inside the country, it doesn't really solve the inevitable loss that he faces outside of Russia \u2013 with this proviso: if he can hang on until 2024 and Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, everything changes.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Reports that Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in a plane crash immediately raised suspicions that he had been assassinated by the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>Having publicly criticised the Russian military&#039;s dire performance in Ukraine, Prigozhin then led a brief mutiny against the Russian government earlier in the summer. That event was defused by a deal with Vladimir Putin&#039;s government under which he would relocate to Belarus in exchange for the lifting of criminal charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Prigozhin seems not to have honoured that deal. The private plane apparently carrying him was flying between Moscow and St Petersburg when it crashed to the ground in flames; 10 bodies have reportedly been recovered from the wreckage by Russian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>According to James Nixey, director of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at UK think tank <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.chathamhouse.org///">Chatham House<\/strong><\/a>, the apparent assassination should not exactly come as a shock.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Russians have a lot of form here,\" he says. \"Throughout Soviet and post-Soviet history there have been suspicious air crashes when rivals were a threat or became too popular.\u00a0For example, Yuri Gagarin in 1968 and General Alexander Lebed (a one-time possible contender for the presidency) in 2002 both died in mysterious circumstances in air incidents.\"<\/p>\n<p>With the steady flow of assassinations (attempted and successful) and mysterious deaths that have blighted the Kremlin&#039;s opponents in recent years, the Kremlin&#039;s old reputation for ruthless political action remains justified.<\/p>\n<p>As Nixey puts it: \"Almost everybody inside and outside of Russia accepts this is just the Russian way of doing things.<\/p>\n<p>\"We in the West may question the precise timing and method \u2013 why shoot Nemtsov in front of the Kremlin? Why keep using poison when it fails so often? \u2013 but whatever the illogicalities, this is a significant part of &#039;Russian governance&#039;.\"<\/p>\n<p>Along with the manner in which the plane was shot down and the certainty that Prigozhin genuinely was on it at the time, there are\u00a0two key questions about his presumed death and probable killing: why now, what happens next?<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//42//96//808x539_cmsv2_af2c3e7a-7cb8-5d3c-ab6d-b458e068e584-7844296.jpg/" alt=\"Alexander Zemlianichenko&#47;Copyright 2023 The AP. 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All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Round them up<\/h2><p>According to Scott Lucas, an international relations expert at the University of Birmingham and University College Dublin, the time lag between the events of late June and the crash is indicative of the Kremlin&#039;s strategy to shore Putin up even as the war effort continues to flail.<\/p>\n<p>\"If Putin had moved quickly on Prigozhin after the mutiny in June, he would have risked alienating a number of folks in Russia who have been critical of the military leadership for mishandling the war in Ukraine, and he would have risked cutting adrift the Wagner Group and its fighters,\" he tells Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>\"The fact is that Wagner has become essential to Russian military operations, not just in Ukraine but even more so in Africa. So you don&#039;t just immediately get rid of Prigozhin, you have to set up a transition. The signal here is that they feel the transition has been completed.\"<\/p>\n<p>Lucas points out that just this week, it was confirmed that the head of Russia&#039;s Aerospace Forces,\u00a0Sergey Surovikin, has been <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//29//speculation-grows-over-fate-of-sergei-surovikin-russias-general-armageddon/">removed from his position<\/strong><\/a>. A Wagner ally, he has apparently been under house arrest since late June.<\/p>\n<p>\"The question is, does the command structure stabilise in Moscow, despite the political and economic pressure?\" he asks. \"Because this does not remove Russia&#039;s problems in Ukraine.\"<\/p>\n<p>While there have been rumblings of discontent this week from Western allies about the progress of Ukraine&#039;s counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military is still making gradual but meaningful advances on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>As the country marked its independence day, the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.pravda.com.ua//eng//news//2023//08//24//7416887///">head of Ukrainian military intelligence<\/strong><\/a> claimed that a \"special operation\" had been successfully carried out on the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula, with Russian losses of personnel and an advanced missile system.<\/p>\n<p>If his claim is proven true, the attack will represent a new level of daring in Ukrainian offensives on areas held by Russia. The capture of Crimea in particular is the pinnacle of Russia&#039;s \"achievements\" in Ukraine since 2014, so the spectacle of Ukrainian incursion there could do grave damage to the perception of the war at home.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, says Lucas, Putin can off as many of his domestic enemies as he likes, but his efforts to secure his position will not change the trajectory of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\"Whatever happens in Moscow in terms of consolidating Putin inside the country, it doesn&#039;t really solve the inevitable loss that he faces outside of Russia \u2013 with this proviso: if he can hang on until 2024 and Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, everything changes.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692869573,"publishedAt":1692875397,"updatedAt":1692875401,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/08\/24\/prigozhins-death-is-business-as-usual-in-russia-but-does-it-help-vladimir-putin","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/42\/96\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4e6f5b1c-3f5b-562f-93cf-538acdbd627b-7844296.jpg","altText":"People carry a body bag away from the wreckage of a crashed jet near the village of Kuzhenkino, Russia. 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In July, its ninth consecutive rise of 25 basis points took the deposit rate to 3.75%, a joint record high last seen in 2000. \n\nWhile eurozone inflation is showing signs of abating, dropping to 5.3% in July, it remains well above the ECB medium-term target of 2%. Core inflation - without energy and food prices which are considered more volatile -\u00a0\u00a0also remains stubbornly high at 5.5%.\u00a0 \n\nECB chief Christine Lagarde has repeatedly said interest rates will continue to rise until pressures on consumer prices decline but\u00a0 economic experts believe\u00a0the negative PMI outlook and other signs of stunting economic growth may split opinions on the Governing Council, the main decision-making body of the ECB. \n\nA 'balance of risks' \n\n\"The ECB will be more concerned with the current rates of inflation as opposed to the decline in business activity, which was not at all unexpected,\" Stefan Gerlach, Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Chief Economist at EFG Bank, told Euronews. \"I suspect some members of the Governing Council will want to remain cautious by raising interest rates further, whilst others will want to pause hikes to ease pressure on the economy.\" \n\n\"The balance of risks is certainly starting to shift. Some ECB governors will be worried that tightening monetary policy further could push the euro area into recession next year,\" Gerlach added. \n\nOne risk experts also disagree over is whether a pause in rate hike would be just that, a pause, or whether it would actually put a definitive end to the past year of tightening monetary policy.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThe risk is high that any pause would spell an end to the rate hike cycle,\" Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro Research and Chief Eurozone Economist at ING, explained. \"This is why the ECB hawks will probably still push for a rate hike in September, which would then be the final hike.\" \n\n\"It currently really is a 50-50 likelihood,\" he said. \n\nECB hesitation 'costly' \n\nBrzeski also believes the impact on businesses shows the ECB has \"been too benign on the negative impact of its own rate hikes on the economy.\" \n\nWith a time lag between implementing monetary policy and its impact showing up in economic data, other experts believe the ECB's data-based approach is flawed. \n\n\"The ECB says its decisions on the level and duration of restrictions are based on a purely data-dependent approach. But data gives us a picture of the present and the past - it does not tell us much about how to design policy for the future,\" Maria Demertzis, senior fellow at Bruegel, said. \n\n\"The ECB continues to put too much emphasis on the past as a way of understanding the future and in my view this has meant decisions come late.\" \n\nDemertzis believes the ECB should change direction and pause its rate hikes in September. \n\n\"If anything, it has already hesitated too much before pausing. It was too late to start increasing interest rates in September and it now risks making the same mistake by exiting late,\" she said. \n\nBut whatever Lagarde says following the rate announcement will be just as critical and closely watched.\u00a0 \n\n\"What will happen next remains highly uncertain,\" Gerlach said, \"but the signals in Madame Lagarde\u2019s communications, which have in the past created uncertainty, will also be critical as we move forward.\" \n\nECB chief Christine Lagarde has been criticised in the past for communication gaffes which have generated uncertainty on the markets. Her messages\u00a0in the autumn will be crucial, especially if the Frankfurt-based institution embarks on a new direction as many expect. \n\nThe ECB's next Governing Meeting will be held on September 14. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The August Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI), published Wednesday, placed the bloc\u2019s business activity at its lowest level since 2020, driven by a sharp contraction in the services sector and a continued decline in manufacturing.\u00a0Economic powerhouse Germany is the worst hit.<\/p>\n<p>This poses a dilemma for the ECB, which is expected to make its next move on interest rates in September.<\/p>\n<p>The central bank has been raising the borrowing rate in a bid to curb rising inflation and tame consumer prices. In July, its ninth consecutive rise of 25 basis points took the deposit rate to 3.75%, a joint record high last seen in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>While eurozone inflation is showing signs of abating, dropping to 5.3% in July, it remains well above the ECB medium-term target of 2%. Core inflation - without energy and food prices which are considered more volatile -\u00a0\u00a0also remains stubbornly high at 5.5%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ECB chief Christine Lagarde has repeatedly said interest rates will continue to rise until pressures on consumer prices decline but\u00a0economic experts believe\u00a0the negative PMI outlook and other signs of stunting economic growth may split opinions on the Governing Council, the main decision-making body of the ECB.<\/p>\n<h2>A 'balance of risks'<\/h2><p>\"The ECB will be more concerned with the current rates of inflation as opposed to the decline in business activity, which was not at all unexpected,\" Stefan Gerlach, Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Chief Economist at EFG Bank, told Euronews. \"I suspect some members of the Governing Council will want to remain cautious by raising interest rates further, whilst others will want to pause hikes to ease pressure on the economy.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"The balance of risks is certainly starting to shift. Some ECB governors will be worried that tightening monetary policy further could push the euro area into recession next year,\" Gerlach added.<\/p>\n<p>One risk experts also disagree over is whether a pause in rate hike would be just that, a pause, or whether it would actually put a definitive end to the past year of tightening monetary policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe risk is high that any pause would spell an end to the rate hike cycle,\" Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro Research and Chief Eurozone Economist at ING, explained. \"This is why the ECB hawks will probably still push for a rate hike in September, which would then be the final hike.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"It currently really is a 50-50 likelihood,\" he said.<\/p>\n<h2>ECB hesitation 'costly'<\/h2><p>Brzeski also believes the impact on businesses shows the ECB has \"been too benign on the negative impact of its own rate hikes on the economy.\"<\/p>\n<p>With a time lag between implementing monetary policy and its impact showing up in economic data, other experts believe the ECB&#039;s data-based approach is flawed.<\/p>\n<p>\"The ECB says its decisions on the level and duration of restrictions are based on a purely data-dependent approach. But data gives us a picture of the present and the past - it does not tell us much about how to design policy for the future,\" Maria Demertzis, senior fellow at Bruegel, said.<\/p>\n<p>\"The ECB continues to put too much emphasis on the past as a way of understanding the future and in my view this has meant decisions come late.\"<\/p>\n<p>Demertzis believes the ECB should change direction and pause its rate hikes in September.<\/p>\n<p>\"If anything, it has already hesitated too much before pausing. It was too late to start increasing interest rates in September and it now risks making the same mistake by exiting late,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>But whatever Lagarde says following the rate announcement will be just as critical and closely watched.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"What will happen next remains highly uncertain,\" Gerlach said, \"but the signals in Madame Lagarde\u2019s communications, which have in the past created uncertainty, will also be critical as we move forward.\"<\/p>\n<p>ECB chief Christine Lagarde has been criticised in the past for communication gaffes which have generated uncertainty on the markets. Her messages\u00a0in the autumn will be crucial, especially if the Frankfurt-based institution embarks on a new direction as many expect.<\/p>\n<p>The ECB&#039;s next Governing Meeting will be held on September 14.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692868495,"publishedAt":1692874778,"updatedAt":1692884181,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2023\/08\/24\/explained-the-ecbs-rate-hike-dilemma-as-eurozone-business-activity-falls","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/42\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_57ce8006-b904-54e0-b00c-9f6b87321b74-7844224.jpg","altText":"The European Central Bank pictured next to the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany.","caption":"The European Central Bank pictured next to the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany.","captionCredit":"Michael Probst\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"jones-m","title":"Mared Gwyn Jones","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":78,"slug":"ecb","urlSafeValue":"ecb","title":"ECB","titleRaw":"ECB"},{"id":7967,"slug":"interest-rates","urlSafeValue":"interest-rates","title":"Interest rates","titleRaw":"Interest rates"},{"id":106,"slug":"eurozone","urlSafeValue":"eurozone","title":"Eurozone","titleRaw":"Eurozone"},{"id":6426,"slug":"christine-lagarde","urlSafeValue":"christine-lagarde","title":"Christine Lagarde","titleRaw":"Christine Lagarde"},{"id":10689,"slug":"european-economy","urlSafeValue":"european-economy","title":"European economy","titleRaw":"European economy"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2332412}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"vertical-business.economy"},{"path":"vertical-business"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"europe-decoded","urlSafeValue":"europe-decoded","title":"Europe Decoded","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/europe-decoded\/europe-decoded"},"vertical":"my-europe","verticals":[{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"My Europe"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"My Europe"},"themes":[{"id":"europe-decoded","urlSafeValue":"europe-decoded","title":"Europe Decoded","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/europe-decoded"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":58,"urlSafeValue":"europe-decoded","title":"Europe-decoded"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":[],"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gb_safe_from_high','gb_safe_from_high_med','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_busfin','gs_economy','gs_economy_misc','gs_busfin_economy','gs_busfin_economy_rates','gs_business','gt_negative','neg_facebook_2021','gs_business_misc','gs_busfin_business','neg_bucherer','custom_investment'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"path":"\/my-europe\/2023\/08\/24\/explained-the-ecbs-rate-hike-dilemma-as-eurozone-business-activity-falls","lastModified":1692884181},{"id":2353704,"cid":7844470,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230824_C2SU_52857035","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner allegedly hits singer ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner allegedly hits singer ","titleListing2":"World-famous conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner has been accused of slapping and punching a member of his choir after they exited the podium incorrectly. ","leadin":"World-famous conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner has been accused of slapping and punching a member of his choir after they exited the podium incorrectly. ","summary":"World-famous conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner has been accused of slapping and punching a member of his choir after they exited the podium incorrectly. ","url":"conductor-sir-john-eliot-gardiner-allegedly-hits-singer","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The 80-year-old British conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner allegedly hit William Thomas, a 29-year-old bass singer, after he left the podium to the supposedly incorrect left side. \n\nGardiner was conducting a performance of \u2018Les Troyens\u2019 at the Berlioz Festival in La C\u00f4te-Saint-Andr\u00e9 when the incident occurred. A source told The Times that no specific arrangements were made for entrances or exits. \n\nReportedly frustrated with Thomas\u2019s exit, Gardiner approached him after the end of the first half. As Thomas and other castmates celebrated, Gardiner allegedly walked over with a pint of beer and said: \u201cI feel like throwing this over your head.\u201d\u00a0 \n\nReportedly there was a \u201cbrief shouting battle\u201d before Gardiner slapped and punched the singer in the face. \n\nThe BBC is investigating the incident as Gardiner is scheduled to perform at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall this September. \u201cWe take allegations about inappropriate behaviour seriously, and are currently establishing the facts about the incident,\u201d the BBC has said. \n\nGardiner is known for his dramatic temper. Representatives of the conductor have told SlippedDisc that he was suffering from \u201cextreme heat\u201d as France weathers a heatwave. He also \u201csuspects a recent change in his medication may have provoked a behaviour that he now regrets,\u201d the representatives say. \n\nFollowing the performance, Gardiner has left France for London to see his doctor. His role for the rest of the Berlioz festival will be replaced by his assistant Dinis Sousa. \n\nGardiner is one of the most respected living conductors. He formed the Monteverdi Choir in 1964, and was chosen to lead the first 20 minutes of music at King Charles III\u2019s coronation this year. Yet, the scene this week feels more like an incident out of last year\u2019s brilliant T\u00e1r where Cate Blanchett played a dictatorial conductor fraying at the edges. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The 80-year-old British conductor <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2011//04//19//sir-john-eliot-gardiner-takes-weber-to-paris/">Sir John Eliot Gardiner<\/strong><\/a> allegedly hit William Thomas, a 29-year-old bass singer, after he left the podium to the supposedly incorrect left side.<\/p>\n<p>Gardiner was conducting a performance of \u2018Les Troyens\u2019 at the Berlioz Festival in La C\u00f4te-Saint-Andr\u00e9 when the incident occurred. A source told The Times that no specific arrangements were made for entrances or exits.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7794160,7732548\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//08//02//from-the-charts-to-the-climate-crisis-opera-singer-sarah-brightman-reflects-on-her-career/">From the charts to the climate crisis, opera singer Sarah Brightman reflects on her career<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//video//2023//07//08//robot-conducts-seoul-orchestra-in-extraordinary-classical-concert/">Robot conducts Seoul orchestra in extraordinary classical concert <\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Reportedly frustrated with Thomas\u2019s exit, Gardiner approached him after the end of the first half. As Thomas and other castmates celebrated, Gardiner allegedly walked over with a pint of beer and said: \u201cI feel like throwing this over your head.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly there was a \u201cbrief shouting battle\u201d before Gardiner slapped and punched the singer in the face.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//44//70//808x539_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg/" alt=\"FRANCOIS GUILLOT&#47;FRANCOIS GUILLOT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_904c4e2a-b373-5cb5-a8da-ab61d39d779b-7844470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">British conductor John Eliot Gardiner leads French pupils<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">FRANCOIS GUILLOT&#47;FRANCOIS GUILLOT<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The BBC is investigating the incident as Gardiner is scheduled to perform at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall this September. \u201cWe take allegations about inappropriate behaviour seriously, and are currently establishing the facts about the incident,\u201d the BBC has said.<\/p>\n<p>Gardiner is known for his dramatic temper. Representatives of the conductor have told SlippedDisc that he was suffering from \u201cextreme heat\u201d as France weathers a heatwave. He also \u201csuspects a recent change in his medication may have provoked a behaviour that he now regrets,\u201d the representatives say.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6667647058823529\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//44//70//808x539_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg/" alt=\"JUSTIN TALLIS&#47;AFP or licensors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_dfa86e1c-b29c-5c96-88ae-bd781e3e14d9-7844470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">British composer Sir John Eliot Gardiner<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">JUSTIN TALLIS&#47;AFP or licensors<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following the performance, Gardiner has left France for London to see his doctor. 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Yet, the scene this week feels more like an incident out of last year\u2019s brilliant <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//01//13//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-tar/">T/u00e1r where Cate Blanchett played a dictatorial conductor fraying at the edges.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692873383,"publishedAt":1692873986,"updatedAt":1692873988,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/08\/24\/conductor-sir-john-eliot-gardiner-allegedly-hits-singer","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/44\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f2bc0cf0-f4a3-5c06-b570-b6e4d9656cf4-7844470.jpg","altText":"British composer Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the orchestra during a rehearsal session at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.","caption":"British composer Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the orchestra during a rehearsal session at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.","captionCredit":"JUSTIN TALLIS\/AFP or 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Hermoso: Spanish football star demands punishment for boss who kissed her","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Spanish football star demands punishment for boss who kissed her","titleListing2":"After being forcibly kissed by Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, World Cup star Jenni Hermoso says the inappropriate act should not go unpunished.","leadin":"After being forcibly kissed by Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, World Cup star Jenni Hermoso says the inappropriate act should not go unpunished.","summary":"After being forcibly kissed by Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, World Cup star Jenni Hermoso says the inappropriate act should not go unpunished.","url":"jenni-hermoso-kissed-by-spanish-football-head-demands-act-not-to-go-unpunished","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"After days of controversy, Jenni Hermoso has finally broken her silence. \n\nThe World Cup star has spoken out about the \"unacceptable\" kiss she received from Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, during the medal ceremony at the Women's World Cup in Australia. \n\nHermoso has issued an official statement through her union, FUTPRO, saying that Rubiale\u2019s inappropriate act should not go unpunished. \n\nShe also stated that the FUTPRO players' union and her agent would \u201cdefend my interests and speak on my behalf.\u201d \n\nThe union is working \u201cso that acts like the ones we witnessed don\u2019t go unpunished, are sanctioned, and that pertinent measures are adopted to protect the soccer players against actions that are unacceptable,\u201d she said. \n\nHermoso, a 33-year-old striker and key player for Spain, said of the kiss \u2013 which was caught\u00a0on video that's been shared widely across social media \u2013 that \"I didn't like it, but what could I do\". \n\nIn the immediate uproar over the kiss, the federation issued a statement on Hermoso's behalf in which she played down the incident. Later, a local media report on the sports website Relevo.com claimed that the federation faked her statement. \n\nThe federation denied this to Euronews. \n\nRelevo.com also reported that Rubiales asked Hermoso to appear in the video in which he apologises for kissing her, but she refused. It said Captain Ivana Andr\u00e9s was also asked to participate, but also refused.\u00a0 \n\nAccording to Relevo, people travelling back to Madrid with the Spanish delegation also saw coach Jorge Vilda trying to persuade Hermoso's family to let her appear in the video. \n\nAs far as Spain's High Council for Sport is concerned, Rubiales' behaviour has damaged the country's image, just as it is trying to win a joint bid to host the men's World Cup in 2030 \n\n\"(Hermoso) can decide to speak out or not, and whatever she does, she will be doing the right thing, because above all we cannot put the responsibility for this on her,\" said V\u00edctor Francos, Spain's secretary of state for sport and president of the Spanish High Council for Sport. \n\nRubiales is in a tightening corner, and pressure is mounting for his resignation.\u00a0He has called an emergency meeting of the Spanish Football Federation's general assembly for Friday, which is expected to back him. \n\nThe federation has launched an internal investigation into whether Rubiales broke the federation's protocol against sexism. 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Later, a local media report on the sports website Relevo.com claimed that the federation faked her statement.<\/p>\n<p>The federation denied this to Euronews.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7841710\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//08//23//spanish-football-federation-accused-of-faking-jenni-hermosos-statement-on-unacceptable-kis/">Spanish football federation accused of faking Jenni Hermoso's statement on 'unacceptable' kiss<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Relevo.com also reported that Rubiales asked Hermoso to appear in the video in which he apologises for kissing her, but she refused. It said Captain Ivana Andr\u00e9s was also asked to participate, but also refused.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Relevo, people travelling back to Madrid with the Spanish delegation also saw coach Jorge Vilda trying to persuade Hermoso&#039;s family to let her appear in the video.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Spain&#039;s High Council for Sport is concerned, Rubiales&#039; behaviour has damaged the country&#039;s image, just as it is trying to win a joint bid to host the men&#039;s World Cup in 2030<\/p>\n<p>\"(Hermoso) can decide to speak out or not, and whatever she does, she will be doing the right thing, because above all we cannot put the responsibility for this on her,\" said V\u00edctor Francos, Spain&#039;s secretary of state for sport and president of the Spanish High Council for Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales is in a tightening corner, and pressure is mounting for his resignation.\u00a0He has called an emergency meeting of the Spanish Football Federation&#039;s general assembly for Friday, which is expected to back him.<\/p>\n<p>The federation has launched an internal investigation into whether Rubiales broke the federation&#039;s protocol against sexism. 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","summary":"Modern workers often suffer from \u201cdigital debt\u201d due to a large amount of data to process. ","url":"how-to-cope-with-digital-debt-here-are-four-changes-that-will-make-your-worklife-easier","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"By Elaine Burke \n\nIs your inbox bursting with unread emails? Are you chatting in Teams more than you\u2019re working in other apps? \n\nHave you so many Zoom meetings scheduled today that you don\u2019t have time to think? If so, you may be suffering from \u201cdigital debt\u201d. \n\nDigital debt is a common issue for modern workers who have more data to process than is possible without disrupting their workflow. \n\nNumerous workplace surveys and reports have identified the issue. In Asana\u2019s latest Anatomy of Work Global Index , the project management software provider found that workers use on average 8.8 apps for their jobs. \n\nActivity in these apps shows how the workload balance is tipping more toward communication and coordination than creativity and innovation. \n\nMicrosoft\u2019s 2023 Work Trend Index shows that, across its 365 suite, the average user spends more than half of their time communicating using digital tools, leaving 43 per cent for creative work. \n\nThe struggle to find time \n\nThe question businesses need to ask of this trend is: Is this the best use of their employees\u2019 time? \n\nEmployees certainly don\u2019t think so, with 68 per cent from Microsoft\u2019s survey saying they don\u2019t have enough uninterrupted focus time during the workday and as many as 64 per cent saying they struggle to find the time and energy to do their job. \n\nMeanwhile, 60 per cent of leaders surveyed said a lack of innovation or breakthrough ideas on their teams is a growing concern. \n\nWhile Microsoft has leveraged its results to promote its new assistive artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support workers, adding more tools to the mix isn\u2019t getting to the root of the problem of digital debt. \n\nThis is a cultural issue, and addressing it requires a rethink of how you work and a concerted effort to communicate new policies across your organisation. \n\nHave fewer, more efficient meetings \n\nWhile remote conferencing tools have made it easier than ever to connect with colleagues whenever and wherever, the flipside is that more workers are being called up for more meetings. \n\nMicrosoft reports that weekly Teams meetings and calls have increased threefold since February 2020, but more than one-third of its survey respondents felt they wouldn\u2019t be missed in the majority of the meetings they attend. \n\nHaving too many inefficient meetings is an oft-reported bugbear of employees and companies are starting to respond. \n\nShopify, for example, saw time spent in meetings drop by one-third when it ordered employees to wipe their calendars and re-enter only the most essential meetings. \n\nOther companies have followed suit with weekly meeting-free days , strict policies on what necessitates a meeting, and requirements on how they are conducted to ensure they are focused and productive. \n\nSend less email \n\nResolving digital debt requires a broad shift in workplace culture, otherwise, the time saved by one action - such as paring back meetings - will only add to other workloads such as email management. \n\nIf the hours you gained from cancelling unnecessary meetings are only spent sifting through a preponderance of email updates, then you haven\u2019t cleared your digital debt but transferred it. \n\nWhat workplaces need is a thoughtful email policy, requiring employees to think before they send. \n\nSome companies have instituted a policy that emails should not be sent to employees in the same building, encouraging face-to-face communication. \n\nThe CC chain must also be rethought - if you\u2019re sending a message to the person who needs it, do you really need to copy everyone else in? \n\nPut your asynchronous tools to work \n\nIf your teams aren\u2019t meeting or emailing, how are they keeping abreast of updates? This is where teams can leverage the tools they already have to hand to the best of their abilities. \n\nMeetings don\u2019t need to be held just to get a string of updates when these can be communicated and shared through any number of productivity tools. \n\nThis also means that updates are recorded coherently for anyone to revisit, aiding in transparency and lessening the risk of miscommunication. \n\nCompanies that want to maximise creative time must also make information available to employees on demand, so they can answer their own queries on the fly without having to wait for a meeting to solve a problem and move on (as many of 62 per cent of workers surveyed by Microsoft said they struggle with too much time spent searching for information). \n\nMaking effective use of productivity tools enables teams to work asynchronously and keep the workflow moving. \n\nWork on your communication skills \n\nHigh-quality communication from the top down is the only way to ensure these digital debt reduction policies will be effective. \n\nCompanies that have taken this approach should ensure that their recruitment process tests candidates\u2019 communication skills to ensure they will fit in with this new work culture. \n\nAnd, leaders, as always, must set the standard. Open, intentional communication is key, and managers must convey to their teams that this drive towards efficiency should not prevent them from raising pertinent questions or calling for a necessary meeting as needed. \n\nIf you\u2019re passionate about clearing digital debt in workplaces, check out some of these roles where you could make a difference on the Euronews Job Board . \n\nSenior People Systems Project Manager, HelloFresh \n\nWeekly food delivery service HelloFresh is recruiting a People Systems Project Manager at its global headquarters in Berlin. In general, it\u2019s seeking people who can make the company better and the overall goal of this role is to help streamline processes, improve data accuracy and enhance the overall employee experience at HelloFresh. \n\nTeam Lead \u2013 Live Core Tech, Ledger \n\nFrench crypto unicorn start-up Ledger is hiring a Team Lead at its Paris headquarters, reporting directly to the wallet experience engineering manager. This role will see the successful candidate take the helm of the Live Core team, creating regular touchpoints with direct reports, providing them with frequent feedback, and directing them on goal-setting and career development. It\u2019s the kind of impactful leadership role where a candidate with knowledge of the latest workplace trends will shine. \n\nGlobal Head of Talent Acquisition, SumUp \n\nThis role at SumUp will directly report to the payments company\u2019s chief people officer and oversee a team of talent acquisition leads around the world. As Global Head of Talent Acquisition , you\u2019ll have the opportunity to strengthen the hiring process and co-develop training for recruiters. It\u2019s a great opportunity to guide a scaling business on securing the right skills for the future of work. \n\nCheck out more opportunities available now via the Euronews Job Board\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p><em>By Elaine Burke<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is your inbox bursting with unread emails? Are you chatting in Teams more than you\u2019re working in other apps?<\/p>\n<p>Have you so many Zoom meetings scheduled today that you don\u2019t have time to think? If so, you may be suffering from \u201cdigital debt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Digital debt is a common issue for modern workers who have more data to process than is possible without disrupting their workflow.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"3686064\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem toReplace\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nbcnews.com//think//opinion//millennial-burnout-real-it-touches-serious-nerve-critics-here-s-ncna974506/" data-publish-at=\"1550935820\" data-url=\"millennial-burnout-real-it-touches-serious-nerve-critics-here-s-ncna974506\">Millennial burnout is very real. Here's why some people think it's fake \u01c0 View<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Numerous workplace surveys and reports have identified the issue. In Asana\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////asana.com//resources//anatomy-of-work/">latest Anatomy of Work Global Index<\/strong><\/a>, the project management software provider found that workers use on average 8.8 apps for their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Activity in these apps shows how the workload balance is tipping more toward communication and coordination than creativity and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s 2023 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.microsoft.com//en-us//worklab//work-trend-index//will-ai-fix-work/">Work Trend Index<\/strong><\/a> shows that, across its 365 suite, the average user spends more than half of their time communicating using digital tools, leaving 43 per cent for creative work.<\/p>\n<h2>The struggle to find time<\/h2><p>The question businesses need to ask of this trend is: Is this the best use of their employees\u2019 time?<\/p>\n<p>Employees certainly don\u2019t think so, with 68 per cent from Microsoft\u2019s survey saying they don\u2019t have enough uninterrupted focus time during the workday and as many as 64 per cent saying they struggle to find the time and energy to do their job.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 60 per cent of leaders surveyed said a lack of innovation or breakthrough ideas on their teams is a growing concern.<\/p>\n<p>While Microsoft has leveraged its results to promote its new assistive artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support workers, adding more tools to the mix isn\u2019t getting to the root of the problem of digital debt.<\/p>\n<p>This is a cultural issue, and addressing it requires a rethink of how you work and a concerted effort to communicate new policies across your organisation.<\/p>\n<h2>Have fewer, more efficient meetings<\/h2><p>While remote conferencing tools have made it easier than ever to connect with colleagues whenever and wherever, the flipside is that more workers are being called up for more meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft reports that weekly Teams meetings and calls have increased threefold since February 2020, but more than one-third of its survey respondents felt they wouldn\u2019t be missed in the majority of the meetings they attend.<\/p>\n<p>Having too many inefficient meetings is an oft-reported bugbear of employees and companies are starting to respond.<\/p>\n<p>Shopify, for example, saw time spent in meetings <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ciodive.com//news//Shopify-meeting-ban-productivity-remote-work//645969///">drop by one-third<\/strong><\/a> when it ordered employees to wipe their calendars and re-enter only the most essential meetings.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7779918\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//07//26//are-you-guilty-of-procrastiworking-heres-how-it-can-tank-your-career/">Are you guilty of 'procrastiworking'? Here's how it can tank your career<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Other companies have followed suit with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.stylist.co.uk//life//careers//focus-friday-deep-work-productivity-focus//809203/">weekly meeting-free days<\/strong><\/a>, strict policies on what necessitates a meeting, and requirements on how they are conducted to ensure they are focused and productive.<\/p>\n<h2>Send less email<\/h2><p>Resolving digital debt requires a broad shift in workplace culture, otherwise, the time saved by one action - such as paring back meetings - will only add to other workloads such as email management.<\/p>\n<p>If the hours you gained from cancelling unnecessary meetings are only spent sifting through a preponderance of email updates, then you haven\u2019t cleared your digital debt but transferred it.<\/p>\n<p>What workplaces need is a thoughtful email policy, requiring employees to think before they send.<\/p>\n<p>Some companies have instituted a policy that emails should not be sent to employees in the same building, encouraging face-to-face communication.<\/p>\n<p>The CC chain must also be rethought - if you\u2019re sending a message to the person who needs it, do you really need to copy everyone else in?<\/p>\n<h2>Put your asynchronous tools to work<\/h2><p>If your teams aren\u2019t meeting or emailing, how are they keeping abreast of updates? This is where teams can leverage the tools they already have to hand to the best of their abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Meetings don\u2019t need to be held just to get a string of updates when these can be communicated and shared through any number of productivity tools.<\/p>\n<p>This also means that updates are recorded coherently for anyone to revisit, aiding in transparency and lessening the risk of miscommunication.<\/p>\n<p>Companies that want to maximise creative time must also make information available to employees on demand, so they can answer their own queries on the fly without having to wait for a meeting to solve a problem and move on (as many of 62 per cent of workers surveyed by Microsoft said they struggle with too much time spent searching for information).<\/p>\n<p>Making effective use of productivity tools enables teams to work asynchronously and keep the workflow moving.<\/p>\n<h2>Work on your communication skills<\/h2><p>High-quality communication from the top down is the only way to ensure these digital debt reduction policies will be effective.<\/p>\n<p>Companies that have taken this approach should ensure that their recruitment process tests candidates\u2019 communication skills to ensure they will fit in with this new work culture.<\/p>\n<p>And, leaders, as always, must set the standard. Open, intentional communication is key, and managers must convey to their teams that this drive towards efficiency should not prevent them from raising pertinent questions or calling for a necessary meeting as needed.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re passionate about clearing digital debt in workplaces, check out some of these roles where you could make a difference on the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////joboffers.euronews.com//?source=article\%22>Euronews Job Board<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Senior People Systems Project Manager, HelloFresh<\/h3><p>Weekly food delivery service HelloFresh is recruiting a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////joboffers.euronews.com//job//senior-people-systems-project-manager-mfx-at-hellofresh-4//?source=article\%22>People Systems Project Manager<\/strong><\/a> at its global headquarters in Berlin. In general, it\u2019s seeking people who can make the company better and the overall goal of this role is to help streamline processes, improve data accuracy and enhance the overall employee experience at HelloFresh.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Lead \u2013 Live Core Tech, Ledger<\/h3><p>French crypto unicorn start-up Ledger is hiring a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////joboffers.euronews.com//job//team-lead-live-core-tech-1-at-ledger-2//?source=article\%22>Team Lead<\/strong><\/a> at its Paris headquarters, reporting directly to the wallet experience engineering manager. This role will see the successful candidate take the helm of the Live Core team, creating regular touchpoints with direct reports, providing them with frequent feedback, and directing them on goal-setting and career development. It\u2019s the kind of impactful leadership role where a candidate with knowledge of the latest workplace trends will shine.<\/p>\n<h3>Global Head of Talent Acquisition, SumUp<\/h3><p>This role at SumUp will directly report to the payments company\u2019s chief people officer and oversee a team of talent acquisition leads around the world. As <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////joboffers.euronews.com//job//global-head-of-talent-acquisition-at-sumup-2//?source=article\%22>Global Head of Talent Acquisition<\/strong><\/a>, you\u2019ll have the opportunity to strengthen the hiring process and co-develop training for recruiters. It\u2019s a great opportunity to guide a scaling business on securing the right skills for the future of work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////joboffers.euronews.com//?source=article\%22>_Check out more opportunities available now via the Euronews Job Board\u00a0_<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692865579,"publishedAt":1692866110,"updatedAt":1692866115,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2023\/08\/24\/how-to-cope-with-digital-debt-here-are-four-changes-that-will-make-your-worklife-easier","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/39\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ae061cdd-32a6-53ab-9dbc-2fea59bcab13-7843924.jpg","altText":"Digital debt is a common issue for modern workers who have more data to process than is possible without disrupting their workflow. ","caption":"Digital debt is a common issue for modern workers who have more data to process than is possible without disrupting their workflow. 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Here\u2019s how news organisations are using AI in journalism","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Here\u2019s how news organisations are using AI in journalism","titleListing2":"Robot reporters? Here\u2019s how news organisations are using AI in journalism","leadin":"The Associated Press has laid out its approach to using generative AI, joining a handful of major news organisations in doing so.","summary":"The Associated Press has laid out its approach to using generative AI, joining a handful of major news organisations in doing so.","url":"robot-reporters-heres-how-news-organisations-are-using-ai-in-journalism","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A major international news agency has set out its guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) to produce journalism.\u00a0 The Associated Press said it will continue to experiment with AI, but won\u2019t use it\u00a0to create publishable content and images. \n\nWhile the technology is being adopted by more industries as generative tools become widely available and capable, the news industry is asking itself tough questions about the topic. \n\nCan the audience really trust news services that are using AI to generate content? \n\nWhile some organisations are laying down restrictive rules for incorporating AI into their workflows, others are more openly embracing the technology. \n\nA recent job advert from Newsquest Media Group is asking for an \u201cAI-assisted reporter\u201d, who \u201cwill be at the forefront of a new era in journalism, utilising AI technology to create national, local, and hyper-local content for our news brands, while also applying their traditional journalism skills\u201d. The reporter will be working with AI to \u201chelp write news articles\u201d, and will \u201cintegrate AI-generated content into newsrooms of different sizes\u201d. \n\nJob adverts like this showcase how divided the industry is on the topic of using AI to create content for news. There are now specific courses available to learn how to implement AI into newsrooms. Earlier this summer, Euronews Next spoke with Charlie Beckett, who leads the LSE\u2019s JournalismAI project. \n\nHe described a \u201cnew world\u201d for journalism where anything a journalist reports on is \u201cnow going to be influenced by AI\u201d. \n\nHowever newsrooms end up using AI, Beckett insisted that it is a \u201clanguage machine\u2026not a truth machine\u201d, so the human factor is still a vital element in producing journalism. \n\nHere\u2019s a look at how different news organisations are handling the AI revolution. \n\n\nAssociated Press \n\nAP has issued guidelines on using AI, coupling these with a chapter in its influential stylebook. \n\n\u201cOur goal is to give people a good way to understand how we can do a little experimentation but also be safe,\u201d said Amanda Barrett, vice president of news standards and inclusion at AP. \n\nThe company said any material produced by AI should be carefully vetted - just like material from any other source, and that a photo, video, or audio segment generated by AI should not be used unless that segment is the subject of a story itself. \n\nThe AP said AI could however be used for more menial tasks like putting together digests of stories sent out in newsletters. \n\nIt has experimented with simpler forms of AI for a decade, using it to create short news stories out of sports scores or corporate earning reports. That's important experience, Barrett said, but \u201cwe still want to enter this new phase cautiously, making sure we protect our journalism and protect our credibility.\u201d \n\nThe news organisation wants its journalists to become familiar with the technology, as they will need to report stories about it for years to come, Barrett added. \n\nFor its part, AP\u2019s rival news agency Reuters has said it is taking a \u201cresponsible approach\u201d to AI that \u201csafeguards accuracy and fosters trust\u201d. \n\nThe Guardian \n\nThe British newspaper was one of the first major news organisations to lay out its approach to generative AI, with a joint statement from its chief executive and editor-in-chief.\u00a0 \n\nThey wrote in June about how they will and won\u2019t be using AI tools. The Guardian says that AI will only be used editorially when it \u201ccontributes to the creation and distribution of original journalism\u201d, and with human oversight and a senior editor\u2019s permission. \n\nThe paper will also focus on using the technology to help journalists to \u201cinterrogate large data sets\u201d or assist with corrections, suggestions, and reducing the workload from \u201ctime-consuming business processes\u201d. \n\nThey add that another guiding principle will be choosing AI tools that have considered issues such as \u201cpermissioning, transparency and fair reward\u201d regarding the material they were trained on. \n\nThis is a major point of controversy around popular chatbots such as ChatGPT, with its creator OpenAI accused of training its language models on copyrighted content. \n\n\nLocal news \n\nWhile major news organisations might be treading carefully into the future with AI, the technology could provide an opportunity for smaller newsrooms that are resource and budget-restrained. \n\nNews Corp Australia is reportedly producing 3,000 articles a week using generative AI, with small teams using the technology to publish thousands of local stories each week on topics such as the weather, fuel prices, and traffic conditions.\u00a0 \n\nMeanwhile, a local newspaper in Nottinghamshire in the UK this month announced it was trialling the use of AI. \n\nThe paper\u2019s senior editor Natalie Fahy wrote in a letter to readers that the Reach-owned regional daily will be using AI to generate bullet point summaries at the top of some of their longer articles. \n\nThese will be checked by an editor before being added to the article, she said, while there will also be a line at the bottom explaining that AI has been used.\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A major international news agency has set out its guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) to produce journalism.\u00a0The Associated Press said it will continue to experiment with AI, but won\u2019t use it\u00a0to create publishable content and images.<\/p>\n<p>While the technology is being adopted by more industries as generative tools become widely available and capable, the news industry is asking itself tough questions about the topic. <\/p>\n<p>Can the audience really trust news services that are using AI to generate content?<\/p>\n<p>While some organisations are laying down restrictive rules for incorporating AI into their workflows, others are more openly embracing the technology.<\/p>\n<p>A recent job advert from Newsquest Media Group is asking for an \u201cAI-assisted reporter\u201d, who \u201cwill be at the forefront of a new era in journalism, utilising AI technology to create national, local, and hyper-local content for our news brands, while also applying their traditional journalism skills\u201d. The reporter will be working with AI to \u201chelp write news articles\u201d, and will \u201cintegrate AI-generated content into newsrooms of different sizes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Job adverts like this showcase how divided the industry is on the topic of using AI to create content for news. There are now specific courses available to learn how to implement AI into newsrooms. Earlier this summer, Euronews Next spoke with Charlie Beckett, who leads the LSE\u2019s JournalismAI project.<\/p>\n<p>He described a \u201cnew world\u201d for journalism where anything a journalist reports on is \u201cnow going to be influenced by AI\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>However newsrooms end up using AI, Beckett insisted that it is a \u201clanguage machine\u2026not a truth machine\u201d, so the human factor is still a vital element in producing journalism. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at how different news organisations are handling the AI revolution. <\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7799524\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//08//08//we-need-to-demand-more-scrutiny-how-can-tech-companies-better-address-the-problem-of-ai-bi/">'We need to demand more scrutiny': How can tech companies better address the problem of AI bias?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Associated Press<\/h2><p>AP has issued guidelines on using AI, coupling these with a chapter in its influential stylebook. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to give people a good way to understand how we can do a little experimentation but also be safe,\u201d said Amanda Barrett, vice president of news standards and inclusion at AP.<\/p>\n<p>The company said any material produced by AI should be carefully vetted - just like material from any other source, and that a photo, video, or audio segment generated by AI should not be used unless that segment is the subject of a story itself.<\/p>\n<p>The AP said AI could however be used for more menial tasks like putting together digests of stories sent out in newsletters. <\/p>\n<p>It has experimented with simpler forms of AI for a decade, using it to create short news stories out of sports scores or corporate earning reports. That&#039;s important experience, Barrett said, but \u201cwe still want to enter this new phase cautiously, making sure we protect our journalism and protect our credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news organisation wants its journalists to become familiar with the technology, as they will need to report stories about it for years to come, Barrett added.<\/p>\n<p>For its part, AP\u2019s rival news agency Reuters has said it is taking a \u201cresponsible approach\u201d to AI that \u201csafeguards accuracy and fosters trust\u201d.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7809162\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//08//14//how-ai-is-filtering-millions-of-qualified-candidates-out-of-the-workforce/">How AI is filtering millions of qualified candidates out of the workforce<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>The Guardian<\/h2><p>The British newspaper was one of the first major news organisations to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.theguardian.com//help//insideguardian//2023//jun//16//the-guardians-approach-to-generative-ai/">lay out its approach<\/strong><\/a> to generative AI, with a joint statement from its chief executive and editor-in-chief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They wrote in June about how they will and won\u2019t be using AI tools. The Guardian says that AI will only be used editorially when it \u201ccontributes to the creation and distribution of original journalism\u201d, and with human oversight and a senior editor\u2019s permission.<\/p>\n<p>The paper will also focus on using the technology to help journalists to \u201cinterrogate large data sets\u201d or assist with corrections, suggestions, and reducing the workload from \u201ctime-consuming business processes\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>They add that another guiding principle will be choosing AI tools that have considered issues such as \u201cpermissioning, transparency and fair reward\u201d regarding the material they were trained on. <\/p>\n<p>This is a major point of controversy around popular chatbots such as ChatGPT, with its creator OpenAI accused of training its language models on copyrighted content. <\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7682518\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n 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","leadin":"The series of cultural vandalism incidents across Italy continues... ","summary":"The series of cultural vandalism incidents across Italy continues... ","url":"cultural-vandalism-uffizi-chief-presses-for-harsh-penalties-for-defacing-of-vasari-corrido","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The director of Florence\u2019s Uffizi Galleries has called for stiff penalties against the vandals who spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Vasari Corridor connecting the famed museum to the Boboli Gardens. \n\nItaly's Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano weighed in by saying that the presumed vandals have been identified by Carabinieri police. He did not identify the suspects. \n\nThe Italian news agency ANSA said the Carabinieri had found two German tourists, vacationing in Florence, who are suspected of having scrawled the name of a German soccer club on the columns. \n\nThe investigation was continuing, and no one was reported detained. \n\n\u201cActions like these must not remain unpunished,'' the minister said in a statement. \u201cNow, let justice run its course.\u201d \n\nSangiuliano said that vandals \u201cneed to understand that even a small scratch will be prosecuted from now on.\u201d \n\nUnder Italian law, someone convicted of \u201caggravated damage,\u201d which could apply to a vandalism case, risks a prison term as high as three years. \n\nItalian police examined video to identify those responsible for the Vasari Corridor graffiti, which appeared overnight on the Arno River-facing side of the nearly kilometre-long corridor. \n\n\u201cClearly this is not a drunken whim, but a premeditated act,\u2019\u2019 Uffizi director Eike Schmidt said in a statement. He called for harsh sanctions against those responsible, saying that in the US such cases could bring a prison term of five years. \n\n\u201cEnough with symbolic punishments and imaginative extenuating circumstances. We need the hard fist of the law,\u2019\u2019 Schmidt said. \n\nPolitical and cultural leaders condemned the graffiti, the latest in a summer of high-profile acts of vandalism targeting Italian monuments, including the Colosseum in Rome and Milan's landmark Vittorio Emmanuele II Galleria . \n\nThe continuing series of vandalism incidents across Italy continued earlier this month, after\u00a0a group of young German tourists were accused of destroying a valuable 19th-century Italian fountain statue , after surveillance footage showed them toppling the figure while posing for photos. \n\nFlorence Mayor Dario Nardella promised a full investigation to identify those responsible for the \u201cshameful act of vandalism\u201d at the Vasari Corridor. \n\nThe aerial walkway designed by Giorgio Vasari was commissioned by Duke Cosimo de Medici in 1565 to allow grand dukes to move safely from Pitti Palace to the seat of government in Palazzo Vecchio. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The director of Florence\u2019s Uffizi Galleries has called for stiff penalties against the vandals who spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Vasari Corridor connecting the famed museum to the Boboli Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Italy&#039;s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano weighed in by saying that the presumed vandals have been identified by Carabinieri police. He did not identify the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian news agency ANSA said the Carabinieri had found two German tourists, vacationing in Florence, who are suspected of having scrawled the name of a German soccer club on the columns.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation was continuing, and no one was reported detained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActions like these must not remain unpunished,&#039;&#039; the minister said in a statement. \u201cNow, let justice run its course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sangiuliano said that vandals \u201cneed to understand that even a small scratch will be prosecuted from now on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under Italian law, someone convicted of \u201caggravated damage,\u201d which could apply to a vandalism case, risks a prison term as high as three years.<\/p>\n<p>Italian police examined video to identify those responsible for the Vasari Corridor graffiti, which appeared overnight on the Arno River-facing side of the nearly kilometre-long corridor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClearly this is not a drunken whim, but a premeditated act,\u2019\u2019 Uffizi director Eike Schmidt said in a statement. He called for harsh sanctions against those responsible, saying that in the US such cases could bring a prison term of five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnough with symbolic punishments and imaginative extenuating circumstances. We need the hard fist of the law,\u2019\u2019 Schmidt said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//35//20//808x454_cmsv2_b2677adf-9310-5bbe-a8fe-90f757a748fe-7843520.jpg/" alt=\"Gallerie degli Uffizi via AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/35\/20\/384x216_cmsv2_b2677adf-9310-5bbe-a8fe-90f757a748fe-7843520.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/35\/20\/640x360_cmsv2_b2677adf-9310-5bbe-a8fe-90f757a748fe-7843520.jpg 640w, 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class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Gallerie degli Uffizi via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Political and cultural leaders condemned the graffiti, the latest in a summer of high-profile acts of vandalism targeting Italian monuments, including the <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//06//30//hunt-for-tourist-who-carved-name-in-colosseum-intensifies/">Colosseum in Rome<\/a><\/strong> and Milan&#039;s landmark <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//08//09//italian-ministry-of-culture-awaits-passage-of-eco-vandalism-law/">Vittorio Emmanuele II Galleria<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The continuing series of vandalism incidents across Italy continued earlier this month, after\u00a0a group of young German tourists were <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//08//04//german-tourists-accused-of-destroying-150-year-old-italian-statue/">accused of destroying a valuable 19th-century Italian fountain statue<\/a><\/strong>, after surveillance footage showed them toppling the figure while posing for photos.<\/p>\n<p>Florence Mayor Dario Nardella promised a full investigation to identify those responsible for the \u201cshameful act of vandalism\u201d at the Vasari Corridor.<\/p>\n<p>The aerial walkway designed by Giorgio Vasari was commissioned by Duke Cosimo de Medici in 1565 to allow grand dukes to move safely from Pitti Palace to the seat of government in Palazzo Vecchio.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692856490,"publishedAt":1692857250,"updatedAt":1692877143,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/08\/24\/cultural-vandalism-uffizi-chief-presses-for-harsh-penalties-for-defacing-of-vasari-corrido","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/35\/20\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_bd37eec3-3a4a-5969-8567-c6332702d14b-7843520.jpg","altText":"The spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Vasari Corridor","caption":"The spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Vasari Corridor","captionCredit":"Gallerie degli Uffizi via AP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/35\/20\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b2677adf-9310-5bbe-a8fe-90f757a748fe-7843520.jpg","altText":"The spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Vasari 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Basque, Catalan and Galician really become EU languages?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Can Basque, Catalan and Galician really become EU languages?","titleListing2":"Will we really see Basque, Catalan and Galician become EU languages?","leadin":"Having an additional official EU language can result in a hefty price tag for the union's institutions.","summary":"Having an additional official EU language can result in a hefty price tag for the union's institutions.","url":"can-basque-catalan-and-galician-really-become-eu-languages","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Pedro\u00a0S\u00e1nchez, Spain's acting Prime Minister, is trying to secure the backing of separatist parties to stay in power\u00a0by having the EU recognise some regional languages but cost, possible lack of qualified personnel and wariness by other countries could scupper his plans. \n\nMadrid wrote to the EU last week asking that Basque, Catalan, and Galician be added to the EU\u2019s list of 24 official languages, placing the ball squarely in the EU\u2019s court.\u00a0Any decision on the adoption or refusal of the languages will likely be made by the General Affairs Council when it meets in September. \n\nRelying on\u00a0the support of smaller regional parties is nothing new forS\u00e1nchez\u00a0who came to power in 2018\u00a0following the first-ever successful vote of no-confidence against the then PM. He followed that up two years later by formingSpain\u2019s first coalition since the country\u2019s return to democracy which only passed\u00a0due to deals cut with Catalan separatist parties, causing outrage amongst right-wing politicians. \n\nThe controversial Catalonian independence referendum and Madrid's subsequent imposition of direct rule over Catalonia had happened just months before the 2020 coalition vote.\u00a0Tension and distrust between Madrid and the autonomous region were at levels not seen in decades. \n\nIn the five years since then, tensions have decreased and independence is not the critical topic it once was. However, the reliance of Pedro S\u00e1nchez and his socialists on regional parties, especially EH Bildu, became a central plank of the opposition conservative People Party\u2019s election campaign. \n\nWhy are regional languages on the tip of S\u00e1nchez\u2019s tongue? \n\nThe July 2023 general election resulted in a hung parliament with neither the left nor right-wing blocs winning enough seats to form a coalition government on their own. If S\u00e1nchez wants to be voted in as PM, he will have to convince even more ardently separatist parties to vote for him.\u00a0 \n\nThis explains the PM\u2019s sudden interest in the promotion of Spain\u2019s regional languages. \n\nSince it unveiled its language plans last week, S\u00e1nchez\u2019s government has moved quickly to widen the acceptance of regional languages. After winning the support of separatist parties, close S\u00e1nchez ally and Catalan speaker Francina Armengol was voted in as the new speaker of the lower house. \n\nArmengol has announced that Basque, Catalan and Galician will now be allowed within Spain\u2019s congress. She said using these three languages in congress \"is a fact of democratic normalcy\" as the \"congress\u00a0must represent the real Spain and one of the great strengths of our country is its linguistic diversity and richness.\" \n\nBut she asked for patience and \"the space to meet with the parliamentary groups, seek agreements and start working so that the use [of the three co-official languages] becomes a reality in the Congress of Deputies\". \n\nAlthough technically never banned, each speaker has had the discretion over whether they permit the speaking of regional languages in Congress. Historically, a few phrases in regional languages have been permitted, but entire speeches in them were not allowed. \n\nXavier Coller, a professor at UNED, predicts that after \u201ca while, it will become quite normal to speak in Castilian Spanish. Those who want to make a statement, they will speak in Catalonia in Basque at the risk that not many people will understand and that not many people will want to use the translation system\u201d. \n\nAllowing the speaking of regional languages within Spain will be much easier than getting the EU to adopt three new languages though. \n\nEU wary of expensive Pandora\u2019s box proposal \n\nAlthough multilingualism is enshrined in the organisation's Charter of Fundamental Rights, the adoption of any new languages has to be unanimously agreed by the 27 countries of the Council of the EU. Member states will have two main concerns, one will be fear of a domino effect and the second, and probably the decisive one, will be cost. \n\nThere are many co-official national and regional languages in different EU member states, for example, Frisian, which has 500,000 speakers spread out over parts of the Netherlands. When deciding whether to vote in favour of adopting Basque, Catalan and Galician as official EU languages, the Netherlands will be aware that domestic pressure may grow to have Frisian put forward as an official language if other regional languages are successfully adopted. \n\nThen there\u2019s also the all-important cost aspect of this debate.\u00a0 \n\nA spokesman for the Commission told reporters this week that the institution spent\u00a0about \u20ac300 million on translation last year but that they \"don't have a breakdown by languages.\" \n\nAsked how much the addition of these three regional languages could cost, he added that \"it all depends on individual circumstances, it all depends on the language you speak and at the moment it's a hypothetical question so I'm not in a position to share an estimate in that respect.\" \n\nFrom Irish to Turkish \n\nAlthough the\u00a0latest language to be adopted by the EU was Croatian in 2013, the most useful case study to look at is probably the adoption of the Irish language. \n\nDespite Irish being granted working language status in 2007, it wasn\u2019t until 15 years later that this took effect. That delay was due to a shortage of translation staff; there are only just under 2 million Irish speakers in Ireland, though a lack of technological resources also hindered the language\u2019s full adoption. \n\nPartly because of this, in 2017, Irish was the EU\u2019s most expensive language, costing up to \u20ac42 (\u00a339) a page for translations. The European Parliament overspent its budget by over \u20ac3 million in the same year. \n\nWhile Catalan is spoken by around 10 million people, Basque and Galician may suffer from Irish-style cost overruns and translator shortages. Basque in particular, a language isolate and thought to be Europe\u2019s oldest surviving language, is only spoken by around a million people. \n\nHowever, the EU has experience in managing to conveniently tongue-tie itself when it comes to questions about adopting new official languages. In early 2016, Cyprus asked the EU to recognise Turkish as an official language, in an attempt to boost its reunification process. Seven years later and there\u2019s been hardly a peep from any EU institution on the question of adopting Turkish. \n\nYet this situation might suit S\u00e1nchez quite well. He has shown regional parties his support by sending the letter but whether they're adopted as EU languages are now a Madrid problem,\u00a0that\u2019s a Brussels problem now. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Pedro\u00a0S\u00e1nchez, Spain&#039;s acting Prime Minister, is trying to secure the backing of separatist parties to stay in power\u00a0by having the EU recognise some regional languages but cost, possible lack of qualified personnel and wariness by other countries could scupper his plans.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid wrote to the EU last week asking that Basque, Catalan, and Galician be added to the EU\u2019s list of 24 official languages, placing the ball squarely in the EU\u2019s court.\u00a0Any decision on the adoption or refusal of the languages will likely be made by the General Affairs Council when it meets in September.<\/p>\n<p>Relying on\u00a0the support of smaller regional parties is nothing new forS\u00e1nchez\u00a0who came to power in 2018\u00a0following the first-ever successful vote of no-confidence against the then PM. He followed that up two years later by formingSpain\u2019s first coalition since the country\u2019s return to democracy which only passed\u00a0due to deals cut with Catalan separatist parties, causing outrage amongst right-wing politicians.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial Catalonian independence referendum and Madrid&#039;s subsequent imposition of direct rule over Catalonia had happened just months before the 2020 coalition vote.\u00a0Tension and distrust between Madrid and the autonomous region were at levels not seen in decades.<\/p>\n<p>In the five years since then, tensions have decreased and independence is not the critical topic it once was. However, the reliance of Pedro S\u00e1nchez and his socialists on regional parties, especially EH Bildu, became a central plank of the opposition conservative People Party\u2019s election campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are regional languages on the tip of S\u00e1nchez\u2019s tongue?<\/h2><p>The July 2023 general election resulted in a hung parliament with neither the left nor right-wing blocs winning enough seats to form a coalition government on their own. If S\u00e1nchez wants to be voted in as PM, he will have to convince even more ardently separatist parties to vote for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This explains the PM\u2019s sudden interest in the promotion of Spain\u2019s regional languages.<\/p>\n<p>Since it unveiled its language plans last week, S\u00e1nchez\u2019s government has moved quickly to widen the acceptance of regional languages. After winning the support of separatist parties, close S\u00e1nchez ally and Catalan speaker Francina Armengol was voted in as the new speaker of the lower house.<\/p>\n<p>Armengol has announced that Basque, Catalan and Galician will now be allowed within Spain\u2019s congress. She said using these three languages in congress \"is a fact of democratic normalcy\" as the \"congress\u00a0must represent the real Spain and one of the great strengths of our country is its linguistic diversity and richness.\"<\/p>\n<p>But she asked for patience and \"the space to meet with the parliamentary groups, seek agreements and start working so that the use [of the three co-official languages] becomes a reality in the Congress of Deputies\".<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7827958,7773622\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//07//24//spains-electoral-gridlock-dents-europes-far-right-swing-but-leaves-too-many-questions-unan/">Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//08//17//spain-pedro-sanchezs-socialist-candidate-wins-crucial-vote-for-control-of-parliament/">Spain: Pedro S\u00e1nchez's socialist candidate wins crucial vote for control of parliament<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although technically never banned, each speaker has had the discretion over whether they permit the speaking of regional languages in Congress. Historically, a few phrases in regional languages have been permitted, but entire speeches in them were not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Xavier Coller, a professor at UNED, predicts that after \u201ca while, it will become quite normal to speak in Castilian Spanish. Those who want to make a statement, they will speak in Catalonia in Basque at the risk that not many people will understand and that not many people will want to use the translation system\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Allowing the speaking of regional languages within Spain will be much easier than getting the EU to adopt three new languages though.<\/p>\n<h2>EU wary of expensive Pandora\u2019s box proposal<\/h2><p>Although multilingualism is enshrined in the organisation&#039;s Charter of Fundamental Rights, the adoption of any new languages has to be unanimously agreed by the 27 countries of the Council of the EU. Member states will have two main concerns, one will be fear of a domino effect and the second, and probably the decisive one, will be cost.<\/p>\n<p>There are many co-official national and regional languages in different EU member states, for example, Frisian, which has 500,000 speakers spread out over parts of the Netherlands. When deciding whether to vote in favour of adopting Basque, Catalan and Galician as official EU languages, the Netherlands will be aware that domestic pressure may grow to have Frisian put forward as an official language if other regional languages are successfully adopted.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s also the all-important cost aspect of this debate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Commission told reporters this week that the institution spent\u00a0about \u20ac300 million on translation last year but that they \"don&#039;t have a breakdown by languages.\"<\/p>\n<p>Asked how much the addition of these three regional languages could cost, he added that \"it all depends on individual circumstances, it all depends on the language you speak and at the moment it&#039;s a hypothetical question so I&#039;m not in a position to share an estimate in that respect.\"<\/p>\n<h2>From Irish to Turkish<\/h2><p>Although the\u00a0latest language to be adopted by the EU was Croatian in 2013, the most useful case study to look at is probably the adoption of the Irish language.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Irish being granted working language status in 2007, it wasn\u2019t until 15 years later that this took effect. That delay was due to a shortage of translation staff; there are only just under 2 million Irish speakers in Ireland, though a lack of technological resources also hindered the language\u2019s full adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Partly because of this, in 2017, Irish was the EU\u2019s most expensive language, costing up to \u20ac42 (\u00a339) a page for translations. The European Parliament overspent its budget by over \u20ac3 million in the same year.<\/p>\n<p>While Catalan is spoken by around 10 million people, Basque and Galician may suffer from Irish-style cost overruns and translator shortages. Basque in particular, a language isolate and thought to be Europe\u2019s oldest surviving language, is only spoken by around a million people.<\/p>\n<p>However, the EU has experience in managing to conveniently tongue-tie itself when it comes to questions about adopting new official languages. In early 2016, Cyprus asked the EU to recognise Turkish as an official language, in an attempt to boost its reunification process. Seven years later and there\u2019s been hardly a peep from any EU institution on the question of adopting Turkish.<\/p>\n<p>Yet this situation might suit S\u00e1nchez quite well. He has shown regional parties his support by sending the letter but whether they&#039;re adopted as EU languages are now a Madrid problem,\u00a0that\u2019s a Brussels problem now.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692791026,"publishedAt":1692853236,"updatedAt":1692886471,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2023\/08\/24\/can-basque-catalan-and-galician-really-become-eu-languages","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/19\/36\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_cd1e0228-4af2-5414-9657-3ee346c46e17-7841936.jpg","altText":"EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez in Madrid, Spain, July 3, 2023.","caption":"EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez in Madrid, Spain, July 3, 2023.","captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Bernat Armangue","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1590,"height":901}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":9345,"slug":"spanish-politics","urlSafeValue":"spanish-politics","title":"Spanish politics","titleRaw":"Spanish politics"},{"id":15364,"slug":"pedro-sanchez","urlSafeValue":"pedro-sanchez","title":"Pedro S\u00e1nchez","titleRaw":"Pedro S\u00e1nchez"},{"id":12625,"slug":"catalonia","urlSafeValue":"catalonia","title":"Catalonia","titleRaw":"Catalonia"},{"id":14390,"slug":"junts-per-catalunya","urlSafeValue":"junts-per-catalunya","title":"Junts per Catalunya","titleRaw":"Junts per Catalunya"},{"id":4817,"slug":"bask-country","urlSafeValue":"bask-country","title":"Basque Country","titleRaw":"Basque Country"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2313316},{"id":2318998},{"id":2329484}],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Callum Tennant","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"europe-decoded","urlSafeValue":"europe-decoded","title":"Europe Decoded","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/europe-decoded\/europe-decoded"},"vertical":"my-europe","verticals":[{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"My Europe"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"My Europe"},"themes":[{"id":"europe-decoded","urlSafeValue":"europe-decoded","title":"Europe Decoded","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/europe-decoded"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":58,"urlSafeValue":"europe-decoded","title":"Europe-decoded"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":435,"urlSafeValue":"spain","title":"Spain","url":"\/news\/europe\/spain"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gb_safe_from_high','gb_safe_from_high_med','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','gs_politics','sm_politics','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_science','gs_science_geography','neg_facebook_2021','custom_politics_brussels','gt_negative','shadow9hu7_pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_busfin','gs_politics_elections','neg_facebook_q4','neg_facebook_neg4','gs_busfin_business'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"path":"\/my-europe\/2023\/08\/24\/can-basque-catalan-and-galician-really-become-eu-languages","lastModified":1692886471},{"id":2352662,"cid":7841176,"versionId":3,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230823_HLSU_52841752","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"'We want to give back': Retired doctors open practice to address medical worker crisis in France","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Meet the retired doctors returning to work amid France\u2019s medic crisis","titleListing2":"\u2018We want to give back\u2019: Retired medical professionals have opened a practice to address the doctor shortage in France","leadin":"A unique medical practice run by retired doctors has opened its doors in rural southern France amid an ongoing healthcare crisis. ","summary":"A unique medical practice run by retired doctors has opened its doors in rural southern France amid an ongoing healthcare crisis. ","url":"we-want-to-give-back-retired-doctors-open-practice-to-address-medical-worker-crisis-in-fra","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Yves Carcaillet was just a year into his retirement when he was approached by his city to go back to work. \n\n\"I'd been a doctor for 45 years and found leaving my patients very painful, especially when I knew they would struggle to find another doctor to take them on,\" the 74-year-old doctor told Euronews Next. \n\nHe\u2019s now one of eight doctors aged 69 to 78 who are running a clinic in the city of Albi to address a medical professional shortage in the area. The practice is the first of its kind and was launched in late June. \n\n\"We really enjoy working together, it is a very relaxed atmosphere,\" said Carcaillet. \n\nAt the new clinic, the retired doctors work four-hour shifts on rotation which allows them to maintain a sense of freedom. \n\n\"Our timetables are carefully constructed, so that if someone needs to look after their grandchildren they are free to do so,\" said Carcaillet. \n\nThe practice has been taking a combined 50 appointments per day, but instead of serving as the patients\u2019 GPs, they provide assistance to those who need an appointment quickly. \n\n\"We had a patient who was given a six-week wait for an appointment by his registered general practitioner. We were able to see him the very same day. We are here because we want to give back to the community,\" explained Carcaillet. \n\n\"Opening the practice brought a sense of serenity to the town. People were anxious and stressed about getting a doctor\u2019s appointment,\" he added. \n\nAlthough the city of Albi has not been classified as an area with extreme doctor shortages, many areas in the wider Tarn d\u00e9partement (county) are acutely affected . \n\nIt\u2019s a problem that is widespread across France, as 11 per cent of the population is without a GP, according to a report by the French Senate.\u00a0 \n\nA new lease of life for retired doctors \n\nThe new practice has proved a hit with patients but also with retired doctors, as more and more are sending in applications. \n\nTo be hired, retired doctors must get past a stringent recruitment process. \n\n\"We must ensure that doctors are in a fit state to practise, that their medical knowledge is up to date. We have also had to deliver some IT training,\" explained Dr Etienne Moulin, the region's health counsellor. \n\n\"The practice looks as though it will run at a loss but the city will most likely cover this shortfall,\" he said. \n\nThree medical assistants are employed by the local hospital to work alongside the doctors to make sure the practice runs smoothly. \n\nThe practice\u2019s doctors are paid through the non-profit organisation they founded called the Association of Retired Doctors of Albi. This arrangement was granted special approval by the French government and regional health authority. \n\nWidespread doctor shortages in France \n\nDoctor shortages in France will likely peak in 2024, with the situation only set to stabilise from 2030, according to a 2017 government\u00a0 study . \n\nAcross France, the average age of doctors was \u00a051 in 2018, with 30 per cent of doctors over the age of 60. \n\nLast October, French president Emmanuel Macron urged doctors nearing retirement age to continue working, offering pension benefit incentives during an interview with TV channel France 2. \n\nDr Etienne Moulin said that there are several factors that have influenced the crisis. \n\n\"The baby boomer generation which settled down across France in the 1970s is now retiring - and they are not being replaced,\" Moulin said. \n\nHe attributes this in part to a generational shift, with younger doctors demanding better conditions. \n\n\"They do not want to work 70+ hours per week 6 days a week,\" he said. \n\nBack at the clinic, one thing remains sure for Carcaillet. \n\n\"We're not trying to compete with our young colleagues, we'll close up the day that they want to open a practice here,\" he said. \n\n\"For now though we will continue lending a hand to the community and take great pleasure in doing so\". \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Yves Carcaillet was just a year into his retirement when he was approached by his city to go back to work.<\/p>\n<p>\"I&#039;d been a doctor for 45 years and found leaving my patients very painful, especially when I knew they would struggle to find another doctor to take them on,\" the 74-year-old doctor told Euronews Next.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s now one of eight doctors aged 69 to 78 who are running a clinic in the city of Albi to address a medical professional shortage in the area. The practice is the first of its kind and was launched in late June.<\/p>\n<p>\"We really enjoy working together, it is a very relaxed atmosphere,\" said Carcaillet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6267399267399267\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//11//76//808x505_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg/" alt=\"Yves Carcaillet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/384x241_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/640x401_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/750x470_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/828x519_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1080x677_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1200x752_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1920x1203_cmsv2_6107c205-4c32-5542-aaf5-e82d9e3b0b6c-7841176.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Dr Yves Carcaillet at the practice reception.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Yves Carcaillet<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the new clinic, the retired doctors work four-hour shifts on rotation which allows them to maintain a sense of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\"Our timetables are carefully constructed, so that if someone needs to look after their grandchildren they are free to do so,\" said Carcaillet.<\/p>\n<p>The practice has been taking a combined 50 appointments per day, but instead of serving as the patients\u2019 GPs, they provide assistance to those who need an appointment quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\"We had a patient who was given a six-week wait for an appointment by his registered general practitioner. We were able to see him the very same day. We are here because we want to give back to the community,\" explained Carcaillet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//11//76//808x454_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/384x216_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/640x360_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/750x422_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/828x466_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1080x608_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1200x675_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1920x1080_cmsv2_4fedc03f-3593-57a1-b11e-ebeee368c4d6-7841176.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Tarn department is located in southern France.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Opening the practice brought a sense of serenity to the town. People were anxious and stressed about getting a doctor\u2019s appointment,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>Although the city of Albi has not been classified as an area with extreme doctor shortages, many areas in the wider Tarn d\u00e9partement (county) are acutely <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.quechoisir.org//carte-interactive-fracture-sanitaire-n21245//#close\"><strong>affected<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a problem that is widespread across France, as 11 per cent of the population is without a GP, according to a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.senat.fr//rap//r21-589//r21-5891.pdf/">report by the French Senate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7708980\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//06//29//frances-medical-deserts-hospitals-facing-daily-struggle-to-overcome-chronic-doctor-shortag/">France/u2019s \u2018medical deserts\u2019: Hospitals facing \u2018daily struggle\u2019 to overcome chronic doctor shortage<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>A new lease of life for retired doctors<\/h2><p>The new practice has proved a hit with patients but also with retired doctors, as more and more are sending in applications.<\/p>\n<p>To be hired, retired doctors must get past a stringent recruitment process.<\/p>\n<p>\"We must ensure that doctors are in a fit state to practise, that their medical knowledge is up to date. We have also had to deliver some IT training,\" explained Dr Etienne Moulin, the region&#039;s health counsellor.<\/p>\n<p>\"The practice looks as though it will run at a loss but the city will most likely cover this shortfall,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Three medical assistants are employed by the local hospital to work alongside the doctors to make sure the practice runs smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>The practice\u2019s doctors are paid through the non-profit organisation they founded called the Association of Retired Doctors of Albi. This arrangement was granted special approval by the French government and regional health authority.<\/p>\n<h2>Widespread doctor shortages in France<\/h2><p>Doctor shortages in France will likely peak in 2024, with the situation only set to stabilise from 2030, according to a 2017 government\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr//sites//default//files//2020-08//er1011.pdf/">study./n

Across France, the average age of doctors <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr//sites//default//files//2020-08//dossier_presse_demographie.pdf/">was/u00a051 in 2018, with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr//sites//default//files//2020-08//dossier_presse_demographie.pdf/">30 per cent<\/strong><\/a> of doctors over the age of 60.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, French president Emmanuel Macron urged doctors nearing retirement age to continue working, offering pension benefit incentives during an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.francetvinfo.fr//politique//emmanuel-macron//inflation-retraites-environnement-ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-de-l-interview-d-emmanuel-macron-dans-l-evenement-sur-france-2_5441509.html/">interview with TV channel France 2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//11//76//808x454_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg/" alt=\"Yves Carcaillet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/384x216_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/640x360_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/750x422_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/828x466_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1080x608_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1200x675_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/11\/76\/1920x1080_cmsv2_9dec5992-c5b3-58dd-9a1e-10a4823df4e5-7841176.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A doctor performs a consultation with a patient at the Albi practice.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Yves Carcaillet<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr Etienne Moulin said that there are several factors that have influenced the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\"The baby boomer generation which settled down across France in the 1970s is now retiring - 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","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"What are the West's Russia sanctions missing?","titleListing2":"Cracks, loopholes and blindspots: What are the West's Russia sanctions missing? ","leadin":"Some conspicuous absences exist in the West's sanctions regime against Russia, allowing it to contine raking in a fortune. ","summary":"Some conspicuous absences exist in the West's sanctions regime against Russia, allowing it to contine raking in a fortune. ","url":"cracks-loopholes-and-blindspots-what-are-the-wests-russia-sanctioning-missing","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"After Russian troops poured across Ukraine\u2019s border in February last year, the West unleashed an unprecedented raft of sanctions on Russia - on a scale not seen since the dark days of the Cold War. \n\nA Yale University study from July 2022 claimed the sanctions, which targeted a sweep of industries and trades, were \u201c catastrophically crippling \u201d the Russian economy, citing the ruble's collapse and mass exodus of Western firms. \n\nThe Russian economy has since shown resilience, however. \n\nIts GDP - an indicator of economic health measuring the total value of goods and services a country produces - is predicted in a Reuters poll to rise 0.7% this year, all the while other European economies splutter and stagnate. \n\nThere are many reasons for Russia's economic robustness. But some suggest one explanation is that sanctions have too many\u00a0blindspots, loopholes and cracks, limiting their ability to hit Russia where it hurts - in the pocket.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThere are plenty of gaps in the existing sanctions regime,\u201d Tom Keatinge , Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at Royal United Services Insitute, tells Euronews. \n\nFirst up he highlights the \u201cfinancial system\u201d where \u201cbanking channels to deal with Russia\u201d remain open in the West. \n\nWhile these are ostensibly to pay for energy imports that are still allowed in some cases, Keatinge says transactions are \u201cvery hard to police\u201d, suggesting payments for oil and gas could mask purchases of other items, such as high-tech military goods. \n\n\u201cIf you are a bank, it can be hard to really know what the underlying trade a payment is connected to,\u201d he explained. \u201cFrankly, these remaining channels are overdue being closed down.\u201d \n\nThe same goes for companies involved in other sectors with more of a humanitarian bent, such as food and pharmaceuticals, Keatinge continues.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThere\u2019s always a risk that a batch of medicines or similar being exported could act as a cover for something less benign.\u201d \n\n\u201cI am not against leaving humanitarian loopholes if they are acknowledged and policed properly,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0adds. \n\n'Bankrolling Russia\u2019s war machine' \n\nAnother gap says the analyst is that many specific industries remain sanctions-free. \n\nDiamonds are one such example. Though the United States and United Kingdom have applied restrictions, the European Union (EU) continually leaves the precious stones off its Russia sanctions list, now in their 11th incarnation.\u00a0 \n\nThis allows the world\u2019s biggest diamond producer continued access to one of its key markets. \n\n\u201cGovernments are struggling to figure out how to close those loopholes in a way that isn't too hard on their own pockets,\u201d Keatinge tells Euronews, suggesting Belgium's desire to protect its diamond industry helps explain the slow application of sanctions to the diamond industry. \n\nStill, he cautions sanctions are a complex issue. \n\nDespite much \u201cdistasteful\u201d trade carrying on, Keatinge notes some \"is very challenging to cut, like the ongoing trade in nuclear fuel.\" \n\nThe AP news agency reported in August Moscow was raking in hundreds of millions of euros selling nuclear fuel to the US and Europe, which are entirely dependent on Russian products. \n\nNot slapping sanctions on some other goods, such as medicines for Russian civilians, also \"makes perfect sense\" as it could pose a \u201chuge propaganda own goal\u201d for the West, Keatinge adds.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nFundamental to this issue are arguments about how sanctions work and their ultimate purpose - irrespective of what they target or not.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cIt is wrong to suggest sanctions are an all-or-nothing thing,\u201d Keatinge emphasises. \n\n\u201cIt's clearly not true that you have to sanction everything everywhere in order for them to have any effect,\" he explains. \"Lots of restrictions have been put in place. But the system does, nonetheless, have cracks, where money and trade, like water, will find its way through.\u201d \n\n\u201cWe need to limit the number of cracks to the greatest extent possible - and recognise that if they do exist they leave material gaps in our defences - but that doesn't completely undermine the sanctions\u00a0regime, they are clearly having an impact.\u201d \n\n'It's economic war' \n\nWhile welcoming scrutiny of what was missing from the West's sanctions regime,\u00a0 Mark Harrison ,\u00a0Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, says the \"important thing\" was that there was one in the first place.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThe real purpose of economic warfare is to ramp up costs for an adversary by forcing them to make adaptations,\" he tells Euronews. \"It is not possible to seal off the Russian economy.\"\u00a0 \n\n\"But what we can do is continually make it more expensive for Russia to maintain its ties with the rest of the world.\" \n\n\"Modern economies are very tough targets. That doesn't mean it's not worth attacking them. It means countries need realism and patience,\" he added.\u00a0 \n\nRussia's prized fossil fuel revenues - upon which its economy depends -\u00a0 dropped by more than a quarter in January 2023 compared to the previous year, according to the International Energy Agency.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nA final issue with the West's sanctions regime the experts raise is that third countries aren't covered.\u00a0 \n\nThis means other states with more of an ambivalent position on the Ukraine war, such as Turkey, Kazakhstan and India, can act as intermediaries where sanctioned goods pass through their territory to or from Russia - circumventing the sanctions.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cMany in Europe have overlooked the fact that the target of sanctions, Russia, doesn't sit there and say okay,\"\u00a0says Keatinge. \"They restructure and reorganise.\"\u00a0 \n\nIndia has ramped up purchases of Russian crude oil, which some allege is sold as a refined product to help Moscow evade sanctions, according to a Euronews report in May. \n\nNew Delhi has defended itself, claiming it cannot pay for more expensive energy imports from countries beyond Russia with millions living in poverty. \n\n\u201cIf you block off trade by one route, it just finds another way,\u201d details Harrison, citing a historical example of World War One where exports were \u201csimply rerouted\u201d through neutral European countries after Britain imposed a naval blockade on Germany. \n\n'Some countries have a bad rep when it comes to sanctions' \n\nEven amongst Western allies of Ukraine, Keatinge suggests sanctions lack \u201cconsistency\u201d, with some countries buying petroleum products more actively than others, plus a few Russian banks can still use the SWIFT payment system. \n\n\u201cIt doesn't make a mockery of the sanctions, but it certainly makes it far more difficult to have any certainty the restrictions are being properly imposed,\u201d he told Euronews. \n\nLed by ultra-nationalist Viktor Orban, Hungary has gained notoriety for continuing to purchase Russian energy, while some worry sanctions fatigue is gripping Austria, with one political party saying last October restrictions should be put to a referendum. \n\n\u201cSanctions are a political tool,\u201d Keatinge tells Euronews. \u201cIf the leadership in your country is not putting out strong messaging on sanctions, then why would industry feel the need to comply.\u201d \n\nThe EU signalled in July that its sanctions against Russia will build over time, with the bloc seeking to patch holes and curb new loopholes as and when they arise.\u00a0 \n\nThese could extend to penalising countries that aid Russia, though this is not certain.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cIt's a war of attrition,\" says Harrison.\u00a0\"By subjecting Russia to costly workarounds and stretching its resources, we weaken the country both at home and on the battlefield.\"\u00a0 \n\n\"That's the point. That's the purpose here.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>After Russian troops poured across Ukraine\u2019s border in February last year, the West unleashed an unprecedented raft of sanctions on Russia - on a scale not seen since the dark days of the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>A Yale University study from July 2022 claimed the sanctions, which targeted a sweep of industries and trades, were \u201c<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//07//28//sanctions-catastrophically-crippling-russian-economy-study-finds/">catastrophically crippling<\/strong><\/a>\u201d the Russian economy, citing the ruble&#039;s collapse and mass exodus of Western firms.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian economy has since shown resilience, however.<\/p>\n<p>Its GDP - an indicator of economic health measuring the total value of goods and services a country produces - is predicted in a Reuters poll to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.reuters.com//markets//rates-bonds//russia-hold-rates-next-week-2023-gdp-growth-seen-improving-2023-06-01/">rise 0.7%<\/strong><\/a> this year, all the while other European economies splutter and stagnate.<\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons for Russia&#039;s economic robustness. But some suggest one explanation is that sanctions have too many\u00a0blindspots, loopholes and cracks, limiting their ability to hit Russia where it hurts - in the pocket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//84//21//90//808x539_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/21\/90\/384x256_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/21\/90\/640x427_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/21\/90\/750x500_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/21\/90\/828x552_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/21\/90\/1080x720_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/21\/90\/1200x800_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/21\/90\/1920x1281_cmsv2_e3202cab-0011-5407-a61b-45a9837d4598-7842190.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">McDonalds was one of the businesses to leave Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are plenty of gaps in the existing sanctions regime,\u201d <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//keatingetom/">Tom Keatinge<\/strong><\/a>, Director of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//CFCS_RUSI/">Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies<\/strong><\/a> at Royal United Services Insitute, tells Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>First up he highlights the \u201cfinancial system\u201d where \u201cbanking channels to deal with Russia\u201d remain open in the West.<\/p>\n<p>While these are ostensibly to pay for energy imports that are still allowed in some cases, Keatinge says transactions are \u201cvery hard to police\u201d, suggesting payments for oil and gas could mask purchases of other items, such as high-tech military goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are a bank, it can be hard to really know what the underlying trade a payment is connected to,\u201d he explained. \u201cFrankly, these remaining channels are overdue being closed down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for companies involved in other sectors with more of a humanitarian bent, such as food and pharmaceuticals, Keatinge continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always a risk that a batch of medicines or similar being exported could act as a cover for something less benign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not against leaving humanitarian loopholes if they are acknowledged and policed properly,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0adds.<\/p>\n<h2>'Bankrolling Russia\u2019s war machine'<\/h2><p>Another gap says the analyst is that many specific industries remain sanctions-free.<\/p>\n<p>Diamonds are one such example. Though the United States and United Kingdom have applied restrictions, the European Union (EU) continually leaves the precious stones off its Russia sanctions list, now in their 11th incarnation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This allows the world\u2019s biggest diamond producer continued access to one of its key markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernments are struggling to figure out how to close those loopholes in a way that isn&#039;t too hard on their own pockets,\u201d Keatinge tells Euronews, suggesting Belgium&#039;s desire to protect its diamond industry helps explain the slow application of sanctions to the diamond industry.<\/p>\n<p>Still, he cautions sanctions are a complex issue.<\/p>\n<p>Despite much \u201cdistasteful\u201d trade carrying on, Keatinge notes some \"is very challenging to cut, like the ongoing trade in nuclear fuel.\"<\/p>\n<p>The AP news agency reported in August Moscow was <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////apnews.com//article//russia-ukraine-war-us-europe-nuclear-exports-4129cbea2aaa69b1da5d09a41804f745/">raking in hundreds of millions of euros<\/strong><\/a> selling nuclear fuel to the US and Europe, which are entirely dependent on Russian products.<\/p>\n<p>Not slapping sanctions on some other goods, such as medicines for Russian civilians, also \"makes perfect sense\" as it could pose a \u201chuge propaganda own goal\u201d for the West, Keatinge adds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1654044177351557121\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fundamental to this issue are arguments about how sanctions work and their ultimate purpose - irrespective of what they target or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is wrong to suggest sanctions are an all-or-nothing thing,\u201d Keatinge emphasises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#039;s clearly not true that you have to sanction everything everywhere in order for them to have any effect,\" he explains. \"Lots of restrictions have been put in place. But the system does, nonetheless, have cracks, where money and trade, like water, will find its way through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to limit the number of cracks to the greatest extent possible - and recognise that if they do exist they leave material gaps in our defences - but that doesn&#039;t completely undermine the sanctions\u00a0regime, they are clearly having an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>'It's economic war'<\/h2><p>While welcoming scrutiny of what was missing from the West&#039;s sanctions regime,\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//mark4harrison/">Mark Harrison<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, says the \"important thing\" was that there was one in the first place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real purpose of economic warfare is to ramp up costs for an adversary by forcing them to make adaptations,\" he tells Euronews. \"It is not possible to seal off the Russian economy.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"But what we can do is continually make it more expensive for Russia to maintain its ties with the rest of the world.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Modern economies are very tough targets. That doesn&#039;t mean it&#039;s not worth attacking them. It means countries need realism and patience,\" he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#039;s prized fossil fuel revenues - upon which its economy depends -\u00a0 dropped by more than a quarter in January 2023 compared to the previous year, according to the International Energy Agency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1663908471136198656\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A final issue with the West&#039;s sanctions regime the experts raise is that third countries aren&#039;t covered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This means other states with more of an ambivalent position on the Ukraine war, such as Turkey, Kazakhstan and India, can act as intermediaries where sanctioned goods pass through their territory to or from Russia - circumventing the sanctions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany in Europe have overlooked the fact that the target of sanctions, Russia, doesn&#039;t sit there and say okay,\"\u00a0says Keatinge. \"They restructure and reorganise.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>India has <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//31//russian-oil-exports-are-at-a-post-invasion-high-but-which-countries-are-buying-it/">ramped up<\/strong><\/a> purchases of Russian crude oil, which some allege is sold as a refined product to help Moscow evade sanctions, according to a Euronews report in May.<\/p>\n<p>New Delhi has defended itself, claiming it cannot pay for more expensive energy imports from countries beyond Russia with millions living in poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you block off trade by one route, it just finds another way,\u201d details Harrison, citing a historical example of World War One where exports were \u201csimply rerouted\u201d through neutral European countries after Britain imposed a naval blockade on Germany.<\/p>\n<h2>'Some countries have a bad rep when it comes to sanctions'<\/h2><p>Even amongst Western allies of Ukraine, Keatinge suggests sanctions lack \u201cconsistency\u201d, with some countries buying petroleum products more actively than others, plus a few Russian banks can still use the SWIFT payment system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn&#039;t make a mockery of the sanctions, but it certainly makes it far more difficult to have any certainty the restrictions are being properly imposed,\u201d he told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Led by ultra-nationalist Viktor Orban, Hungary has gained notoriety for continuing to purchase Russian energy, while some worry sanctions fatigue is gripping Austria, with one political party saying last October restrictions should be put to a referendum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSanctions are a political tool,\u201d Keatinge tells Euronews. \u201cIf the leadership in your country is not putting out strong messaging on sanctions, then why would industry feel the need to comply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The EU signalled in July that its sanctions against Russia will build over time, with the bloc seeking to patch holes and curb new loopholes as and when they arise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These could extend to penalising countries that aid Russia, though this is not certain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#039;s a war of attrition,\" says Harrison.\u00a0\"By subjecting Russia to costly workarounds and stretching its resources, we weaken the country both at home and on the battlefield.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"That&#039;s the point. 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No one is being abandoned... And, oh, sorry, the camera person got into the shot, let's do it again!\u00a0Oscar-worthy actors serve in the [Armed Forces of Ukraine,\" said one Facebook account that shared the clip. \n\n\"If Ukraine can't win on the battlefield, they'll win on TV, which is almost good enough,\" tweeted a pro-Russian X account. \n\nThe clip has a watermark of a pro-Russian military Telegram channel. Euronews found the video was first posted on this account at the end of July.\u00a0 \n\nBy doing a reverse image search, we found the same video posted on TikTok by an account that claims to provide training to the Ukrainian civilian population.\u00a0 \n\nThe caption of the video reads: \u201cIt is better to test yourself and really assess your strengths during educational tasks.\u201d \n\nThe main clue is in the hashtags of the video which include a mention of Kremenchuk, a city in central Ukraine on the banks of the Dnipro River, and another hashtag #DFTG12.\u00a0 \n\nWe looked up the latter and we found the Facebook page of an Educational Training Centre located in the city of Kremenchuk.\u00a0 \n\nAccording to its description, the centre gives basic military training to civilians.\u00a0 \n\nWe also found the original video, published on 24 July on the centre's Facebook page.\u00a0 \n\nThe head of the training centre told AFP that \"the video was taken during the final part of a five-week training course.\u00a0The participants practised pulling a wounded man out of a combat zone so they could stabilize him.\" \n\nIn June, Russia hit a cluster of buildings in a missile strike on Kremenchuk in central Ukraine \u2013 exactly one year after a deadly attack on a shopping mall in the same city.\u00a0 \n\nAt least 22 people were killed at the Amstor shopping mall during a Russian missile strike on 27 June, 2022. \n\nThe false claim that Russian attacks in Ukraine are staged is a common pro-Kremlin propaganda narrative.\u00a0 \n\nRecently, The Cube debunked a video implying the attack on a cathedral in Odesa, southern Ukraine, was fake because a woman in the clip can apparently be seen picking up the debris too easily. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A viral video showing men dressed in combat uniforms pulling an injured person to safety has been shared in multiple languages from Russian to English and French on various social media platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the background, a woman holding a camera appears, leading some social media users to believe the Ukrainian Armed Forces are staging footage of the conflict.war.<\/p>\n<p>\"The militants are very brave and courageous. No one is being abandoned... And, oh, sorry, the camera person got into the shot, let&#039;s do it again!\u00a0Oscar-worthy actors serve in the [Armed Forces of Ukraine,\" <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//100093241766336//posts//276188931686315///">said one Facebook account<\/strong><\/a> that shared the clip.<\/p>\n<p>\"If Ukraine can&#039;t win on the battlefield, they&#039;ll win on TV, which is almost good enough,\" <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//ukr_fr//status//1683939034312187906/">tweeted a pro-Russian X account.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clip has a watermark of a pro-Russian military Telegram channel. Euronews found the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////t.me//MilitaryThemeZ//7422/">video was first posted<\/strong><\/a> on this account at the end of July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By doing a reverse image search, we found <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//@yar0slav_yar0slav//video//7259307798536654085/">the same video<\/strong><\/a> posted on TikTok by an account that claims to provide training to the Ukrainian civilian population.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The caption of the video reads: \u201cIt is better to test yourself and really assess your strengths during educational tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@yar0slav_yar0slav\/video\/7259307798536654085\" data-video-id=\"7259307798536654085\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@yar0slav_yar0slav\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//@yar0slav_yar0slav?refer=embed\%22>@yar0slav_yar0slav<\/a> \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0449\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435 \u0442\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0446\u0456\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0457 \u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438, \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0447\u2026<a title=\"\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0447\u0443\u043a\" target=\"_blank\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//tag//кременчук?refer=embed\%22>#\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0447\u0443\u043a<\/a> <a title=\"\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043a\u0456\u043b\" target=\"_blank\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//tag//вишкіл?refer=embed\%22>#\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043a\u0456\u043b<\/a> <a title=\"\u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430\" target=\"_blank\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//tag//україна?refer=embed\%22>#\u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430<\/a> <a title=\"\u0434\u0444\u0442\u043312\" target=\"_blank\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//tag//дфтг12?refer=embed\%22>#\u0434\u0444\u0442\u043312<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0456\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a - \u042f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//music///u043e/u0440/u0438/u0433/u0456/u043d/u0430/u043b/u044c/u043d/u0438/u0439-/u0437/u0432/u0443/u043a-7259307788542741253?refer=embed\%22>\u266c \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0456\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0437\u0432\u0443\u043a - \u042f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.tiktok.com//embed.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The main clue is in the hashtags of the video which include a mention of Kremenchuk, a city in central Ukraine on the banks of the Dnipro River, and another hashtag #DFTG12.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We looked up the latter and we found the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//12dftg///">Facebook page<\/strong><\/a> of an Educational Training Centre located in the city of Kremenchuk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to its description, the centre gives basic military training to civilians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We also found the original video, published on 24 July on the centre&#039;s Facebook page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The head of the training centre <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////factcheck.afp.com//doc.afp.com.33R849B/">told AFP<\/strong><\/a> that \"the video was taken during the final part of a five-week training course.\u00a0The participants practised pulling a wounded man out of a combat zone so they could stabilize him.\"<\/p>\n<p>In June, Russia hit a cluster of buildings in a missile strike on Kremenchuk in central Ukraine \u2013 exactly one year after a deadly attack on a shopping mall in the same city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least 22 people <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2022//06//29//ukraine-moment-of-strike-on-kremenchuk-shopping-mall-caught-on-cctv/">were killed at the Amstor shopping mall<\/strong><\/a> during a Russian missile strike on 27 June, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The false claim that Russian attacks in Ukraine are staged is a common pro-Kremlin propaganda narrative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//08//04//ukraine-no-a-video-does-not-prove-the-russian-airstrike-on-a-cathedral-in-odesa-was-staged/">The Cube debunked a video<\/strong><\/a> implying the attack on a cathedral in Odesa, southern Ukraine, was fake because a woman in the clip can apparently be seen picking up the debris too easily.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692790792,"publishedAt":1692849602,"updatedAt":1692853746,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/08\/24\/how-did-a-viral-video-fuel-false-claims-the-war-in-ukraine-is-staged","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/84\/19\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_cc3376ef-cdc1-55fd-a787-cb777e4a120c-7841906.jpg","altText":"A Ukrainian soldier of the 53rd brigade approaches his position at the frontline close to Donetsk, Ukraine","caption":"A Ukrainian soldier of the 53rd brigade approaches his position at the frontline close to Donetsk, Ukraine","captionCredit":"LIBKOS\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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top diplomat slammed after saying women \u2018are learning to play football as well as men\u2019","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Borrell happy 'our women are learning to play football as well as men'","titleListing2":"\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f Josep Borrell adds fuel to the debate on machismo following the controversy sparked by the Spanish Football Federation president's 'unacceptable' kiss to World Cup star Jenni Hermoso.","leadin":"Josep Borrell adds fuel to the debate on machismo following the controversy sparked by the Spanish Football Federation president's 'unacceptable' kiss to World Cup star Jenni Hermoso.","summary":"Josep Borrell adds fuel to the debate on machismo following the controversy sparked by the Spanish Football Federation president's 'unacceptable' kiss to World Cup star Jenni Hermoso.","url":"eus-top-diplomat-slammed-after-saying-women-are-learning-to-play-football-as-well-as-men","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, is at the centre of the latest Women's World Cup controversy after comments he made to Spanish public television on Wednesday. \n\nCelebrating Spain's victory, the High Representative said he was happy to see that \"our women are learning to play football as well as the men\". \n\nThese words have inflamed Spaniards, coming as they do at a time when the \"machismo\" of football is at the centre of public debate. \n\nHe also recalled that Iniesta's goal in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa \"made us Spanish champions too\", comparing it to Olga Carmona's winning goal on Sunday. \n\nThe women's victory was marred by controversy after the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, \"unacceptable\" kissed World Cup star Jenni Hermoso . \n\nLater this week, the Spanish Football Federation issued a statement appearing to quote Hermoso, which, according to sports media outlet Relevo.com, could be false. \n\nThe publication says Hermoso did not agree to the wording of the statement.\u00a0 \n\nBorrell's comments have added fuel to the fire as people wonder why the champions cannot celebrate their historic victory in peace. \n\nHowever, this is not the first time the EU High Representative has put his foot in his mouth. \n\nOne of the most famous was when, as Spain's foreign minister, he summed up the history of the United States by claiming that it amounted to \"killing four Indians\". \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The EU&#039;s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, is at the centre of the latest Women&#039;s World Cup controversy after comments he made to Spanish public television on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating Spain&#039;s victory, the High Representative said he was happy to see that \"our women are learning to play football as well as the men\".<\/p>\n<p>These words have inflamed Spaniards, coming as they do at a time when the \"machismo\" of football is at the centre of public debate.<\/p>\n<p>He also recalled that Iniesta&#039;s goal in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa \"made us Spanish champions too\", comparing it to Olga Carmona&#039;s winning goal on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#039;s victory was marred by controversy after the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//08//23//spanish-football-federation-accused-of-faking-jenni-hermosos-statement-on-unacceptable-kis/">/"unacceptable/" kissed World Cup star Jenni Hermoso<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Later this week, the Spanish Football Federation issued a statement appearing to quote Hermoso, which, according to sports media outlet Relevo.com, could be false.<\/p>\n<p>The publication says Hermoso did not agree to the wording of the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Borrell&#039;s comments have added fuel to the fire as people wonder why the champions cannot celebrate their historic victory in peace.<\/p>\n<p>However, this is not the first time the EU High Representative has put his foot in his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most famous was when, as Spain&#039;s foreign minister, he summed up the history of the United States by <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2018//11//28//spanish-foreign-minister-says-americans-only-had-to-kill-four-indians-to-get-independence/">claiming that it amounted to \"killing four Indians\".<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1692805441,"publishedAt":1692811342,"updatedAt":1692878872,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/08\/23\/eus-top-diplomat-slammed-after-saying-women-are-learning-to-play-football-as-well-as-men","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/99\/00\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4c44930c-6727-594b-a0f6-8cec1e52f491-7779900.jpg","altText":"European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media.","caption":"European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media.","captionCredit":"Francois 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