+ have you seen Babo?
| | | | Several countries around the world – most recently and enthusiastically, the UK – are looking to emulate Denmark's asylum system, seeing the nordic nation's approach as an efficient way to manage an influx of arrivals. Prime minister Mette Frederiksen has implemented some of the strictest rules in Europe, prioritising deportation and granting only temporary right to remain, regardless of how urgently people need protection. The story of how a social democrat government ended up becoming the poster child for hardline immigration policies is a thread worth pulling at, since it seems likely more nations will soon follow suit. Bird migration patterns across Europe are causing a spike in H5NI avian influenza cases in poultry farms. Outbreaks are small but, understandably, given recent history, we're always on the alert when it comes to zoonotic diseases that could cause pandemics in humans. So how worried should we be? French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz both attended a summit this week in Berlin to chart a path forward for digital sovereignty. They stressed that Europe should not become a "vassal" by continuing to rely on the US and China for its tech needs. Even before this meeting, the push for independence was gaining ground, in no small part thanks to the wake-up call delivered by the return of Donald Trump and the dawning realisation that if US companies don't want to comply with EU laws, Brussels may have less power to stop them than previously thought. I'm told viewers in Germany are glued to a documentary called Babo which tells the story of hugely famous, somewhat controversial rapper Haftbefehl. Scholars from the University of Tübingen watched the show to see what all the fuss was about, and came away recommending it as an insightful analysis of race, class and the self-destructive nature of fame. |  | Laura Hood Senior Politics Editor, London | |  Mette Wiggen, University of Leeds Denmark has some of the strictest asylum legislation in Europe. | | |  Ignacio López-Goñi, Universidad de Navarra The virus hasn't yet adapted to spread to humans, but it's not getting any less likely. | |  Michael FitzGerald, European University Institute A summit on the future of the European digital sector comes after a shift in how Brussels sees its role. |  Markus Gottschling, University of Tübingen; Nina Kalwa, University of Tübingen The documentary has brought Germany together in shared debate. | |  Simon Trafford, School of Advanced Study, University of London The standard drink was far more likely to be ale. | | | | | -
Michelle Pace, Roskilde University A migration researcher based in Denmark explains the downsides of its "zero asylum" policy and returns system. -
Daniel Tornero Prieto, Universitat de Barcelona; Alba Ortega Gascó, Universitat de Barcelona; Santiago Ramos Bartolomé, Universitat de Barcelona For decades, stroke damage was though to be irreversible. -
Zaya Rustamova, Kennesaw State University Women were often jailed for their association with anti-Franco male relatives. Behind bars, they suffered mental and physical torture. -
Leo Ziegel, Karolinska Institutet; Carl Fredrik Sjöland, Karolinska Institutet Young people repeatedly mentioned that adults are not sufficiently involved or do not understand what children and teenagers do online. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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