Europe – Page 542 – Prologue Journal

U.S. and E.U. Finalize Long-Awaited Deal on Sharing Data

New York Times The agreement ends legal uncertainty for Meta, Google and scores of companies — at least for now. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/technology/us-eu-data-privacy-deal.html

Leaders push to resolve disagreements on the eve of the NATO summit.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/world/europe/a-last-minute-diplomatic-push-to-resolve-disagreements.html

Erdogan Makes Turkey’s E.U. Bid a Condition of Supporting Sweden’s NATO Membership

New York Times The Turkish president’s surprising new demand was bound to frustrate other leaders in the military alliance one day before a high-profile summit. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/world/europe/erdogan-turkey-sweden-nato.html

Biden Meets With Sunak, Focusing on Support for Ukraine

New York Times The two men met briefly in London on the eve of a summit of NATO leaders in Lithuania. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/world/europe/biden-sunak-meeting-ukraine.html

Putin Held Meeting With Prigozhin, Kremlin Says

New York Times President Vladimir V. Putin held a three-hour meeting with Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and his top Wagner commanders on June 29, according to the Kremlin. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/world/europe/putin-prigozhin-meeting.html

Quiet fears hang over Russia’s newest border with a NATO nation.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/world/europe/quiet-fears-hang-over-russias-newest-border-with-a-nato-nation.html

Mark Rutte, Netherlands Prime Minister, Says He Will Leave Politics

New York Times Mr. Rutte, the country’s leader since 2010, announced the collapse of his government on Friday. New elections are expected this fall. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/world/europe/mark-rutte-netherlands-prime-minister.html

An Art-Filled Swiss Idyll in Lausanne and the Joux Valley

New York Times Breathtaking modern architecture, museums dedicated to watch-making, and bucolic views from a train window await visitors willing to venture beyond Switzerland’s major cities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/travel/switzerland-lausanne-joux-valley-museums-watches.html

Your Monday Briefing

New York Times A setback in Ukraine’s bid for NATO membership. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/briefing/ukraine-nato-yellen-china.html

BBC Suspends Male Staff Member After Report of Payments for Sexual Images

New York Times A report in The Sun newspaper said that an unnamed male presenter at the BBC had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for “sexually explicit photographs.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/09/world/europe/bbc-presenter-suspended-teenager-pictures.html