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Last week Cyprus and Lebanon signed a long-awaited maritime demarcation deal, an agreement that not only paves the way for potential exploration and energy cooperation, but also checks Turkey's revisionist “Blue Homeland” doctrine in the Eastern Mediterranean. Constantinos Filis, the director of the Institute of Global Affairs and a professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into what's being called a “historic” deal that also serves to bridge the EU with the Middle East.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Cyprus–Lebanon deal sets new legal line in the Eastern Med, and Ankara isn't loving itLebanon, Cyprus sign maritime deal, paving way for possible energy explorationGreece, Bulgaria and Romania sign agreement on Aegean-Black Sea corridorCyprus pledges Ukraine will be ''front and center” during EU presidency

Today on Too Opinionated, actor Richard Wharton stops by for a visit!  Richard is most known for taking over the role of Major Recurring Guest Star Dr. Wilhelm Rolf on Days of Our Lives in 2022 and has appeared in over 60 episodes. He can also be seen as Grayson in The Pitt on HBO Max, and as a Pawnbroker on several episodes of The Young and The Restless. Richard is particularly proud of his part in the "Claires sketch" in I Think You Should Leave, as well as his King's Alchemist role in Dragon Storm - one of two Sci-Fi films he filmed in Bulgaria and directed by the late great Stephen Furst. Richard's first film role was as Punk #2 trying to rob Billie Crystal and Gregory Hines in Running Scared. Richard has also had roles in Thor: The Dark World, Next of Kin starring the Swayze brothers, American Crime Story, Hacks, All American, Mixed-ish, Silicon Valley and The Politician.    Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Il segretario della difesa statunitense Pete Hegseth è finito al centro delle polemiche per un attacco compiuto il 2 settembre per affondare una presunta barca di narcotrafficanti venezuelani. Con Serena Forlati, docente di diritto internazionale all'Università di Ferrara.Il 1 dicembre decine di migliaia di persone hanno manifestato a Sofia contro la legge di bilancio e la corruzione del governo bulgaro. Con Francesco Martino, giornalista, da Sofia.Oggi parliamo anche di:Musica • I'm a stranger here myself - Wainwright does Weill di di Rufus WainwrightCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 4th December 2025.Today: Kenya British misconduct. Libya war-crimes suspect. Tunisia opposition arrest. Pakistan Afghanistan talks. Thailand scam crackdown. Mexico wage increase. United Nations Gaza criticism. Russia Ukraine impasse. Bulgaria government resignation. Germany state visit. Europe cat origins.With Juliet MartinSEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day.Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/supportContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Niall Moore and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.For more information visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

In this week's episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by Brian Nygaard and Michele Pelacci as we run the rule over the 2026 Giro d'Italia just presented in Rome.  The ‘Corsa Rosa' will start from Eastern Europe for the second year in a row. After Albania this year, next May it'll be Bulgaria's turn to host Italy's national tour - at a hefty price. In part three of the episode, we hear from Eurosport's Bulgarian reporter Simeon Kichukov about what the Giro should expect from Bulgaria and his homeland from the race. We then ‘revisit' Albania - checking in with their national coach, Mejdin Malhani - to find out what legacy, if any, the Giro has left there.   There's also discussion about which GC contenders might actually be tempted to throw their hat into the ring. Should Jonas Vingegaard seize this chance to complete a Grand Slam of Grand Tours? One of our hosts this week certainly believes so… EPISODE SPONSORS NordVPN Get NordVPN two-year plan + four months extra ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tcp It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee. Indeed If you are looking to hire someone for your company, maybe the best way isn't to search for a candidate but to match with Indeed. Go to indeed.com/cycle now to get a £100 sponsored job credit and get matched with the perfect candidate fast. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). The Cannibal & Badger Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 3rd December 2025Today : India cyber app. Lebanon Pope. Spain pigs. Ukraine update. Bulgaria protests. Italy fashion. DRC ebola. Nigeria protection. Honduras no results. US drug attacks. And the biggest donation?SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day.Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week.Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week.We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/supportContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Juliet Martin and Niall Moore every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated daily news in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.Get your daily news and improve your English listening in the time it takes to make a coffee.For more information visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

Y es que con las últimas victorias, al menos victorias han sido, ahí vamos poco a poco intentando recuperar las derrotas para que el balance vaya siendo mejor. Han caído todas en el zurrón desde nuestro último programa, dos de Euroliga contra dos buenos equipos de la zona alta: en nuestro Palacio cayó Zalgiris, con ayudita tan inesperada a la par que (no sabremos nunca si necesaria para nuestro triunfo) casi decisiva por parte arbitral; y buen partido en Bulgaria en cancha prestada al Hapoel ante el líder de la clasificación. Partidos muy distintos uno del otro pero que nos sirven para avanzar y recuperar sensaciones, más el segundo que el primero. Mejor defensa contra Hapoel, ¡al fin! ya que contra Zalgiris al igual que el partido que ganamos en Granada en ACB volvió a ser un festival de puntos que pudo caer de cualquier lado. Buen último cuarto en Granada donde se nos había subido a las barbas el colista yendo +1 al final del tercer cuarto que resolvimos bien con un parcial de 21-33. Vendrá bien el descanso en ACB por ventana para la selección, guiño que hacemos a nuestro ex entrenador y nuevo seleccionador, y con una próxima semana que no hay doble jornada de Euroliga con partido en Estambul contra Anadolou Efes y posterior partido ACB en Tenerife, porque después viene calendario super congestionado. No nos enfrentamos a rivales muy exigentes en principio, pero a partir del 11 de diciembre vendrán cinco partidos en nueve días antes de las navidades.

La Real Sociedad mira a la Copa del Rey con la obligación de levantarse tras la derrota frente al Villarreal. En la edición de hoy de Deportes COPE Gipuzkoa, con Marco Antonio Sande al frente, analizamos a fondo la convocatoria de Sergio Francisco para el duelo de este miércoles en Reus: 23 futbolistas, con las ausencias de Karrikaburu, Sucic, Aramburu, Oskarsson, Yangel Herrera e Iñaki Rupérez. Del Sanse suben Fraga, Tommy Carbonell, Beitia y Gorka Carrera para completar una lista plagada de incógnitas en ataque. El programa arranca poniendo el foco en el rival: un Reus Reddis que suma cuatro partidos sin ganar, pero que se mantiene cuarto en Segunda Federación y afronta esta eliminatoria a partido único con un nivel de motivación extraordinario. Analizamos el estado del césped, la capacidad del campo y la presión ambiental que espera al conjunto txuri urdin. Escuchamos a Sergio Francisco, que insiste en que la Real llega “con ilusión” a la Copa y actualiza el estado de la enfermería. El entrenador confirma que la operación de Rupérez ha ido bien y reconoce la preocupación por la falta de continuidad de Sucic, cada vez más señalado en las quinielas del mercado de invierno. En la mesa de análisis, Marta Gonzalo (Diario AS) evalúa si el once elegido ante el Villarreal fue el adecuado y aborda el duelo Guedes–Kubo por el extremo derecho. Se analiza también la sombra de la “realada” que siempre sobrevuela estas eliminatorias. Desde Alineación Indebida, Ander Iturralde profundiza en la situación de Luka Sucic, vinculado a Stuttgart, PSV y Juventus, y valora posibles decisiones con Caleta Car y los menos habituales: Turrientes, Goti, Pablo Marín. En clave cantera, Giovanni Batista comenta el debut de Gorka Carrera, máximo goleador del Sanse, y el impacto que puede tener en un ataque tan diezmado. En el bloque del fútbol femenino, contamos con la visión de Irene Paredes, que atendió a los medios en la previa de la final de la Nations League, y con el análisis de Andrea Peláez sobre lo que debe hacer España para ganar a Alemania en el Metropolitano. Hablamos también del rol de Edna Imade, clave en el ataque y con opciones de minutos. En el capítulo del fútbol masculino guipuzcoano, repasamos las derrotas de Sanse (1-0) y Eibar (4-0), con la explicación directa de Óscar Imedio desde El Sardinero. Analizamos la situación de Beñat San José, que empieza a sentir presión tras la mala racha armera. El polideportivo llega con un menú potente: – España–Serbia en directo en el Mundial de balonmano (con 8 jugadoras del Bera Bera). – El Bidasoa Irun, ya clasificado para la Main Round, se mide al Flensburg con el objetivo de sumar dos puntos de oro. – Presentado el Giro de Italia 2026, con inicio en Bulgaria, final en Roma y un diseño perfecto para escaladores. El programa se cierra con la mirada puesta en mañana: Tiempo de Txoko, con Mauri Idiakez, Oier Fano, David Miner y David Juanmartiñena.

Send us a textPeaches drops a fresh Daily Drop packed with real military updates, Special Warfare insight, and a full tour through what's happening across the DoD. From Army sensor tests in Europe to Marine fast-rope drills in the Caribbean, this episode hits every corner of the force. Peaches breaks down why attributes matter in Special Warfare selection, how every exercise ties directly to the job, and why candidates must show raw potential—not just speed on a run. He also dives into tank gunnery in Bulgaria, airborne night navigation, Navy refueling ops, Coast Guard rescues, Space Force silence, and a Silver Star story that actually deserves attention. Plus: the mystery of submarine navigation, political noise in the defense world, and why getting your news from credible sources matters more than ever.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Daily Drop kickoff 00:40 What “attributes-based selection” really means 01:30 OTS updates and performance breakthroughs 02:55 Army sensor testing in Germany 03:40 Abrams gunnery in Bulgaria 04:25 Airborne night nav at Fort Bragg 05:10 Navy aerial refueling recap 06:00 Seahawk rescue training in Hawaii 07:15 Quantum navigation breakthroughs 08:30 Submarine navigation curiosity 09:40 Carrier flight ops in the Caribbean 10:20 Marine fast-rope readiness 11:10 Silver Star ceremony highlights 12:40 Coast Guard rescue and port response 13:30 DoD investigations and legal updates 14:30 POTUS message on lawful orders 15:30 Wrap-up and final thoughts

La espera ha terminado. ¡Ya conocemos el recorrido del GIRO DE ITALIA 2026! Como PODCAST OFICIAL de la prueba, trataremos de desvelaros los grandes secretos de la 109ª edición de la 'Corsa Rosa' con un detallado análisis de las jornadas más importantes. Cerca de 50.000 metros de desnivel acumulado, 40 kilómetros de contrarreloj y un itinerario que desembocará en las temidas cumbres dolomíticas. Todo ello durante 21 días de competición que arrancarán en Bulgaria y culminarán en las siempre históricas calles de Roma. Del 9 al 31 de mayo de 2026 Dirección llevada a cabo por Juan Clavijo. Comentarios de David García Landero. ❤️ ¡Súmate a nuestro PATREON y disfruta de contenido EXCLUSIVO! ➡ https://acortar.link/aJ2wdc ️ ¡Déjanos tu comentario y lo leeremos en el próximo podcast! ¡10% DE DESCUENTO EN TODA LA TIENDA DE SIROKO!: https://srko.co/elmaillot ¡CONOCE HSN Y HAZTE CON SUS PRODUCTOS CON NUESTRA URL!: https://www.hsnstore.com/hsnaffiliate/click/?linkid=b3RoZXJsaW5rfHxodHRwczovL3d3dy5oc25zdG9yZS5jb20vfHxFTE1BSUxMT1R8fGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmhzbnN0b3JlLmNvbS8= Te presentamos a la Manufacturera GES, protagonista en nuestra sección "El Ciclista GES de la Semana": https://www.manufacturasges.com/es ✔ ANÚNCIATE EN ESTE PODCAST: https://advoices.com/el-maillot NUESTRA WEB: https://elmaillot.es/ GRUPO DE TELEGRAM DE EL MAILLOT: https://t.me/elmaillot LISTA SPOTIFY 'El Maillot Music': https://bit.ly/elmaillot SELECCIÓN MUSICAL: Fraend - 'Cambiamenti' SÍGUENOS EN: IVOOX ️ https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-maillot_sq_f1409103_1.html TWITTER ️ https://twitter.com/ElMaillot_ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/elmaillot/ TIK TOK https://www.tiktok.com/@elmaillot TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/elmaillot DISCORD ️ https://discord.gg/x3AqMV4b STRAVA ‍♂️ https://www.strava.com/clubs/el-maillot-772962 SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/7bPcjjM5UmlSy3oFxYlzhe APPLE PODCASTS https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/el-maillot/id1252256876 ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast? Hazlo con advoices.com/podcast/ivoox/409103

We're thankful this week for a full Thanksgiving slate of Europa and Conference League action that delivered some of the best games and storylines of the league phase thus far. In Europa, Ludogorets shocked Celta Vigo with a 3-2 in Bulgaria. How'd they pull one of the biggest surprises of the tournament thus far? We then break down the struggle of Feyenoord, Utrecht, and Go Ahead Eagles, who all lost amidst grueling schedules. What's going wrong for the Dutch sides? Can any of them rebound and qualify for knockouts? Are Robin van Persie and his son up to the challenge? We also touch on Roma's win over Midtjylland, Bologna's impressive run of form, and naturally, the carcass of OG Nice, who now sit rock bottom of the table. There we upsets galore in Conference League, with each of the top 4 league sides falling. Strasbourg got a signature win in their triumph over the visiting Crystal Palace, and we hone in on what made the fixture such an exciting watch and why the clubs have established themselves as clear favorites. Then, we examine Rayo Vallecano's penchant for making life hard on themselves, Mainz's mediocre play catching up with them, and the dismal existence that is Fiorentina. And, naturally, we give Hamrun Spartans some love for becoming the first Maltese club to win a UEFA group-stage match. All that, some table takeaways, more VAR vitriol, and of course, David's Coefficient Corner. Cheers to our old friend Vincenzo Italiano!

This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Velislava Petrova, Chief Programme Officer at the Centre for Future Generations. She oversees CFG's technical and cross-cutting programs, monitoring impact, aligning with political priorities and identifying strategic directions. Velisalva is also an ex-Senior Policy Consultant with the World Health Organization, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Senior Manager at Gavi Vaccine Alliance, and a Disaster Risk Management Specialist with the World Bank. We discuss all the above and more in what I found to be a deeply interesting discussion - and I hope you enjoy listening to her views as much as I did.

I am Rolf Claessen and together with my co-host Ken Suzan I am welcoming you to episode 169 of our podcast IP Fridays! Today's interview guest is Prof. Aloys Hüttermann, co-founder of my patent law firm Michalski Hüttermann & Partner and a true expert on the Unified Patent Court. He has written several books about the new system and we talk about all the things that plaintiffs and defendants can learn from the first decisions of the court and what they mean for strategic decisions of the parties involved. But before we jump into this very interesting interview, I have news for you! The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is planning rule changes that would make it virtually impossible for third parties to challenge invalid patents before the patent office. Criticism has come from the EFF and other inventor rights advocates: the new rules would play into the hands of so-called non-practicing entities (NPEs), as those attacked would have few cost-effective ways to have questionable patents deleted. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reports a new record in international patent applications: in 2024, around 3.7 million patent applications were filed worldwide – an increase of 4.9% over the previous year. The main drivers were Asian countries (China alone accounted for 1.8 million), while demand for trademark protection has stabilized after the pandemic decline. US rapper Eminem is taking legal action in Australia against a company that sells swimwear under the name “Swim Shady.” He believes this infringes on his famous “Slim Shady” brand. The case illustrates that even humorous allusions to well-known brand names can lead to legal conflicts. A new ruling by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) demonstrates its cross-border impact. In “Fujifilm v. Kodak,” the local chamber in Mannheim issued an injunction that extends to the UK despite Brexit. The UPC confirmed its jurisdiction over the UK parts of a European patent, as the defendant Kodak is based in a UPC member state. A dispute over standard patents is looming at the EU level: the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament voted to take the European Commission to the European Court of Justice. The reason for this is the Commission’s controversial withdrawal of a draft regulation on the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs). Parliament President Roberta Metsola is to decide by mid-November whether to file the lawsuit. In trademark law, USPTO Director Squires reported on October 31, 2025, that a new unit (“Trademark Registration Protection Office”) had removed approximately 61,000 invalid trademark applications from the registries. This cleanup of the backlog relieved the examining authority and accelerated the processing of legitimate applications. Now let's jump into the interview with Aloys Hüttermann: The Unified Patent Court Comes of Age – Insights from Prof. Aloys Hüttermann The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has moved from a long-discussed project to a living, breathing court system that already shapes patent enforcement in Europe. In a recent IP Fridays interview, Prof. Aloys Hüttermann – founder and equity partner at Michalski · Hüttermann & Partner and one of the earliest commentators on the UPC – shared his experiences from the first years of practice, as well as his view on how the UPC fits into the global patent litigation landscape. This article summarises the key points of that conversation and is meant as an accessible overview for in-house counsel, patent attorneys and business leaders who want to understand what the UPC means for their strategy. How Prof. Hüttermann Became “Mr. UPC” Prof. Hüttermann has been closely involved with the UPC for more than a decade. When it became clear, around 13 years ago, that the European project of a unified patent court and a unitary patent was finally going to happen, he recognised that this would fundamentally change patent enforcement in Europe. He started to follow the legislative and political developments in detail and went beyond mere observation. As author and editor of several books and a major commentary on the UPC, he helped shape the discussion around the new system. His first book on the UPC appeared in 2016 – years before the court finally opened its doors in 2023. What fascinated him from the beginning was the unique opportunity to witness the creation of an entirely new court system, to analyse how it would be built and, where possible, to contribute to its understanding and development. It was clear to him that this system would be a “game changer” for European patent enforcement. UPC in the Global Triangle: Europe, the US and China In practice, most international patent disputes revolve around three major regions: the UPC territory in Europe, the United States and China. Each of these regions has its own procedural culture, cost structure and strategic impact. From a territorial perspective, the UPC is particularly attractive because it can, under the right conditions, grant pan-European injunctions that cover a broad range of EU Member States with a single decision. This consolidation of enforcement is something national courts in Europe simply cannot offer. From a cost perspective, the UPC is significantly cheaper than US litigation, especially if one compares the cost of one UPC action with a bundle of separate national cases in large European markets. When viewed against the territorial reach and procedural speed, the “bang for the buck” is very compelling. China is again a different story. The sheer volume of cases there is enormous, with tens of thousands of patent infringement cases per year. Chinese courts are known for their speed; first-instance decisions within about a year are common. In this respect they resemble the UPC more than the US does. The UPC also aims at a roughly 12 to 15 month time frame for first-instance cases where validity is at issue. The US, by contrast, features extensive discovery, occasionally jury trials and often longer timelines. The procedural culture is very different. The UPC, like Chinese courts, operates without discovery in the US sense, which makes proceedings more focused on the written record and expert evidence that the parties present, and less on pre-trial disclosure battles. Whether a company chooses to litigate in the US, the UPC, China, or some combination of these forums will depend on where the key markets and assets are. However, in Prof. Hüttermann's view, once Europe is an important market, it is hard to justify ignoring the UPC. He expects the court's caseload and influence to grow strongly over the coming years. A Landmark UPC Case: Syngenta v. Sumitomo A particularly important case in which Prof. Hüttermann was involved is the Syngenta v. Sumitomo matter, concerning a composition patent. This case has become a landmark in UPC practice for several reasons. First, the Court of Appeal clarified a central point about the reach of UPC injunctions. It made clear that once infringement is established in one Member State, this will usually be sufficient to justify a pan-European injunction covering all UPC countries designated by the patent. That confirmation gave patent owners confidence that the UPC can in fact deliver broad, cross-border relief in one go. Second, the facts of the case raised novel issues about evidence and territorial reach. The allegedly infringing product had been analysed based on a sample from the Czech Republic, which is not part of the UPC system. Later, the same product with the same name was marketed in Bulgaria, which is within UPC territory. The Court of Appeal held that the earlier analysis of the Czech sample could be relied on for enforcement in Bulgaria. This showed that evidence from outside the UPC territory can be sufficient, as long as it is properly linked to the products marketed within the UPC. Third, the Court of Appeal took the opportunity to state its view on inventive step. It confirmed that combining prior-art documents requires a “pointer”, in line with the EPO's problem-solution approach. The mere theoretical possibility of extracting a certain piece of information from a document does not suffice to justify an inventive-step attack. This is one of several decisions where the UPC has shown a strong alignment with EPO case law on substantive patentability. For Prof. Hüttermann personally, the case was also a lesson in oral advocacy before the UPC. During the two appeal hearings, the presiding judge asked unexpected questions that required quick and creative responses while the hearing continued. His practical takeaway is that parties should appear with a small, well-coordinated team: large enough to allow someone to work on a tricky question in the background, but small enough to remain agile. Two or three lawyers seem ideal; beyond that, coordination becomes difficult and “too many cooks spoil the broth”. A Game-Changing CJEU Decision: Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux Surprisingly, one of the most important developments for European patent litigation in the past year did not come from the UPC at all, but from the Court of Justice of the European Union. In Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux, the CJEU revisited the rules on cross-border jurisdiction under the Brussels I Recast Regulation (Brussels Ia). Previously, under what practitioners often referred to as the GAT/LuK regime, a court in one EU country was largely prevented from granting relief for alleged infringement in another country if the validity of the foreign patent was contested there. This significantly limited the possibilities for cross-border injunctions. In Bosch, the CJEU changed course. Without going into all procedural details, the essence is that courts in the EU now have broader powers to grant cross-border relief when certain conditions are met, particularly when at least one defendant is domiciled in the forum state. The concept of an “anchor defendant” plays a central role: if you sue one group company in its home forum, other group companies in other countries, including outside the EU, can be drawn into the case. This has already had practical consequences. German courts, for example, have issued pan-European injunctions covering around twenty countries in pharmaceutical cases. There are even attempts to sue European companies for infringement of US patents based on acts in the US, using the logic of Bosch as a starting point. How far courts will ultimately go remains to be seen, but the potential is enormous. For the UPC, this development is highly relevant. The UPC operates in the same jurisdictional environment as national courts, and many defendants in UPC cases will be domiciled in UPC countries. This increases the likelihood that the UPC, too, can leverage the broadened possibilities for cross-border relief. In addition, we have already seen UPC decisions that include non-EU countries such as the UK within the scope of injunctions, in certain constellations. The interaction between UPC practice and the Bosch jurisprudence of the CJEU is only beginning to unfold. Does the UPC Follow EPO Case Law? A key concern for many patent owners and practitioners is whether the UPC will follow the EPO's Boards of Appeal or develop its own, possibly divergent, case law on validity. On procedural matters, the UPC is naturally different from the EPO. It has its own rules of procedure, its own timelines and its own tools, such as “front-loaded” pleadings and tight limits on late-filed material. On substantive law, however, Prof. Hüttermann's conclusion is clear: there is “nothing new under the sun”. The UPC's approach to novelty, inventive step and added matter is very close to that of the EPO. The famous “gold standard” for added matter appears frequently in UPC decisions. Intermediate generalisations are treated with the same suspicion as at the EPO. In at least one case, the UPC revoked a patent for added matter even though the EPO had granted it in exactly that form. The alignment is not accidental. The UPC only deals with European patents granted by the EPO; it does not hear cases on purely national patents. If the UPC were more generous than the EPO, many patents would never reach it. If it were systematically stricter, patentees would be more tempted to opt out of the system. In practice, the UPC tends to apply the EPO's standards and, where anything differs, it is usually a matter of factual appreciation rather than a different legal test. For practitioners, this has a very practical implication: if you want to predict how the UPC will decide on validity, the best starting point is to ask how the EPO would analyse the case. The UPC may not always reach the same result in parallel EPO opposition proceedings, but the conceptual framework is largely the same. Trends in UPC Practice: PIs, Equivalents and Division-Specific Styles Even in its early years, certain trends and differences between UPC divisions can be observed. On preliminary injunctions, the local division in Düsseldorf has taken a particularly proactive role. It has been responsible for most of the ex parte PIs granted so far and applies a rather strict notion of urgency, often considering one month after knowledge of the infringement as still acceptable, but treating longer delays with scepticism. Other divisions tend to see two months as still compatible with urgency, and they are much more cautious with ex parte measures. Munich, by contrast, has indicated a strong preference for inter partes PI proceedings and appears reluctant to grant ex parte relief at all. A judge from Munich has even described the main action as the “fast” procedure and the inter partes PI as the “very fast” one, leaving little room for an even faster ex parte track. There are also differences in how divisions handle amendments and auxiliary requests in PI proceedings. Munich has suggested that if a patentee needs to rely on claim amendments or auxiliary requests in a PI, the request is unlikely to succeed. Other divisions have been more open to considering auxiliary requests. The doctrine of equivalents is another area where practice is not yet harmonised. The Hague division has explicitly applied a test taken from Dutch law in at least one case and found infringement by equivalence. However, the Court of Appeal has not yet endorsed a specific test, and in another recent Hague case the same division did not apply that Dutch-law test again. The Mannheim division has openly called for the development of an autonomous, pan-European equivalence test, but has not yet fixed such a test in a concrete decision. This is clearly an area to watch. Interim conferences are commonly used in most divisions to clarify issues early on, but Düsseldorf often dispenses with them to save time. In practice, interim conferences can be very helpful for narrowing down the issues, though parties should not expect to be able to predict the final decision from what is discussed there. Sometimes topics that dominate the interim conference play little or no role in the main oral hearing. A Front-Loaded System and Typical Strategic Mistakes UPC proceedings are highly front-loaded and very fast. A defendant usually has three months from service of the statement of claim to file a full statement of defence and any counterclaim for revocation. This is manageable, but only if the time is used wisely. One common strategic problem is that parties lose time at the beginning and only develop a clear strategy late in the three-month period. According to Prof. Hüttermann, it is crucial to have a firm strategy within the first two or three weeks and then execute it consistently. Constantly changing direction is a recipe for failure in such a compressed system. Another characteristic is the strict attitude towards late-filed material. It is difficult to introduce new documents or new inventive-step attacks later in the procedure. In some cases even alternative combinations of already-filed prior-art documents have been viewed as “new” attacks and rejected as late. At the appeal stage, the Court of Appeal has even considered new arguments based on different parts of a book already in the file as potentially late-filed. This does not mean that parties should flood the court with dozens of alternative attacks in the initial brief. In one revocation action, a plaintiff filed about fifty different inventive-step attacks, only to be told by the court that this was not acceptable and that the attacks had to be reduced and structured. The UPC is not a body conducting ex officio examination. It is entitled to manage the case actively and to ask parties to focus on the most relevant issues. Evidence Gathering, Protective Letters and the Defendant's Perspective The UPC provides powerful tools for both sides. Evidence inspection is becoming more common, not only at trade fairs but also at company premises. This can be a valuable tool for patentees, but it also poses a serious risk for defendants who may suddenly face court-ordered inspections. From the perspective of potential defendants, protective letters are an important instrument, especially in divisions like Düsseldorf where ex parte PIs are possible. A well-written protective letter, filed in advance, can significantly reduce the risk of a surprise injunction. The court fees are moderate, but the content of the protective letter must be carefully prepared; a poor submission can cause more harm than good. Despite the strong tools available to patentees, Prof. Hüttermann does not view the UPC as unfair to defendants. If a defendant files a solid revocation counterclaim, the pressure shifts to the patentee, who then has only two months to reply, prepare all auxiliary requests and adapt the enforcement strategy. This is even more demanding than at the EPO, because the patentee must not only respond to validity attacks but also ensure that any amended claims still capture the allegedly infringing product. It is entirely possible to secure the survival of a patent with an auxiliary request that no longer covers the defendant's product. In that scenario, the patentee has “won” on validity but lost the infringement case. Managing this tension under tight time limits is a key challenge of UPC practice. The Future Role of the UPC and How to Prepare Today the UPC hears a few hundred cases per year, compared with several thousand patent cases in the US and tens of thousands in China. Nevertheless, both the court itself and experienced practitioners see significant growth potential. Prof. Hüttermann expects case numbers to multiply in the medium term. Whether the UPC will become the first choice forum in global disputes or remain one pillar in parallel proceedings alongside the US and China will depend on the strategies of large patentees and the evolution of case law. However, the court is well equipped: it covers a large, economically important territory, is comparatively cost-effective and offers fast procedures with robust remedies. For companies that may end up before the UPC, preparation is essential. On the offensive side, that means building strong evidence and legal arguments before filing, being ready to proceed quickly and structured, and understanding the specific styles of the relevant divisions. On the defensive side, it may mean filing protective letters in risk-exposed markets, preparing internal processes for rapid reaction if a statement of claim arrives, and taking inspection requests seriously. Conclusion The Unified Patent Court has quickly moved from theory to practice. It offers pan-European relief, fast and front-loaded procedures, and a substantive approach that closely mirrors the EPO's case law. At the same time, national and EU-level developments like the Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux decision are reshaping the jurisdictional framework in which the UPC operates, opening the door for far-reaching cross-border injunctions. For patent owners and potential defendants alike, the message is clear: the UPC is here to stay and will become more important year by year. Those who invest the time to understand its dynamics now – including its alignment with the EPO, the differences between divisions, and the strategic implications of its procedures – will be in a much better position when the first UPC dispute lands on their desk. Here is the full transcript of the interview: Rolf Claessen:Today's interview guest is Prof. Aloys Hüttermann. He is founder and equity partner of my firm, Michalski · Hüttermann & Partner. More importantly for today's interview, he has written several books about the Unified Patent Court. The first one already came out in 2016. He is co-editor and author of one of the leading commentaries on the UPC and has gained substantial experience in UPC cases so far – one of them even together with me. Thank you very much for being on IP Fridays again, Aloys. Aloys Hüttermann:Thank you for inviting me, it's an honour. How did you get so deeply involved in the UPC? Rolf Claessen:Before we dive into the details, how did you end up so deeply involved in the Unified Patent Court? And what personally fascinates you about this court? Aloys Hüttermann:This goes back quite a while – roughly 13 years. At that time it became clear that, after several failed attempts, Europe would really get a pan-European court and a pan-European patent, and that this time it was serious. I thought: this is going to be the future. That interested me a lot, both intellectually and practically. A completely new system was being built. You could watch how it evolved – and, if possible, even help shape it a bit. It was also obvious to me that this would be a complete game changer. Nobody expected that it would take until 2023 before the system actually started operating, but now it is here. I became heavily interested early on. As you mentioned, my first book on the UPC was published in 2016, in the expectation that the system would start soon. It took a bit longer, but now we finally have it. UPC vs. US and China – speed, cost and impact Rolf Claessen:Before we go deeper into the UPC, let's zoom out. If you compare litigation before the UPC with patent litigation in the US and in China – in terms of speed, cost and the impact of decisions – what are the key differences that a business leader should understand? Aloys Hüttermann:If you look at the three big regions – the UPC territory in Europe, the US and China – these are the major economic areas for many technology companies. One important point is territorial reach. In the UPC, if the conditions are met, you can get pan-European injunctions that cover many EU Member States in one go. We will talk about this later in more detail. On costs there is a huge difference between the US and the UPC. The UPC is much cheaper than US litigation, especially once you look at the number of countries you can cover with one case if the patent has been validated widely. China is different again. The number of patent infringement cases there is enormous. I have seen statistics of around 40,000 infringement cases per year in China. That is huge – compared with roughly 164 UPC infringement cases in the first year and maybe around 200 in the current year. On speed, Chinese courts are known to be very fast. You often get a first-instance decision in about a year. The UPC is comparable: if there is a counterclaim for revocation, you are looking at something like 12 to 15 months for a first-instance decision. The US can be slower, and the procedure is very different. You have full discovery, you may have juries. None of that exists at the UPC. From that perspective, Chinese and UPC proceedings are more similar to each other than either is to the US. The UPC is still a young court. We have to see how influential its case law will be worldwide in the long run. What we already see, at least in Germany, is a clear trend away from purely national patent litigation and towards the UPC. That is inside Europe. The global impact will develop over time. When is the UPC the most powerful tool? Rolf Claessen:Let's take the perspective of a global company. It has significant sales in Europe and in the US and production or key suppliers in China. In which situations would you say the UPC is your most powerful tool? And when might the US or China be the more strategic battleground? Aloys Hüttermann:To be honest, I would almost always consider bringing a case before the UPC. The “bang for the buck” is very good. The UPC is rather fast. That alone already gives you leverage in negotiations. The threat of a quick, wide-reaching injunction is a strong negotiation tool. Whether you litigate in the US instead of the UPC, or in addition, or whether you also go to China – that depends heavily on the individual case: where the products are sold, where the key markets are, where the defendant has assets, and so on. But in my view, once you have substantial sales in Europe, you should seriously consider the UPC. And for that reason alone I expect case numbers at the UPC to increase significantly in the coming years. A landmark UPC case: Syngenta vs. Sumitomo (composition patent) Rolf Claessen:You have already been involved in several UPC cases – and one of them together with me, which was great fun. Looking at the last 12 to 18 months, is there a case, decision or development that you find particularly noteworthy – something that really changed how you think about UPC litigation or how companies should prepare? Aloys Hüttermann:The most important UPC case I have been involved in so far is the Syngenta v. Sumitomo case on a composition patent. It has become a real landmark and was even mentioned in the UPC's annual report. It is important for several reasons. First, it was one of the first cases in which the Court of Appeal said very clearly: if you have established infringement in one Member State, that will usually be enough for a pan-European injunction covering all UPC countries designated by the patent. That is a powerful statement about the reach of UPC relief. Second, the facts were interesting. The patent concerned a composition. We had analysed a sample that had been obtained in the Czech Republic, which is not a UPC country. Later, the same product was marketed under the same name in Bulgaria, which is in the UPC. The question was whether the analysis of the Czech sample could be used as a basis for enforcement in Bulgaria. The Court of Appeal said yes, that was sufficient. Third, the Court of Appeal took the opportunity to say something about inventive step. It more or less confirmed that the UPC's approach is very close to the EPO's problem-solution approach. It emphasised that, if you want to combine prior-art documents, you need a “pointer” to do so. The mere theoretical possibility that a skilled person could dig a particular piece of information out of a document is not enough. For me personally, the most memorable aspect of this case was not the outcome – that was largely in line with what we had expected – but the oral hearings at the appeal stage. We had two hearings. In both, the presiding judge asked us a question that we had not anticipated at all. And then you have about 20 minutes to come up with a convincing answer while the hearing continues. We managed it, but it made me think a lot about how you should prepare for oral hearings at the UPC. My conclusion is: you should go in with a team, but not too big. In German we say, “Zu viele Köche verderben den Brei” – too many cooks spoil the broth. Two or three people seems ideal. One of them can work quietly on such a surprise question at the side, while the others continue arguing the case. In the end the case went very well for us, so I can speak about it quite calmly now. But in the moment your heart rate definitely goes up. The CJEU's Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux decision – a real game changer Rolf Claessen:You also mentioned another development that is not even a UPC case, but still very important for European patent litigation. Aloys Hüttermann:Yes. In my view, the most important case of the last twelve months is not a UPC decision but a judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU): Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux. This is going to be a real game changer for European IP law, and I am sure we have not seen the end of its effects yet. One example: someone has recently sued BMW before the Landgericht München I, a German court, for infringement of a US patent based on acts in the US. The argument is that this could be backed by the logic of Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux. We do not know yet what the court will do with that, but the fact that people are trying this shows how far-reaching the decision might be. Within the UPC we have already seen injunctions being issued for countries outside the UPC territory and even outside the EU, for example including the UK. So you see how these developments start to interact. Rolf Claessen:For listeners who have not followed the case so closely: in very simple terms, the CJEU opened the door for courts in one EU country to rule on patent infringement that took place in other countries as well, right? Aloys Hüttermann:Exactly. Before Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux we had what was often called the GAT/LuK regime. The basic idea was: if you sue someone in, say, Germany for infringement of a European patent, and you also ask for an injunction for France, and the defendant then challenges the validity of the patent in France, the German court cannot grant you an injunction covering France. The Bosch decision changed that. The legal basis is the Brussels I Recast Regulation (Brussels Ia), which deals with jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters in the EU. It is not specific to IP; it applies to civil cases generally, but it does have some provisions that are relevant for patents. In Bosch, a Swedish court asked the CJEU for guidance on cross-border injunctions. The CJEU more or less overturned its old GAT/LuK case law. Now, in principle, if the defendant is domiciled in a particular Member State, the courts of that state can also grant cross-border relief for other countries, under certain conditions. We will not go into all the details here – that could fill a whole separate IP Fridays episode – but one important concept is the “anchor defendant”. If you sue a group of companies and at least one defendant is domiciled in the forum state, then other group companies in other countries – even outside the EU, for example in Hong Kong – can be drawn into the case and affected by the decision. This is not limited to the UPC, but of course it is highly relevant for UPC litigation. Statistically it increases the chances that at least one defendant will be domiciled in a UPC country, simply because there are many of them. And we have already seen courts like the Landgericht München I grant pan-European injunctions for around 20 countries in a pharmaceutical case. Rolf Claessen:Just to clarify: does it have to be the headquarters of the defendant in that country, or is any registered office enough? Aloys Hüttermann:That is one of the open points. If the headquarters are in Europe, then it is clear that subsidiaries outside Europe can be affected as well. If the group's headquarters are outside Europe and only a subsidiary is here, the situation is less clear and we will have to see what the courts make of it. Does the UPC follow EPO case law? Rolf Claessen:Many patent owners and in-house counsel wonder: does the UPC largely follow the case law of the EPO Boards of Appeal, or is it starting to develop its own distinct line? What is your impression so far – both on substantive issues like novelty and inventive step, and on procedural questions? Aloys Hüttermann:On procedure the UPC is, of course, very different. It has its own procedural rules and they are not the same as at the EPO. If we look at patent validity, however, my impression is that there is “nothing new under the sun” – that was the title of a recent talk I gave and will give again in Hamburg. Substantively, the case law of the UPC and the EPO is very similar. For inventive step, people sometimes say the UPC does not use the classical problem-solution approach but a more “holistic” approach – whatever that is supposed to mean. In practice, in both systems you read and interpret prior-art documents and decide what they really disclose. In my view, the “error bar” that comes from two courts simply reading a document slightly differently is much larger than any systematic difference in legal approach. If you look at other grounds, such as novelty and added matter, the UPC even follows the EPO almost verbatim. The famous “gold standard” for added matter appears all over UPC decisions, even if the EPO case numbers are not always cited. The same is true for novelty. So the rule-based, almost “Hilbertian” EPO approach is very much present at the UPC. There is also a structural reason for that. All patents that the UPC currently deals with have been granted by the EPO. The UPC does not handle patents granted only by national offices. If the UPC wanted to deviate from EPO case law and be more generous, then many patents would never reach the UPC in the first place. The most generous approach you can have is the one used by the granting authority – the EPO. So if the UPC wants to be different, it can only be stricter, not more lenient. And there is little incentive to be systematically stricter, because that would reduce the number of patents that are attractive to enforce before the UPC. Patent owners might simply opt out. Rolf Claessen:We also talked about added matter and a recent case where the Court of Appeal was even stricter than the EPO. That probably gives US patent practitioners a massive headache. They already struggle with added-matter rules in Europe, and now the UPC might be even tougher. Aloys Hüttermann:Yes, especially on added matter. I once spoke with a US practitioner who said, “We hope the UPC will move away from intermediate generalisations.” There is no chance of that. We already have cases where the Court of Appeal confirmed that intermediate generalisations are not allowed, in full alignment with the EPO. You mentioned a recent case where a patent was revoked for added matter, even though it had been granted by the EPO in exactly that form. This shows quite nicely what to expect. If you want to predict how the UPC will handle a revocation action, the best starting point is to ask: “What would the EPO do?” Of course, there will still be cases where the UPC finds an invention to be inventive while the EPO, in parallel opposition proceedings, does not – or vice versa. But those are differences in the appreciation of the facts and the prior art, which you will always have. The underlying legal approach is essentially the same. Rolf Claessen:So you do not see a real example yet where the UPC has taken a totally different route from the EPO on validity? Aloys Hüttermann:No, not really. If I had to estimate how the UPC will decide, I would always start from what I think the EPO would have done. Trends in UPC practice: PIs, equivalents, interim conferences Rolf Claessen:If you look across the different UPC divisions and cases: what trends do you see in practice? For example regarding timelines, preliminary injunctions, how validity attacks are handled, and how UPC cases interact with EPO oppositions or national proceedings? Aloys Hüttermann:If you take the most active divisions – essentially the big four in Germany and the local division in The Hague – they all try to be very careful and diligent in their decisions. But you can already see some differences in practice. For preliminary injunctions there is a clear distinction between the local division in Düsseldorf and most other divisions. Düsseldorf considers one month after knowledge of the infringement as still sufficiently urgent. If you wait longer, it is usually considered too late. In many other divisions, two months is still viewed as fine. Düsseldorf has also been the division that issued most of the ex parte preliminary injunctions so far. Apart from one special outlier where a standing judge from Brussels was temporarily sitting in Milan, Düsseldorf is basically the only one. Other divisions have been much more reluctant. At a conference, Judge Pichlmaier from the Munich division once said that he could hardly imagine a situation where his division would grant an ex parte PI. In his words, the UPC has two types of procedure: one that is fast – the normal main action – and one that is very fast – the inter partes PI procedure. But you do not really have an “ultra-fast” ex parte track, at least not in his division. Another difference relates to amendments and auxiliary requests in PI proceedings. In one recent case in Munich the court said more or less that if you have to amend your patent or rely on auxiliary requests in a PI, you lose. Other divisions have been more flexible and have allowed auxiliary requests. Equivalence is another area where we do not have a unified line yet. So far, only the Hague division has clearly found infringement under the doctrine of equivalents and explicitly used a test taken from Dutch law. Whether that test will be approved by the Court of Appeal is completely open – the first case settled, so the Court of Appeal never ruled on it, and a second one is still very recent. Interestingly, there was another Hague decision a few weeks ago where equivalence was on the table, but the division did not apply that Dutch-law test. We do not know yet why. The Mannheim division has written in one decision that it would be desirable to develop an autonomous pan-European test for equivalence, instead of just importing the German, UK or Dutch criteria. But they did not formulate such a test in that case because it was not necessary for the decision. So we will have to see how that evolves. On timelines, one practical difference is that Düsseldorf usually does not hold an interim conference. That saves them some time. Most other divisions do hold interim conferences. Personally, I like the idea because it can help clarify issues. But you cannot safely read the final outcome from these conferences. I have also seen cases where questions raised at the interim conference did not play any role in the main oral hearing. So they are useful for clarification, but not as a crystal ball. Front-loaded proceedings and typical strategic mistakes Rolf Claessen:If you look at the behaviour of parties so far – both patentees and defendants – what are the most common strategic mistakes you see in UPC litigation? And what would a well-prepared company do differently before the first statement of claim is ever filed? Aloys Hüttermann:You know you do not really want me to answer that question… Rolf Claessen:I do! Aloys Hüttermann:All right. The biggest mistake, of course, is that they do not hire me. That is the main problem. Seriously, it is difficult to judge parties' behaviour from the outside. You rarely know the full picture. There may be national proceedings, licensing discussions, settlement talks, and so on in the background. That can limit what a party can do at the UPC. So instead of criticising, I prefer to say what is a good idea at the UPC. The system is very front-loaded and very fast. If you are sued, you have three months to file your statement of defence and your counterclaim for revocation. In my view, three months are manageable – but only if you use the time wisely and do not waste it on things that are not essential. If you receive a statement of claim, you have to act immediately. You should have a clear strategy within maybe two or three weeks and then implement it. If you change your strategy every few weeks, chances are high that you will fail. Another point is that everything is front-loaded. It is very hard to introduce new documents or new attacks later. Some divisions have been a bit generous in individual cases, but the general line is strict. We have seen, for example, that even if you filed a book in first instance, you may not be allowed to rely on a different chapter from the same book for a new inventive-step attack at the appeal stage. That can be regarded as late-filed, because you could have done it earlier. There is also case law saying that if you first argue inventive step as “D1 plus D2”, and later want to argue “D2 plus D1”, that can already be considered a new, late attack. On the other hand, we had a revocation action where the plaintiff filed about 50 different inventive-step attacks in the initial brief. The division then said: this does not work. Please cut them down or put them in a clear hierarchy. In the end, not all of them were considered. The UPC does not conduct an ex officio examination. It is entitled to manage the case and to tell the parties to limit themselves in the interest of a fair and efficient procedure. Rolf Claessen:I have the feeling that the EPO is also becoming more front-loaded – if you want to rely on documents later, you should file them early. But it sounds like the UPC is even more extreme in that regard. Aloys Hüttermann:Yes, that is true. Protective letters, inspections and the defendant's perspective Rolf Claessen:Suppose someone from a company is listening now and thinks: “We might be exposed at the UPC,” or, “We should maybe use the UPC offensively against competitors.” What would you consider sensible first steps before any concrete dispute arises? And looking three to five years ahead, how central do you expect the UPC to become in global patent litigation compared to the US and China? Aloys Hüttermann:Let me start with the second part. I expect the UPC to become significantly more important. If we have around 200 cases this year, that is a good start, but it is still very small compared to, say, 4,000 to 5,000 patent cases per year in the US and 40,000 or so in China. Even François Bürgin and Klaus Grabinski, in interviews, have said that they are happy with the case load, but the potential is much larger. In my view, it is almost inevitable that we will see four or five times as many UPC cases in the not-too-distant future. As numbers grow, the influence of the UPC will grow as well. Whether, in five or ten years, companies will treat the UPC as their first choice forum – or whether they will usually run it in parallel with US litigation in major disputes – remains to be seen. The UPC would be well equipped for that: the territory it covers is large, Europe is still an important economy, and the UPC procedure is very attractive from a company's perspective. On sensible first steps: if you are worried about being sued, a protective letter can make a lot of sense – especially in divisions like Düsseldorf, where ex parte PIs are possible in principle. A protective letter is not very expensive in terms of court fees. There is also an internal system that ensures the court reads it before deciding on urgent measures. Of course, the content must have a certain quality; a poor protective letter can even backfire. If you are planning to sue someone before the UPC, you should be extremely well prepared when you file. You should already have all important documents and evidence at hand. As we discussed, it is hard to introduce new material later. One tool that is becoming more and more popular is inspection – not just at trade fairs, where we already saw cases very early, but also at company premises. Our firm has already handled such an inspection case. That is something you should keep in mind on both sides: it is a powerful evidence-gathering tool, but also a serious risk if you are on the receiving end. From the defendant's perspective, I do not think the UPC is unfair. If you do your job properly and put a solid revocation counterclaim on the table, then the patentee has only two months to prepare a full reply and all auxiliary requests. And there is a twist that makes life even harder for the patentee than at the EPO. At the EPO the question is mainly: do my auxiliary requests overcome the objections and are they patentable? At the UPC there is an additional layer: do I still have infringement under the amended claims? You may save your patent with an auxiliary request that no longer reads on the defendant's product. That is great for validity, but you have just lost the infringement case. You have kept the patent but lost the battle. And all of this under very tight time limits. That creates considerable pressure on both sides. How to contact Prof. Hüttermann Rolf Claessen:Thank you very much for this really great interview, Aloys. Inside our firm you have a nickname: “the walking encyclopedia of the Unified Patent Court” – because you have written so many books about it and have dealt with the UPC for such a long time. What is the best way for listeners to get in touch with you? Aloys Hüttermann:The easiest way is by email. You can simply write to me, and that is usually the best way to contact me. As you may have noticed, I also like to speak. I am a frequent speaker at conferences. If you happen to be at one of the conferences where I am on the programme – for example, next week in Hamburg – feel free to come up to me and ask me anything in person. But email is probably the most reliable first step. Rolf Claessen:Perfect. Thank you very much, Aloys. Aloys Hüttermann:Thank you. It was a pleasure to be on IP Fridays again. Some of your long-time listeners may remember that a few years ago – when you were not yet part of our firm – we already did an episode on the UPC, back when everything was still very speculative. It is great to be back now that the system is actually in place and working. Rolf Claessen:I am very happy to have you back on the show.

SER Deportivos VigoComenzamos hablando de la reciente derrota del Real Club Celta de Vigo por 3-1 ante el Ludogorets en Bulgaria en la UEFA Europa League, lo que complica su objetivo de clasificar directamente a octavos de final a pesar de sumar nueve puntos. El entrenador Claudio Giráldez realizó rotaciones que no funcionaron, y el equipo cometió errores significativos, incluyendo conceder dos penaltis, aunque Pablo Durán y el debutante Ángel Arcos expresaron su descontento por el resultado y su gratitud a la afición que viajó. El análisis se centró en la necesidad urgente de sumar una victoria en Liga contra el Real Club Deportivo Espanyol en Balaídos, dada la racha de ocho partidos sin ganar en casa que se extiende desde mayo. Los comentaristas destacaron la importancia de que la joven plantilla aprenda de los errores en Europa y mantenga la concentración para revertir la situación, así como el compromiso del club con el desarrollo de talentos de la cantera como Arcos. Se hizo un llamado a la afición para que mantenga su apoyo incondicional, ya que la conexión con el equipo será crucial para recuperar la senda de la victoria y mejorar su posición en la clasificación liguera.

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La actualidad de la mañana en Vigo, en la Cadena SER.Comenzamos hablando de la detención de siete personas en una operación antidroga en la comarca de O Rosal, mientras la Plataforma pola Defensa do Ferrocarril Ferrol-Ribadeo denunció que un nuevo sistema de seguridad incrementa los tiempos de viaje en 15 minutos en la línea. Se reportaron temperaturas frías y lluvias anticipadas, y la concesionaria de la AP-9 presentó un incidente de nulidad ante el Tribunal Supremo por la devolución de peajes del puente de Rande, acción que la asociación promotora considera incoherente y dilatoria. El alcalde de O Porriño sugirió crear una mancomunidad para las presas, aunque otros alcaldes se desmarcaron, y el alcalde de Vigo criticó al presidente de la Xunta de Galicia por culpar al Concello de Vigo del mantenimiento de las presas, ofreciéndose a asumir la competencia de vivienda con los recursos adecuados. La huelga en atención primaria persiste, con el sindicato Confederación Intersindical Galega (CIG) reportando un 5,5% de seguimiento, mientras que el Partido Popular exige información sobre el desmantelamiento de una supuesta narcovivienda en Cabral y el Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG) solicita datos sobre la venta de inmuebles municipales. Finalmente, se anunció el encendido del alumbrado navideño en Tui, con un árbol de más de seis metros, y la programación por el Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad, con el Real Club Celta de Vigo optimista ante la posibilidad de sellar su clasificación a la siguiente ronda de la UEFA Europa League en Bulgaria.

SER Deportivos VigoComenzamos hablando del importante viaje de más de 500 aficionados del Real Club Celta de Vigo a Bulgaria para apoyar al equipo contra el Ludogorets en la UEFA Europa League, un partido crucial donde una victoria podría asegurar su clasificación a la siguiente ronda del torneo. Los comentaristas destacaron la camaradería y el entusiasmo de los seguidores celtistas a pesar del complicado trayecto, y analizaron la situación del Ludogorets, que ha tenido un cambio de entrenador recientemente. El entrenador del Celta, Claudio Giráldez, se mostró optimista sobre las posibilidades del equipo, mientras se discutía la situación contractual de jugadores clave como Óscar Mingueza, quien desea seguir en el club, y el potencial de jóvenes como Fer López y Ángel Arcos. Se mencionó el buen inicio de temporada del Real Club Celta Femenino bajo la dirección de Cristina Cantero, que se prepara para un importante partido contra el Club Deportivo Tenerife, y se anunciaron los clinics de fútbol de la escuela del club para niños durante las vacaciones navideñas.

From the BBC World Service: Shares in Alibaba rose after the Chinese e-commerce company reported a 34% increase in revenue for its cloud computing division, as well as triple-digit increases in sales for its AI-related products. Then, in energy news, Iranian authorities plan to scrap generous subsidies for gas, and refiners in India rush to secure Russian oil imports ahead of a U.S. deadline. Plus, more international students turn to Bulgaria to complete their medical degrees.

From the BBC World Service: Shares in Alibaba rose after the Chinese e-commerce company reported a 34% increase in revenue for its cloud computing division, as well as triple-digit increases in sales for its AI-related products. Then, in energy news, Iranian authorities plan to scrap generous subsidies for gas, and refiners in India rush to secure Russian oil imports ahead of a U.S. deadline. Plus, more international students turn to Bulgaria to complete their medical degrees.

'Europe's EV market is evolving into a study of contrasts. Norway's near-total adoption demonstrates that a combination of policy, incentives, and infrastructure can drive almost complete electrification, while countries like Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia reveal persistent structural and economic hurdles that could slow the EU's broader green transition. The surprising dominance of hybrid-electric vehicles indicates consumers are hedging bets, favouring transitional technologies as fully electric adoption struggles with cost and charging access. Looking ahead, Europe risks a two-speed electrification landscape: frontrunners pushing aggressively toward BEVs, while laggards require urgent policy support to prevent widening market disparities, shaping both manufacturer strategy and the continent's climate trajectory.' Michael Fisher from Tradingpedia. European EV adoption trends Europe's 2035 ban on new petrol cars is now back under debate as leaders question whether the deadline is still realistic amid slowing EV adoption. With automakers pushing for a more 'pragmatic' transition, the conversation around Europe's electric future is shifting. In light of this, I am reaching out with highlights from our latest report, which sheds light on the sales of electric vehicles in Europe and the brands selling the most units in 2025. To outline which nations in Europe are leading or falling behind in the shift to electric mobility, our team at TradingPedia analysed EV sales using new car registration data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) for January-September 2024 and 2025. We also examined the top-selling brands and compared the revenues of leading automotive groups using their official financial reports for the same period. The full dataset is available on Google Drive via this link. Recent data highlights the Nordics as the clear frontrunners in Europe's shift to electric mobility, with Sweden and Denmark each seeing more than 60% of new cars registered as either battery-electric or plug-in hybrids, whereas Norway is in a league of its own, reporting an extraordinary 96.81% EV share. Eastern Europe, however, continues to lag, with countries such as Slovakia, Croatia, and Bulgaria still below the 10% mark. Here are a few key takeaways from the report: Norway is racing towards 100% electric adoption, with 107,606 battery-electric cars and 2,198 plug-in hybrids registered so far in 2025, a share that puts 96.8% of all new vehicles firmly in the fully electric column. EV registrations continue to surge, rising 31.5% year on year, even as plug-in hybrids fall by 14.3% Interestingly, new registrations of conventional hybrids plunged by 66% in the same period. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland are not far behind, reporting EV shares of 68.73%, 62.04%, 56.58% and 56.07%, respectively. Finland has seen the biggest leap in the Nordics, with its EV share of all newly sold cars surging by almost 18 percentage points since 2024. Among these countries, Denmark is the only one to record a sharp fall in plug-in hybrid sales, down 29.35% from 2024. The lowest EV shares of new vehicle registrations in 2025 are found in Croatia (4.43%), Bulgaria (5.82%), and Slovakia (8.58%), where petrol and diesel still dominate the market. Bulgaria stands out in particular, with petrol and diesel cars accounting for 90.63% of new registrations in 2025, despite EV sales rising by more than 46%. Slovakia, meanwhile, has increased its battery-electric registrations by an impressive 72.52%, whereas Croatia reports a steep decline of 51.92%. Germany, Europe's largest car market, continues to dominate in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales, recording 382,202 newly registered units, with the United Kingdom close behind at 349,414 and France at 216,310. Together, these three markets account for more than a third of all BEVs sold across the continent. While Germany and the UK saw total EV sales (BEV + PHEV) soar by 46.6% and 32.2% respecti...

La actualidad de la mañana en Vigo, en la Cadena SER.Comenzamos hablando de la crítica del diputado nacionalista Néstor Rego al sistema de financiación, que cifra en 20.000 millones de euros el déficit de financiación para Galicia, mientras que el turismo registró más de un millón de visitantes en septiembre, principalmente nacionales de Madrid. En el ámbito sanitario, se abordó la huelga en atención primaria, convocada por los sindicatos Confederación Intersindical Galega (CIG) y OMEGA, con un seguimiento del 8,2% en el área de Vigo según la Consellería de Sanidade, aunque los sindicatos denunciaron servicios mínimos abusivos, y se mencionó que el Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia (TSXG) falló a favor de una profesora de música por el retraso en un protocolo de acoso laboral. El Concello de Vigo anunció que realizará su propia valoración del Instituto Ferial de Vigo (Ifevi) en desacuerdo con la Xunta de Galicia, mientras que el alcalde de O Porriño demandó una solución urgente para los problemas de las presas y la creación de una mancomunidad de aguas, y se obtuvieron 2 millones de euros de la Fundación Biodiversidad para la mejora ecológica y un carril bici. Además, se informó que tres aseguradoras indemnizarán con más de 5 millones de euros a la armadora del Villa de Pitanxo tras el naufragio, y el Real Club Celta de Vigo se prepara para su partido de la UEFA Europa League en Bulgaria. Finalmente, se mencionó la elección de la "palabra del año 2025" por la Real Academia Galega (RAG) y la solicitud de reunión urgente para desbloquear un convenio para la reforma de la piscina de Teis.

SER Deportivos VigoComenzamos hablando de la actualidad del balonmano, con el seleccionador Chus Mateo expresando su satisfacción con la actitud de los jugadores de la selección masculina de cara a la clasificación para el Mundial, y el debut de las "guerreras" en su respectivo campeonato del mundo. En el fútbol, se discutió la convocatoria del Real Club Celta de Vigo por Claudio Giráldez para el partido en Bulgaria, marcada por la baja de Fran Beltrán por enfermedad, la ausencia por decisión técnica de Javi Rueda y Franco Cervi, y el debut en competición europea de Ángel Arcos, con Williot Swedberg y Hugo Álvarez ya disponibles. Marco Garcés, director de fútbol del club, se mostró optimista sobre las posibilidades del equipo de avanzar en la copa de Europa y comentó la difícil situación del mercado de fichajes y la remota opción de que Fer López regrese cedido. Los analistas deportivos Abraham Martínez, Víctor Currás y Alberto Bravo valoraron la buena racha del Celta en la UEFA Europa League y su cambio de estilo de juego hacia un enfoque más resultadista, lo que ha aumentado su competitividad. Finalmente, se concluyó que la actual situación del equipo es ilusionante, aunque se subrayó la necesidad de obtener buenos resultados en los próximos partidos, tanto de liga como de copa, para asegurar una posición favorable en las clasificaciones.

On this week's Vogue & Amber: Vogue is pre-recording before heading into the jungle, trying to pack, move house and organise her entire life in 48 hours, Amber's branded Hairy Flaps on Zoom, and Imo's never been to Winter Wonderland (SHOCK HORROR). Plus, clearing houses and strangers ripping things off the walls, trying to sell a branded tote on Vinted, Domino's desserts in Bulgaria and the Wilson family children hierarchy. Watch us on Youtube! CLICK HERE! or search Vogue & AmberRemember, if you want to get involved you can:Email us at vogueandamberpod@global.com OR find us on socials @voguewilliams, @ambrerosolero @vogueandamberpodListen and subscribe to Vogue & Amber on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

San Diego keeps writing history. Anders Dreyer's thunderbolt sends the expansion side into the Western Conference Final, and we break down how SDFC's relentless identity carried them past Minnesota. Then it's a massive Matchday 5 in the Champions League, with Chelsea-Barcelona, City-Leverkusen, Marseille-Newcastle and a full slate of storylines across Europe — injuries, returns, selection battles, and knockout stakes everywhere you look.We'll also hit the latest on the Vinicius Jr.–Xabi Alonso tension in Madrid, Manchester United's unraveling under Ruben Amorim, Wilfried Nancy's likely move to Celtic, River Plate's dramatic Clausura exit (and Santiago Sosa's heroic masked return), plus the full field for the 2026 U.S. Open Cup and key results in the NCAA women's tournament.As always, The Refill brings the biggest headlines from around the world — from Premier League rights intrigue to Japan's new cup champion and updates for historic clubs in Portugal and Bulgaria.Grab your Morning Espresso. The game never stops — and neither do we.

Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.comToday I'm honored to introduce you all to: MK ULTRA, Split Consciousness and Secret Space Program, child trafficking and organized abuse survivor, whistleblower and overcomer, loving mother, hiker and homesteader, published writer and author, host of her own podcast, creator and developer of her own growing and thriving Patreon community, independent researcher, vocal performance extraordinaire, remote viewer, and psionic warrioress: Veronika LynneBorn into a legacy of hidden hands - three generations deep in occult ties and intelligence webs - her earliest years unfolded in the sterile halls of Bay Area labs and the candlelit circles of secret societies, all under the long shadow of MK ULTRA. Stanford, Berkeley, Half Moon Bay: these were some of her nurseries, where trauma-based conditioning splintered her psyche and where her psychic gifts were forged into weapons for a program that never officially ended.Spokane offered no sanctuary, only deeper exploitation and the first whispers of a Split Consciousness Program - often called the Secret Space Program (SSP). For two decades, Veronika lived a double existence. By day, a gifted musician with a voice that could silence rooms; by night - or in the erased hours between - she was a remote viewer tracking emerald mines in Colombia's chaos, a conduit in blood-soaked rituals, and a commodity in underground playgrounds for the elite - human and otherwise. Beneath California's mountains, she trained in psychic warfare inside clandestine facilities; high in secret peaks, she touched the consciousness of an ancient ark. Healing cracked the vault. A car crash in Bulgaria, dreams that bled into waking life, and the steady hand of fellow SSP whistleblower, Michael, unlocked the flood. Memories returned not as fragments but as revelations, each one a key. And then, at thirty-seven, the final shock: she discovered was still active and being activated. A “shadow agent,” a dissociative operative designed to bury truth. But love - real, defiant love - shattered the script. An alter named Christine tore down the walls. They exposed the handlers, escaped the web, and survived under unseen protection.CONNECT WITH VERONIKA: -Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/SpaceMystic?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink-Purchase Veronika's Memoir "Out of Sight" on Amazon: https://a.co/d/iiyvwyB-YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@VeronikaLynne-Websites: https://www.dreamdisclosure.com/ ,  https://www.psiion.com/ , & https://www.spacemystic.com/-TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@veronika_lynne-IG: https://www.instagram.com/veronikalynne_spacemystic/-X: https://x.com/Veronika_LynneCONNECT WITH EMMA: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficialEMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimaginationVENMO: @emmapreneurCASHSupport the show

Confruntată cu amenințarea rusească, Uniunea Europeană caută modalități de intervenție rapidă a trupelor sale, în caz de criză. Așa a apărut ideea unui ”Spațiu Schengen Militar”. Miercuri, Comisia Europeană a făcut primii pași în această direcție.   După cum arată o analiză a ziarului Le Figaro, sabotajul asupra liniei feroviare Varșovia-Lublin, pe care guvernul polonez îl pune pe seama Rusiei, ilustrează importanța strategică a infrastructurii în război. „Infanteria câștigă bătălii, dar logistica câștigă războaie”, a reamintit miercuri comisarul european pentru apărare, Andrius Kubilius, citând o frază a generalului american John Pershing din timpul Primului Război Mondial. Astfel că Uniunea Europeană intenționează să simplifice procedurile și să modernizeze infrastructurile cheie pentru ca trupele și echipamentele să ajungă repede acolo unde este nevoie, în caz de pericol.   Asta își propune acest „Schengen militar”. Comisia vrea să reducă timpul de autorizare pentru deplasarea trupelor și echipamentelor pe continent de la 45 de zile în prezent la maximum 3 zile, pe timp de pace. Dar în cazul unei crize? Ei bine, dacă birocrația va putea fi simplificată de urgență, cu infrastructura e mult mai complicat. Le Figaro reamintește că atunci când armata franceză a vrut să trimită o duzină de tancuri Leclerc la baza NATO din România, în toamna anului 2022, s-a confruntat cu o mlaștină birocratică și logistică care a prelungit desfășurarea la... 45 de zile!  Germania interzisese utilizarea rețelei sale rutiere, argumentând că transportul militar depășea sarcina maximă autorizată pe osie (12 tone). Transportul feroviar a întâmpinat și el probleme. Unele poduri feroviare nu puteau susține încărcătura. Anul acesta, în timpul exercițiului NATO Dacian Fall de luna trecută, convoiul a trebuit să călătorească pe mare de la Marsilia până la portul grecesc Alexandropolis, apoi înapoi pe șosea prin Grecia, Bulgaria și România. 500 de puncte nevralgice identificate Astfel, conform planului, autoritățile naționale și europene trebuie să își modernizeze infrastructura. Poduri, tuneluri, căi ferate, porturi… aproximativ 500 de puncte nevralgice au fost identificate în coordonare cu NATO de-a lungul a patru coridoare militare – Nord, Est, Centru-Sud și Centru-Nord – ale căror trasee exacte rămân confidențiale. Acestea urmează să fie consolidate până în 2030 Din punctul de vedere al organizării, în cazul unei crize majore, Comisia poate declara stare de urgență, aprobată de Consiliu în câteva ore, ocolind autorizațiile administrative. Planul include, de asemenea, stabilirea unui acces prioritar pentru echipamentele militare. Bruxelles-ul propune, de asemenea, punerea în comun a resurselor strategice între statele membre, prin intermediul unui portal digital unic. Vorbim despre trenuri de marfă, stocuri de muniții, combustibil și altele. Toate acestea, concomitent cu consolidarea industriei de apărare. Bugetul alocat mobilității militare va crește de zece ori în următorul buget multianual al UE (2028-2034), ajungând la 17,6 miliarde de euro. Așadar, nevoia de acțiune este urgentă, având în vedere că mai multe servicii de informații europene și șeful Statului Major al Apărării din Franța, Fabien Mandon, și-au exprimat îngrijorarea cu privire la riscul unei confruntări cu Rusia în termen de trei până la patru ani. Ascultați rubrica ”Eurocronica”, cu Ovidiu Nahoi, în fiecare zi, de luni până vineri, de la 8.45 și în reluare duminica, de la 15.00, numai la RFI România

Lars Mittank was last seen running out of the Varna Airport in Bulgaria on July 8th, 2014. He left his belongings behind and has never been heard from since. Despite being "the most famous missing person on YouTube," his case remains unsolved.   Follow his family on Facebook and submit information here: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/findetlarsmittank⁠   Watch the documentary by Insolito that was produced with the assistance of Sandra Mittank and Private Investigators on the case here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5VM8jzSWgE&t=73s For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Don't forget to follow me on social media under Voices for Justice Podcast & SarahETurney Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice For more information about the cases discussed, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VoicesforJusticePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For even more content or if you just want to support our show, you can join our Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/voicesforjustice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VFJPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahTurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California officials knew about underground embers a week before the Palisades fire but failed to properly monitor them—then lied about their involvement in court documents. Is anyone surprised? We've got state representatives showing up at 4 AM to direct firefighters, then claiming they had "no responsibility" while fighting a lawsuit from 3,000 residents. Meanwhile, Mayor Karen Bass was vacationing in Ghana despite promising no international trips, water reservoirs were empty, and fire hydrants ran dry. But sure, let's trust these same leaders who made filming so expensive that Mel Gibson's crew flew to Bulgaria because it was cheaper than shooting in Hollywood. The state that's number one in homelessness, poverty, and gas prices wants us to believe this disaster isn't their fault? What could go wrong when Gavin Newsom runs for president in 2028 on this stellar track record? Are Californians finally waking up to decades of failed leadership, or will they keep voting for the same policies that turned their state into an unaffordable bureaucratic nightmare? Like and subscribe if you're tired of politicians dodging accountability while taxpayers pay the price.

Costume designer Mona May dives into the iconic fashion of *Clueless*, revealing how she transformed Jane Austen's *Emma* into a high-fashion, colorful aesthetic for 1990s Beverly Hills high schoolers, moving past the era's grunge trend with plaids, Mary Janes, and berets. She discusses her continued work with cast members like Alicia Silverstone and shares her concerns about the struggles facing the film industry in Los Angeles as productions increasingly move to places like Bulgaria and Ireland for financial incentives. Finally, Mona May explains how her Polish-German background and her birthplace in India, where she first experienced a world of bright color, profoundly shaped her signature design style and love for using color in her films.Show Clip from The Paris Chong Show with Mona Mayhttps://youtu.be/ggFe8n7f5Eohttps://www.theparischongshow.com

Comisarul european pentru agricultură, Christophe Hansen, a avut, săptămâna trecută, un schimb de opinii cu membrii Comisiei Agri a Parlamentului European, axat pe teme precum finanțarea agriculturii, strategia privind reînnoirea generațională și simplificarea politicii agricole comune în actualul exercițiu financiar. Europarlamentarii vor să se asigure că agricultura europeană va fi adecvat finanțată prin bugetul PAC după 2027 și că sunt create condiții suficiente pentru atragerea tinerilor în sector. Hansen a spus, în timpul dezbaterii, că așteptările și solicitările Parlamentului European sunt ascultate cu atenție de Comisia Europeană. „Noi luăm părerea dumneavoastră în serios”, a spus el. De asemenea, a asigurat că poziția fermierilor și îngrijorările exprimate de aceștia în timpul vizitelor de lucru, efectuate în statele membre pe parcursul anului, contează în acțiunile Executivului european. Până în prezent, Hansen a vizitat ferme din 25 de state membre și a purtat discuții cu reprezentanții agricultorilor locali, iar până la sfârșitul lunii în curs își propune să ajungă în Ungaria și Slovacia și să finalizeze, astfel, periplul european promis la începutul mandatului. Reforma propusă de Comisia Europeană pentru politica agricolă după 2027 este în dezacord cu majoritatea legiuitorilor de la Bruxelles. Ei se tem că unirea bugetului regional cu cel agricol într-un singur fond gestionat de guvernele naționale va vicia piața unică, dând o lovitură concurenței loiale, și amenință că, dacă acest plan nu se va modifica, vor bloca următorul buget al UE. Întâlnirea programată pentru luni, 10 noiembrie, între președinta Comisiei, Ursula von der Leyen, președinta Parlamentului European, Roberta Metsola, și președintele Consiliului Uniunii Europene, premierul danez Mette Frederiksen, este privită de presa europeană ca o încercare de detensionare a relațiilor interinstituționale și sunt așteptate concesii din partea Executivului european.   Şapte state UE vor extinderea tarifelor pentru produsele ruseşti. Îngrăşămintele sunt vizate Șapte state din nordul și estul Uniunii Europene, printre care și Germania, cer extinderea tarifelor suplimentare pentru mai multe produse rusești, inclusiv îngrășămintele pe bază de potasiu, și recomandă Comisiei Europene să vină cu o propunere în acest sens. Apelul lansat în 4 noiembrie este susținut de Estonia, Finlanda, Germania, Letonia, Lituania, Polonia și Suedia, potrivit publicației Politico. Ambasadorii țărilor membre la Uniunea Europeană au analizat scrisoarea săptămâna trecută și intenționează să prezinte subiectul miniștrilor comerțului la următoarea lor reuniune din 24 noiembrie. Dacă inițiativa câștigă un sprijin mai larg până atunci, scrie Politico, este posibil să fie discutată și cu secretarul american al comerțului, Howard Lutnick, care a fost invitat la reuniunea de la Bruxelles. Subiectul rămâne însă controversat în Uniune, din cauza intereselor economice diferite. Mai multe țări vor să păstreze accesul la materii prime ieftine pentru industriile lor, cum ar fi fierul și oțelul, produse vizate în apelul celor șapte state; altele susțin că astfel de măsuri se încadrează în politica de sancțiuni. Reamintim că Bruxelles-ul a impus de anul trecut tarife vamale suplimentare pentru exporturile rusești de cereale și din iulie anul curent pentru îngrășămintele pe bază de azot.   Președintele Franței susţine UE-Mercosur, fermierii reacţionează Deschiderea președintelui Franței, Emmanuel Macron, față de acordul UE-Mercosur stârnește indignare în Hexagon, notează euractiv.com. În urma unei întâlniri de săptămâna trecută între președintele francez și omologul său brazilian, Macron a sugerat că Franța ar putea sprijini acordul, cu condiția ca țările blocului sud-american să accepte garanțiile propuse de Uniunea Europeană, iar după discuțiile la care a participat și președinta Comisiei Europene s-a declarat „destul de optimist” cu privire la rezultatul negocierilor. Schimbarea de opinie a lui Emmanuel Macron a declanșat un val de nemulțumiri în mediul agricol francez, dar și printre politicieni, care l-au acuzat fie de „trădare”, fie de „capitulare” în fața Bruxelles-ului. Chiar ministrul francez al agriculturii, Annie Genevard, a reacționat, subliniind că standardele de producție egale rămân o linie roșie și că deși au existat progrese, acestea nu sunt suficiente. Potrivit sursei citate, opoziția din Franța nu va avea însă un impact semnificativ asupra ratificării acordului. Pe fondul tensiunilor globale în creștere, Comisia Europeană și-a propus să diversifice comerțul Uniunii Europene și speră ca acordul cu statele sud-americane să se finalizeze în decembrie, când este programată și ratificarea de către statele membre.   Valoarea producţiei agricole scade pentru al doilea an consecutiv în UE Valoarea producției agricole din Uniunea Europeană s-a redus în 2024 cu 0,9%, față de 2023, până la 532 de miliarde de euro, pe fondul unei ușoare creșteri a volumului producției și al scăderii prețurilor pentru bunuri și servicii agricole. 2024 a fost al doilea an consecutiv de scădere, după vârful din 2022, a anunțat biroul european de statistică vineri, 7 noiembrie. Jumătate din valoarea producției agricole europene a provenit din culturi, puțin peste două cincimi au provenit din sectorul zootehnic și al produselor de origine animală, iar restul a reprezentat aportul serviciilor agricole și activităților secundare. Din cele 27 de state membre, 15 au înregistrat valori mai mari. Rate de creștere ridicate au fost în Irlanda (+8,9%), Croația (+8,8%) și Suedia (+5%), în timp ce scăderi pronunțate s-au consemnat în Franța (-9%), România (-8,5%) și Bulgaria (-8%), menționează Eurostat.  

Today in History: The Maccabees removed the stones of the defiled altar from the Holy Temple (according to tradition, see the historical book 1 Maccabees 4:43). The memorial of Rabbi Daniel Zion (of blessed memory), a Messianic Jewish pioneer who died in 1979 CE (5740). Rabbi Zion was one of the chief rabbis of Bulgaria during World War II and a believer in Yeshua. He helped save 800 Jews from the Nazis, but ended up a prisoner himself. He survived and, in 1949, he moved to Israel.This week's portion is called Chayei Sarah (Sarah's Life) TORAH PORTION: Genesis 25:1–11GOSPEL PORTION: Matthew 12:1–21What verse spoke to you most today and why?Did you learn something about God?Daily Bread for Kids is a daily Bible reading podcast where we read through the Torah and the Gospels in one year! Helping young Bible-readers to study God's Word, while also discovering its Jewish context!THE KIDS' JOURNAL is available from ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arielmedia.shop⁠⁠⁠⁠BUSY MOMS who want to follow the Daily Bread readings on podcast for adults, can go to ⁠⁠https://dailybreadmoms.com⁠⁠The Bible translation we are reading from is the Tree of Life Version (TLV) available from the Tree of Life Bible Society.INSTAGRAM: @dailybreadkids @arielmediabooks @dailybreadmomsTags: #DailyBreadMoms #DailyBreadJournal #BibleJournaling #Messianic #BiblePodcast #BiblicalFeasts #Journal #biblereadingplan #Messiah #JewishRoots #Yeshua #GodIsInControl #OneYearBible #MomLife #MotherCulture #FaithFilledMama #BiblicalWomanhood #Proverbs31woman

El  traductor y escritor Marc Casals llegó a Bosnia muy joven, seducido por el poder de atracción de los Balcanes. Y ahí se quedó.  Ha vivido ahí, en Bulgaria, Croacia, Bosnia, Eslovenia… durante casi 20 años y fruto de ese conocimiento profundo son sus artículos en distintos medios, un libro imprescindible para los interesados por la historia de esa zona y también la posibilidad de que leamos a algunos de los autores de los Balcanes en español.Dos editoriales aragonesas publican ahora nuevas obras traducidas por Marc.  “El patio maldito” del premio nobel de literatura Ivo Andric que publica Xordica y “De ningún lugar a ninguna parte” de Bekim Sejranovic con La Caja Books. De esta traducciones y de su trabajo como escritor, en el que destaca “La Piedra Permanece” un ensayo magnifico recorre la historia, los pueblos, los mitos y peculiaridades de la zona a través de las historias de aquellos que han vivido y sufrido sus avatares hablamos hoy con Marc Casals en La Torre de Babel.

Dr. Angie Kassabie is a Lebanese-born nutrition expert and dietitian known for her work in clinical nutrition and healthy lifestyle programs. She studied medicine and went on to complete her Master's and PhD in Dietetics, later becoming an assistant professor in the field of hygiene, medical ecology, and nutrition. Dr. Kassabie founded one of the first companies in Bulgaria dedicated to healthy eating and personalized diet plans, and she also created “Angie's Kitchen,” a service offering calorie-controlled meals for people seeking sustainable weight loss. Over the years, she has worked with high-profile clients, including international celebrities, and gained media recognition through appearances on television programs. Today, she continues to be a well-known figure in nutrition, offering consultations and promoting science-based healthy living.#hikmatwehbipodcast #podcast#arabicpodcast #angiekassabie#wstudiodxbحكمت_وهبي#حكمت_وهبي_بودكاست#

MUSICAfter two very successful reunion tours the past two years, Creed fans are wondering what's next for the band. Guitarist Mark Tremonti hopes they'll have new music for their next trek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=hOn1UjlE-CaB6Ris&v=dJsaiTw87IU&feature=youtu.be Kanye West is supposed to play Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 29th. But his newfound fascination with the Nazi party could get him in trouble with the government. https://consequence.net/2025/11/kanye-west-brasil-arrest-threat-nazism/ Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne have released a new episode of The Osbournes Podcast, their first since Ozzy died in July and first overall in about a year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcyG0XijNJAA hotel chef in Peru was allegedly fired after taking a pic with Guns n' Roses frontman Axl Rose. https://loudwire.com/hotel-chef-fired-photo-axl-rose/ Johnny and June Carter Cash's son John gave fans an exclusive tour inside their iconic Cash Cabin recording studio. One of their most interesting things fans will learn from the video is that Johnny was a champion boomerang thrower. https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/11/11/watch-johnny-cashs-son-john-carter-gives-tour-of-iconic-cash-cabin-recording-studio/ TVAmy Schumer posted a series of pics in a little red dress, and she looks really good. She also deleted all her old photos. https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ76FrgDEZC/?img_index=1 The new "Fear Factor", with host Johnny Knoxville, will debut on Fox on January 14th. https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3914417/fear-factor-the-next-chapter-with-johnny-knoxville-sets-january-2026-premiere-date/ MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:Eddie Murphy has OCD. Or at least he DID. https://people.com/eddie-murphy-discusses-his-journey-with-ocd-new-documentary-11847780 Guys, The Devil Wears Prada 2 dropped its first trailer yesterday. The first footage (below) shows Streep's Miranda and Hathaway's Andy meeting in an elevator. Not shown are co-stars Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, who also reprise their roles from the 2006 fashion comedy.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/devil-wears-prada-2-trailer-meryl-streep-anne-hathaway-1236425047/ Avatar: Fire and Ash is hitting theaters this December, and it's gonna be a long one. https://www.slashfilm.com/2024513/avatar-fire-and-ash-rumored-runtime/ AND FINALLYTo mark the start of AC/DC's homecoming tour in Australia Tuesday in Melbourne, 374 bagpipers gathered in the city's Federation Square for "The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash" where they performed along with the video of AC/DC doing "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" on a flatbed truck there on Swanston Street in 1976.With thousand of onlookers, the gathering set the record for the largest bagpipe ensemble, breaking the record of 33 set in 2012 in Bulgaria.AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES!Follow The Rizzuto Show @rizzshow on social media for more from your favorite daily comedy podcast. Connect with The Rizzuto Show online at 1057thepoint.com/RizzShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

State Builders from the Steppe: A History of the First Bulgarian Empire (This is RETHINK, 2025) explores how the Proto-Bulgarians were able to build both an empire and an identity amidst the turmoil of the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages. From creating the Cyrillic Alphabet and crowning the first ever Tsar to defeating the first Arab invasion of Europe and nearly conquering the last vestiges of the Roman Empire, the history of the First Bulgarian Empire is equal parts fascinating and dramatic. In this episode, Eric Halsey joins me to discuss the little-known history of the First Bulgarian Empire, its nomadic pastoralist origins, why the empire collapsed, and its legacies in Bulgaria today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

State Builders from the Steppe: A History of the First Bulgarian Empire (This is RETHINK, 2025) explores how the Proto-Bulgarians were able to build both an empire and an identity amidst the turmoil of the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages. From creating the Cyrillic Alphabet and crowning the first ever Tsar to defeating the first Arab invasion of Europe and nearly conquering the last vestiges of the Roman Empire, the history of the First Bulgarian Empire is equal parts fascinating and dramatic. In this episode, Eric Halsey joins me to discuss the little-known history of the First Bulgarian Empire, its nomadic pastoralist origins, why the empire collapsed, and its legacies in Bulgaria today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

State Builders from the Steppe: A History of the First Bulgarian Empire (This is RETHINK, 2025) explores how the Proto-Bulgarians were able to build both an empire and an identity amidst the turmoil of the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages. From creating the Cyrillic Alphabet and crowning the first ever Tsar to defeating the first Arab invasion of Europe and nearly conquering the last vestiges of the Roman Empire, the history of the First Bulgarian Empire is equal parts fascinating and dramatic. In this episode, Eric Halsey joins me to discuss the little-known history of the First Bulgarian Empire, its nomadic pastoralist origins, why the empire collapsed, and its legacies in Bulgaria today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State Builders from the Steppe: A History of the First Bulgarian Empire (This is RETHINK, 2025) explores how the Proto-Bulgarians were able to build both an empire and an identity amidst the turmoil of the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages. From creating the Cyrillic Alphabet and crowning the first ever Tsar to defeating the first Arab invasion of Europe and nearly conquering the last vestiges of the Roman Empire, the history of the First Bulgarian Empire is equal parts fascinating and dramatic. In this episode, Eric Halsey joins me to discuss the little-known history of the First Bulgarian Empire, its nomadic pastoralist origins, why the empire collapsed, and its legacies in Bulgaria today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

State Builders from the Steppe: A History of the First Bulgarian Empire (This is RETHINK, 2025) explores how the Proto-Bulgarians were able to build both an empire and an identity amidst the turmoil of the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages. From creating the Cyrillic Alphabet and crowning the first ever Tsar to defeating the first Arab invasion of Europe and nearly conquering the last vestiges of the Roman Empire, the history of the First Bulgarian Empire is equal parts fascinating and dramatic. In this episode, Eric Halsey joins me to discuss the little-known history of the First Bulgarian Empire, its nomadic pastoralist origins, why the empire collapsed, and its legacies in Bulgaria today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Nicole and Sasheer are joined by best friends Betsy Sodaro (A Funny Feeling, We Love Trash) and Gilli Nissim (The Other Two, Twisted Metal, AP Bio)! The group gets into the story behind Betsy and Gilli's matching shirts, memories from their trip to Bulgaria where Betsy filmed a commercial playing an eye mite, and the absolute joy of living with a best friend!Watch this full video on YouTube and follow below!Follow Nicole: Twitter, Instagram, TikTokFollow Sasheer: Instagram, TikTokLike the show? Rate Best Friends 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Have a friendship question for Nicole and Sasheer to solve? Leave us a voicemail at (323) 238-6554‬ or write in at nicoleandsasheer@gmail.com.Best Friends is a production of Headgum Studios. Our producer is Allie Kahan. Our executive producer is Anya Kanevskaya. The show is edited, mixed, and engineered by Richelle Chen.This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on Best Friends via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's Vogue & Amber: Amber's back from Bulgaria trip and Vogue's cycling with no hands and convinced she's had a ghost encounter.Plus, more of Ambi's pet peeves, a listener torn over early Christmas decorations, a “lion” loose in Clare and Jonathan Bailey = Sexiest Man Alive.Watch us on Youtube! CLICK HERE! or search Vogue & AmberRemember, if you want to get involved you can:Email us at vogueandamberpod@global.com OR find us on socials @voguewilliams, @ambrerosolero @vogueandamberpodListen and subscribe to Vogue & Amber on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

#125: On today's episode, Kristina Velkova, founder of VitaClean, jumps on the podcast to share her story. How she went from Bulgaria, to the U.S, to the CoFounder of the first water-filtered, shower heads. The girls get into:Her family's immigration storyBuilding resilience at a young agethe significance of divine timing, whether it be in business, opportunities, or relationshipsThe importance of believing that anything is possible and how proving you can get back up is foundationalHow we can use fear and failure to our advantage The truth behind entrepreneurshipThe importance of using filtered water on our hair and skinAmbition that's fueled by hunger for life vs ambition fueled by egobook and pod recs that Kristina lovesmental health hacks like her journaling with ChatGPT exercise and red light therapy iPhone setting& MORECONNECT BELOW:follow Kristina herefollow Vitaclean hereshop Vitaclean hereCONNECT with HAN:follow Han ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow HOW I SEE IT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shop the podcast merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠work with Han: howhanseesit@gmail.com

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: From Beachcomber to Treasure Hunter: Lars' Unlikely Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2025-11-07-23-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Lars stond op het rustige strand van Sunny Beach.En: Lars stood on the quiet beach of Sunny Beach.Nl: De zon scheen zwakjes op de golven.En: The sun weakly shone on the waves.Nl: Het was herfst, en hoewel de drukte weg was, hield de plek nog steeds haar charme.En: It was autumn, and although the crowds were gone, the place still held its charm.Nl: Lars was naar Bulgarije gekomen om te ontspannen, maar het avontuur lokte toch.En: Lars had come to Bulgaria to relax, but adventure called.Nl: Op een dag, terwijl hij langs de kust wandelde, ontdekte hij iets vreemds in het zand.En: One day, while he was walking along the coast, he discovered something strange in the sand.Nl: Een fles, bedekt met algen en met een verkreukeld papier erin.En: A bottle, covered with algae and with a crumpled paper inside.Nl: Lars' hart begon sneller te kloppen.En: Lars' heart began to beat faster.Nl: Een oude boodschap!En: An old message!Nl: Misschien wel een schatkaart, dacht hij hoopvol.En: Perhaps a treasure map, he thought hopefully.Nl: Hij rende terug naar zijn vrienden, Sanne en Mick, die lui in de zon lagen.En: He ran back to his friends, Sanne and Mick, who were lazily lounging in the sun.Nl: "Kijk!"En: "Look!"Nl: riep Lars enthousiast, terwijl hij de fles met zijn bevindingen omhoog hield.En: Lars exclaimed enthusiastically, as he held up the bottle with his findings.Nl: Sanne wierp een blik op de fles.En: Sanne glanced at the bottle.Nl: "Het is vast gewoon rommel," zei ze, onverschillig.En: "It's probably just trash," she said, indifferent.Nl: Mick knikte instemmend.En: Mick nodded in agreement.Nl: "Kom op, Lars.En: "Come on, Lars.Nl: Geniet van de zon, geen oude verhalen."En: Enjoy the sun, not old stories."Nl: Maar Lars kon de verleiding niet weerstaan.En: But Lars couldn't resist the temptation.Nl: Hij moest weten wat er op dat papier stond.En: He had to know what was on that paper.Nl: "Ik ga naar de stad om hulp te zoeken," besloot hij, vastberaden.En: "I'm going to the city to seek help," he decided, resolutely.Nl: In het dorp vond hij een kleine boekhandel.En: In the village, he found a small bookstore.Nl: Daar ontmoette hij Ivan, een lokale historicus.En: There, he met Ivan, a local historian.Nl: Ivan was meteen geïnteresseerd.En: Ivan was immediately interested.Nl: "Dit kan belangrijk zijn," zei Ivan.En: "This could be important," Ivan said.Nl: Samen vertaalden ze de boodschap: een oude tekst met aanwijzingen naar een verborgen kamer bij een oude ruïne aan de kust.En: Together, they translated the message: an old text with clues to a hidden room near an ancient ruin by the coast.Nl: Terwijl Sanne en Mick genoten van hun strandtijd, volgden Lars en Ivan het spoor van aanwijzingen.En: While Sanne and Mick enjoyed their beach time, Lars and Ivan followed the trail of clues.Nl: Ze verkenden ruïnes en onderzochten oude kaarten.En: They explored ruins and examined old maps.Nl: Na verloop van tijd vonden ze het: de ingang naar een vergeten kamer vol oude relikwieën.En: Over time, they found it: the entrance to a forgotten room full of ancient relics.Nl: Het nieuws verspreidde zich snel.En: The news spread quickly.Nl: De lokale autoriteiten kwamen om de ontdekking te beschermen.En: The local authorities came to protect the discovery.Nl: Lars voelde een immense voldoening.En: Lars felt immense satisfaction.Nl: Zijn gedurfde zoeken had iets waardevols opgeleverd.En: His daring search had yielded something valuable.Nl: Hij deelde trots foto's en verhalen online, tot grote verbazing van zijn vrienden.En: He proudly shared photos and stories online, to the great surprise of his friends.Nl: Toen Lars naar huis terugkeerde, voelde hij zich veranderd.En: When Lars returned home, he felt changed.Nl: Hij had zijn liefde voor avontuur herontdekt en besloot dat zijn volgende reis opnieuw een historische ontdekking zou worden.En: He had rediscovered his love for adventure and decided that his next trip would again be a historical discovery.Nl: Het avontuur had hem geroepen, en Lars was klaar om te luisteren.En: Adventure had called him, and Lars was ready to listen. Vocabulary Words:quiet: rustigeweakly: zwakjescharm: charmeadventure: avontuurcoast: kustdiscovered: ontdektecrumpled: verkreukeldenthusiastically: enthousiastindifferent: onverschilligtemptation: verleidingresolutely: vastberadenbookstore: boekhandelhistorian: historicusclues: aanwijzingenhidden: verborgenruin: ruïnerelics: relikwieënyielded: opgeleverdimmense: immensedaring: gedurfdesurprise: verbazingrediscovered: herontdektsatisfaction: voldoeninglounging: lagenweakly: zwakjeshopeful: hoopvolmap: kaartentrance: ingangancient: oudetreasure: schat

What if the key to success in business wasn't strategy or money — but humanity? In this powerful conversation, Neri Karra — author, entrepreneur, and refugee turned global business leader — shares her remarkable journey from fleeing Bulgaria at age 11 to building an international fashion brand and teaching at top universities. Neri opens up about resilience, ambition, and faith — and reveals the negotiation and leadership lessons she learned from immigrant entrepreneurs around the world. From rebuilding a life with nothing to creating a company rooted in empathy, this episode is a masterclass on how humanity can drive business, connection, and success. You'll learn: How to turn rejection into opportunity Why resilience and faith are the true engines of ambition The secret negotiation strategies of immigrant entrepreneurs How empathy and storytelling create lasting trust in business If you've ever wondered how to lead with both strength and compassion — this episode will change the way you see success. Connect with Neri Buy the Book -Pioneers: 8 Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant Entrepreneurs www.pioneersbook.com

In honor of our Silver Signal Award, we're bringing back Silver Medal Superstars, a tribute to all the great second place entries in Eurovision that don't get nearly as much love as the winners. For this look back, we're joined by Eurovangelists fan and DJ Cecily Herzig of Connections with Cecily, a great music show on Royalton Community Radio in Vermont. Jeremy's finding the New Seekers everywhere he looks, Dimitry gives his Bettan history lecture, Cecily dreams of pop girlie babushki, and Oscar proves his unspoken bond with Cecily.Learn more about Cecily and her radio show, and listen to the most recent episode: https://www.royaltonradio.org/meet-cecily-herzig/Watch all the Silver Medal Superstars from this week on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2EbKTi9fyVPxA2wWaA7bnyWjJ0YGuFtThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34BcnN3FdWpaXfDBpSLLSx The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O'Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Costume designer Mona May joins Paris Chong to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic film "Clueless." Mona shares insights into her creative process for the movie's memorable fashion, including Alicia Silverstone's 63 costume changes, and how the script, based on Jane Austen's "Emma," influenced the high-fashion yet youthful looks. She discusses reinventing 90s grunge with plaids, Mary Janes, and berets, drawing inspiration from runways while adapting for 16-year-olds.Mona also talks about her continued work with "Clueless" stars like Alicia Silverstone and Elisa Donovan, and the challenges facing the film industry in Los Angeles, with many productions moving overseas for cost-saving measures. She recounts her experiences working in places like Bulgaria and Berlin, highlighting the difficulties of sourcing materials and adapting to different working styles. Mona expresses her passion for color, influenced by her birth in India, and how it translates into her signature costume designs for films like "Enchanted" and "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion."The conversation also touches on Mona's recently published book about "Clueless," her upcoming book tour and master classes at film schools, and her dream costume design projects (like "Barbie"). She offers advice to aspiring costume designers, emphasizing passion, flexibility with travel, and the importance of mentoring. Mona also discusses the significance of costume design in character development and the current state of the industry.Show Notes:www.theparischongshow.com/episodes/mona-may-costume-designer-of-clueless-and-your-other-favorites-moviesChapter Times:(00:00:00) Intro(00:00:42) Mona May / 30years of Clueless(00:03:49) Actor's Request(00:07:39) Romy & Michele's(00:08:24) Book Tour(00:13:00) Teaching at SCAD(00:14:31) Dream Costume Job(00:17:37) Sourcing Materials(00:19:29) Awards(00:24:20) Advice for Costume Designers(00:28:16) Outro

I ministri dell'Ambiente dell'Ue hanno raggiunto a Bruxelles un accordo sul clima che fissa l'obiettivo di ridurre del 90% le emissioni rispetto ai livelli del 1990 entro il 2040. Dopo 24 ore di trattative, solo Slovacchia, Ungheria e Polonia si sono opposte, mentre Belgio e Bulgaria si sono astenuti. L'Italia, inizialmente contraria, ha sostenuto il compromesso finale. La proposta della Commissione europea rappresenta una tappa intermedia verso la neutralità climatica del 2050. È stata introdotta la possibilità per gli Stati membri di utilizzare crediti internazionali fino al 5% per compensare le emissioni, una misura fortemente voluta dall'Italia, mentre Germania, Spagna e Paesi nordici spingevano per il limite al 3%. Questi crediti, legati a progetti ambientali come riforestazione o investimenti in rinnovabili, dovranno essere di alta qualità. È inoltre previsto che dal 2030 si possa valutare l'uso di un ulteriore 5% di crediti domestici. Rinviata infine al 2028 l'estensione del sistema Ets 2 al trasporto stradale e al riscaldamento degli edifici. Su richiesta italiana, il testo riconosce il ruolo dei biocarburanti e dei carburanti a basse emissioni nella decarbonizzazione dei trasporti, come confermato dal commissario europeo al Clima, Wopke Hoekstra. Ne parliamo con Adriana Cerretelli, editorialista Il Sole 24 Ore Bruxelles.La manifattura resiste ai dazi, in calo ma verso ripresaIl 2025 sarà un anno di transizione per la manifattura italiana, con un calo del fatturato deflazionato dell'1%, meno marcato rispetto al -2,6% medio del biennio precedente. Il fatturato nominale resterà elevato, a 1.120 miliardi di euro. La debolezza dell'industria è comune anche ad altri Paesi europei, in particolare la Germania. Nel biennio 2026-2027 è attesa una ripresa moderata (+1% medio annuo) grazie al miglioramento della domanda europea, al rientro dell'inflazione e alla ripartenza tedesca. I settori più dinamici nel 2025 saranno la farmaceutica (+3%), l'elettrotecnica (+1,7%) e alimentare e bevande (+1,1%), mentre moda (-3,5%) e autoveicoli e moto (-9%) resteranno in difficoltà. Dal 2026, la crescita sarà trainata dai comparti legati alla doppia transizione digitale ed ecologica: elettronica e meccanica (+2,2%), autoveicoli (+2%), elettrotecnica (+1,9%), largo consumo (+1,7%), farmaceutica (+1,5%) e alimentare (+0,7%). Anche il sistema moda tornerà lievemente positivo (+0,4%). Secondo De Felice, il sistema manifatturiero italiano mostra capacità di adattamento e potenziale di ripresa in un contesto di forte cambiamento. Interviene Gregorio De Felice, capo economista e responsabile Studi e Ricerche di Intesa Sanpaolo.Cerved, Made in Italy vale quasi metà dell'export nazionaleLe imprese del made in Italy, circa 76 mila, hanno generato nel 2023 ricavi per 637 miliardi di euro e occupato quasi 2 milioni di persone, con una crescita del 4,3% rispetto al 2014, superiore al +3,7% dell'intera manifattura. Secondo il Monitor Cerved, che analizza i settori chiave come agroalimentare, moda, arredo, meccanica, trasporti e farmaceutica, queste aziende mostrano solidità patrimoniale e finanziaria e una forte vocazione all'export. Pur rappresentando solo il 7,8% delle società di capitali italiane, generano il 47,2% dell'export nazionale, pari a 200 miliardi di euro nel 2023. La crescita dovrebbe proseguire con un leggero aumento dei ricavi (+0,2%) nel 2025 e un +1,7% nel 2026. Tuttavia, la sfida principale sarà mantenere la competitività in un contesto segnato da dazi americani e tensioni geopolitiche. Lo studio evidenzia l'importanza di investimenti in innovazione, sostenibilità e diversificazione dei mercati, puntando su India, Sud-Est asiatico e Africa. «La capacità innovativa delle imprese sarà decisiva per restare competitive», sottolinea il ceo di Cerved, Luca Peyrano. Passa nei nostri studi Regina Corradini D'Arienzo, amministratore delegato e direttore generale di SIMEST.

It was a busy October in Eurovision Land: The EBU unscheduled an extraordinary member session, two countries announced their return to the Contest, and several national selections are getting their ducks in a row. We get caught up on the headlines as Eurovision 2026 starts to take shape. Momentum Summary EBU cancels "extraordinary session" (1:32) Bulgaria and Romania return to Eurovision (3:21) Gert Kark joins the Eurovision Reference Group (8:15) Patreon: PanArctic Sing-Alongs (10:18) National Final Roundup: Estonia, Spain, Albania, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Austria, San Marino (11:38) Photo by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/man-reading-newspaper-in-bulletin-board-c5QdMcuFlgY) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

310 | Mirella Stoyanova Mirella Stoyanova is our guest today, and I don't normally say this, but this was one of my favourite conversations in recent memory. Mirella is a therapist and writer, and her insights dazzled me. We talk about her experience being adopted at age 5, and what coming to America from Bulgaria was like. We discussed the what-ifs of kinship adoption, living in the both/and of grief and gratitude, and she shares an insight that stops me in my tracks: do adoptees reflect an existential crisis back to society?   Full Show Notes and Transcript Here   Join our adoptee community on Patreon here   Check out our upcoming live events here! This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing stated on it, either by its hosts or any guests, is to be construed as psychological, medical or legal advice. Please seek out professionals in those fields if you need those services. The views expressed by the hosts of Adoptees On or any guests are their own and do not represent the opinions of any organization or other person unless otherwise stated.