European left

Dutch authorities have seized an Amsterdam server operated by the activist internet collective Autistici/Inventati at the request of United States authorities, reportedly over alleged connections to antifa. The collective provides email and hosting services to activists and left-wing groups. The seizure has drawn criticism from digital rights advocates concerned about foreign pressure on European hosting and the targeting of activist infrastructure.

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is en route to the asteroid Dimorphos, where it will examine the crater left by NASA's DART mission, which deliberately crashed into the moonlet in 2022 to test planetary defense. Hera will survey the impact site and measure how the collision altered the asteroid's orbit and structure.

Manon Aubry, a French left-wing member of the European Parliament with La France Insoumise, is among the topics drawing attention in France as protest activity escalates. A court suspended a ban on a demonstration planned by the Interfac union in Paris, with around 500 people gathering at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, while elected officials in Kremlin-Bicêtre acted as mediators during a blockade of the Darius-Milhaud high school.

The European Parliament has called on the European Commission to bring forward binding rules on psychosocial risks at work, such as stress, burnout and harassment. Trade unions and centre-left MEPs have long argued that existing guidance is not enough, while employer groups fear additional red tape. Attention now turns to whether the Commission will include a legislative proposal in its work programme.