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  • MIL-OSI: Nykredit Realkredit A/S – Extraordinary General Meeting on 24 June 2025 and changes to the Executive Board

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

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    Nykredit Realkredit A/S – Extraordinary General Meeting on 24 June 2025 and changes to the Executive Board

    At Nykredit Realkredit’s Extraordinary General Meeting held on Tuesday 24 June 2025, Lasse Nyby was elected member of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors further includes Merete Eldrup, Preben Sunke, Olav Bredgaard Brusen, Michael Demsitz, Rasmus Fossing, Per W. Hallgren, Kathrin Helene Hattens, Jørgen Høholt, Torsten Hagen Jørgensen, Vibeke Krag, Mie Krog and Inge Sand.

    At the meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Board of Directors elected Merete Eldrup as its Chair and Preben Sunke and Lasse Nyby as its Deputy Chairs.

    Also at the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors, Martin Kudsk Rasmussen joined the Group Executive Board. The Group Executive Board of Nykredit Realkredit A/S now consists of Group Chief Executive Michael Rasmussen and Group Managing Directors Anders Jensen, David Hellemann, Martin Kudsk Rasmussen, Pernille Sindby and Tonny Thierry Andersen.

    Information about Martin Kudsk Rasmussen’s education, professional experience and other directorships and executive positions is provided in Appendix 1.

    Copenhagen, 24 June 2025

    Nykredit Realkredit A/S
    Board of Directors

    Contact
    Questions may be addressed to Press Relations, tel +45 31 21 06 39.

    Appendix 1 – CV of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen

    Martin Kudsk Rasmussen
    Year of birth: 1978

    Career  
    2020 – Managing Director, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2016 – 2020 Head of Corporate Banking, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2012 – 2016 Head of Special Credits, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2010 – 2012 Managing Director, Credits, Sparbank A/S
    2009 – 2010 Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2008 – 2009 Head of Credits, Jyske Bank A/S
    2008 – 2008 Acting Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2005 – 2008 Credit Adviser, Sparbank Vest A/S
    2002 – 2005 Accountant, PwC
       
    Education  
    2019 Executive education from Insead
    2003 – 2007 Master (Business Economics and Auditing), University of Southern Denmark
    1999 – 2002 Bachelor (Economics and Business Administration), Herning Institute of Business Administration and Technology 
       
    Directorships and other positions (current)  
    Aktieselskabet Skelagervej 15 (Board Member)  
    Nærpension Forsikringsformidling (Board Member)  
    SNB IV Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
    Vækst-Invest Nordjylland A/S (Board Member)  
       
    Directorships and other positions (previous)  
    Egnsinvest Tyske Ejendomme A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    Letpension Forsikringsformidling A/S (Board Member)  
    BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    BI Holding A/S (Deputy Chair)                   
    SNB II Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
       

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  • MIL-OSI: Nykredit Bank A/S – changes to the Executive Board

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

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    Nykredit Bank A/S – changes to the Executive Board

    As of 24 June 2025, Carsten Levring Jakobsen and Martin Kudsk Rasmussen have joined the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S. The Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S now consists of Carsten Levring Jakobsen, Martin Kudsk Rasmussen, Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen and Søren Kviesgaard.

    Information about Carsten Levring Jakobsen’s and Martin Kudsk Rasmussen’s education, professional experience and other directorships and executive positions is provided in Appendix 1.

    Copenhagen, 24 June 2025

    Nykredit Bank A/S
    Board of Directors

    Contact
    Questions may be addressed to Press Relations, tel +45 31 21 06 39.

    Appendix 1 – CVs of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen and Carsten Levring Jakobsen

    Martin Kudsk Rasmussen
    Year of birth: 1978

    Career    
    2020 – Managing Director, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2016 – 2020 Head of Corporate Banking, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2012 – 2016 Head of Special Credits, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2010 – 2012 Managing Director, Credits, Sparbank A/S
    2009 – 2010 Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2008 – 2009 Head of Credits, Jyske Bank A/S
    2008 – 2008 Acting Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2005 – 2008 Credit Adviser, Sparbank Vest A/S
    2002 – 2005 Accountant, PwC
       
    Education  
    2019 Executive education from Insead
    2003 – 2007 Master (Business Economics and Auditing), University of Southern Denmark
    1999 – 2002 Bachelor (Economics and Business Administration), Herning Institute of Business Administration and Technology 
       
    Directorships and other positions (current)  
    Aktieselskabet Skelagervej 15 (Board Member)  
    Nærpension Forsikringsformidling (Board Member)  
    SNB IV Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
    Vækst-Invest Nordjylland A/S (Board Member)  
       
    Directorships and other positions (previous)  
    Egnsinvest Tyske Ejendomme A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    Letpension Forsikringsformidling A/S (Board Member)  
    BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    BI Holding A/S (Deputy Chair)                   
    SNB II Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
       

    Carsten Levring Jakobsen
    Year of birth: 1970

    Career    
    2023 – Managing Director, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2019 – 2023 Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2006 – 2019 Financial Manager, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2005 – 2006 Chief Controller, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2005 Business Controller, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2002 – 2005 Business Controller, Danske Bank A/S
    1998 – 2002 Business Analyst, Danske Bank A/S
       
    Education  
    2010 – 2012 Master of Business Administration, MBA Strategy, Business Institute Denmark  
    1992 – 1998 Msc (Economics and Finance), Aarhus University  
       
    Directorships and other positions (current)  
    Aktieselskabet Skelagervej 15 (Board Member)  
       
    Directorships and other positions (previous)  
    DLR Kredit A/S (Deputy Chairman)  
       

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Global offshore wind conference 2025: keynote speech by Ed Miliband

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Speech

    Global offshore wind conference 2025: keynote speech by Ed Miliband

    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, speaks at the RenewableUK conference.

    Thank you, Jane [Cooper]. I just want to say how brilliant it is to be here today, it’s a real privilege. I read my old speech from a year ago, about 15 days before the general election, and it holds up reasonably well to history.

    I felt an incredible sense of excitement back then about having a chance to be Secretary of State, and today I feel an incredible sense of privilege. One of the reasons I feel that sense of privilege is because of all of you, because of the incredibly inspiring things you are doing for energy security, for jobs, around the country, and to tackle the climate crisis.

    I also want to pay tribute to Jane, you are doing an absolutely brilliant job championing this industry – you and the RenewableUK team are truly outstanding.

    Can I say at the same time we are delighted to have secured our superstar signing Dan McGrail as interim CEO of Great British Energy – it’s fantastic to have him and Juergen Maier both here, as well as my colleague Michael Shanks, Minister for Energy who many of you will have met and is doing an absolutely brilliant job, and it’s a privilege to work alongside.

    As I walked into the conference today and saw the banner ‘Mission: Possible’, I felt a real sense of excitement.

    Because when I look around the exhibition hall and this room, I feel that overwhelming sense of possibility, as the slogan suggests.

    Huge economic and industrial opportunities for Britain, huge chances to transform our country. Challenges of course, but as I say I am incredibly proud of this industry, and for 5 years we have worked together on a shared agenda.

    For energy security, lower bills, good jobs and climate.

    I think it is an inspiring and exciting vision of a new era of clean energy abundance for Britain, getting off the rollercoaster of fossil fuels – and we’re reminded by geo-political events all the time how important that is.

    And at the Spending Review last week we committed to the most significant programme of investment in homegrown clean energy in the UK’s history.

    On Tuesday, we announced the biggest nuclear building programme in a generation, creating jobs in Suffolk, Nottinghamshire and across the UK.

    On Thursday, investment in kickstarting carbon capture in Aberdeenshire and the Humber.

    On Friday, half a billion pounds of funding for Britain’s first hydrogen network to help drive industrial renewal.

    And today we go further with a genuinely transformative package of investment in offshore wind supply chains and jobs.

    I truly believe we are witnessing the coming of age of Britain’s green industrial revolution as we build this new era.

    I think it demonstrates above all what an active and strategic government working in the closest partnership with industry can achieve.

    So I want to talk today about the clarity of mission we’re seeking to provide, the way we’re breaking down the barriers to success – barriers you talked a lot with us about when in opposition – the role of catalytic public investment – which is partly about the announcement I’m making today – and then a bit about what I would ask from you as an industry.

    First, I know it has been a tough time for the industry.

    Offshore wind is not immune from the global economic challenges we have seen in the last few years, many of which remain present today.

    My response and my responsibility is to ensure that you have the clarity and certainty you need to make future investment decisions, because I know the biggest enemy of investment is uncertainty.

    We want Britain to be a safe haven for investment.

    That is why from day one we have offered a clear sense of direction, with our goals to deliver clean power by 2030 and accelerate to net zero across the economy.

    Just 6 months after we came to office we published our 2030 Clean Power Action Plan.

    Setting out for the first time the different pathways for deployment of different technologies.

    Offshore wind, onshore wind, solar, nuclear, batteries, hydrogen, CCUS.

    To give developers and investors clarity about the direction of travel.

    When we came to office we also took decisions around AR6 to make it a record-breaking auction.

    But we have also listened hard to the industry about how we can improve the auction process – particularly for fixed and floating offshore wind.

    And we will shortly confirm key decisions for the AR7 auction. I want to say to you very clearly, as far as that decision is concerned and all other decisions, my overriding priority is to give you confidence and certainty because I know these are essential ingredients for you to make the long-term investments we need.

    Second, for years clean energy projects have been held back by barriers and blockages.

    You told us we needed to deal with them.

    So over the last 11 months, that’s what we have gone about doing.

    On planning, we lifted the onshore wind ban within 72 hours of coming to office.

    We’ve introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill – the biggest reform of planning in a generation.

    And we’ve sped up planning decisions, including consenting enough clean energy to power the equivalent of almost 2 million homes.

    On grid, we’ve ended the first come first served connections queue which wasn’t serving our country well, prioritising the power projects we need.

    And we’ve brought forward plans to ensure communities benefit from hosting clean energy infrastructure.

    We’re also working with Defra on improving environmental consenting.

    On radar, we’ve worked with the Ministry of Defence to resolve funding issues that have plagued this sector for years.

    On skills, we’ve backed industry’s skills passport for oil and gas workers.

    And set up the Office for Clean Energy Jobs to ensure we have the skilled workforce we need and to do that planning with our colleagues at the Department for Education.

    In addressing these long-standing issues, we are trying to break down those barriers, which again get in the way of your investment and try to make progress step by step and demonstrating each day what a mission driven government means.

    My observation from the first 11 months in office is having this as one of the Prime Minister’s 5 missions makes all the difference in driving through Whitehall and working with others.

    Third, alongside clarity, certainty and breaking down the barriers we are delivering catalytic public investment to secure jobs and supply chains as part of our long-term industrial strategy.

    This is the right choice for Britain because we want those jobs, it’s also the right choice for our energy security and resilience – and the right long-term way I believe to deal with some of the pressures the industry faces.

    I think it’s fair to say we know that for too long governments have not focused enough on ensuring our success in offshore wind generation leads to the jobs our country needs.

    This government is different.

    There is a global race for these jobs, and we are determined to create them in Britain.

    You told us public investment could unlock funding from the private sector – and you’re right.

    With Great British Energy that is what we are committed to do.

    And today we are announcing a truly historic partnership between public and private investors.

    Hundreds of millions of public funding from Great British Energy crowding in many hundreds of millions more from the offshore wind industry and The Crown Estate.

    Enabling us to today announce a total of £1 billion of supply chain funding to bring offshore wind jobs to Britain.

    It’s designed, this fund, to turbocharge the brilliant work of the sector’s Industrial Growth Plan to invest in ports and factories, so we make turbine towers, blades, foundations and cables here in the UK.

    Helping to drive the clean energy rollout at home and capture a growing export market abroad – including seizing the opportunities of being an early mover in floating offshore wind.

    And this is just the start, with Great British Energy bringing together a wider group of public and private investors to build our offshore wind supply chains and I am incredibly excited about the work that Juergen and Dan are doing at GBE.

    Today I can also confirm we have released the results of the first Clean Industry Bonus round.

    Again here, you told us that the private sector would step up, if we showed the importance of building supply chains here in the UK, and again you were right.

    We were delighted by the response of developers to this scheme.

    Showing that when government leads with ambition, industry is ready to match it.

    We calculate that every pound of public money could unlock up to £17 of private investment.

    The Clean Industry Bonus unleashing the potential of billions of private investment in factories and ports from the North East to East Anglia to Scotland.

    When we talk about catalytic investment, this is what we mean.

    Public investment crowding in, not crowding out, the private capital we need.

    And giving you the confidence to build a long-term industrial base for Britain.

    So look, these are some of the steps we’re taking. Government doesn’t get everything right, but what we are seeking to do is deliver on the promises we made to you in opposition about how we can work together – a true partnership.

    Now often the industry asks me, how can we help you to deliver this mission? Let me just give you a few thoughts on that.

    On jobs, you have a crucial role in reversing decades of failure to invest in our industrial communities and creating a new generation of good jobs at decent wages.

    You have shown your commitment to building supply chains in Britain.

    And my ask of you is to ensure you deliver the 95,000 jobs this industry says it could support in the UK by the end of the decade.

    On trade unions, there is important work on union recognition in some renewables companies.

    But I want to be clear: this government considers trade unions as an essential part of a modern workplace and economy.

    So I ask you to recognise the huge value of partnering with trade unions in all parts of the industry.

    And finally, I would say this:

    I am one of your biggest champions because I know that this mission is the route to building a more secure energy system that can bring down bills for good.

    As we consider the multiple pathways to clean power, my mandate to Chris Stark as head of our 2030 Mission Control, is to deliver at least cost to billpayers and taxpayers and the most economic benefit to the country.

    So in AR7, AR8, AR9 and beyond, value for money for billpayers is our priority, recognising that while the market needs to make a return, we also need to deliver a fair price for consumers.

    Once again, this must be a partnership between us.

    We are doing everything we can, as I have set out, to help the industry continue its strong record in bringing down costs.

    And I urge you to continue to drive forward with innovation and competition to deliver for the country.

    Let me end with this before we get into questions.

    I think over the last 11 months we have shown that Britain is back in the race for the jobs and industries of the future.

    And above all we have shown one thing fundamentally, which is we are serious about delivering. When we said it, we meant it. When we said becoming a clean energy superpower would become one of the Prime Minister’s 5 missions, we meant it. I have my regular meetings with the Prime Minister about this issue and he is incredibly inspired by what you are delivering.

    What we’re seeking to do is have a plan to deliver.

    Clear and consistent leadership.

    Breaking down the barriers.

    Catalytic public investment.

    A true partnership between government, trade unions and industry.

    We believe this is how we build the age of clean energy abundance.

    This is how we boost our energy independence and bring down bills for families and businesses.

    This is how we seize the economic and industrial opportunity of our time.

    And this is how we face up to the greatest long-term challenge we face as a country and as a world, the climate crisis.

    My final thought is this: of course, the industry faces challenges that I am aware of. Nobody believed this was going to be easy, the kind of transformation we are talking about in our economy and in our energy system.

    The thing I feel above all, after 11 months in this role, is more of a sense of optimism about what we can achieve together, more of a sense of optimism that this is the right path for energy security, more of a sense of optimism that this can be the jobs driver of the 21st century for our country.

    Going round the country, there’s nothing more inspiring than seeing those jobs being created and the opportunity for young people doing apprenticeships and being part of this industry.

    I am more certain than ever this is the right path to tackle the biggest long-term threat to humanity, the climate crisis.

    Thank you so much for what you do for our country, thank you so much for your partnership with government.

    And I look forward to continuing to work together to do great things in the months and years ahead.

    Thank you.

    Updates to this page

    Published 24 June 2025

    MIL OSI United Kingdom –

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: City celebrates Windrush and first African-Caribbean councillor

    Source: City of Wolverhampton

    Windrush Day is celebrated annually and honours the contributions made by the Windrush generation and their descendants to British society.

    Dignitaries and residents gathered outside the Civic Centre for the flag raising ceremony as speeches were made by the Mayor of Wolverhampton Craig Collingswood, Bishop Ruben King, Simone Stewart and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands, Sandra Samuels OBE – the first person of African-Caribbean heritage to become Mayor of Wolverhampton.

    This was then followed by an event at Wolverhampton Art Gallery hosted by Lord Lieutenant Derrick Anderson CBE where the bust was officially unveiled, with Mel and family members in attendance.

    Mel said: “I am humbled to be honoured by a bronze bust in the city of Wolverhampton, which has been my home for the last 50 years. I am proud to be recognised for my professional, community and educational contributions to this wonderful city.

    “It is truly amazing that this is the first such public recognition in England of a black woman who is very much alive.”

    Mel was elected to Graiseley Ward in 1981 and served as a local councillor for 11 years, chairing the Social Services Committee in 1982. She later became the first African-Caribbean chairperson of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

    Mayor Councillor Collingswood said: “We were delighted to play our part in highlighting an important time in our history – and to celebrate the impact that the Windrush generation, and individuals such as Mel Chevannes, have had on our city and our nation.”

    Windrush Day commemorates the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in 1948, bringing passengers from the Caribbean to the UK – an event which marked the beginning of significant migration from the Caribbean which enriched British culture and society.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China to showcase more advanced weapons and equipment at Sept. 3 military parade

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) — Weapons and military equipment to be displayed at a military parade in China on Sept. 3 will demonstrate the systemic combat capabilities, new combat forces and strategic deterrence power of China’s armed forces, Wu Zeke, an official with the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission, said at a press conference on Tuesday.

    All the weapons and equipment that will appear in the parade are the main combat equipment in active service with the PLA, reflecting China’s independent innovative capability in weapons development, Wu Zeke said.

    According to him, the military parade will feature only domestically produced weapons and equipment, which are distinguished by higher strike accuracy, improved adaptability on the battlefield and greater combat effectiveness.

    On the same day, it was announced at a press conference that a military parade would be held on September 3 in Tiananmen Square in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.

    Wu Zeke added that all weapons and equipment in the upcoming parade will be selected from combat units of various services and branches of the armed forces, including strategic strike forces, advanced operational and tactical equipment, and new-model combat forces suitable for future forms of warfare.

    The weapons and military equipment that will be on display at the parade will also cover the full range of capabilities related to command, control, reconnaissance, early warning, air and missile defence, as well as fire strikes and integrated support.

    In addition, the parade will be organized according to battle groups, embodying the basic principles of using information as the main tool, system support, elite troop operations and joint force victory, Wu Zeke said.

    Wu Zeke noted that in recent years, China has made a series of technological breakthroughs and developed a batch of advanced weapons and equipment, opening a new era in the development of its weapons.

    He added that the latest aircraft carriers, destroyers, stealth fighters, unmanned aerial vehicles and strategic missiles have been put into service at an accelerated pace, marking a major leap forward in the development of the Chinese military’s weapons and equipment and providing strong support for the substantial enhancement of its combat capabilities.

    “This has given our military more confidence in its ability to fight and win,” Wu Zeke concluded. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The fiasco of Western strategy in Ukraine is obvious – S. Lavrov

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Moscow, June 24 /Xinhua/ — The strategy of Western countries in the conflict around Ukraine has suffered a defeat, now the West is no longer talking about the possibility of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield, but is begging for a ceasefire for Ukraine without additional conditions. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at the 11th International Scientific and Expert Forum “Primakov Readings”.

    “Remember how it all began? “Russia needs to be strategically defeated on the battlefield.” They shouted hysterically. After some time, the slogan changed, and they began to loudly declare that Russia should not win in Ukraine. And now they demand, ask, beg for an immediate ceasefire without preconditions,” said S. Lavrov.

    “That is, the fiasco of Western strategy and tactics is obvious, but Europe is still trying,” he added.

    According to him, Western countries, including Germany, are now trying to hide behind the alleged establishment of their own military production in Ukraine, but in reality they are supplying weapons there.

    “They have now come up with a scheme according to which they will allegedly produce weapons on the territory of Ukraine,” said the Russian Foreign Minister. “Many observers have already cited facts that nothing like this will happen, this is simply a cover for supplying weapons from the same Germany and other European countries to the Ukrainian armed forces, referring to the fact that this is not support, not pumping up, but assistance in establishing their own production – and many such tricks are being implemented,” S. Lavrov emphasized. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: On June 21, a technical launch of a new section of the Troitskaya metro line was held in Moscow.

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    The launch was the final stage in preparation for the opening of the stations for passengers. The length of the Novatorskaya-ZIL section was 9.7 km. Four new stations, Vavilovskaya, Akademicheskaya, Krymskaya and ZIL, will receive their first passengers on City Day.

    At the ZIL station, a transfer to the Moscow Central Circle and the Biryulevskaya metro line is being prepared, at Krymskaya – to the Moscow Central Circle, at Akademicheskaya – to the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line, and at Novatorskaya, a transfer to the BKL is already in operation.

    The trip to the center will take 10-15 minutes less than before the line was launched, and the travel time from the Novatorskaya BCL to the MCC will be reduced by more than 2 times.

    The new section of the Troitskaya Line will significantly improve transport accessibility of the Danilovsky, Donskoy, Gagarinsky, Akademichesky, Nagorny, Lomonosovsky districts and Kotlovka.

    The design development of the final, southern section “Novomoskovskaya – Troitsk” is also actively underway. Ultimately, the Troitskaya metro line will run from the ZIL station on the Moscow Central Circle in the Danilovsky District to the city of Troitsk.

    MIL OSI Russia News –

  • MIL-OSI Russia: On June 21, a technical launch of the new section of the Line 16 (Troitskaya Line) was held in Moscow.

    The launch marked the final stage in the preparation for the opening of the stations to passengers. The length of the section from Novatorskaya to ZIL station is 9.7 km. Four new stations, Vavilovskaya, Akademicheskaya, Krymskaya, and ZIL will welcome their first passengers on City Day.

    At the ZIL station, a transfer to the MCC (Moscow Central Circle) and the Biryulyovskaya metro line is being prepared, as well as at Krymskaya — to the MCC, at Akademicheskaya — to the Line 6, and at Novatorskaya, the transfer to the BCL (Big Circle Line) is already works.

    Traveling to the city center will take 10–15 minutes less than before the line was launched, and the travel time from Novatorskaya on the BKL to the MCC will be reduced by more than half.

    The new section of the Line 16 will significantly improve transportation accessibility for the Danilovsky, Donskoy, Gagarinsky, Akademichesky, Nagorny, Lomonosovsky districts, and Kotlovka.

    Additionally, the project development of the final southern section Novomoskovskaya — Troitsk is being actively developed. Ultimately, the Line 16 will run from the ZIL station on the MCC in the Danilovsky district to the city of Troitsk.

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  • NSA Doval urges SCO countries to shun double standards on terror

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Tuesday called on SCO countries to “shun double standards” in the fight against terrorism and take decisive action against UN-proscribed terror outfits.

    Speaking at the 20th meeting of SCO Security Council secretaries in Beijing, Doval highlighted India’s deep concern over terror groups designated by the UN Security Council — including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, both state-backed outfits operating from Pakistan — as well as Al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates.

    He referred to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure across the border. Doval stressed that India’s measured, non-escalatory response was aimed at preventing future attacks and bringing those responsible to justice.

    “Any act of terrorism, including cross-border terror, is a crime against humanity,” he told SCO delegates. “We must hold perpetrators, sponsors and financiers accountable and dismantle their terror ecosystems,” Doval added.

    He also underscored India’s civilizational links with SCO nations and its commitment to “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” — the world as one family. Doval thanked member states for supporting India’s proposals on joint action against terrorist networks, counter-radicalisation, and countering extremist propaganda.

     

     

    On the sidelines of the meeting, Doval met Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng at the Great Hall of the People and held talks with Russian Deputy Security Council Secretary Aleksandr Venediktov. The Russian side invited Doval to Moscow for the next round of the bilateral strategic dialogue.

    On Monday, Doval also met Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister and Communist Party Politburo member. They discussed bilateral ties and regional stability, with Doval underlining the need to fight terrorism in all forms.

    IANS

  • MIL-OSI: Stabilization Notice – PRE STAB – CMA CGM S.A.

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    25/06/25

    Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.

    CMA GCM SA

    Pre-stabilisation Period Announcement

    BNP Paribas (contact: Stanford Hartman telephone: 0207 595 8222 hereby gives notice, as Stabilisation Coordinator, that the Stabilisation Manager(s) named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation EU/2016/1052 under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014).

    The securities:1  
    Issuer: CMA CGM SA
    Guarantor (if any): N/A
    Aggregate nominal amount: TBC
    Description: EUR 5.5NC2
    Offer price: TBC
    Other offer terms:  
    Stabilisation:  
    Stabilisation Manager(s) BNP Paribas, CACIB, HSBC, ING, SOCGEN, BRED CIC, CITI, NTX, SANTANDER
    Stabilisation period expected to start on: 24 June 2025 
    Stabilisation period expected to end no later than: 30 July 2025
    Existence, maximum size and conditions of use of over‑allotment facility: The Stabilisation Manager(s) may over‑allot the securities to the extent permitted in accordance with applicable law.
    Stabilisation trading venue: OTC

    In connection with the offer of the above securities, the Stabilisation Manager(s) may over‑allot the securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the securities during the stabilisation period at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, stabilisation may not necessarily occur and any stabilisation action, if begun, may cease at any time. Any stabilisation action or over‑allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.

    This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

    This announcement and the offer of the securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related to investments or who are high net worth persons within Article 12(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom.

    In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, the UK or any EEA Member State before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in the UK or that Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus  Regulation”) (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in the UK or that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in the UK or that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the UK or that Member State.

    This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. 

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  • MIL-OSI: Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Company announcement no. 22

            

    Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S and changes to the Executive Board

    At the extraordinary general meeting held on 24 June 2025, the following resolutions were passed:

    • Election of members to the Board of Directors
    • Dismissal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    • Amendments to the Articles of Association

    Election of members to the Board of Directors
    All existing members of the Board of Directors elected by the general meeting resigned from the Board of Directors. Michael Rasmussen, Anders Jensen, Tonny Thierry Andersen, Pernille Sindby, and David Hellemann were elected as new members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also consists of the following employee representatives: Jannie Merete Thorsø Skovsen, Gitte Holmgaard Sørensen, and Rikke Marie Jacobsen Christiansen.

    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors constituted itself with Michael Rasmussen as Chairman and Anders Jensen as Vice Chairman.

    Removal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    It was resolved to remove the company’s auditor, Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab, and EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab was elected as the new auditor to audit the company’s annual financial statements and to issue a statement on the company’s sustainability reporting.

    Amendments to the Articles of Association
    It was resolved to amend the company’s Articles of Association in accordance with the proposal set out in the notice convening the meeting dated 2 June 2025.

    Changes to the Executive Board
    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Søren Kviesgaard and Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen to the company’s Executive Board, while Lasse Nyby and John Lundsgaard resigned from the Executive Board. The Executive Board also consists of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen and Carsten Levring Jakobsen.

    Søren Kviesgaard holds an MSc (Business Administration and Auditing) from Aarhus School of Business and is a state-authorized public accountant. He joined the Nykredit Group in 2016 from a position as partner at PwC and has since held the position of Executive Vice President of Corporates & Institutions. He was previously Senior Executive Director of FIH Erhvervsbank. Søren has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2023.

    Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen holds a PhD in Mathematics from the Technical University of Denmark and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from Copenhagen Business School. He joined the Nykredit Group in 1997 from a position as assistant professor of mathematics at the Technical University of Denmark and has, among other positions, been Vice Executive Director with responsibility for risk management, capital and regulatory affairs. Dan has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2015.

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  • MIL-OSI: Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Company announcement no. 22

            

    Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S and changes to the Executive Board

    At the extraordinary general meeting held on 24 June 2025, the following resolutions were passed:

    • Election of members to the Board of Directors
    • Dismissal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    • Amendments to the Articles of Association

    Election of members to the Board of Directors
    All existing members of the Board of Directors elected by the general meeting resigned from the Board of Directors. Michael Rasmussen, Anders Jensen, Tonny Thierry Andersen, Pernille Sindby, and David Hellemann were elected as new members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also consists of the following employee representatives: Jannie Merete Thorsø Skovsen, Gitte Holmgaard Sørensen, and Rikke Marie Jacobsen Christiansen.

    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors constituted itself with Michael Rasmussen as Chairman and Anders Jensen as Vice Chairman.

    Removal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    It was resolved to remove the company’s auditor, Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab, and EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab was elected as the new auditor to audit the company’s annual financial statements and to issue a statement on the company’s sustainability reporting.

    Amendments to the Articles of Association
    It was resolved to amend the company’s Articles of Association in accordance with the proposal set out in the notice convening the meeting dated 2 June 2025.

    Changes to the Executive Board
    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Søren Kviesgaard and Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen to the company’s Executive Board, while Lasse Nyby and John Lundsgaard resigned from the Executive Board. The Executive Board also consists of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen and Carsten Levring Jakobsen.

    Søren Kviesgaard holds an MSc (Business Administration and Auditing) from Aarhus School of Business and is a state-authorized public accountant. He joined the Nykredit Group in 2016 from a position as partner at PwC and has since held the position of Executive Vice President of Corporates & Institutions. He was previously Senior Executive Director of FIH Erhvervsbank. Søren has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2023.

    Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen holds a PhD in Mathematics from the Technical University of Denmark and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from Copenhagen Business School. He joined the Nykredit Group in 1997 from a position as assistant professor of mathematics at the Technical University of Denmark and has, among other positions, been Vice Executive Director with responsibility for risk management, capital and regulatory affairs. Dan has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2015.

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Fewer babies in Botswana acquire Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) thanks to dedicated push to eliminate mother to child transmission


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    Eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV is possible. And Botswana is celebrating becoming the first country in Africa – and the first country with a high burden of HIV – to be awarded a Gold Tier status by the World Health Organization (WHO), for its efforts to eliminate vertical transmission of HIV completely.

    This is a huge accomplishment for a country with one of the most severe HIV epidemics in the world, which in 1999 had an estimated HIV prevalence among adults as high as 30%.

    Women living with HIV who do not receive antiretroviral (ARV) medicine have a 15–45% chance of transmitting the virus to their children during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding. That risk drops to less than 5% if treatment is given to both mothers and children throughout the stages when transmission can occur.

    According to UNAIDS’ Spectrum report 2024, around 360,000 people are currently living with HIV in Botswana, with 98% of pregnant women living with HIV receiving treatment. Vertical transmission has dropped to just 1.2%, resulting in fewer than 100 infants being born with HIV in 2023. The goal is to reach zero.

    The Path to an HIV-free Botswana

    The Triple Elimination Initiative, led by WHO, in close collaboration with UNICEF and UNAIDS, aims to halt vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, by encouraging countries to integrate services to improve the health of mothers and children. In May 2025, Botswana’s Gold Tier status on the Path to Elimination of HIV, was unanimously agreed by the global validation committee, which assesses programme interventions, laboratory services, engagement of Civil Society Organisations and evaluates data against a set of elimination criteria.

    The attainment of ‘Gold tier’ status by Botswana can be attributed to several high impact initiatives:

    • Pioneering interventions over the years, such as the early adoption of Option B+ (lifelong treatment for all pregnant and breastfeeding women with HIV), free antiretroviral therapy for all, including non-citizens since 2019, and decentralisation of services through District Health Management Teams.

    • Digitising data collection systems with the Open Medical Record System (Open-MRS);

    • Championing the empowerment of community health workers (CHWs) through increased training;

    • Strong government leadership, including committing domestic resources.

    • Embracing the crucial importance of Civil Society Organisations, which engage communities in reducing stigma and violence, testing partners and encouraging adherence to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and treatment;

    Support from 2gether 4 SRHR

    2gether 4 SRHR is a joint UN Regional Programme, in partnership with Sweden, which brings together the combined efforts of UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of all people in Eastern and Southern Africa.

    The regional validation secretariat of the Triple Elimination Initiative includes the same UN agencies, which continue to support Botswana through its validation process, with funding support from 2gether 4 SRHR. In phase one of the programme (2018-2023), Botswana was supported as the first country globally to apply for the Path to Elimination of HIV. To meet these rigorous data requirements, 2gether 4 SRHR established a data mentorship programme, aiming to build the capacity of Ministries of Health across the region, to analyse and use data to prove progress on the path to elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.

    Countries including Botswana also received financial support from 2gether 4 SRHR to develop HIV Prevention Roadmaps. These evidence-based, people-centred, HIV prevention plans focus on reducing new infections and ensuring long-term sustainability of prevention programming which can withstand funding shocks.

    Botswana was also one of ten countries to develop action plans to engage men in HIV prevention and leveraged the existing “Brothers Arise” #Nanogang campaign, to work with men to increase their uptake of HIV services and create male friendly platforms to discuss norms. In consultation with the Ministry of Health, a guide for best practice services for men and boys is now in use.

    This major milestone should be celebrated not only in Botswana, but across the Region. With 2.6 million new HIV infections in children averted since 2010, the 57% decline in new HIV infections among children in Eastern and Southern Africa is one of the top global public health achievements in decades. Botswana demonstrates that an AIDS-free generation is possible.

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UNFPA – East and Southern Africa.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Demining Capability Coalition Meets in Reykjavík

    Source: Government of Iceland

    Representatives of the countries that make up the Demining Capability Coalition met in Reykjavík last week.

    Iceland and Lithuania are leading the work of the group, which supports training and the purchase of a variety of equipment for mine action in Ukraine. A total of 22 countries are part of the group, as well as twelve partners. Representatives of the Ukrainian government also attended the meeting.

    “We are very proud to lead this extremely important project together with our Lithuanian friends, but in Ukraine, landmines cover a vast area and endanger the lives of innocent civilians, including children,” says Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. “This situation, of course, affects Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s illegal and bloody war of aggression, so this support from us and the allies is of great importance to the Ukrainian people.”

    At the meeting, the Ukrainians reviewed the situation in their country and informed about where help is urgently needed. Plans for contributions from the member states were reviewed, both in terms of equipment they intend to provide as well as plans for training and contributions to a fund that both handles joint purchases of necessary equipment for bomb detection and disposal and finances training projects. The fund has been useful in purchasing important equipment. Donations to the fund have been successful this year, but it is hoped that more countries will contribute funds to it in order to achieve the goals that the group has set for itself this year.

    The meeting also reported on a field visit that representatives of the group, including Iceland, undertook to Ukraine in the first week of June.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Moldovan law enforcement authorities work towards enhancing national threat assessment capabilities together with OSCE experts

    Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE

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  • MIL-OSI Video: UK Pricing, competition and consumer protection – Business and Trade Committee

    Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

    The Business and Trade Committee continues its investigation on the impact of dynamic pricing and price variability.
    In this session, the Committee looks at how this affects vulnerable consumers, the role of dynamic pricing in the airline
    industry, and the relationship between market concentration and pricing in the live entertainment industry.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7_aCaHTEsA

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK MHRA leads safe use of AI in healthcare as first country in new global network

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

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    UK MHRA leads safe use of AI in healthcare as first country in new global network

    The MHRA will help shape international rules for AI in healthcare – speeding up access to safe, effective technologies into the NHS and worldwide.

    From left to right: Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance, Health AI CEO Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite and MHRA CEO Lawrence Tallon.

    The UK has today (24 June) become the first country in the world to join a new global network of health regulators focused on the safe, effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.

    The move puts the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) at the centre of global efforts to get trusted AI tools safely into clinics faster – supporting earlier diagnosis, cutting NHS waiting times, and backing growth in the UK’s health tech sector.

    By joining the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network as a founding ‘pioneer’ country, the MHRA will work with regulators around the world to share early warnings on safety, monitor how AI tools perform in practice, and shape international standards together – helping make AI in healthcare safer and more effective for patients around the world. Other countries are expected to join in the coming months.

    The MHRA will draw on its leading work at home to help shape the network from the ground up. That includes AI Airlock, a global leading example of a regulatory sandbox for AI medical devices – which lets companies test new tools with the regulator before wider NHS roll-out. Early examples include AI models to help GPs spot lung conditions sooner and AI to support more personalised cancer care.

    The MHRA has updated guidance and begun reforming medical device safety regulations, and continues to adapt them for fast-developing areas such as adaptive and generative AI. The MHRA is also working with researchers, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the NHS to strengthen real-world evidence on how these tools perform in practice.

    A signing ceremony to mark the UK’s membership took place today at Westminster with Science Minister Lord Vallance, MHRA Chief Executive Lawrence Tallon and Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO of HealthAI.

    Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said:

    “I’m delighted that the UK has been invited to become a Pioneer Country in HealthAI’s Global Regulatory Network.

    “This recognition underscores our commitment to being at the forefront of responsible AI innovation in healthcare. As we implement our 10 Year Health Plan, cutting-edge technology will be crucial to transforming patient care and NHS efficiency.

    “Working with international partners through this network will ensure we harness AI’s incredible potential, while maintaining the highest standards of safety and ethics.”

    Science and Tech Secretary Peter Kyle said:

    “The UK is leading the way in making sure AI delivers real-world benefits – from better care for patients to new opportunities for growth.”

    “By shaping global standards and breaking down unnecessary regulatory barriers at home, we’re helping innovators to get trusted tools into the NHS faster, improving treatments for patients while growing our economy in support of our Plan for Change.”

    MHRA Chief Executive Lawrence Tallon said:

    “AI has huge promise to speed up diagnoses, cut NHS waiting times and save lives – but only if people can trust that it works and is safe. That’s why we’re proud to be leading the way, shaping how this powerful technology is used safely in healthcare here and around the world. From our AI Airlock testbed to new guidance on fast-moving tech like generative AI, we’re backing smart innovation that works for patients – and makes the UK the best place in the world to develop it.”

    Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO of HealthAI, – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health, said:

    “We are proud of this landmark collaboration with the UK Government and the MHRA. The UK has long been a trailblazer at the intersection of artificial intelligence and health, and we are honoured to welcome it as the first of ten pioneer countries in the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network, fostering global collaboration and shared learning in the regulation and scaling of AI for health. We believe the UK will both strengthen its leadership in this critical field and offer invaluable expertise to its peers, accelerating global progress toward equitable, AI-powered health systems that ultimately contribute to improving quality of life and well-being for all.”

    Notes to editors 

    1. The HealthAI Global Regulatory Network is a new international platform bringing together health regulators to strengthen oversight of AI in healthcare. It aims to build trust, improve safety, and accelerate responsible innovation through shared learning, joint standards, and early warnings of emerging risks. Members will also have access to a global directory of registered AI health tools to support transparency and collaboration.
      Ten ‘Pioneer Countries’ from diverse regions are being invited to shape the Global Regulatory Network from the outset. Each will work with HealthAI to develop stronger regulatory frameworks, support local innovation, and ensure AI technologies meet high standards of safety, effectiveness and equity.
      To learn more about HealthAI, visit their website at www.healthai.agency  
    2. AI Airlock is the world’s first regulatory sandbox for AI medical devices, led by the MHRA. Applications for the second round of the programme are now open from 23 June – 14 July 2025. The pilot phase supported four breakthrough technologies to test how they perform in real-world settings under regulatory oversight. More information can be found at AI Airlock: the regulatory sandbox for AIaMD – GOV.UK.
    3. Software and artificial intelligence (AI) as a medical device – GOV.UK
    4. MHRA Real-World Evidence Scientific Dialogue Programme – GOV.UK
    5. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for regulating all medicines and medical devices in the UK by ensuring they work and are acceptably safe. All our work is underpinned by robust and fact-based judgements to ensure that the benefits justify any risks. 
    6. The MHRA is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care. 
    7. For media enquiries, please contact the newscentre@mhra.gov.uk, or call on 020 3080 7651.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UN Human Rights Council 59: UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Prevention of Genocide

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

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    UN Human Rights Council 59: UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Prevention of Genocide

    UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Delivered by the UK’s Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

    Thank you, Mr President.

    We thank the Special Adviser for their ongoing contribution to driving an atrocity-prevention approach across the UN system and raising atrocity risks to the Secretary-General and UN Member States.

    Effective early warning systems that escalate concerns before they arise are critical for early action in preventing atrocities. We continue to support the “early warning systems for all” principle laid out in the Pact for the Future.

    However, we also need to act on early warning signs. Atrocities continue to be committed across the world.

    In Sudan, particularly Darfur, the reports of violence are deeply troubling.

    In Myanmar, the military continues to escalate violence, including airstrikes on civilian infrastructure. All parties must protect civilians.

    In Afghanistan, the Taliban continue to enforce their inhuman restrictions on human rights, especially for women and girls.

    On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Responsibility to Protect, we urge renewed global efforts to protect civilians and strengthen human rights in environments at risk. UN offices should continue to play a role in enabling the wider UN system in these endeavours.

    What are the challenges to enabling the wider UN system to act on atrocity risks and how can Member States help?

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UN Human Rights Council 59: UK Statement on Trafficking in persons

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

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    UN Human Rights Council 59: UK Statement on Trafficking in persons

    UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in persons, especially women and children. Delivered at the 59th HRC in Geneva.

    Thank you, Mr. Vice President. 

    We thank the Special Rapporteur for bringing the important issue of trafficking faced by migrant domestic workers to the Council’s attention. 

    Migrant domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to labour exploitation and abuse in destination countries. We must recognise the gendered risks of exploitation for migrant domestic workers and ensure these are considered in our prevention, assistance and protection efforts.

    In the UK, protections are in place for Overseas Domestic Workers to help minimise the risk of exploitation. However, we remain concerned about the links between visa arrangements for private domestic staff and instances of modern slavery. We are reviewing how the Overseas Domestic Worker route operates, and can share more information in due course. 

    Internationally, the UK’s Work in Freedom programme has played a crucial role in preventing the trafficking of women and girls along migration routes in South Asia and the Gulf. The programme has supported over 770,000 individuals in local communities. It has worked with governments to shape more than 27 laws and policies aimed at protecting vulnerable migrant workers.

    Special Rapporteur, 

    What more can be done to strengthen reintegration for migrant domestic workers who are victims of trafficking?

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Interview of Dmitry Patrushev to the newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.

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    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Dmitry Patrushev: Environmental issues have no boundaries, no age, no political views.

    Dmitry Patrushev answered questions about environmental protection. What has been achieved this year? What still needs to be done? He spoke about this and much more in an exclusive interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda.

    Photo: Press service of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev

    I. Ostanin: In 2025, the implementation of new national projects began. One of the areas is the environmental situation related to water bodies. I cannot help but touch on the topic related to the great Russian river Volga. This topic attracts a lot of attention, Komsomolskaya Pravda conducted a large investigation on this topic: previously built treatment facilities are working at only 5%… Dmitry Nikolaevich, what do you think about ways to solve the problem? How to keep the Volga clean?

    D. Patrushev: Environmental improvement of the Volga over the past six years has involved more than just the construction of treatment facilities. In addition, landfills have been eliminated and measures have been taken to increase the river’s capacity. This allows people to be provided with water during dry periods, including for irrigation.

    Regarding the treatment facilities, I will say that problems were indeed identified in this block of activities. At the finish line of the previous national project, when I was given this direction under my supervision, it became clear that a number of facilities were not completed.

    Moreover, not the most positive results were obtained as a result of inspections of the quality of wastewater treatment at already commissioned facilities.

    Throughout the past year, we have been systematically changing our approach to work. A headquarters was set up at the government site, where each facility was literally analyzed “under a magnifying glass.” Based on the results, a schedule was created for completing construction and reaching standard cleaning indicators. Monitoring of plan execution is carried out through digital tools. Therefore, any deviations are visible to both us and regional leaders. There were many other transformations. As a result, the dynamics of construction have increased significantly.

    For the future, within the framework of the new national project “Ecological Well-Being”, we have completely restructured the approach to project implementation. For example, now an object cannot be considered commissioned until Rosprirodnadzor confirms the required quality of wastewater treatment.

    I am convinced that responsibility for the implementation of projects should be increased, including at the local level. After all, it is there that one can see better what has been built and how it affects the environmental situation. The involvement of subjects should be not only organizational, but also financial. We have also taken this into account in the new national project.

    Let me emphasize that all objects will be completed and brought up to standard indicators!

    I. Ostanin: You said that the approaches changed when working within the framework of the new national project, but the geography of the work has also significantly expanded. As far as I know, now it is planned to include other reservoirs and rivers in addition to the Volga and Baikal.

    D. Patrushev: Indeed, through the federal project “Water of Russia” the improvement, one way or another, will affect almost all major waterways of our country. This will not only be new treatment facilities, but also the cleaning of more than 1000 kilometers of rivers, which will create comfortable conditions for millions of people living near water bodies. In addition, measures are planned to improve the condition of lakes and reservoirs.

    We pay special attention to events within the boundaries of cultural heritage sites, specially protected natural areas, historical tourist centers. As an example, I will cite the restoration of the rivers and lakes of the Gatchina Park in the Leningrad Region.

    I would like to note that we will continue to monitor all work on improving the health of water bodies at the government level.

    By the way, this year funds have already been allocated for the Krasnogorsk Irtysh hydroelectric complex in the Omsk region and the Elizavetinsky reservoir hydroelectric complex, the most important source of drinking water for residents of the Lugansk People’s Republic.

    I. Ostanin: Let’s continue by talking about the ecology of Lake Baikal. Many spears have been broken around this topic. How is it planned to build the development of the Baikal region?

    D. Patrushev: We must certainly do everything to preserve Baikal, our unique natural site.

    However, the territory needs to be developed, providing the local population with quality living conditions. Developing a policy on how to regulate this is a long-standing issue. The Ministry of Natural Resources is developing a corresponding bill.

    It was adopted in the first reading last year. However, some of its provisions required adjustments. Now the government’s amendments are ready. I will not make premature statements, but I expect a balanced decision to be made that will take into account the possibility of preserving the incredible nature of Baikal and economically developing the territories. I hope that the reasonable balance found will become a prerequisite for the sustainable development of these territories for many years.

    I. Ostanin: Development of ecotourism is another important part of the national project “Ecological Well-being”. The holiday season has arrived. Tell us how the authorities are going to develop ecotourism? What routes, directions, maybe even new resorts will appear?

    Photo: Press service of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev

    D. Patrushev: Domestic tourism is currently experiencing a rapid rise. In 2024, Russia broke its own record for the number of domestic tourist trips, exceeding 90 million. But the President has ordered that this figure reach 140 million by 2030.

    I have no doubt that our national parks can become an excellent point of attraction for tourists. Over the past six years, the tourist flow to them has grown from 6 to 17 million people. As part of the national project “Ecological Well-Being”, we continue to create conditions for popularizing this type of recreation for people.

    To this end, among other things, we will remove unreasonable restrictions that hinder the development of tourism infrastructure in specially protected natural areas.

    By the way, the Ministry of Natural Resources is also developing cruise tourism. For example, today those who wish can visit national parks in the Far East and see natural attractions that are inaccessible to “land” tours in Khabarovsk, Primorsky and Kamchatka Krais, Magadan and Sakhalin Oblasts, as well as Chukotka.

    National parks and reserves also develop excursion programs – for example, for weekend routes, they equip walking trails, open visitor centers, and arrange the necessary infrastructure. For example, Sochi National Park offers tourists updated eco-trails this season. We aim to make national parks interesting and comfortable in terms of improvement.

    I. Ostanin: Preservation and increase of our pride, Russian forests, is one of the tasks of the national project “Ecological Well-being”. What is being done to restore forests?

    D. Patrushev: Russia is home to a fifth of the world’s forest reserves. Understanding this, we take on increased obligations to preserve and increase them. Over the past 6 years, the area of new plantings has reached almost 8 million hectares.

    And, contrary to the global trend, more forests appear in our country than disappear. We have maintained this dynamic for several years in a row.

    People, our caring citizens, make a significant contribution to forest restoration. This deserves special gratitude. The country annually holds the “Garden of Memory” and “Save the Forest” campaigns. Over the years, more than 350 million trees have been planted, and public figures, politicians, and guests from foreign countries have taken part.

    However, wildfires remain a serious challenge for many countries — and for us too. The areas annually engulfed in flames, despite all preventive measures, are still quite significant. The government, for its part, is doing a lot of work to reduce them. In 2025, regions have been allocated almost 20 billion rubles. Including more than 5 billion additionally allocated to the most “burning” subjects — Yakutia, Transbaikalia and Krasnoyarsk Krai. The regions, for their part, are also increasing funding.

    And, of course, forest conservation requires full control over the movement of timber. In 2020, the President set the task of creating a system that would make the process completely transparent. Much has already been done for this. Strengthening supervision and introducing digital technologies in the industry have made it possible to reduce the number of violations by 2.5 times in 5 years. We can now track the movement of timber from harvesting to final products and export. But the improvement of control mechanisms in this area continues.

    From January 1, 2025, data on the forestry complex must be entered into the new state information system (FGIS Forestry Complex). And from this year, all timber trucks must be equipped with the GLONASS system.

    This will allow us to more effectively suppress “gray schemes”, because in real time we can see every logging site and all special equipment. Monitoring of the execution of the President’s order will be constant.

    I. Ostanin: The so-called “garbage reform” is being implemented in the country. At what point are we? And what will be done to achieve the indicators outlined by the President?

    D. Patrushev: On the instructions of the President, we are developing a closed-loop economy. What does this mean? Firstly, by 2030, waste sorting should be 100%, secondly, we need to reduce the volume of landfill disposal by 50%, and thirdly, which is very important, a quarter of the waste should be recycled. Currently, approximately 55% of waste is sorted, and only 14% is recycled.

    Over the past six years, almost 300 facilities for sorting, recycling and placing solid municipal waste have appeared in the country. In order to achieve the required indicators, it is planned to build another 400 facilities by 2030. So that we can monitor how the subjects cope with this task at the federal level, a special headquarters is working on the government platform. And we will continue to work in this format.

    But we must understand that waste management reform is not only about large enterprises. It starts in our yards and will always be in the public eye. Everything matters here: how involved local authorities are, whether the containers are clean, whether there are enough garbage trucks in the region, how financially stable the regional operators are, whether everything is taken into account in the regulatory framework. We are consistently working on all these areas in dialogue with regional leaders, senators and deputies.

    I. Ostanin: Dmitry Nikolaevich, as is known, the activities of enterprises in the agro-industrial complex can also affect the environment. How can we find a balance between the development of our agriculture and a caring attitude towards nature?

    Photo: Press service of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev

    D. Patrushev: Companies in the agro-industrial complex are no different from other industries in this regard. In particular, those that have the most significant impact on the environment must obtain comprehensive environmental permits. These are documents that indicate the compliance of production with certain environmental requirements and standards or confirm the existence of modernization plans.

    In general, agriculture is now one of the most advanced areas of the Russian economy. But at the same time, we strive for the industry to develop in harmony with nature and “be friends” with it. Much is being done for this in modern production facilities.

    Another example: since 2023, work has been underway to improve the efficiency of involving livestock by-products in production, including for the restoration of agricultural land fertility.

    I. Ostanin: Let’s move from ecology to issues of ensuring our food security. The production of agricultural products, in general, is growing; in recent years we have set records for the harvest of grain, rice, fruit and berry crops, etc. What do you think helped us not only maintain production volumes under sanctions, but also increase them?

    D. Patrushev: Today the industry can rightfully be proud of its status as a guarantor of our food security. The state has created all the conditions for this.

    The turning point in many ways was 2014, when the food embargo was introduced. Our president’s decision in the sphere of geopolitics created completely new opportunities for the economy. I have already spoken about this: Crimea is now ours, and – in relation to the agricultural industry – the food shelf. At the start, there were many concerns: skeptics predicted that we could be left without food.

    But the move towards domestic production allowed the agro-industrial complex to become the driver of the economy. Entire areas made a sharp leap. For example, we essentially rebuilt greenhouse vegetable growing. New super-intensive gardens were planted, which gave us their own fruits. We now have more than 9 thousand types of Russian-made cheese, and its production volumes have doubled.

    So the fears were not justified.

    It must be said that our farmers are a colossal growth point. The state, for its part, has provided them with the necessary support.

    In general, there are now tools for all categories of agricultural business – for large players and for the smallest farms. Last year, the government allocated 682 billion rubles to the agro-industrial and fisheries complexes!

    Today we are on the path to achieving technological sovereignty. A new national project has been created for this purpose (“Technological Support for Food Security”). It covers those areas of the agro-industrial complex and related industries where deficit positions still remain. This concerns selection and genetics, agricultural machinery and equipment. It is necessary to increase the share of domestic veterinary drugs and vaccines on the market, and develop biotechnology.

    And, of course, there are people behind any success. Therefore, we strive to ensure that the training of personnel keeps pace with the development of the high-tech and advanced industry that our agricultural industry is. At the same time, it is necessary to start educating effective farmers as early as possible, for which purpose agro-technological classes are created. In addition to general education subjects, children learn about farm animal breeding technologies, learn how to operate unmanned aerial vehicles and work with modern agricultural machinery. Children will be able to get their first profession in agriculture already at school. There should be 18 thousand such classes by 2030. We are waiting for young and motivated specialists.

    I. Ostanin: An alarming trend that we are seeing is that last year the prices of dairy products were rising, for example, butter. Now everyone is talking about potato prices. Why do we see sharp price increases for certain products from time to time? And what can be done to avoid this?

    D. Patrushev: It is important to understand several points here. The food market is sensitive to fluctuations in supply and demand. Last year, the demand for dairy products grew significantly. And not only from buyers, but also from the food industry.

    Our confectionery and cheese industries have increased their output. But this requires a large amount of dairy raw materials.

    And although farmers are steadily increasing the production of raw milk, at the moment the current volumes were insufficient. This caused a temporary imbalance in the market.

    The situation was stabilized, including due to the opening of supplies from friendly countries. A similar mechanism is used for some vegetables of the “borscht set”, potatoes and apples. But here too there is a fork. After all, the price directly depends on the harvest, especially if we are talking about products with a limited shelf life.

    For a certain period of time, potatoes have been rising in price. However, if you look at the statistics, you will see that the prices were not much different from the cost of a couple of years ago. The growth is due to the fact that in 2023 we received a record potato harvest – 8.6 million tons. Inevitably, prices for it fell. And the 2024 harvest is comparable to what was two years before. The cost is “recouping” its fall, because farmers cannot work at a loss. Now the new harvest is already beginning. At the same time, the sowing area for potatoes has increased this year. And at the moment, we see that the growth in prices for it has stopped.

    Therefore, we apply regulatory measures selectively and carefully. The main task is to systematically increase our own production, which the Russian agro-industrial complex copes with quite successfully.

    I. Ostanin: Dmitry Nikolaevich, it has been a year since you took the position of Deputy Prime Minister. What conclusions have you drawn for yourself and what would you call the most difficult thing about working in this position?

    D. Patrushev: One of the important conclusions is that environmental issues have no borders, no age, no political views. This is not just my opinion. The Nevsky International Ecological Congress was recently held, which brought together more than 70 countries, as well as representatives of specialized international organizations.

    We talked about the harmony of man and nature. All participants agreed that with such rapid economic development as today, man’s responsibility to the surrounding world is constantly increasing. The issue of ensuring a balance between the economy and ecology is very relevant. And this is what I am now constantly working with.

    Russia is fully aware of its responsibility to the world for preserving natural resources. Therefore, we take on increased obligations in relation to the environment. And we will maintain this vector.

    As for the difficulties, I think it is not timely to talk about them. Our country is solving problems of historical scale today. Everyone in their place must do everything and even more to meet this level.

    Basically, overcoming obstacles is a motivator that allows you to achieve more.

    Source –newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Marat Khusnullin: In Mariupol, the foundation of the hospital building of the multidisciplinary center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia has begun to be poured

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    The construction of the multidisciplinary medical center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia is underway in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Its construction was initially divided into two stages: the first stage was the construction of a treatment and diagnostic building, and the second stage will see the addition of a 236-bed hospital. Work is currently underway to construct the monolithic foundation slab of the future building, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin reported.

    “The rapid development of the infrastructure of the reunited regions is an important indicator of their economic growth and well-being. The presence of modern social facilities helps to improve the level of healthcare, education and culture, and improve the demographic situation. For example, in Mariupol, a hospital of the multifunctional medical center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia is being built for residents of the DPR. This is its second stage. Specialists have begun pouring the foundation of the building, after which they will begin installing load-bearing structures and walls,” said Marat Khusnullin. The Deputy Prime Minister added that more than 100 specialists and 9 units of equipment are currently working at the site every day. The construction of the hospital of the modern medical center is being supervised by the Single Customer in the Sphere of Construction PPC.

    “By now, specialists have already completed work on the construction of a sand cushion in the volume of more than 3 thousand cubic meters, and the pouring of the foundation slab is actively underway. It is planned to complete all the zero cycle work and begin monolithic work on the construction of the new hospital building in August of this year,” said Karen Oganesyan, General Director of the Unified Customer PPC.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The government has approved Vasily Tsereteli as president of the Russian Academy of Arts

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Document

    Order of June 23, 2025 No. 1610-r

    Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order approving Vasily Tsereteli as President of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAA).

    Vasily Tsereteli was elected president of the academy for a term of 5 years following the general meeting of members of the Russian Academy of Arts, which took place on May 19, 2025. According to the charter of the academy, its president is approved and dismissed from office by the Government.

    A descendant of the famous sculptor Zurab Tsereteli (1934 – 2025), Russian artist Vasily Tsereteli was born in 1978. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York and holds an EMBA degree from the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management.

    Since 2009, Vasily Tsereteli has been vice-president of the Russian Academy of Arts, and in April 2025, after the death of Zurab Tsereteli, who headed the Russian Academy of Arts since 1997, he became acting president of the academy.

    Vasily Tsereteli is an academician of the Russian Academy of Arts and a recipient of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: To Henrietta Yanovskaya, artistic director of the Moscow Youth Theatre, People’s Artist of Russia

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the director on his anniversary.

    The telegram states, in particular:

    “A talented director and artistic director, a man of extraordinary talent, you have achieved great professional success and earned well-deserved recognition and love from the public.

    For over thirty years, your life has been connected with the Moscow Youth Theatre. It is largely thanks to you that it has become a center of attraction for fans of dramatic art. You are not afraid to experiment, boldly implement innovative ideas and plans. That is why each of your premieres becomes a landmark event, invariably attracting the attention of a wide audience.

    I wish you good health, success and prosperity.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Tatyana Golikova: Over 17 thousand companies will present vacancies at the All-Russian Job Fair

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    The federal stage of the All-Russian Job Fair “Work of Russia. Time of Opportunities” will take place on June 27. The events of the All-Russian Fair will be held in all 89 regions of the country, and Astrakhan, Yekaterinburg, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, St. Petersburg and Khabarovsk will join the online marathon.

    In total, the All-Russian Job Fair will unite 1.9 thousand sites. The programs of the main events are presented on the portal “Work of Russia”: HTTPS: // Rustavsem.ru/yarmarka2025.

    “Traditionally, the federal stage of the All-Russian Job Fair will be held on the eve of Youth Day after the completion of final exams and diploma defense. The main goal of the fair is to help young people who have not yet decided on their future place of work, find their employer, ensure a seamless transition from training to employment. At the same time, of course, the fair has offers for established professionals and experienced specialists, those who would like to change their career trajectory. As of today, over 17 thousand companies will present their offers,” said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.

    Traditionally, the fair will feature an online marathon of business sessions. 15 cities and more than 30 experts will take part in it. It will start at 10:00 and last until 15:00 Moscow time.

    The first venue of the online marathon will be Yekaterinburg, where a session dedicated to graduate employment issues will be held. The capital will host a discussion on the general development of the labor market and the implementation of the national project “Personnel”. The Nizhny Novgorod venue will discuss the personnel forecast for the next 7 years and the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market.

    The marathon will end in St. Petersburg, where viewers and session participants will learn how and for whom they can retrain for free in order to remain in demand on the labor market, what a portfolio career is, and how to repackage their own experience for professional self-realization.

    The broadcast of the business program will be available on June 27 on the Work in Russia portal and on the social networks of the Ministry of Labor.

    “As a result of the regional stage of the All-Russian Fair, over 44 thousand people were employed. Moreover, more than half of the visitors to the regional stage of the Fair this year are students and graduates of universities and colleges. Therefore, every year we add new interesting formats to the program of events. For example, at the site in Krasnoyarsk, employers will conduct interviews via teleconference with participants of the Fair from Tuva and Altai, as well as with students of the region who are studying in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Fair traditionally helps graduates and their parents, students and aspiring specialists across the country to learn about in-demand professions, promising employers and career opportunities,” said the head of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov.

    Each region has its own program of events planned for the fair’s guests, including presentations by employers and the most attractive vacancies in their companies, master classes, trainings, industrial tours to enterprises and other events. For example, a career guidance meeting with representatives of labor dynasties of industrial enterprises and the transport sector of the region will be held for young people in the Novgorod Region, and a gamified career guidance festival will be held in Bashkiria. In the Lipetsk Region, career guidance will be provided to fair participants at the youth career center using neurobracelets, and there will also be an opportunity to attend virtual excursions to enterprises in the region.

    Some events will take place in shopping malls, libraries, and open urban spaces. Thus, in the Altai Territory, in the Emerald Park, there will be an interactive show called “Generation PROFI” with a presentation of a new career guidance television project for young people with the same name “Generation PROFI” and a special thematic quiz.

    Also, at the fair site in the Ulyanovsk region, an awards ceremony will be held for the winners of the regional stage of the All-Russian competition “Best in Profession”, and in Kazan, a competition will be held within the framework of the competition in the nomination “Second Start” for those retrained for a blue-collar profession.

    Let us recall that the All-Russian Job Fair is held annually on the instructions of the President; since 2025, the event has been part of the national project “Personnel”. The organizer of the fair is the Ministry of Labor and regional employment services with the participation of the RSPP, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education and Science and Rostrud, as well as with the support of the TASS news agency.

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  • MIL-OSI Canada: UPDATE – Tuesday, June 24, 2025

    Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister

    Note: All times local

    Brussels, Belgium

    8:20 a.m. The Prime Minister will depart for The Hague, the Netherlands.

    The Hague, the Netherlands

    10:15 a.m. The Prime Minister will arrive in The Hague, the Netherlands.

    1:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson.

    Note for media:

    2:30 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs.

    Note for media:

    3:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof.

    Note for media:

    4:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will have an audience with Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

    Note for media:

    5:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with leaders of Nordic countries.

    Note for media:

    7:25 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend the official welcome by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

    Note for media:

    • Host broadcaster

    7:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend a reception given by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

    Closed to media

    8:25 p.m. The Prime Minister will participate in a family photo with NATO Allies.

    Note for media:

    8:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend a dinner given by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: S. 1883, Defending International Security by Restricting Unacceptable Partnerships and Tactics Act

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    S. 1883 would require the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency to establish task forces to analyze the cooperation among the foremost adversaries of the United States—namely China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Each agency’s task force would report to the Congress on the effects of that cooperation between those adversaries, and on organizational changes needed by the task force’s parent agency to effectively respond. The bill would require those six agencies to submit a joint report to the Congress outlining the strategic approach the United States should take to disrupt the cooperative efforts of those adversaries. Finally, the bill also would require the Director of National Intelligence to report to the Congress on the nature, trajectory, and risks of cooperation among those major adversaries of the United States.

    On the basis of information about similar task forces and reporting requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 annually, totaling $1 million over the 2025-2030 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

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  • MIL-OSI USA: S. 1883, Defending International Security by Restricting Unacceptable Partnerships and Tactics Act

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    S. 1883 would require the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency to establish task forces to analyze the cooperation among the foremost adversaries of the United States—namely China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Each agency’s task force would report to the Congress on the effects of that cooperation between those adversaries, and on organizational changes needed by the task force’s parent agency to effectively respond. The bill would require those six agencies to submit a joint report to the Congress outlining the strategic approach the United States should take to disrupt the cooperative efforts of those adversaries. Finally, the bill also would require the Director of National Intelligence to report to the Congress on the nature, trajectory, and risks of cooperation among those major adversaries of the United States.

    On the basis of information about similar task forces and reporting requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 annually, totaling $1 million over the 2025-2030 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

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  • MIL-OSI: WISe.ART Launches Mayte Spínola’s “Galactic Christ” into Space Aboard SpaceX Mission Pioneering Space-Based Art NFTs and Digital Expression

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    WISe.ART Launches Mayte Spínola’s “Galactic Christ” into Space Aboard SpaceX Mission Pioneering Space-Based Art NFTs and Digital Expression
      

    Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2025 –WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, today announces that WISe.ART, its secure NFT marketplace subsidiary has successfully launched Spanish artist Mayte Spínola’s digital artwork El Cristo Cósmico (“The Galactic Christ”) into low Earth orbit (LEO) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking another milestone in the company’s strategy to expand the frontier of digital expression through space technology.

    The launch occurred at 23:11 CET on June 23, 2025, placing a WISeSat satellite carrying Spínola’s artwork into orbit. Tokenized as an NFT on the WISe.ART platform, the artwork is securely stored on the satellite using embedded hardware security modules and blockchain-based authentication protocols.

    This mission is part of WISe.ART’s broader initiative to pioneer the use of space as a platform for artistic and personal expression. By combining secure satellite technology, blockchain infrastructure, and NFTs, WISe.ART is enabling artists, creators, and public figures to engage with audiences globally and now, extraterrestrially.

    “Space is not only the next frontier for technology, it is a new medium for human expression,” said Carlos Moreira, Founder of WISeKey and WISe.ART. “Through WISeSat and WISe.ART, we are giving artists and celebrities a secure and visionary way to project their work and messages from orbit.”

    This is not WISe.ART’s first milestone in space. In 2022, during a special ceremony at the NASDAQ headquarters in New York, WISe.ART minted and transmitted a space-based NFT featuring actress Brooke Shields, demonstrating the platform’s early commitment to combining celebrity expression, secure blockchain, and satellite communications.

    Mayte Spínola, one of Spain’s most celebrated contemporary artists and founder of the Grupo Pro Arte y Cultura, shared her thoughts on the occasion: “Seeing my work orbiting Earth is deeply symbolic. It represents the union of art, science, and faith, transcending borders and reminding us that peace is a universal message.”

    Technical details of the mission:

    • Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter Mission)
    • Orbit: Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit (~500–600 km)
    • Payload: WISeSat satellite with secure NFT storage and communication capabilities
    • Security: Blockchain certification anchored to WISeKey’s Root of Trust, with post-quantum secure elements
    • Access: Two-way data connectivity for metadata validation and message exchange

    With this launch, El Cristo Cósmico becomes a space-hosted digital artifact, merging art, spirituality, and space technology. It showcases how WISe.ART is redefining the role of NFTs, offering creators new dimensions for secure global, and now orbital engagement.

    About WISe.ART

    WISe.ART is a full-service NFT platform designed for artists, collectors, and brands. It leverages WISeKey’s trusted cybersecurity technologies to ensure secure creation, trading, and verification of digital assets, with integrations into IoT, satellite systems, and post-quantum infrastructures.

    About WISeKey

    WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN; Nasdaq: WKEY) is a global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and IoT solutions platform. It operates as a Swiss-based holding company through several operational subsidiaries, each dedicated to specific aspects of its technology portfolio. The subsidiaries include (i) SEALSQ Corp (Nasdaq: LAES), which focuses on semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum technology products, (ii) WISeKey SA which specializes in RoT and PKI solutions for secure authentication and identification in IoT, Blockchain, and AI, (iii) WISeSat AG which focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, (iv) WISe.ART Corp which focuses on trusted blockchain NFTs and operates the WISe.ART marketplace for secure NFT transactions, and (v) SEALCOIN AG which focuses on decentralized physical internet with DePIN technology and house the development of the SEALCOIN platform.

    Each subsidiary contributes to WISeKey’s mission of securing the internet while focusing on their respective areas of research and expertise. Their technologies seamlessly integrate into the comprehensive WISeKey platform. WISeKey secures digital identity ecosystems for individuals and objects using Blockchain, AI, and IoT technologies. With over 1.6 billion microchips deployed across various IoT sectors, WISeKey plays a vital role in securing the Internet of Everything. The company’s semiconductors generate valuable Big Data that, when analyzed with AI, enable predictive equipment failure prevention. Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey cryptographic Root of Trust, WISeKey provides secure authentication and identification for IoT, Blockchain, and AI applications. The WISeKey Root of Trust ensures the integrity of online transactions between objects and people. For more information on WISeKey’s strategic direction and its subsidiary companies, please visit www.wisekey.com.

    Disclaimer
    This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning WISeKey International Holding Ltd and its business. Such statements involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of WISeKey International Holding Ltd to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. WISeKey International Holding Ltd is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and it does not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”), the FinSa’s predecessor legislation or advertising within the meaning of the FinSA. Investors must rely on their own evaluation of WISeKey and its securities, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to the future performance of WISeKey.

    Press and Investor Contacts

    WISeKey International Holding Ltd
    Company Contact: Carlos Moreira
    Chairman & CEO
    Tel: +41 22 594 3000
    info@wisekey.com 

    Media Contact:
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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Council set to purchase Beethoven Centre in boost to community services in Queen’s Park | Westminster City Council

    Source: City of Westminster

    Westminster City Council’s Cabinet has approved the purchase of Beethoven Centre in Queen’s Park to protect and improve local community services in the area.  

    The centre will offer affordable space for local groups, charities, and services such as health advice, housing support, and community events. It will also help smaller organisations find a permanent base in the area.  

    The purchase will support the Council’s Fairer Westminster goals, making sure residents have access to the services and spaces they need — especially in Queen’s Park, one of the most deprived parts of Westminster.  

    Cllr David Boothroyd, Cabinet Member for Finance and Council Reform, said:  

     “The purchase of Beethoven Centre will mark a significant step in our commitment to building a Fairer Westminster. 

    “By securing this vital community asset, we are safeguarding affordable space for local groups and ensuring that the people of Queen’s Park have a vibrant, inclusive hub at the heart of their community.”  

    The Beethoven Centre includes a large community hall, multiple office and meeting rooms, and existing space for service providers including Age UK, Carers Network, and Creative Futures.   

    Once operational under Council management, the centre is expected to operate on a self-sustaining financial model, with income from hires and rentals covering its running costs from the first year.  

    The Beethoven Centre will also undergo a full carbon assessment as part of the Council’s commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency.  

    The purchase of the centre supports the North Paddington Programme which aims to improve outcomes and opportunities for local people by addressing social, economic, health and environmental inequalities which exist within the city.

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