The move by Polish leader Donald Tusk follows rising tensions over illegal immigration.
Category: 3. Europe
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Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania
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European stocks’ 2025 outperformance is over, but don’t forget the euro | The Mighty 790 KFGO
By Alun John
LONDON (Reuters) -European stocks took an early lead in 2025, outperforming Wall Street thanks to erratic U.S. policymaking and Germany’s once-in-a-generation fiscal shift, but U.S. markets have caught up.
The broad European STOXX…
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European spending drops as trade tensions hit consumer wallets
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ADVERTISEMENTRetail sales in the eurozone fell at their steepest monthly rate in nearly two years in May, as growing uncertainty over US trade tariffs weighed on consumer sentiment and curbed spending.
According to first estimates…
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San Fermín Festival opens with first bull run in Pamplona
Thousands of runners raced through the narrow, cobbled streets of Pamplona on Monday as the first bull run of Spain’s San Fermín festival began.
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Apple appeals $500M EU fine for breach of Big Tech rules – POLITICO
Apple argues the Commission is “mandating how we run our store and forcing business terms which are confusing for developers and bad for users.”
The appeal focuses on two key areas: the Commission’s alleged forced tiering of service offerings and an “unlawful” expansion of the DMA’s…
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Celebrated ‘The X-Files’ composer Mark Snow dies aged 78
The world of television and film has lost a major figure with the death of American composer Mark Snow, who was behind the iconic theme tune to The X Files.
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US visitors fuel hotel expansion across Europe
Europe’s hotel sector is experiencing a remarkable upswing, driven by a surge in American travellers.
Between January and May 2025, more than 7.7 million US tourists arrived in Europe—a 6% increase over the same period last…
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Ursula von der Leyen to argue for her survival in EU Parliament
Two-thirds of votes cast by MEPs later this week will be required to force the President and the Commissioners to resign, which has happened only once in EU’s history
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Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation
Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said.
At least 19 personnel were exposed to the gas during the search and clear operation on Sunday, and immediately taken to hospital.
By Monday 12…
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Green hydrogen from Oman could power European industry – but at what cost?
Today, the Netherlands is one of Europe’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers, taking in hundreds of shipments a year from the USA, Norway, Russia, and further afield. Yet if all goes to plan, then by the 2030s many of the tankers…
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