During an American election, a rich man can hand out $1 million checks to prospective voters. Companies and people can use secretly funded “dark money” nonprofits to donate unlimited money, anonymously, to super PACs, which can then spend it…
Category: 3. Europe
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Airlines Doubling Down on Europe Flights Amid Travel Boom
Airlines say Europe remains among the biggest money-makers going into 2025 as people eagerly flock to more international destinations.
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines said in recent earnings calls that they are…
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Where Trump’s ‘frenemy’ relationship with Europe goes from here
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“It’s insane! We’re heading for a general election. The country feels broken. Our economy is stagnant… But most German news outlets just seem obsessed with Trump, Trump, Trump!”
Iris Mühler, a teacher in engineering in north-east Germany is…
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Venezuela restricts diplomats from ‘hostile’ European countries
Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments’ “hostile” response to Nicolás Maduro’s presidential inauguration, widely rejected as a power grab.
In a move branded an…
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Europe must combat antisemitism as thousands of Jews abandon the continent, top Jewish leader says
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Governments across Europe need to immediately take action against a precipitous rise in antisemitism that’s driving thousands of Jews to abandon the continent, the leader of a…
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Europe’s Startup Funding Stabilized In 2024, But Remains Far Off Market Peak
Funding to Europe-based startups settled year over year in 2024. Funding reached $51 billion, down by 5% year over year from $54 billion invested in 2023, Crunchbase data shows.
Europe’s startups raised 16% of total global…
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These European Countries Have the Most Departures From the US for 2024
Travelers from around the world hold a special place in their hearts for Europe – a destination that is characterised by its culture, nature and diversity. Every year, millions of travelers fly to Europe from different countries and…
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Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
Europe’s divisions were once simple. Fiscal policy and sunshine? That was a north-south carve-up: grey, abstemious north; sparkling, spendthrift south. Migration and wealth? Newcomers were mostly tolerated in the rich west and despised in the…
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A disturbing pattern of repression is emerging in Europe | Opinions
In November, the Dutch political elite overwhelmingly sided with Israeli football fans after they went on a rampage in Amsterdam and provoked violence with local residents. The injustice did not stop at the twisted narrative Dutch politicians…
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The Putinisation of central Europe
HOW CONCERNED should Europe be at the rise of Herbert Kickl, the leader of Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party, the FPö? Following the collapse of attempts by the country’s centrist politicians to keep him out of power after his party came…
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