The safeguard commitments, carefully calibrated in consultation with the skeptical capitals, extend an olive branch to Paris, which was outraged when Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU executive, flew to Uruguay last December to…
Category: 3. Europe
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Poland cuts key interest rate by a quarter point as inflation eases
The country’s annual inflation rate cooled to 2.8% in August, following a peak of over 18% in 2023.
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Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli brings his voice to Samarkand’s historic heart
Under the starry sky of the ancient Uzbek city, Andrea Bocelli’s famous tenor voice rose against the backdrop of Registan Square – a site that has stood for centuries as the heart of Silk Road culture.
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Fact check: debunking viral claims about Spanish olive oil
Several viral online claims are suggesting that Spanish olive oil is being secretly mixed with Moroccan oil. Others say that the government is preparing to recall olive oil products from the market due to overproduction. One of these claims is false – and the other, only partially true.
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The UK launches a campaign in Spain and Germany to boost research partnerships through Horizon Europe
The UK government has launched a new international campaign aimed at positioning the country as a leading research and innovation partner through Horizon Europe
The campaign targets key…
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Toothache and cavities: Which EU countries struggle the most with access to dental care?
Older EU citizens often skip dental care due to high costs, long travel, or lengthy waiting lists, more so than younger people.
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Seeking asylum in Europe? You may end up in jail – Firstpost
Greece has passed a controversial new law that makes rejected asylum seekers liable for prison terms if they remain in the country, one of the harshest measures yet in Europe’s tightening migration regime.
Greece has introduced sweeping new…
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Austrian police raid Labubu store in Vienna for suspected tax evasion
The tax police inspected a pop-up store in Vienna’s city centre selling the hyped and much-coveted Labubu cuddly toys and found a wide range of violations of the law.
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Putin and Xi wanna live forever – POLITICO
“Earlier, people rarely lived to 70, but these days at 70 you are still a child,” Xi told Putin according to the translator in Russian.
“With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted and people can live younger and younger, and even achieve…
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Germany recommits to European, global security
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the nation has stepped up as a leader on military and diplomatic fronts.
Lord Hastings Ismay, NATO’s first secretary general, famously said NATO’s mission is “to keep the Russians out, the Americans in…
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