Category: 3. Europe
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Brussels insists contacts with White House 'good' after Rubio snubs Kallas
The cancelled meeting between Kaja Kallas and Marco Rubion has exposed the diplomatic hurdles that Brussels faces in the new Trump era. Continue Reading
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Spain: Annual inflation shows a rise as energy costs boost price index
Prices in the EU’s fourth-largest economy increased for the fifth consecutive month in February, compared to the previous year. Continue Reading
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US postpones sanctions on Serbian oil company, says Vučić – POLITICO
The United States has delayed by 30 days sanctioning Serbia’s main oil company, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said Thursday, citing a U.S. Treasury document. “We got an additional 30 days for the oil industry of Serbia,” Vučić said in a post on… Continue Reading
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Jeff Bezos takes the opinions out of the Washington Post opinion pages
In a move seen by many to be appeasing Donald Trump, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced the restriction of opinions at the paper. Continue Reading
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America First? Not when it comes to stock markets worldwide this year
The US stock market has risen in 2025 and isn’t far from its all-time high set last week. But it’s climbed less than stock indexes in Mexico City, Paris and Hong Kong. Continue Reading
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Bali floats steep daily tourist tax amid concerns over mass tourism and unruly visitors
Other destinations, including Venice and Barcelona, have seen mixed results from raising tourism taxes. Continue Reading
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Austrian centrists agree government deal sidelining far right
Bethany Bell BBC News, Vienna Reuters Christian Stocker of the conservatives (L) poses with the head of the SPÖ Andreas Babler and the Neos party head Beate Meinl-Reisinger Five months after the far-right Freedom Party won Austria’s general election, a three-way coalition looks set to exclude it… Continue Reading
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February's 'planet parade': How to see the spectacular event from Europe
The planetary alignment sees Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus visible in the night sky all at once. Here’s what you need to know. Continue Reading
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‘Housing crisis is as big a threat to the EU as Russia,’ Barcelona mayor says – POLITICO
“During the pandemic, everyone predicted that people would flee cities and never return, but just the opposite has happened,” he said. “We have to intervene in the market because it’s clear the market hasn’t been able to handle this situation on its own.” Collboni noted the… Continue Reading
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France likens EU plans to save its industry to paltry ‘homeopathic remedies’ – POLITICO
Fabrice Le Saché, the vice president of France’s major business lobby Medef, said the signal Brussels sent was not strong enough. “We were expecting more, in a stronger way, faster,” he said, noting that the €100 billion investment is a lot less than what former European Central Bank… Continue Reading