Europe possesses extraordinary technological capabilities. Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography (ASML) dominates advanced chipmaking equipment. The continent produces world-class engineering talent and maintains sophisticated…
Category: 3. Europe
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Defense policy bills endorse pay raise for troops, restrict force reductions in Europe
The U.S. Capitol on July 1, 2025 in Washington. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)
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Ukraine and EU launch €100 million military innovation partnership, officials in Rome say
BraveTech EU is the first major tech alliance between Ukraine and Europe on equal terms, with each side set to invest €50 million in the programme.
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Europe Tourism Hit As Turkey Faces Crisis with Rising Costs and Declining Visitors
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Turkey, long celebrated for its affordability and rich cultural offerings, is now facing a tourism crisis as rising costs, particularly in the hospitality and entertainment sectors, are pushing tourists away. Once a…
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EU's population hits record 450 million with numbers driven by migration, Eurostat says
The EU has recorded more deaths than births annually since 2012, which means migration is the only driver of population growth.
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Victory for Trump as EU backs down on digital taxes in next budget – POLITICO
The Commission will propose an EU-wide levy on tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigars. These goods are currently being taxed by individual countries, who keep the revenues for themselves.
The EU’s idea comes amid a push to introduce new taxes on e-cigarettes and vapes that are… Continue Reading
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How Streamers and Broadcasters’ New Deals Could Disrupt Europe’s TV Biz
This year’s early summer has been rocked by successive news of “one-of-a-kind” carriage deals between major TV networks in Europe and streaming services, starting with Netflix and France’s TF1 and followed by Prime Video and broadcaster…
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Two visions of European finance clash at elite Italian banking gathering – POLITICO
It began last year, when Milanese banking giant UniCredit angered Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government by attempting to take over crosstown rival BPM, which Meloni had hoped to merge with the partially bailed-out Tuscan lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena. In response, Rome deployed…
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Portugal's parliament reclassifies rape as public crime bringing it in line with Europe
Several Socialist Party (PS) MPs voted in favour of the reclassification, despite their party’s official abstention on some proposals.
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Europe Set To Standardize Hand Luggage Rules, Ending Years Of Budget Airline Confusion
European air travelers will soon bid farewell to the confusing patchwork of carry-on baggage policies that have long plagued budget flights across the continent. Per CNN, European lawmakers have voted to standardize hand luggage allowances…
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