Category: 3. Europe

Published on 16/12/2025 – 8:03 GMT+1
•Updated
19/12/2025 – 15:54 GMT+1

Heading home this…

It was so bold that, at times, it seemed impossible — and in the end, it was.

The European Union’s attempt to channel the immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank into a zero-interest reparations loan failed when the bloc’s 27 leaders, faced with a leap into the unknown, chose to…

The spread of Big Brother-style conspiracy theories, meanwhile, has forced policymakers to take extra precautions to reassure the public that authorities will not use the digital euro to snoop on people’s payment habits.

“You cannot disregard” the concern of “many millions of…

A new EU-wide report shows that poor upfront choices are the main reason behind dropouts from education.

Eurostat data shows that the vast majority (43%) occur when students realise the course is too difficult or does not meet their expectations, a figure that rises to 50% in post-secondary…

Putin dismissed those remarks Friday as aggressive and said that if the U.S. — NATO’s traditional backbone — does not see Russia as an “enemy or target” in its new controversial security strategy, Rutte should not point NATO toward war with Russia.

Putin, for his part, launched a…

Uzbekistan ranked among the seven fastest-growing destinations worldwide for inbound tourism between January and September 2025, according to the latest analytical data released by the World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism).

International tourist arrivals increased by 73 per cent compared to…

The EU began the gradual rollout of its new Entry/Exit System (EES) in October this year, requiring third-party nationals to navigate new technology at borders where it is in place.

Despite the current threshold for use set at 10 per cent of eligible travellers, the new requirements have…

“The Russian Federation used this tanker to circumvent sanctions and earn money that went to the war against Ukraine; therefore, from the point of view of international law and the laws and customs of war, this is an absolutely legitimate target for the SBU,” the official said. “The…