Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), has classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “confirmed right-wing extremist.” Germany’s other political parties want mostly nothing…
Category: 3. Europe
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Spain’s Sánchez sorry for corruption scandal as opposition calls for resignation
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor
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A downbeat Pedro Sánchez asked for the forgiveness of the Spanish people Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has apologised to the Spanish people after an escalating corruption scandal brought down a senior Socialist party colleague.
Sánchez, who has…
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Macron grasps for right tone after teen stabbing – POLITICO
Macron’s comments were meant to underline the importance of redirecting public focus toward solving existential societal challenges like climate change ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. But following the school stabbing those statements rang hollow to many French parents…
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2025 FIFA Club World Cup: Football’s most ambitious tournament ever
The expanded FIFA Club World Cup brings together 32 teams from all confederations.
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Tech could be green: Sustainable digital infrastructure is being built in Uzbekistan
A new generation of data centers is emerging – designed not just to handle the demands of AI, but to do it sustainably. And one of the boldest experiments is unfolding in an unexpected place: Uzbekistan.
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The battle for the soul of Britain’s Green Party – POLITICO
A leadership election happens for the Greens every two years, and sometimes sees the incumbent re-elected unopposed. This time, though, there’s a challenger, set on sparking a proper battle of ideas from the left.
Adrian Ramsay has co-led the Greens since 2021 and is running again on a…
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Europe is the ‘safer option’ for real estate right now
A stable economic and political environment in which to do business is a rare commodity these days. In this context, a little calm goes a long way to fostering confidence in institutional private real estate investment…
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Irish government rejects motion to stop sale of Israeli bonds
The decision to reject the bill comes after a similar, unsuccessful motion was put forward by the Sinn Féin party last month.
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Ylva Johansson tipped to be EU’s special envoy for Ukrainians – POLITICO
The Commission last month extended temporary protection for the roughly 4.3 million displaced Ukrainians who have found refuge in the EU since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
The EU executive also announced its plan to either transition Ukrainian refugees into permanent legal…
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Italy not liable for Libyan coastguard’s actions in 2017 boat sinking, ECHR says
By Gavin Blackburn with APPublished on
ADVERTISEMENTJudges at the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Italy can’t be held liable for the actions of Libya’s coastguard, rejecting a case brought by a group of migrants…
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