The European Commission has concluded the ex-post evaluation of the EU’s exceptional €3 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package put in place in response to the very specific circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the height of the crisis, the package provided critical support…
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Goodbye TV, hello streaming: The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029
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It’s a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events… The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced has announced that the Oscars…
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EU Housing Plan is a 'turning point' for Europe’s housing crisis
Europe’s city leaders say the new European Affordable Housing Plan is a “solid foundation” to help city governments tackle the housing emergency, and for the first time clearly recognizes the EU’s role in addressing Europe’s spiralling housing crisis.
The plan, announced today…
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Please, do tuck in! The infinite (and calorific) world of Portuguese Christmas sweets
It’s best to start this article with a warning: you’ll probably put on weight just by reading the following lines and looking at the photos. It’s true that what’s really fattening is not what we eat between Christmas and New Year’s, but what we eat between New Year’s and Christmas…
However,…
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Christmas travel chaos: All the European airport strikes to expect in December
Airport workers are walking out in protest of the ‘Grinch-style behaviour’ of low-paying employers.
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EU allocates €29 million for Myanmar and Rohingya humanitarian crises
The European Union has allocated an additional €15 million in humanitarian aid to address the needs of communities impacted by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, and €14 million in development aid for Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh and other neighbouring…
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From turkey to cinnamon, here’s how the climate crisis is threatening our favourite Christmas foods
As Christmas approaches, supermarket shelves fill up with beloved products for festive meals: turkey, potatoes, cinnamon and chocolate.
But consumers may have noticed that costs for these traditional foods are a little higher this year, or perhaps that stock seems scarcer.
Many key…
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Love Island for lizards: Critically endangered iguanas now thriving thanks to matchmaking project
The small and uninhabited islet of Prickly Pear East, near Anguilla, is not what you might describe as a romantic holiday destination full of young hopefuls searching for love.
But for the Lesser Antillean iguana, it has proved to be just that.
Thanks to an ambitious programme of…
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Europe Today: Luxembourg’s Prime Minister joins us ahead of European Council meeting
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The European Council meeting is here. EU leaders are in Brussels this Thursday and Friday for what is being dubbed ‘a make or break’ summit. From…
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Europe's young farmers hailed as an 'inspiration'
The 11th EPP European Congress of Young Farmers has honoured those deemed to have made a particularly valuable contribution to the farming community in the past year.
The awards event took place in Brussels under the topic “Young farmers: Toward a prosperous future for farming in Europe…
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