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British tourists are increasingly shunning classic summer hotspots, preferring to travel abroad later in the year when…
Category: 3. Europe
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Why Europe’s train Wi-Fi never works – POLITICO
Last year, Belgian rail firm SNCB gave up on setting up Wi-Fi on its trains because of the “high implementation costs and coverage by telecom operators,” spokesperson Tom Guillaume said.
Instead, SNCB decided to pass the buck to telecom…
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Trump’s Patriot missile deal for Ukraine sparks European fears over air defence gaps
A deal between Donald Trump and European NATO states to get desperately needed Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine hangs on just how quickly new batteries can be shifted to the continent.
Several European countries initially signalled…
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Les préfets Shiva, ou la victoire obtenue de haute lutte par le ministère de l’Intérieur
PARIS — Dans les cartons depuis des mois, trois décrets viennent enfin d’atterrir sur le bureau des préfets pour renforcer leur rôle localement. Les voici plus que jamais managers et chefs d’orchestre de l’action publique dans les régions et les départements.
Parmi les…
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Machthaber: Wladimir Putin – POLITICO
Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an?
In unserem Sommer-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Ein Politiker pro Tag, ein Blick hinter…Continue Reading
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Albania’s leader pushes dream of first cashless society
TIRANA, Albania — In a country where cash is king, Prime Minister Edi Rama’s ambition to make Albania go without by 2030 would turn society on its head.
For years, Albanians have preferred to keep their cash under the mattress — next to their AK-47, as the national joke goes — rather…
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Confused politics fans the flames of southern Europe’s wildfires – POLITICO
“I expect that it may take a few weeks, but we’ll have a general reshuffling of the government so that there will be a new beginning,” he said.
Maria Panayiotou, Cyprus’s rural development and environment minister, also told POLITICO about steps the government has been taking to… Continue Reading
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Why Wi-Fi on Europe’s trains isn’t working – POLITICO
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
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As Israel loses allies, Netanyahu only has himself to blame – POLITICO
Hamas’ declaration that it won’t lay down its arms, even in the face of Arab League calls to do so, doesn’t help those arguing for the prioritization of civilian Palestinians either. Ordinary Gazans are caught between a militant Islamist group happy to trade their lives, and Israeli…
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