Inequality fuels crisis — for people, planet, democracy and the next generation. It’s time to act.
Fifteen years ago, Richard Wilkinson and I drew attention to the profound damage caused to population health, people’s life…
Category: 3. Europe
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RIC ponders possible direct route to Europe, duty-free store
There are some big plans on the radar at Richmond International Airport.
Last week the Capital Region Airport Commission, the governing body that oversees…
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'Gdańsk Lancelot': Skeleton of medieval knight found under former ice cream parlour in Poland
An unusual discovery has been made beneath the now defunct, iconic ice cream parlour ‘Teddy’ in Gdańsk. It is the skeleton of a medieval knight, who has been christened the ‘Gdańsk Lancelot’.
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European stocks set to rise after the U.S. and EU strike trade agreement – NBC Los Angeles
This is CNBC’s live blog covering European financial markets.
Heineken beats profit expectations
Heineken posted a beat on first-half operating profit, coming in at just over 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion).
The brewer is…
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'Forever chemicals’ found in reusable period products. What do we know about their health impact?
Underwear and reusable pads show the highest levels of a marker indicating intentionally added PFAS, raising concerns about the safety of menstrual products, according to new research.
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How much is rent in Europe’s city centres, and how has it changed since 2020?
The eye-watering prices of rent in city centres across Europe keeps increasing, with only five European cities having average rents below €2,000 for a three-bedroom apartment, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank.
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On defence, France and Germany are inching closer but remain far apart
Germany has a lot of catching up to do but has plenty of fiscal space to do it.
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3 wins Keir Starmer needs from Donald Trump in Scotland – POLITICO
But it’s not all doom and gloom, as hopes grow that Britain could avoid tariffs on pharmaceutical products — which Trump had threatened to impose as soon as the start of August. A U.K. government figure said a deal on pharmaceuticals was “much more likely” than immediate progress on…
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Fünf Ideen für eine bessere Entwicklungspolitik – POLITICO
Entwicklungsministerin Reem Alabali Radovan (SPD) steht vor einer gewaltigen Aufgabe: Sie muss eine Milliarde Euro in ihrem Etat einsparen. Gordon Repinski analysiert, welche Chance diese Kürzung für eine grundlegende Reform des Ministeriums sein kann und stellt fünf Ideen…
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Berlin left in the dark as Washington weighs troop cuts in Europe – POLITICO
Germany looks to keep Washington close
That uncertainty is exactly what Pistorius is trying to prevent from turning into a crisis. “It’s about coordinating how we implement such a decision, if and when it comes,” he said in…
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