The deal meant that Knotek had until Friday, July 25, to submit his report — forcing him to file a simple rejection report rather than a more complex position. Some centrist MEPs worried that if the far right had, for example, suggested a watered-down target, parts of the center-right…
Category: 3. Europe
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Cannibal robot? Scientists develop a robot that can grow and heal by eating others
The Truss Link could, in future, be used to help develop groundbreaking technologies spanning marine research to rescue services and extraterrestrial life.
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Meet the Azerbaijani artist transforming heritage into timeless art and jewellery
Azerbaijani artist Rasmina Gurbatova blends heritage and innovation, crafting handmade jewellery rooted in ancestral culture, identity, and timeless design.
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Macron was right about strategic autonomy
On a chilly June day off the coast of Greenland, Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, and Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s prime minister, boarded a Danish warship in a show of defiant solidarity. It was a cheeky piece of diplomacy. Mr Macron’s…
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Italy reports 32 cases, including 2 deaths, from West Nile virus amid spread of mosquito-borne illness
Most cases have been identified in the province of Latina, about 100 kilometres south of Rome.
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Hungary bans Irish pro-Palestinian band Kneecap – POLITICO
The band was set to perform at the major Sziget Festival in Budapest on Aug. 11.
“This isn’t just protest — it’s support for terror, celebration of extremist violence and a clear anti‑Semitic statement,” Zoltán Kovács, the Hungarian government’s spokesperson, wrote on X….
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Europe’s Next Financial Crisis Could Be the Big One
The 2010 sovereign debt crisis was the earthquake. The ECB, feeling it was the only game in town, intervened on a large scale, including making large sovereign-bond purchases and lending to banks to fund their sovereign-bond purchases….
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Taking the Pulse: Does the EU-China Summit Show a Weakened European Hand with Beijing?
Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy
Assistant Professor at the National Dong-Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
EU-China relations remain on a downward spiral and the summit will offer no reversal. This should come as no surprise. China’s predatory trade…
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ECB holds rates, waits for more clarity on U.S. tariffs – POLITICO
The move was widely expected due to strong signaling from policymakers that they would defer any further interest rate reductions until after the outcome of trade negotiations between Brussels and Washington was known.
The two sides are closing in on a deal for a 15-percent U.S. baseline…
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European Central Bank leaves key deposit rate unchanged at 2%
The European Central Bank kept its benchmark interest unchanged, in line with analyst estimates.
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