Beim EU-China-Gipfel in Peking ist die Stimmung angespannt. Kommissionschefin Ursula von der Leyen und Ratspräsident Antonio Costa treffen auf einen selbstbewussten Xi Jinping. Hans von der Burchard analysiert die besonders strittigen Themen: Chinas Unterstützung für…
Category: 3. Europe
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How many daily steps do you need to boost health? It’s not 10,000, new study says
A new study has found that taking these many steps per day is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other health issues.
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How America and Its European Allies Can Help Erode Moscow’s Declining Influence
Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine is one piece of a broader campaign to restore a sphere of influence in post-Soviet Eurasia. The 2022 invasion came as a shock to many of Russia’s neighbors in eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central…
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Europe’s central bank to hold off on another rate cut until it knows how bad the tariff blow will be
The European Central Bank will likely hold off on making…
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Europe’s central bank to hold off on another rate cut until it knows how bad the tariff blow will be
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank will likely hold off on making another interest rate cut Thursday, choosing…
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Europe and China hold scaled-back trade talks with expectations low for major agreements
China and the EU have multiple trade disputes across a range of industries, but no disagreement is as sharp as their enormous trade imbalance.
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ECB’s new banknotes reignite Franco-Polish tug-of-war over Marie Curie’s legacy – POLITICO
Some were quick to claim victory.
“I am very pleased that the ECB addressed Polish concerns and adjusted the design of [the] new €20 bank note to reflect Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s Polish heritage,” exulted conservative MEP Janusz Lewandowski, speaking to POLITICO.
But the…
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Ukraine’s insidious enemy: Its own leadership
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor and a foreign affairs columnist at POLITICO Europe.
As a democratic state, Ukraine is under assault from two sources. Its first and most obvious adversary is Moscow, which has long wanted to return the country to the days of being a Kremlin plaything, a mere…
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Putin’s bloody war puts democracy under strain in Ukraine – POLITICO
Zelenskyy argued that the radical move was needed to block Russian interference — and on Wednesday said he had “heard the public opinion” and promised to fix the situation with a new bill that he pledged would preserve the agencies’ independence.
But there is growing worry that…
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