Sarah Rainsford
Eastern Europe correspondent
Reporting fromTeleorman County, Romania
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Category: 3. Europe
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Will Romania vote take country away from European mainstream?
EPA-EFE/ShutterstockA woman walks past a billboard displaying posters of presidential candidates Nicusor Dan (left) and George Simion (right) in Bucharest -
Germany eyes strongest EU army by 2031 – DW – 05/18/2025
US President Donald Trump can feel vindicated: Germany’s new foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said this week that the government had accepted the president’s demand to invest 5% of GDP in defense. Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers…
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Germany and other EU countries are bulking up militaries – DW – 05/18/2025
US President Donald Trump can feel vindicated: Germany’s new foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said this week that the government had accepted the president’s demand to invest 5% of GDP in defense. Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers…
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How Germany and Europe are bulking up militaries – DW – 05/18/2025
US President Donald Trump can feel vindicated: Germany’s new foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said this week that the government had accepted the president’s demand to invest 5% of GDP in defense. Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers…
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Emerging European destinations: How Austria, Malta, Portugal, and Spain are winning over Indian students
As rising tuition fees and living costs in traditional study destinations such as the U.K., U.S., Canada, and Australia become increasingly…
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Opinion | Europe Built Trains. America Built Highways and Regret.
How civilized to catch a train, enjoy a meal on board and then go to bed in a cozy cabin while the moonlit world zips past.
Recently, I’ve boarded sleeper trains in Brussels and disembarked in Vienna; bid “Gute Nacht” to Munich and…
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Trading bots are evolving: What happens when AI cheats the market?
Algorithms have been used in trading for decades, but recent advancements could throw up new challenges for regulators.
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How Trump’s America Is Reuniting the U.K. and E.U.
Brexit tore the United Kingdom and the European Union apart. Now, President Trump’s America is prodding them back together.
Five years after Britain formally exited the European Union, their leaders are moving cautiously toward a new era of…
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Romanian run-off the most crucial on Europe’s ‘Super Sunday’ of elections | Romania
Romanians have started voting in a pivotal presidential run-off that could radically alter their country’s strategic alignment and economic prospects, as voters in Poland and Portugal also prepare to cast their ballots in a European electoral…
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