Category: 3. Europe

  • Why are more private equity companies entering the travel sector?

    Private equity companies are increasingly showing an interest in hotels, resorts and restaurants, in an attempt to convert them into higher-performing assets for a successful exit.

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  • Who can beat Romanian nationalist presidential candidate George Simion? – POLITICO

    Who can beat Romanian nationalist presidential candidate George Simion? – POLITICO

    In theory, his political pedigree gives him a broad voter base, as well as party machinery and regional bastions that could prove a formidable force.

    “Together, [the PNL and PSD] have more than 75 percent of the mayors in Romania,” said Remus Ștefureac, a political analyst and…

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  • Elon Musk’s next task? Reviving Tesla in Europe where sales have plunged by more than half in a year

    Elon Musk’s next task? Reviving Tesla in Europe where sales have plunged by more than half in a year

    Tesla sales plunged by more than half last month in several European countries in a sign that Elon Musk could struggle to revive the company after he shifts from his Washington work to running the automaker again. Tesla sales collapsed in April…

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  • How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion

    How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion

    Will Vernon

    Reporting fromWroclaw, Poland
    BBC A close-up of a young man wearing a gas mask, helmet and army camos. Behind him are three women wearing the same. The group is outdoors in a sunny field with trees. BBC

    Ordinary Poles have been signing up for military training days anticipating a military attack

    At a military training ground near the city of Wroclaw, ordinary Poles are lining up, waiting to be handed guns and taught how to shoot. “Once the round is…

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  • Germany defends extremist classification after Rubio slams ‘tyranny in disguise’

    Germany defends extremist classification after Rubio slams ‘tyranny in disguise’

    Germany’s Foreign Office has defended a decision to classify the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as right-wing extremist, after sharp criticism from the White House.

    US Vice-President JD Vance accused “bureaucrats” of rebuilding the Berlin Wall, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed…

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