Kyriakos Pierrakakis elected head of Eurogroup in recognition of Greece’s reform agenda. Belgian candidate caught in crossfire over reparations loan for Ukraine. The Eurogroup handles key economic and financial dossiers.
Category: 3. Europe
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Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis elected as president of Eurogroup
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Flying high: What are Europe’s fastest-growing airports?
Following a blockbuster 2024 with more than one billion passengers in the EU alone, 2025 is shaping up to be an even better year for the continent’s aviation sector.
In the first half, passenger volumes in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the UK rose by 4.3%, according…
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‘Stolen children’: New documentary explores fate of infants classed as dead but sold for adoption
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There are thousand of stories of children stolen and illegally sold for adoption. Across Europe, it’s estimated around 100,000 mothers were told during a…
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Berlusconi’s MFE backs Paramount over Netflix in Warner Bros ownership battle
Italy’s biggest media multinational MFE, formerly known as Mediaset, has stepped into the ongoing battle over the future of Warner Bros. Set up by the late former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, MFE said it favours Paramount’s takeover bid over that of streaming giant Netflix.
After…
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Mickey Mouse meets ChatGPT: Disney signs short video deal with OpenAI
Disney has signed a deal with OpenAI to let the firm’s video generation tool produce short videos featuring more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters.
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Hamas attacks and hostage treatment crimes against humanity, Amnesty says
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Palestinian armed groups committed crimes against humanity during the 7 October 2023 attacks on southern Israel and in their…
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A burning discovery: the first human firestarters lived 350,000 years earlier than thought?
By Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom & Paul Hackett with APPublished on
It’s been a longstanding question: when did we first…
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EU triggers emergency clause to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets
The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external attempts to release the €210 billion in assets before Kyiv is compensated.
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Thinking of moving to Italy? This Tuscan town will help pay your rent and buy your home
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Dreaming of la dolce vita? In this Tuscan hilltown, it could cost far less than you think.
A tiny village in the hills west of Siena is the latest…
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EU unveils new pharma deal that overhauls two decades of medicine rules
After two years of negotiations, the European Union reached an agreement on Thursday to overhaul its pharmaceutical legislation—last updated two decades ago – under which the European pharmaceutical industry maintains lengthy patent and exclusivity periods.
The European Council and the…
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