US tariffs and the EU’s countermeasures would result in economic disruption ripping apart global value chains, the director of European auto trade group ACEA tells Radio Schuman on Friday
Category: 3. Europe
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Trump tariffs risk ripping apart global auto value chains, says car sector chief – Radio Schuman
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Nostalgia TV: Why are we only watching old shows?
Last year, the world watched shows predominantly from the early 00s. Why have we become so obsessed with shows from 20 years ago?
Rule nostalgia! Nostalgia rules the airwaves as global streaming figures show TV viewers spent most of last year watching old shows instead…
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Tariff treatment: Six diagnoses for EU pharma sector amid US trade war
Potential US tariffs on pharmaceuticals could set off a ripple effect that extends far beyond the immediate price hikes, as both the US and Europe heavily rely on each other.
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The EU urges its citizens to disaster prep as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease threaten
The European Union on Wednesday urged citizens across the continent to stockpile food, water and other essentials to last at least 72 hours as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease increase the chances of a crisis.
The call to action for…
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NGOs criticise Polish asylum law, say human rights are almost non-existent at border
Oxam official: ‘What’s happening at the border is a humanitarian and human rights crisis, and we need to find humanitarian and human rights solutions to it.’
Human rights organisations have criticised Poland’s decision to temporarily suspend the right for migrants…
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Fake Ukrainian TV advert urges children to report relatives listening to Russian music
The AI-generated video has been shared widely on social media, often with captions alleging that Ukraine is a dictatorship that spreads “Russophobic” propaganda.
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King Charles III hospitalised after cancer treatment side effects
Britain’s King Charles III’s health has been closely monitored ever since announcing his diagnosis with an undisclosed form of cancer early last year.
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Britain’s assisted dying debate turns toxic – POLITICO
Numerous committee members told POLITICO the atmosphere in the room had been largely collegiate and respectful. But tensions have risen to the surface, both in the sessions and in the hothouse of social media.
“It’s really very unpleasant and, as far as I’m concerned, completely…
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Global health chiefs urge EU to step up amid US funding cuts – POLITICO
The Global Fund says it has contributed to cutting the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by 61 percent over the past two decades, saving 65 million lives.
“We’re talking about disease programs that affect millions of people,” Sands said. There are roughly 25 million people…
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EU leaders under influence of booze bosses as trade war escalates
BRUSSELS — As the scion of a 700-year-old winemaking dynasty, Florentine Marquis Lamberto Frescobaldi knows better than anyone that patience is a virtue. And when it comes to tariffs, the Italian government is taking his side.
When POLITICO met Frescobaldi last Friday in the marbled…
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