Category: 3. Europe
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EU DECODED: Will the deal to end fake internships be reached by 2025?
In this episode, we focus on a directive on unpaid internships that aims to end the exploitation of around 1.5 million young Europeans. Continue Reading
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French defense minister calls for scrapping EU arms cash fund if it can’t be fixed – POLITICO
France is the leader of a group of countries that wants the money largely reserved for European companies, with safeguards to prevent non-EU companies from easily accessing the fund. Other countries, including the Netherlands and Poland, want the money to fund procurement and production of… Continue Reading
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NATO sends a fleet to guard Baltic Sea cables – POLITICO
NATO will send around 10 ships to guard important underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea by the end of the week, Finnish newspaper Yle reported on Tuesday. The ships will remain at sea until April and be positioned near energy and data cables to deter any… Continue Reading
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Herbert Kickl invites ÖVP to hold coalition talks
The head of Austrian far-right Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, invited the conservative Austrian People’s Party to coalition talks after being tasked with forming a government. Continue Reading
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From horse-drawn to high-speed: Britain celebrates 200 years of rail travel in 2025
At 12 noon on New Year’s Day, nearly 200 vintage locomotives around the world blew their whistles to ring in a special year for rail travel. ADVERTISEMENT 2025 marks 200 years since passenger rail travel began with the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) in… Continue Reading
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Video. Latest news bulletin | January 7th – Evening
Updated: 07/01/2025 – 18:00 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More … Continue Reading
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The far-right is on the verge of gaining power in Austria: the EU holds its breath
This article was originally published in French FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, who has been tasked with forming a coalition government, is opposed to sanctions against Russia, advocates for the remigration of foreigners and rejects the Green Deal. ADVERTISEMENT Herbert Kickl’s possible… Continue Reading
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Meta's new board appointments include Trump ally UFC boss Dana White
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, appears to be making moves to improve relations with president-elect Donald Trump. Continue Reading
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Don’t eat your Christmas trees, Belgium’s food agency warns – POLITICO
“To avoid issues with emerging woolly aphids, Christmas trees are often treated intensively,” said Bonte. (Woolly aphids are small sap-sucking insects often found on plants and capable of causing and spreading plant diseases.) “For this reason alone, the FASFC cannot agree with such… Continue Reading
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From lithium to arsenic, which Latin American nations is the EU going to source raw materials from?
As the EU’s demand for critical raw materials such as lithium is unmet, the EU is signing agreements with like-minded Latin American countries to bridge the gap. ADVERTISEMENT After Russia’s war on Ukraine prompted Europe to recognise its dependence on Moscow for gas supplies,… Continue Reading