On 3 and 4 December 2025, the President of the European Council António Costa (pictured) will travel to Astana, Kazakhstan to strengthen the European Union’s engagement with Central Asia. President Costa will meet with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and mark the 10th anniversary of the…
Category: 3. Europe
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Prada rescues a fading icon? Versace bought in €1.25bn Italian fashion shake-up
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The iconic gold Medusa head logo — a symbol founder Gianni Versace saw in the Roman ruins he and his siblings grew up playing around in Reggio Calabria…
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Turkish clerk flees to UK after stealing millions in gold and silver from courthouse
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A court employee fled to the United Kingdom with approximately 25 kilograms of gold and 50 kilograms of silver stolen from an Istanbul courthouse…
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AI ‘less regulated than sandwiches’ as tech firms race toward superintelligence, study says
The world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies are failing to meet their own safety commitments, according to a new assessment that warns these failures come with “catastrophic” risks.
The report comes as AI companies face lawsuits and allegations that their chatbots cause…
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Faceless figures and stolen Jesus: Why is Brussels’ nativity scene so controversial?
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With December now underway, nativity scenes are returning to Christmas markets around Europe.
In…
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Belgium urges Europe to drop plan for frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Nick BeakeEurope correspondent
AFPBelgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever has written to the European Commission chief warning that the EU’s plan is “fundamentally wrong” Belgium has accused the EU of “downplaying” its concerns over a plan to use frozen Russian assets held in Europe to support…
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Europe must up pressure on Russia, NATO ministers say after inconclusive Moscow talks
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European leaders called on Wednesday for increased pressure on Moscow following US-Russia talks in which Vladimir Putin appeared to have made no…
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Konkretes Investoren-Interesse an Uniper und Sefe – POLITICO
FRANKFURT (MAIN) – Für die Beteiligungen des Bundes an den Energieunternehmen Uniper und Sefe gibt es konkretes Interesse von Investoren. „Ich nehme mit Interesse zur Kenntnis, dass beide Unternehmen als interessant, als attraktiv eingeschätzt werden“,…
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EU bans Russian gas imports after 11th hour agreement – POLITICO
Where the Council included its demands, the Parliament was able to water them down. For instance, lawmakers convinced member countries to tighten a controversial clause allowing countries facing energy crises to lift the ban — suspensions will only last four weeks at a time and will need to…
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Video. Fabergé ‘winter egg’ sets new record with £22.9M sale at London auction
Fabergé’s 1913 Winter Egg, created for Russia’s imperial family, achieved a record £22.9 million (€27.5 million) at auction in London.
Made from carved rock crystal and adorned with platinum snowflakes and 4,500 diamonds,…
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