Funding focus is a new series analysing cash flow into the European tech ecosystem. Last week, we looked at the largest investment rounds in fusion energy this year, and now we’re honing in on Europe’s booming…
Category: 3. Europe
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Will the new EU budget turn cohesion policy into regional ‘Hunger Games’?
The EU’s proposed 2028–2034 budget risks turning the bloc’s cohesion policy into a high-stakes competition for funding by merging it with other major spending areas, sparking concerns over reduced local control and lack of support for disadvantaged regions.
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UK sanctions Russian spies over deadly Ukraine theatre strike and cyber campaigns
The British Foreign Office also linked Russia’s intelligence agency to a cyber sabotage campaign across Europe and the US, targeting institutions, elections and public health programmes.
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Czech President Petr Pavel signs law criminalising communist propaganda
The changes come following calls from some Czech institutions, including the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, to correct what they said was an imbalance in the legal system.
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German chancellor slams EU, says pulling Germany out of recession a top priority
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz revealed his top priorities for the next three years and delivered sharp criticism to the EU.
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Das Update zur Merz-Pressekonferenz – POLITICO
Kanzler Friedrich Merz stellt sich vor der Sommerpause der Hauptstadtpresse – in seiner ersten Sommerpressekonferenz seit Amtsantritt. Viel Konkretes wollte er nicht sagen. Von der Rolle als einfacher Abgeordneter bis hin zum Parteivorsitzenden – Merz laviert bei der…
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Police drop criminal investigation into Kneecap after controversial Glastonbury performance
Avon and Somerset Police say they will be taking “no further action” after reviewing video and audio footage from Kneecap’s set at Glastonbury.
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Europe’s Russia Sanctions Pile Pressure on Tight Diesel Market
The European Union’s latest round of Russian sanctions have added yet more pressure on an already tight diesel market in the region that is a large importer of the fuel.
The EU confirmed on Friday that it would press ahead with a ban on the…
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Road to extinction? Europe’s birth rates hit rock bottom. These are the least fertile countries
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The latest data on fertility across the continent is not far from apocalyptic.
For the year 2024, many European countries are reporting their lowest birth…
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