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In order to help tackle the housing crisis, the European Commission is working on proposals that would boost the construction of new homes,…
Category: 3. Europe
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'Champagne Problems': New Netflix Christmas movie watched 20 million times in a week
‘Tis the season to be Grinchy. Netflix has released an early festive favourite… Worth watching?
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EU seeks to exploit nature-based products for competitiveness push, green groups say
The European Commission wants to boost nature-based products in a bid to develop a fossil-free economy by 2040, according to its latest bioeconomy strategy, which prioritises plant-based food, natural medicines, energy from crops and trees, and even natural construction materials.
The…
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Ending poverty is a 'key' to democracy – EU told
As global uncertainty grows, the urgency of fighting poverty and supporting the most vulnerable has never been greater.
That is the keynote message behind a letter sent on 27 November to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen by the leader of the Socialists and Democrats, Iratxe…
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Talks over UK joining EU defence fund break down over entry fee
Paul SeddonPolitical reporter
AFP via Getty ImagesTalks to allow UK companies to play a greater part in the EU’s €150bn (£130bn) defence loans scheme have broken down after a dispute over money.
The two sides had been at loggerheads over a fee to allow British defence firms to access an…
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Macron backs push to ban cell phones in French high schools – POLITICO
The French president said Education Minister Édouard Geffray is reviewing the idea.
However, outlawing phones in lycée may require new lawmakers to pass new legislation. The French National Assembly voted in favor of the current ban in 2018, but that law only explicitly covers the…
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Germany, France set date for troubled fighter jet project decision – POLITICO
But years of industrial disputes — particularly between France’s Dassault Aviation and Germany’s Airbus — have repeatedly held back progress. Spain is also a member of the consortium but its participation has been much less problematic.
The target timing would allow Chancellor…
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Video shows Israeli forces killing two Palestinian men after apparent surrender
Video has emerged showing Israeli forces killing two Palestinian men after they appeared to surrender.
The incident occurred on Thursday in the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli military has carried out extensive operations since early this year.
In footage captured by a local TV…
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Hungary’s Orban defies EU partners and meets Putin again in Moscow
Nick ThorpeBudapest correspondent
EPAOrban has met Putin several times since the start of Russia’s full-scale war Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before Russia holds talks on a US push to end the war in Ukraine.
Orban is seen as one of Putin’s…
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Which EU countries have the biggest gender gap when it comes to investment?
Only about one in five tech companies across Europe created between 2020 and 2025 included at least one woman founder, according to the European Commission’s The Gender Investment Gap report.
Even when adjusting for this disparity, companies with female founders also received less investment…
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