Japan is assessing a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck late on Monday. The quake hit around 11.15 p.m. local time. It was centred in the Pacific Ocean about 80 kilometres off the coast of Aomori in the far north of Honshu….
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Are small European businesses punching above their weight thanks to AI?
New LinkedIn data shared with Europe in Motion shows that the number of members adding that title to their profile is booming across Europe: +85% in the Netherlands, +69% in the UK, +68% in Spain, +61% in Germany and +49% in France.
At least half of British, German and French small business…
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Das Update zum Trump-Interview mit POLITICO – POLITICO
Donald Trump spricht in einem exklusiven 45-Minuten-Interview mit POLITICO über Ukraine, NATO und Migration und zeichnet ein Bild Europas, das aus seiner Sicht kurz vor dem Kollaps steht. Er erklärt Russland militärisch für überlegen, spricht der EU strategische…
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European Parliament wins chance of bigger say in ECB vice president race – POLITICO
This would mark a break with the past, when MEPs only got involved in the process after ministers had already had their say. Involving the Parliament at an earlier stage could influence the selection process, for example by giving it the chance to press for adequate gender balance in the list…
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Germany’s Merz slams Trump’s controversial Europe document – POLITICO
Trump’s National Security Strategy released last week, announced a realignment of the geopolitical order while claiming that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” triggered by excess migration from Muslim-majority and non-European countries.
In the document, the U.S administration also…
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Slovakia dismantles whistleblower office despite EU Commission pushback – POLITICO
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office warned last month that restricting protection for whistleblowers “seriously limits detection, reporting, and investigation, particularly of corruption.”
The Slovak decision, which drew 78 votes in the 150-seat parliament, is expected to spark…
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EU hydrogen market hampered by costly production and uncertainty, energy regulators say
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The development of a hydrogen market in the European Union is far from meeting an ambitious 2030 target thanks to high fuel production costs and…
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Lithuania declares emergency situation over risks from balloons from Belarus
The Lithuanian government has declared a “nationwide emergency situation” in response to a series of incursions from neighbouring Belarus by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes.
Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene condemned the balloon incursions as a “hybrid attack” by Belarus that posed a…
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London mayor rebukes ‘obsessed’ Trump over migration tirade – POLITICO
Trump’s latest remarks appear to go further than his speech at the U.N. by suggesting that Khan chiefly represents people who have migrated to Britain, and further that they are at ideological odds with other Britons — a view echoed in the recent U.S. National Security Strategy document,…
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Is it safe to travel to Thailand and Cambodia as border clashes escalate?
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A new round of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has raised concerns for travellers heading to two of Southeast Asia’s most popular holiday…
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