“Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Italy, and Western Germany should form one federated state. To help this America could afford to spend a lot, because we’d get something successful, strong, sturdy. But the [European]…
Category: 3. Europe
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Are spheres of influence making a comeback on the international stage?
While the concept lost some of its relevance at the end of the Cold War, it is back in the spotlight with the return of Donald Trump and the war in Ukraine.
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European countries use far less antibiotics in livestock than they used to
It’s often difficult to understand the scale of wildfires globally. That’s because most news coverage focuses on only a few countries.
News headlines might be filled with stories about large fires in Greece, Portugal, the United States, or…
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Brussels' Molenbeek district hosts Iftar in church to boost European Capital of Culture bid
The Iftar comes as part of Molenbeek’s bid to become the 2030 European Capital of Culture, in which the district hopes to “flip the script” on its infamous narrative.
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Iftar in a church: Brussels' Molenbeek district celebrates diversity to showcase community
The Iftar comes as part of Molenbeek’s bid to become the 2030 European Capital of Culture, in which the district hopes to ‘flip the script’ on its infamous narrative.
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Streaming revenues exceeded $20bn for the first time ever in 2024, says Global Music Report
The music recording industry is seeing growth that ‘many other sectors would be incredibly envious of’, but what’s driving it?
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Jetzt müssen Merz und Klingbeil lösen – POLITICO
– Mehr Uneinigkeit bei den Verhandlungen als erwartet: wie jetzt “die da oben” den Zwist und Streit lösen müssen, der in den Arbeitsgruppen nicht ausgeräumt werden konnte.
– Erneuter Angriff auf die Demokratie: Wie die EU mit der Türkei umgehen wird, nach der…
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Ukrainian and US officials hold ‘productive’ ceasefire talks in Riyadh
The talks come a day before US officials are set to meet with Russia’s delegation.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Sunday that talks between US and Ukrainian delegations in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, were “productive and focused” and with…
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UK considers pulling the plug on £180M Brexit trade system – POLITICO
“We are talking about many hundreds of millions in benefits to business, trade and growth and at the time HMG had budgeted for this.”
Costs rack up
A Freedom of Information Request submitted by POLITICO shows that HM Revenue and Customs has spent at least £105.18 million on the…
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