Category: 3. Europe
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Watchdog candidates bark at lack of EU transparency – in their own recruitment
Hopefuls to replace Emily O’Reilly probing EU maladministration are discovering what life is like at the sharp end of Brussels bureaucracy. Continue Reading
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le gouvernement à l’heure des concessions – POLITICO
“Nous sommes prêts” pour cet échange, a indiqué à votre serviteure Philippe Bon, délégué général de Casinos de France. L’Afjel, l’asso des jeux en ligne, est encore plus pressée : “La concertation […] peut s’engager avant même la fin du processus budgétaire… Continue Reading
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Are gas cookers bad for you? Scientists say they’re sending 40,000 Europeans to early graves a year
It is the first time that researchers have been able to accurately estimate premature deaths from gas cooker pollution. Continue Reading
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‘Geologically blessed’: How Kazakhstan can help Europe’s green transition
“We very often confuse availability with reliability,” says Kazakhstan’s minister for industry. Continue Reading
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Trump’s New York homecoming sparks backlash over racist and vulgar remarks
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, billed as a triumphant homecoming, turned into a political fiasco on Sunday night as a pro-Trump comedian’s racist diatribe drew furious condemnation, including from prominent Republicans. The rally, held just more than a week… Continue Reading
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Eurozone inflation data and big tech company earnings in focus this week
This week is lined up with critical economic events and company earnings, which are expected to drive market sentiment. Eurozone inflation data will be the focal point for the region. Continue Reading
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Wie Wagenknecht Höckes Aufstieg ermöglicht – POLITICO
Gordon Repinski analysiert die permanente Einmischung der Parteichefin Wagenknecht in das Vorgehen des Landesverbandes und was das für die eigene Spitzenkandidatin, die CDU und die SPD, aber auch für die AfD und Björn Höcke letztlich bedeuten könnte. Im… Continue Reading
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Europe’s tech security czar-to-be faces China fight at home – POLITICO
“The total value of business in China for Finnish companies is estimated to be more than 20 billion euros per year,” a 2023 report from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs said, which labeled China as “one of our most important trade partners.” “Chinese investments play the… Continue Reading
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What Boris Johnson can teach the EU about restoring nature – POLITICO
“In theory it sounds really good, but in practice it’s very, very complicated. You’re trying to measure something which is intrinsically complicated. Trying to reduce this complex thing called nature into a conventional shape that people like Gresham House can sell on — Friends of the… Continue Reading
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Putin’s Central European vanguard threatens to expand into Czechia – POLITICO
After POLITICO reached out to Babiš and his ANO party for comment, his right-hand man, ANO Vice Chair Karel Havlíček, replied that “it’s nonsense” to say the party has moved toward the far right. Dita Charanzová told POLITICO that “it was clear from the developments in the… Continue Reading