Category: 3. Europe

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The Dutch government’s seizure of chipmaker Nexperia from its Chinese owner Wingtech is a landmark moment in Europe’s…

Europe must strive for bolder renewable energy targets to protect the climate, despite making world-record progress.

This year, worldwide solar and wind power generation outpaced electricity demand, while…

The World Health Organisation’s cancer research arm has found “sufficient evidence” that tougher rules on alcohol would help fight cancer – while acknowledging that introducing them in Europe will be politically difficult.

Every year,…

However, there has been no convergence with the EU on the rest of the data: Salaries remain among the lowest in the bloc, which means many Greeks are forced to work two jobs to cover the soaring cost of living, in particular high housing costs. The country is second to last in the EU when it…

The U.S. is charging $50 per net ton and China is initially charging a similar amount, 400 yuan ($56.22) per net ton, rising to 1,120 yuan per ton in 2028. Both fees are charged once per service and capped at five a year.

Lloyd’s List…

“The next election is going to be about marginal groups commanding small chunks of the vote … and having fewer issues for people to coalesce around can make a difference,” a fourth MP added. 

While Trump’s deal has been widely welcomed in Labour ranks, few think the ceasefire…

“And I am sure that it will then come to the conclusions that my colleague Hoffmann has just mentioned,” Spahn added.

Israel and Hamas agreed to a U.S.-brokered peace deal this week after two years of bloodshed, including the killing of over 60,000 Palestinians.

Germany,…

As the Israel–Gaza ceasefire took effect and US President Donald Trump declared peace, Europe found itself sidelined. 

While key European leaders attended the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt — where Trump’s 20-point peace plan was…

When I planned my two-week backpacking trip through six European cities, the last thing I expected was to be blown away by my budget bookings in the suburbs.

In October 2022, I traveled to Berlin, Vienna, Venice,…