The European Commission is investing €1 billion in joint defence research and development under the 2026 European Defence Fund (EDF) Work Programme, reinforcing Europe’s collective approach to defence innovation and capability building. Since its launch in 2021, the EDF has supported 224…
Category: 3. Europe
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Eating full-fat cheese and cream linked to lower dementia risk, Swedish study finds
Participants in the study who ate at least two slices of high-fat cheese a day had a 13 per cent lower risk of developing dementia, and a 29 per cent lower risk of vascular dementia.
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UK rejoining Erasmus shows 'education as a special value'
The EPP Group in the EU Parliament is among those who have warmly welcomed the agreement between the European Commission and the United Kingdom on the UK’s association with the Erasmus+ programme from 2027 onwards. This means that the hugely popular educational exchange scheme, places for…
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What is so unusual about UK job postings since the pandemic?
More than 10 million people are unemployed across Europe’s five largest economies as of late 2025.
As people look ahead to job opportunities in 2026, the outlook is fairly bleak in some countries, particularly the UK, according to global hiring platform Indeed.
That’s despite a push from…
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How Belgium’s Bart De Wever beat the EU machine – POLITICO
He didn’t.
“He basically got everything he wanted,” one EU diplomat said after the summit broke up in the early hours of Friday morning.
Based on conversations with 23 EU officials, diplomats and politicians, nearly all of whom were granted anonymity so they could describe in…
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Summit showed Europe still doesn’t want to pay to save Ukraine – POLITICO
The Kiel Institute has been tracking support for Ukraine since the start of Putin’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Its latest update reveals the holes that European nations are leaving in Kyiv’s finances.
In a report earlier this month, Kiel analysts said new aid allocations in 2025…
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Wie die CDU Baden-Württemberg wirtschaftlich neu aufstellen will – POLITICO
Manuel Hagel: Wie die CDU Baden-Württemberg wirtschaftlich neu aufstellen will – POLITICO
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un nouveau concept pour contrer le backlash écologique par la droite – POLITICO
SONDAGE CLUSTER17 X POLITICO — Au coude-à-coude avec le lepéniste Franck Allisio au premier tour, le maire sortant l’emporterait au second, selon l’enquête de notre partenaire. Mais le choix des Insoumis de maintenir ou non leur…
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EU to issue €90 billion in joint debt for Ukraine after hitting a wall on reparations loan
European leaders will raise €90 billion in joint debt to fund Ukraine for the next two years after hitting a wall on a plan to issue an unprecedented reparations loan.
Faced with a stalemate over Belgian demands to obtain unlimited guarantees before tapping into the immobilised Russian…
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EU agrees to €90B Ukraine loan — but assets plan fails – POLITICO
But in the end, the urgency of Ukraine’s financing needs and the desperation of EU leaders to show their support as Donald Trump wavers and Putin talks up victory, won the day.
In a concession to Germany, leaders opened the door to using the frozen Russian assets to repay the loan to…
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