Piacenza (Italy), Rennes (France), Salzburg (Austria), Valencia (Spain) and Zaragoza (Spain) have today been announced as the finalists for the 2026 Access City Award. These cities demonstrate a strong and sustained commitment to making urban life more accessible for persons with disabilities…
Category: 3. Europe
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Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
Welcome back for another round of recommendations, and what an exciting bunch they are! Trust us – friends don’t lie.
Not only is the final season of Stranger Things about to turn our world’s upside down, there’s also the sequel to award-winning animated film Zootopia hopping its way to the…
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Commission adopts its November infringement procedures
To help citizens and businesses benefit fully from the European Union’s legislation, the Commission maintains a constant dialogue with member states to ensure compliance with EU law. It can initiate infringement procedures against member states in the event of non-compliance. The decisions taken…
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Port 2 Port Security Platform being launched by all Belgian seaports and inland ports
This initiative will reinforce Belgium’s position as a pioneer in integrated port security and sharpen its focus on threats including drug smuggling, cyber-attacks and the misuse of drones. It marks a European first in which every port and waterway within one country collaborates strategically…
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The new space race: These are the different space strategies across Europe
Germany and France recently launched new space strategies. What do other countries have in place?
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Relais & Châteaux has welcomed 14 new members to its association, including one in Luxembourg
Sharing a taste for authenticity and local, these new members contribute to a total of 34 properties having joined Relais & Châteaux this year alone.
Commenting, Laurent Gardinier, president, Relais & Châteaux, told this site: “Our Association is firmly committed to a sustainable path so…
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High-stakes showdown looms as US and EU trade member states meet
The United States’ Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick are arriving in Brussels on Monday for what is expected to be a tense showdown with EU trade ministers.
After months of recriminations on both sides of the Atlantic over the implementation of this…
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HPV vaccine slashes cervical cancer risk with minimal side effects, major review finds
Studies show girls vaccinated by age 16 face dramatically lower cervical cancer risk with no major side effects.
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Merz bei G20 und die Siegmund-Debatte – POLITICO
Kanzler Friedrich Merz ist auf diplomatischer Mission in Afrika, doch der G20-Gipfel wird von einem 28-Punkte-Friedensplan aus den USA für die Ukraine überschattet. Gordon Repinski berichtet aus Angola, wie Merz versucht, Europa im Spiel zu halten und einen…
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