France and Spain received more asylum applications in the first half of 2025 than Germany, with more Venezuelan and fewer Syrian applications partly responsible.
Category: 3. Europe
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Germany loses top spot for EU country with the most asylum requests
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Inflation projections for Europe in 2026: Which countries will have the highest and lowest rates?
Euronews Business takes a closer look at the ECB and OECD inflation projections for the euro area and wider Europe in 2025 and 2026.
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Nuclear is coming in from the cold – but will it be made in Europe?
As more EU countries turn to nuclear power as a zero-emissions source of energy, they risk forgetting that a revival still hinges on industrial policy and investment decisions – both at home and abroad.
Belgium’s new government has…
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There is no ‘EU’ in Norway
Europe looms large in Norway’s national election today – but only beneath the surface. Most Norwegians are blissfully unaware of the European dimension of their politics and their political parties are happy to keep it that way.
Norway, a…
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Frankreich am politischen Abgrund – POLITICO
Frankreich steht vor dem politischen Kollaps: Heute Abend droht die Regierung von Premier François Bayrou zu stürzen. Nicolas Barré, Chefredakteur von POLITICO in Paris, analysiert die Hintergründe der Krise und was sie für die Stabilität des Euro und die deutsche Politik…
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Cargo theft in Europe surges 438% in 3 years
According to figures cited by Girteka from the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), recorded cargo losses in the EU totalled €549 million in 2023: a 438% jump compared to 2022 and more than ten times higher than in 2021. A European…
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L’avenir des données
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NATO’s eastern flank braces for Russia’s war games – POLITICO
Some drills — near the Belarusian village of Gozha and in Kaliningrad’s Dobrovolsk — will take place just a few dozen kilometers from Poland and Lithuania. Troops will also be positioned on both sides of the Suwałki Gap, the 70-kilometer corridor between Belarus and Kaliningrad widely…
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How to watch the French government collapse (again) like a pro – POLITICO
France was able to stave off an economic catastrophe during the pandemic and when energy prices shot up at the outset of the full-scale war in Ukraine, in part thanks to massive public spending. Finding a consensus on reining in expenditures has proven difficult, and lawmakers are loath to…
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It should be clear by now that Trump isn’t, and never will be, an ally – POLITICO
This became apparent after the nonreciprocal concessions made to U.S. President Donald Trump on defense spending and trade, as well as Europe’s acceptance of a junior role in handling the war in Ukraine. Moreover, from Gaza to Nagorno-Karabakh, the EU’s involvement in conflicts abroad has…
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