Category: 3. Europe

On a limestone avenue in the 8th arrondissement, a stone’s throw from the Arc de Triomphe, the red glass lanterns and Art Deco-style awning at the entrance of Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris catch your eyes. Inside, the lobby leads to…

“Wir schaffen das!” or “We can do it!” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel nine years ago, when she proclaimed that Germany and Europe had the capacity to grant asylum to people seeking refuge.

Back then, her words offered hope to…

The experts compared excess mortality, standardized for age and sex, per country over a period covering January 2020 to June 2022. Cumulative excess mortality observed over this period ranged from 0.5 to 1 death per 1,000 inhabitants in…

Our analysis highlights that Flixtrain, Ouigo and RegioJet offer the most affordable fares while SBB, Eurostar and GWR rank as the most costly rail operators, as illustrated in the figure below. For routes of comparable lengths,…

With warnings swirling over a possible war with Russia in a matter of years, NATO‘s European members have already started laying the groundwork for defenses, should Russian troops set foot on alliance soil.

“Russia is preparing for a war with the…

It’s a personal victory for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who campaigned to get this proposal through EU governments, and whose pet pony Dolly was killed by a wolf in 2022.

Countries that supported the proposal…

For decades, the transatlantic alliance has been the bedrock of European security. But today, Europe’s partnership with the United States is at a critical juncture. With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, there is a genuine risk that…