Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
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Category: 3. Europe
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Did Trump Do Europe a Favor?
PARIS – Fifty years ago this week, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. In clumsily attempting to declare a new official holiday, “Victory Day,” President Trump got his history wrong, forgetting that World War II continued until…
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UBS to pay hundreds of millions to settle Credit Suisse US tax probe
UBS agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the US tax probe into Credit Suisse after a two-year investigation. UBS said that it was “not involved in the underlying conduct and has zero tolerance for tax evasion”.
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Mattel plans to increase prices for some toys to offset tariff costs
The toy company is already ramping up its efforts to diversify production away from China in order to avoid more of an impact from tariffs.
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Europe’s last maker of key antibiotics ingredients shuts biggest domestic factory
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Europe’s last manufacturer of ingredients for some vital antibiotics is closing its biggest domestic factory and…
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Why world powers are watching the papal conclave with more interest than ever
Judging by an image he posted of himself wearing a liturgical mitre and papal robes and his statements in recent days about his desire to become pontiff, US President Donald Trump seems to be taking an unusual interest in the Vatican’s role in world politics. But he’s not the only…
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Eurozone recovery stalls as services lose momentum despite manufacturing uptick
Eurozone growth barely advanced in April as services stagnated despite a manufacturing rebound. Cooling inflation boosts hopes for an ECB rate cut, but weak demand and falling confidence cloud the outlook.
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Millions of UK tourists warned over travelling to ‘four’ European countries in May
UK tourists have been issued a warning over travelling to four European Union nations. Eurostar has sent a stark alert to Brits hoping of a holiday in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Germany.
Eurostar has warned of disruption and delays for…
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Merz fails to be elected chancellor in first parliamentary vote – POLITICO
BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz did not receive enough parliamentary votes in a first round vote to be elected chancellor in a major shock on Tuesday.
“Member of Parliament Friedrich Merz did not achieve the required majority of at least 316 votes,”…
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Germany's chancellor hopeful Merz fails to secure majority in first round of Bundestag vote
Merz failed to secure the majority of votes in the first round of voting to become Germany’s next chancellor.
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