One year ago today, President Donald Trump stood at a lectern in the Rose Garden, held up a booklet of trade barriers as thick as the Bible and told a crowd of people in suits and hard hats that with his planned tariffs, “jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country and you see…
Category: 3. Europe
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Skies turn red as Saharan dust passes over Crete
Storms hit parts of Greece with gale-force winds and flooding, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped the island of Crete.
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Man dies in storm as Saharan dust shrouds Crete
A man dies in flooding near Athens as rain lashes several regions in Greece, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped Crete.
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Commission issues guidance for pragmatic and proportionate rules on protecting wild birds
The European Commission has published guidelines for a pragmatic and proportionate implementation of the Birds Directive on the ground, while protecting Europe’s wild birds. This guidance document provides practical advice to support member states and stakeholders in implementing existing…
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Commission calls on member states to coordinate measures to ensure oil security of supply amid Middle East energy disruption
Considering the market volatility stemming from the conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the European Commission is calling on Member States to make timely and coordinated preparations to secure the supply of oil and refined petroleum products in the…
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Commission allocates €21.5 million in emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary
Member states have endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilize €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary affected by adverse weather events during the 2025 growing season. They will respectively receive €7.4m, €3.3m and €10.8m of…
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The new European fortress: Breaking the cord of energy dependency with renewables
At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, European leaders pledged to turn gray waters into a green engine, hardening industry against global shocks. Their plan aims to de-risk grids and shield them from economic and political turbulences, theoretically ending the era of costly energy imports,…
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Advancing sovereign intelligence from space
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, has successfully launched and deployed six new 25 cm resolution SAR satellites into orbit. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on March 30, 2026, aboard the Transporter-16 rideshare mission with…
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The negotiator, or one battle after another?
Dating back to ancient Persia, Nowruz, celebrated in March, marks the arrival of the vernal equinox and the first day of spring in Iran. Uniquely for this year, Nowruz occurred side by side with Eid al-Fitr, the most important festival among Muslims to celebrate the end of the fasting month of…
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Wie Trump im Iran weiter machen will – POLITICO
In der Nacht zu Donnerstag unserer Zeit hat Donald Trump eine Rede zur Nation gehalten. In der erwähnt er die NATO mit keinem Wort und doch baut er weiter Druck in Richtung der Verbündeten auf. Während er den Verlauf und die Erfolge des Iran-Kriegs lobt, schiebt er die…
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