Despite the European Commission holding exclusive competence on trade policy, Donald Trump has not spoken with its president, Ursula von der Leyen, since he returned to the White House.
Category: 3. Europe
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The silence between von der Leyen and Trump looms large over trade talks
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“Brussels, my love?” Young & anxious – Europe’s silent crisis
We are joined this week by the EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef, responsible for Inter generational Fairness, Youth, Culture & Sport, Samira Rafaela, Former Dutch MEP, now Visiting Fellow at Cornell University in NYC and Rareș Voicu, the President of the European Youth Forum – an…
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Where are they highest and lowest?
Have you ever wondered how much the cost of employing someone varies across different parts of Europe? The answer is very wide. The maximum-to-minimum ratio is more than five times, showing the level of disparities.
So, where do employers…
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Labour costs across Europe: Where are they highest and lowest?
Euronews takes a closer look at the significant differences in labour costs across the EU and the factors driving them.
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Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi handed over control of the ISS in change of command ceremony
The International Space Station has a new commander. Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) took command of the orbital outpost on Friday in a change of command ceremony.
Onishi took over from Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin from…
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Almost 200 students, journalists on trial over Istanbul protests
Dozens of people, including journalists, appeared before a court in Istanbul on Friday, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests that were triggered by the jailing of the city’s opposition mayor, Ekrem…
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Trump’s threat makes Ukraine mineral deal look like business move
Ukraine started the day with, for once, the diplomatic wind in its sails.
It had finally agreed a mineral deal “framework” with Washington. An agreement that would see the US invest in Ukraine’s recovery, in return for a share of the country’s future profits from its natural resources, energy…
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Canadian Airlines shift focus as U.S. travel slumps, domestic and European routes gain steam
A sharp drop in Canadian travel to the U.S. is prompting airlines to cut back on cross-border flights and redirect capacity to domestic and European destinations. Carriers like WestJet, Air Canada, and Porter Airlines are adjusting summer…
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Europe’s energy transition in a geopolitical storm
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago was a shock to the European security order, including the continent’s energy security and ambitious decarbonization efforts. A sharp fall in European imports of Russian fossil…
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