Agricultural Uprising Sweeps Across Europe: Farmers Demand Recognition and Relief In the spring of 845 AD, Paris faced a Viking siege that required 120 ships and a tribute of 7,000 pounds of silver for resolution. In 1870, Prussians imposed a blockade, leading to the city’s surrender after residents resorted to consuming rats, cats, horses, and […]
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Efficient EU Summit Approves €50 Billion Aid for Ukraine, Despite Orban’s Objections The European Union’s 27 national leaders usually require lengthy, late-night deliberations to reach agreements. However, on February 1st, they astonishingly approved €50 billion ($54 billion) in aid for Ukraine within just an hour, as part of an update to the bloc’s budget. This
Several hours’ drive east of Riga, amidst a wintry landscape adorned with forests, fields, and frozen lakes, travelers encounter bilingual signs in Latvian and English, signaling their entry into “Borderland.” Prohibited from halting and capturing photographs, motorists traverse this region, flanked by watch towers surveilling the border with Russia, delineated by birch and pine trees.
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The European Union is on the verge of increasing its common budget by an additional €64.5 billion, though not without certain conditions and changes. After months of intense negotiations among member states, the budget review was approved during an extraordinary summit on February 1. The final deal signifies a compromise, as the original proposal of
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Debts, cheap imports, price pressures… these are just some of the grievances on the lists of European farmers. Countries across Europe – the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Poland – all have one point in common. Their farmers are unhappy with their lot. The movement, triggered by concerns over low wages, heavy regulation, and cheap imports, has
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The European Union has received a recommendation from Brussels to achieve a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. This recommendation is aimed at ensuring climate neutrality becomes a reality by mid-century. The proposed target, in comparison to 1990 levels, involves the extensive deployment of renewable systems, the phased abolition of coal, the near-total
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Euronews Business takes a closer look at tax across Europe to see where people are paying the most – and the least. According to the Tax Foundation, single average wage workers in Europe were paying about one third of their wages in taxes in 2022. Unsurprisingly, tax burdens across Europe vary significantly, with workers in
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A union has called on Lufthansa’s ground staff to walk off the job for a day on Wednesday in a pay dispute, the latest of several transport strikes in Germany. The Ver.di union said Monday it is calling on ground staff for the German airline at Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, and Düsseldorf airports to strike
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The advocacy group ‘Stop Death at Work,’ which advocates for victims and their families, may hold the key to understanding why France has the highest rate of workplace accidents. In the small community of Saint-Colomban, near Nantes in northwest France, Pierrick Duchêne, Claudine’s husband, suffered a tragic and fatal accident when a machine crushed
What factors contribute to France holding the record for workplace accidents? Read More »
In this installment of Smart Regions, we delve into Sicily’s underwater laboratory, exploring how Europe’s largest underwater telescope, IDMAR, holds the potential to enhance our understanding of the universe’s origins. Situated off the coast of Portopalo di Capo Passero, at the southern tip of Sicily, IDMAR features spherical underwater nodes actively observing and listening
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