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A close-up of lush green grass symbolizes the environmental goals of EU green funds — but raises questions about how such funds are being used to support weapons manufacturing.
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Green Money, Deadly Weapons: EU Climate Funds Fuel the Arms Trade

EU‑green money has become a silent backer of the war machine, with roughly €50 billion of climate‑labelled capital flowing into weapons manufacturers in 2025 – a three‑fold jump on the 2021…
Posted by Mathieu Roussel December 17, 2025
Elite male sprinters from around the world compete in a symbolic showdown over fairness and inclusion in sports, a central issue in the legal battle surrounding trans athletes like Halba Diouf.
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Trans Athletes Fight for Fair Play: The Halba Diouf Court Battle

Halba Diouf, the 23‑year‑old French sprinter who burst onto the national scene with a 100‑metre dash that hinted at Olympic promise, is now front‑and‑centre of Europe’s most contentious sporting lawsuit. In…
Posted by Tom O’Rourke December 17, 2025
A protester at a Dutch demonstration holds a sign rejecting xenophobia, highlighting public concern over the country's handling of asylum seekers.
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Dutch Asylum Clash: Tubbergen’s Ombudsman Bypasses Residents Over Migrant Centre

The tiny Dutch municipality of Tubbergen has erupted into a national asylum showdown, with the former Landhotel ’t Elshuys in the village of Albergen being turned into a reception centre for…
Posted by Ana Beltrán December 17, 2025
Protesters in Germany reject Tesla's involvement in the green transition, as part of a larger debate over electric vehicle policies and the future of the auto industry.
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German Auto Industry Slams EU’s ‘Wrong‑Track’ E‑Car Rules

The EU’s latest climate package threatens to gut Germany’s auto engine room, with industry bodies warning of up to €40 billion in lost sales and a possible 120 000 jobs vanishing by…
Posted by Louise Carter December 16, 2025
Farmers protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, highlighting the political and economic clash in French agriculture.
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France Tries to Block Mercosur Deal – Farmers Take to the Streets

The streets of the Loire Valley are a sea of orange vests and tractors, a rolling protest that has turned the EU‑Mercosur deal from a distant trade paper into a…
Posted by Ana Beltrán December 16, 2025
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EU Pushes for a Multinational Force in Ukraine – A New Chapter in European Security?

The EU is on the brink of fielding its first truly joint combat unit for Ukraine – a step that turns decades of political talk into a concrete, multinational force…
Posted by Louise Carter December 16, 2025
These ubiquitous plastic water bottles are at the center of a major scandal in France, revealing deceptive labeling, environmental harm, and a troubling cost to consumers.
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Bottled‑Water Scandal Rocks France – Who’s Really Paying the Price?

The Perrier plant in Vergèze has been forced to halt operations after a prefectural notice exposed a breach of wastewater‑treatment limits, reigniting a long‑running dispute over whether the iconic brand…
Posted by Mathieu Roussel December 16, 2025
The institutional architecture of the European Union, highlighting the interplay between its governing bodies and member states.
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Europe’s New Nuclear Sites: 900 Locations Mapped – Where Are the Plants Going?

The European Commission’s June 2024 “Nuclear Energy Roadmap” – a GIS‑based catalogue of roughly 900 prospective nuclear‑plant sites – has turned the continent’s climate‑neutrality ambitions into a literal map of possibilities. In…
Posted by Mathieu Roussel December 16, 2025
Berlin's skyline at dusk, a symbol of the city grappling with soaring rents and housing affordability in Germany's most expensive metro area.
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Rent‑Price Tsunami: How German Cities Are Losing the Affordability Battle

Rents are roaring through Berlin, Munich and Hamburg like a tidal wave, and the data that should be charting its height simply isn’t there. The Deutsche Bundesbank’s latest quarterly report, dated…
Posted by Tom O’Rourke December 16, 2025
Berlin's iconic landmarks under a sunny sky, symbolizing the city's resilience amid economic concerns.
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Germany’s Economic Decline Fear: A Warning for the Eurozone

Germany’s growth engine is sputtering on the brink of a flat‑line, with the country’s own forecasters now pencilling in a paltry 0.1 % rise in 2025 and barely 0.8 % in 2026 –…
Posted by Louise Carter December 16, 2025

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