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Digital taxes put US-EU trade talks under pressure
The summer trade deal between the European Union and the Trump administration was supposed to mark a turning point in transatlantic relations after months of uncertainty. A 15% tariff cap wasn’t ideal, but EU leaders accepted it as the cost of...

Building Europe’s First Crypto-Native Neobank: A Conversation with Young Platform’s Co-Founder
“First came traditional banks. Then neobanks. Now, the next step from Young Platform: positioning themselves as one of the first European companies aiming to build a truly crypto-native neobank.” That’s how Young Platform recently described its...

Geraint Thomas, Julian Alaphilippe and more: the riders to watch at the Tour of Britain Men 2025
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men is by some distance the biggest bike race in the UK for male cyclists and is well respected on the world stage too. As such, it is always able to attract a field with at least a smattering of big-name riders, with...

‘You surrendered’ on EU-US trade deal, Belgian MEP tells Commission
The EU-US trade agreement is not a negotiation but “a surrender”; signing it would be one of the greatest acts of submission of this century, Belgian MEP Yvan Verougstraete (Renew Europe) noted in an interview with Euractiv. For Verougstraete,...

Climate change drives record temperatures in Japan and South Korea
Japan and South Korea endured their hottest summer on record in 2025, as climate change drives global warming, extreme weather, and historic heatwaves. Both Japan and South Korea experienced unprecedented summer heat in 2025, according to their...

Spain's fire season winds down after worst wildfire crisis in decades
Date Published: 01/09/2025 This summer of 2025 has been one of the worst for forest fires in Spain in living memory. As of September 1, the country has now downgraded its emergency level, but the summer and the hot weather are still not over in...

Digital storm: How fake news flooded Spain alongside the deadly DANA floods in Valencia
WHEN a torrent of water ripped through Valencia last September, drowning streets, sweeping away cars and leaving a trail of destruction, another flood surged in parallel. Social media, it turns out, was awash not just with images of swollen rivers...

Tesla's market share slumps in the EU, surpassed by BYD and SAIC
According to ACEA, Tesla’s market share in Europe plummeted to just 6,600 new vehicle registrations in July 2025, representing a 42% decrease compared to the same month last year. In addition to falling market share, Tesla has been surpassed by...

Opinion: Europe in the balance?
Almost weekly in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Germany, a sensational assault committed by an illegal migrant — often enjoying some sort of state support or with prior arrests for the same crime — surfaces. Until recently,...

EU budget proposals: more external migration control, less democratic scrutiny
Home / News / 2025 / September / EU budget proposals: more external migration control, less democratic scrutiny Topic Country/Region 01 September 2025 In mid-July, the European Commission published its proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget,...

Luke Donald picks Europe's six Ryder Cup wildcards including LIV Golf rebel Jon Rahm
Luke Donald and Europe will be going for glory in New York ( Image: Getty Images) Luke Donald has not risked any rookies and picked six Ryder Cup veterans, including Jon Rahm, for his wildcards to face the USA later this month. Shane Lowry, Sepp...

One in three women in Europe faces violence
One in three women in Europe has suffered some form of violence, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday launching a Cyprus campaign against sexism. Only one in eight reports incidents to the police, while one in five seeks help from...

Georgia Reaffirms Commitment to European Environmental Standards in Meeting with UNEP Chief
In Geneva, Switzerland, during the Ministerial of the Intergovernmental Committee on Plastic Pollution, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Nino Tandilashvili, met with UN Under-Secretary-General and...

Ryder Cup 2025: Europe team confirmed after captain Luke Donald makes wildcard picks
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Georgia Highlights Progress and Calls for Global Support in Fight Against Plastic Pollution at Geneva Ministerial
First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Nino Tandilashvili, delivered a keynote address at the high-level ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, held within the framework of intergovernmental negotiations...

With Europe in top form, 2025 is the year the Ryder Cup must prove that it’s still competitive
Let’s be crystal clear about one thing—no matter what happens at Bethpage Black, the Ryder Cup will remain a healthy financial institution. People, myself included, get excited every time it comes around, and clearly there are a lot of fans...

Can AI Slash Pollution? Fossil Fuel Industry Is Investing in Boosting Oil Production, Profits Instead
By Sharon Kelly on DeSmog Artificial intelligence (AI) use is spreading rapidly among oil drillers and other fossil energy companies — and some are now promoting plans to give “agentic” or autonomous AI key roles in risky real-world operations...

Egypt expands fruit exports to U.S. and Europe
Egypt continues to strengthen its position in global fruit exports. Over the past decade, the country has built a reputation for supplying a steady range of fruits that comply with international standards. For U.S. and European traders, sourcing...

Maruti Suzuki begins exporting e Vitara to Europe, first made-in-India EV for world
The Suzuki e Vitara made its global debut at EICMA in Milan, Italy in November last year followed by an India debut at Bharat Mobility Global Expo earlier this year. Maruti Suzuki has begun shipping the e Vitara, with the first batch of over 2,900...
Donald sticks with tried and tested team for Europe’s Ryder Cup title defence
Luke Donald made Ryder Cup history on Monday by picking a team with the fewest ever changes in the 98-year existence of the biennial match – but still he was taunted by Bryson DeChambeau. The big-hitting American warned the blue and gold captain...