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EU targets US ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ over tax provision in tariff talks

Published on 12/06/2025 – 8:00 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe EU is wrangling over a provision of Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” for the US budget that could see European companies taxed higher than others in retaliation for certain taxes imposed on US enterprises overseas, the vice-chair of the European Parliament’s tax subcommittee…

Merz, Frederiksen discuss Ukraine, security, migration, global trade

Published on 12/06/2025 – 5:07 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Thursday. Topping the agenda for the two leaders was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, immigration bilateral ties and global trade and politics.Commenting on recent Russian attacks on Ukraine, Merz…

Mental health innovations take centre stage at VivaTech Paris

ADVERTISEMENTVivaTech opened its doors this Wednesday in Paris, marking the start of Europe’s most important tech and startup annual event. With more than 165,000 expected visitors and nearly 14,000 startups from over 50 countries, the ninth edition of the event is set to be the biggest yet.Just like last year,…

ECA flags inefficiencies in EU wildfire spending

By&nbspAlice Tidey&nbsp&&nbspEleonora Vasques Published on 11/06/2025 – 17:01 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA lack of updated map data is making the fight against wildfires in Europe inefficient, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said in a report on Wednesday.The report analyses how some member states use EU funds to prevent wildfires. While it acknowledges…

Poland’s PM Donald Tusk survives parliamentary confidence vote

Published on 11/06/2025 – 17:13 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTPoland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has survived a vote of confidence in the Sejm, the lower house of parliament, with 243 MPs voting in favour with 210 against.There were no abstentions.Tusk requested a vote of confidence in the wake of the loss of Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski,…

Serbia’s Vučić visits Ukraine for the first time in EU realignment bid

Published on 11/06/2025 – 14:03 GMT+2•Updated 15:18ADVERTISEMENTSerbian President Aleksandar Vučić is visiting Ukraine on Wednesday, in what marks his first ever trip to the country.During a one-day trip, Vučić is scheduled to take part in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit in Odesa, Serbia’s Presidential Office announced. According to Euronews’ European political sources,…

Three killed in Kharkiv in latest Russian drone attacks on Ukraine

By&nbspEuronews Published on 11/06/2025 – 9:56 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTAt least two people were killed and 60 wounded in Kharkiv after Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack across Ukraine overnight Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out within just 10 minutes in two districts of the city…

Ukraine and Russia complete second prisoner exchange in Istanbul deal

By&nbspEmma De Ruiter&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 10/06/2025 – 20:27 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA second group of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war were returned home on Tuesday as part of a deal made during direct talks in Istanbul on 2 June.The exchange began on Monday for soldiers aged between 18-25, focusing on seriously wounded…

Two men sentenced to life for links to murder of Maltese journalist

By&nbspGavin Blackburn&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 10/06/2025 – 18:47 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTTwo men were sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed Caruana Galizia in 2017.Both were found guilty of…

Where are children more vulnerable to poverty in the EU?

ADVERTISEMENTIn 2024, 19.5 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to the latest Eurostat figures. Between 2023 and 2024, the percentage of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU slightly decreased from 24.8% to 24.2%. At the country level,…

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