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EU institutions pile on pressure for ‘ambitious’ budget, new resources

Representatives of EU institutions took the stage at a flagship conference in Brussels to push European governments to agree an ambitious long-term budget, including with new own resources. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During the Annual EU Budget Conference, the Commission’s flagship event, European Commissioner for Budget Piotr Serafin took an opportunity to…

How to fly to Asia from Europe for less

Been dreaming of spending your days learning to surf in Bali? Or diving in the Philippines? Perhaps you’re thinking with your stomach, and want to eat your way through the hawker centres of Singapore? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT If it’s only the flight price tag that’s stopping you from turning those dreams…

Almost 1.2 million apply for Spain’s migrant regularisation scheme

Almost 1.2 million undocumented migrants have sought legal status in Spain under a scheme that has defied a growing European crackdown on irregular immigration, according to final figures released on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a standard bearer of more open immigration policies, launched…

No glamping at Cala Finanza as government revokes permits

Plans for a special economic zone in Cala Finanza, in north-eastern Sardinia, have been revoked after the Tavolara “glamping” site was in danger of turning into an “Albanian-style” national scandal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There are many similarities between the resort that Donald Trump’s son-in-law wants to build in the lagoon near…

Brussels supports air conditioning—but not as the main answer

European Commission officials privately acknowledge that air conditioning is essential during increasingly frequent heatwaves, as passive cooling measures such as shading and insulation will not always be sufficient. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But as cooling demand rises, they also argue that relying solely on air conditioning would drive up electricity consumption, require…

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