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Single ticketing is the new roaming big-plus
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Opinion Single ticketing is the new roaming

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

The European Commission will present its Passenger Package, aimed at making multimodal journeys easier, improving digital ticketing and clarifying rail passengers’ rights. The EPP G ...

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100,000 to rally in Paris for Democratic Republic in Iran amid surge in political executions big-plus
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Opinion 100,000 to rally in Paris for Democratic Republic in Iran amid surge in political executions

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

The rally, in which more than 100,000 will participate, serves as a call for urgent international action in response to a recent surge in political executions and as a demand for th ...

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The Third Gutenberg Moment: Dr Drasko Acimovic’s Vision for the New Global Table big-plus
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Opinion The Third Gutenberg Moment: Dr Drasko Acimovic’s Vision for the New Global Table

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

As the world transitions from strategic planning to real-time operational shifts, Dr. Draško Aćimović, a renowned diplomat and economist, introduces the "Third Gutenberg Moment"—a p ...

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Brussels prepares sweeping reset of nicotine policy as battle lines harden big-plus
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Opinion Brussels prepares sweeping reset of nicotine policy as battle lines harden

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

A European Commission evaluation of the existing versions of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising Directive (TAD) released last week, provide some ins ...

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Gorbachev at 95: Why the Legacy of the Last Soviet Leader Holds the Key to Europe’s Security Today big-plus
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Opinion Gorbachev at 95: Why the Legacy of the Last Soviet Leader Holds the Key to Europe’s Security Today

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

In this context, Gorbachev — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of "new political thinking" — is no longer merely a figure from the history books. He represents the only viabl ...

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EU candidate countries urged: ‘Keep up the momentum’ big-plus
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Opinion EU candidate countries urged: ‘Keep up the momentum’

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

This comes after it closed another negotiating “chapter” in its negotiations with the EU. It means a total of 13 chapters have now been provisionally closed, marking what the ...

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Five everyday habits that are ageing you faster than if you were smoking cigarettes, says longevity expert  big-plus
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Opinion Five everyday habits that are ageing you faster than if you were smoking cigarettes, says longevity expert 

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

However, longevity expert and author Ralph Montague from The Longevity Clinic says that while smoking does of course age you and bring down your biological age, there are other ever ...

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Visualizations bring data to life big-plus
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Opinion Visualizations bring data to life

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

Are you looking for a general overview of new developments in the EU? The interactive visualisation Key Figures On Europe is the place to start. It highlights trends regarding peopl ...

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Poland develops new national integration centre network and amends act on assistance to people displaced from Ukraine big-plus
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Opinion Poland develops new national integration centre network and amends act on assistance to people displaced from Ukraine

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

Central Statistical Office launches ‘Ukrainians in Poland’ data platform Act on providing assistance to Ukrainians extended Key changes brought by the amendment include linkin ...

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Report with policy pointers from Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy published big-plus
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Opinion Report with policy pointers from Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy published

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

Young people in the EU show great interest in entrepreneurship. About four in ten young people report a preference for being an entrepreneur over an employee. However, only one in t ...

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Uzbekistan–2030: Why the National Development Strategy Is Being Updated big-plus
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Opinion Uzbekistan–2030: Why the National Development Strategy Is Being Updated

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

Over recent years, Uzbekistan has made tangible progress across a wide range of areas, including economic modernisation, public administration reform, judicial reform, the expansion ...

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How the Middle Corridor repositions Central Asia in Eurasian connectivity big-plus
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Opinion How the Middle Corridor repositions Central Asia in Eurasian connectivity

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 14:05

The inauguration of a new multimodal freight corridor in mid-October illustrates this shift. A pilot shipment carrying consumer goods and industrial equipment departed from Kashgar ...

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