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And the cocaine consumption capital of Europe is … Antwerp big-plus
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Opinion And the cocaine consumption capital of Europe is … Antwerp

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

Analysis of water from the city’s toilets shows average daily use more than doubled since 2020. Antwerp is flush with cocaine — at least, according to its toilet water. People living in Belgium ...

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10 days that shook the financial world big-plus
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Opinion 10 days that shook the financial world

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

Banks risk being transformed into mere proxies of the state, with uncertain consequences for efficient capital allocation. Izabella Kaminska is senior finance editor at POLITICO Europe. Over the ...

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Playbook Paris: Macron en interview prandiale — Loi immigration saucissonnée — La majo et sa droite big-plus
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Opinion Playbook Paris: Macron en interview prandiale — Loi immigration saucissonnée — La majo et sa droite

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

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Is there a war on? Big EU powers still short of NATO spending targets big-plus
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Opinion Is there a war on? Big EU powers still short of NATO spending targets

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

Only 7 of 30 alliance members spent at least 2 percent of their GDP on defense in 2022. Not even a war has succeeded in pushing Europe’s biggest powers to reach their defense spending targets. T ...

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Renault CEO’s message to Germany: Car engines are dying, the future is electric big-plus
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Opinion Renault CEO’s message to Germany: Car engines are dying, the future is electric

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

‘All the money is going into electric or hydrogen technology,’ Luca de Meo told POLITICO event. BRUSSELS — The German government is trying to secure a future for the combustion engine, but it’s ...

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Israel Introduces Bill to Outlaw Teaching The Gospel of Jesus Christ, Sentence Violators to Prison big-plus
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Opinion Israel Introduces Bill to Outlaw Teaching The Gospel of Jesus Christ, Sentence Violators to Prison

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

Two influential members of Israel’s Knesset have introduced a bill to outlaw teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Israel and sentence violators to prison. Israel already bans Christians from pro ...

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Three French MEPs to stay on EU Parliament blacklist big-plus
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Opinion Three French MEPs to stay on EU Parliament blacklist

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

French far-right MEP Thierry Mariani (Photo: Toms Norde, Valsts kanceleja) Three far-right French MEPs are to stay on a European Parliament blacklist after losing a legal challenge. The F ...

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London Playbook: Rotten police force — ERG verdict — Waiting for the Boris dossier big-plus
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Opinion London Playbook: Rotten police force — ERG verdict — Waiting for the Boris dossier

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

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EU seals deal to send Ukraine 1 million ammo rounds big-plus
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Opinion EU seals deal to send Ukraine 1 million ammo rounds

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

The deal represents a landmark moment for the EU, which will be empowered to help negotiate arms contracts for the first time. The EU has reached a deal to send Ukraine 1 million rounds of ammun ...

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Europe’s China policy will shape transatlantic relations big-plus
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Opinion Europe’s China policy will shape transatlantic relations

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

By virtue of its investments and access to every level of European societies, Beijing is poised to significantly expand its role in EU politics. Andrew A. Michta is dean of the College of Intern ...

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Poland May End Up ‘Joining’ Ukraine Conflict big-plus
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Opinion Poland May End Up ‘Joining’ Ukraine Conflict

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

If Ukraine fails to defend its “independence,” Poland may end up “joining” the ongoing battle between Russia and that country, according to the Polish ambassador to France, Jan Emeryk Rosciszewski ...

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Xi Jinping to Vladimir Putin: I’m sure you’ll win re-election next year big-plus
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Opinion Xi Jinping to Vladimir Putin: I’m sure you’ll win re-election next year

Friday, 17 May 2024 05:21

The Chinese president is the first leader to meet Putin since he was hit with an international arrest warrant. Chinese President Xi Jinping turned election pundit at the beginning of high-profi ...

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