Swiss authorities have admitted failing to carry out fire and safety checks at a bar where a deadly blaze killed 40 people.
“Periodic inspections were not conducted between 2020 and 2025. We bitterly regret this,” Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas…
Category: 3. Europe
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Why Scottish Labour is telling Keir to stay away – POLITICO
The Starmer drama continues as the PM is warned by the Scottish Labour leader to stay away ahead of a crucial set of local elections – so, how popular is Keir Starmer across the board?
Well, not very, according to the first…
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New rules on compulsory licensing for crisis management
On 30 December 2025, the regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The new regulation establishes an EU-level framework to grant…
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Fireworks imports fizz up in 2024
In 2024, the EU imported 120,000 tonnes of fireworks worth €406.7 million from countries outside the EU. This marks a 9.5% increase in volume and a 21.5% increase in value compared with 2023.
Most of these imports entered the EU through…
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Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU
On 1 January 2026, Cyprus took over the presidency of the Council of the EU.
The presidency rotates among EU countries every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure…
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Eurostat 2026 release calendar out now
The new year is here, and you can now browse the 2026 Eurostat release calendar to stay up to date with all our forthcoming releases.
You will find Eurostat’s scheduled data releases, Euro indicators, news articles, publications, data…
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Commission extends SATA and TAP state aid divestment conditions deadlines
The European Commission has extended the deadlines for SATA and TAP to complete the divestments of assets that were conditions for restructuring aid granted by the Portuguese government.
Upon Portugal’s request, the Commission agreed to an…
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Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative on ‘Ethics, Transparency and Integrity for European Political Parties'
On 5 January, the European Commission registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), entitled ‘Ethics, Transparency and Integrity for European Political Parties’.
The initiative invites the Commission to ‘devise a European model of…
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Trump administration launches new bid to pressure US oil companies on Venezuela
President Donald Trump’s Cabinet officials are scheduling their first formal calls with oil company CEOs to press them to revive Venezuela’s flagging oil production, four people familiar with the conversations told POLITICO.
Calls that…
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Merz rüttelt am Kanzleramt – POLITICO
Im Kanzleramt kommt es zu einem überraschenden Einschnitt. Friedrich Merz trennt sich von seinem langjährigen Büroleiter Jacob Schrot. Der Schritt wirft Fragen auf, weil er nicht nur etwas über die Personalie selbst sagt,…
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