Germany’s golden years are over, Reinhold Würth warns
Reinhold Würth, who has made the Würth Group the global market leader in the trade of assembly and fastening materials for trade and industry, sees an opportunity above all in…
Professor expelled from university for inventing ‘fake Nobel prize’ and awarding it to himself
A lecturer-researcher from Besançon is at the centre of a scandal rocking academia: he is suspected of having fabricated an international philology award in order to give it to himself.…
White House calls Europe ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy
The fresh criticism of Europe comes just months after Trump’s new national security strategy said the continent faced “civilisational erasure” due to immigration. Read More
French right-wing broadcaster shares fake magazine cover of French National Assembly president
Political commentators mocked Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of France’s National Assembly, for featuring on the cover of tabloid magazine “Closer” on 4 May, except that the image was made by AI.…
Two drones from Russia crash in Latvia with one causing oil depot fire, army says
Europe is on high alert after drone flyovers into NATO airspace reached an unprecedented scale last September, prompting leaders to agree to develop a “drone wall.” Read More
Iran could strangle Strait in future crisis, ex-Trump envoy warns
After more than two months of war between the US and Iran, a deal appears in sight to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s…
The Italian maxi-plant changing the energy balance in Libya
Eni’s maxi module starts from Ravenna to Libya: less waste, more gas and an increasingly strategic Italy-Libya axis in the Mediterranean Read More
From the economy to culture: What makes Europeans proud?
Renaissance art in Italy, democracy in Sweden and people in Spain… Europeans define national pride in unique ways. Read More
Brussels makes progress but no breakthrough on EU-US trade deal
Negotiators from the European Parliament and European Council faced-off Wednesday night to aiming to conclude the EU-US trade deal. Despite the lengthy discussion and fears of a potential US retaliation,…
Voting under way in UK local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership
Local elections usually focus on issues like rubbish collection, graffiti and potholes but Starmer’s opponents have painted Thursday’s vote as a referendum on the prime minister. Read More