Spain wins EU backing for temporary fuel tax cuts as Middle East crisis keeps prices high
Spain has joined the EU’s fuel tax relief club, but also secured exceptional permission to breach the bloc’s normal tax floor under the bloc’s energy taxation rules. Read More
Anna Unger becomes head of Hungary’s top anti-corruption body NVVH
The National Asset Recovery and Protection Office is given sweeping investigative and prosecutorial powers. Choosing its head sparked heated debate among experts and politicians and even a surprise withdrawal. Read…
Skyrocketing windmills: The world’s tallest wind power plant is going to dwarf the Eiffel tower
The world’s tallest wind turbine is currently under construction in eastern Germany; it will rise 365 metres above ground level. This makes it taller than the Eiffel Tower. The technical…
Are the Baltics safe? CIA director’s Moscow trip raises more questions than answers
A rare CIA mission to Moscow has fuelled fears of a possible Russian test of NATO. Baltic officials insist their threat assessments have not changed, but are their reassurances mostly…
Switzerland’s Beznau nuclear power plant back online after heatwaves force shutdown
Reactor 1 was first brought online in 1969 and Reactor 2 in 1971, making it one of the oldest nuclear plants in the world. Read More
Greek F-16s intercept Turkish drone over northern Aegean
The Turkish drone reportedly operated in the wider maritime area between Samothrace and Lemnos, immediately triggering surveillance and interception procedures. Read More
Algeria’s north-east scorched by deadly wildfires, national mourning declared
Deadly wildfires have devastated villages in Algeria’s Jijel province, nearly 350 kilometres east of Algiers, Residents are assessing the damage as crews work to restore electricity and clear affected areas.…
Kyiv theatre turns Homer’s Odyssey into a story of war and return
A Kyiv theatre is reimagining Homer’s Odyssey through the lens of Ukraine’s war. Odysseus, Maeotis draws on the experiences of Mariupol defenders and former prisoners of war, exploring captivity, separation…
August full moon 2026: 126 monuments and museums open with free entry across Greece
Once again this year, archaeological sites, monuments and museums across Greece are bathed in the glow of the August full moon at night. Read More
From Caravaggio to Korea: How Malta’s artists are breaking out of the baroque
The BEJN pavilion connects Malta and Korea through poetry, sacred ropes, festa traditions and space data. Read More