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Eclipse strips up to 9.7GW from Europe’s solar-heavy grids
The company offered customers who cut consumption an hour of free electricity as a reward, capped at 16kWh.
Green MP presses Berlin to take in more Afghans despite majority opposition
Marcel Emmerich has asked German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt to admit Afghans stranded in Pakistan, citing a Constitutional Court ruling and a vote by his…
Investigation exposes workplace pressure and harassment reports inside the European Commission
The sources are of different nationalities, ages and professional backgrounds, and hold different positions within the institution.
Austria dismantles international network supplying Russian arms industry in breach of EU sanctions
The Directorate of State Protection and Intelligence (DSN) identified a Vienna-based company at the centre of the scheme.
EU rules forcing 25 per cent recycled plastic in new cars enter into force
Carmakers face binding recycled content quotas, a ban on exporting scrap vehicles and the bill for collecting write-offs under a regulation that replaces rules dating…
New EU banking rules put €11 billion in Moroccan remittances at risk
Rabat has settled terms with France and opened talks with the Netherlands and Belgium before the rules bite on January 11, 2027.
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Greece arrests 281 over fire offences this year
Deliberate arson accounts for 29 of the cases, while the summer's most destructive blaze near Athens has been traced to a private power line.
Storm of critique after Anthropic watermarks Claude text worldwide to meet EU AI Act rules
Breaches can attract fines of up to €15 million or 3 per cent of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
French newspapers file complaint against Google over AI summaries blamed for 38% traffic loss
Nearly 300 daily titles have asked France's competition authority to force the US company to honour commitments it gave regulators in 2022.
Brussels ranks new water supply a ‘last resort’ and answers drought with forums and roadmaps
The methodology for measuring the EU's 10 per cent water efficiency goal is not due until 2027, while member states face a shortfall of about €25 billion a year…
EU packaging rules take effect as Commission misses its own labelling deadline
Limits on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging apply from August 12, though the harmonised sorting label promised to business is still missing.
Greece’s ageing power grid accounts for 75 per cent of land burned this year
Fires traced to the electricity network destroyed more than 14,600 hectares and killed four people in late July alone, preliminary fire brigade findings show.
Swedish security service says it broke up Russian spy plot
People were asked to contact the Security Service if they had any suspisions of being the victim of a referral or recruitment attempt.
Romania faces full nuclear shutdown as Danube levels hit critical lows
The two CANDU reactors, each rated at around 700 MW, normally supply roughly a fifth of Romania's electricity.
Court confirms weapons permit revocations for AfD members in Saxony-Anhalt
That provision states that a person is generally considered unreliable if they belong to or support an association that pursues aims directed against the constitutional…
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Poland’s Nawrocki ends first year in office like a rock star
The event displayed Nawrocki's common touch, ability to mobilise supporters, dominate the agenda and display the strong team he has gathered around him in the presidential…
US Senators recover Fauci’s phone as Brussels still cannot find von der Leyen’s texts
The trove opened with the former US health chief's messages on miscarriage risk, sent nine days before he told an audience regulators had seen no warning signs.
German majority turns against ‘firewall’ barring AfD
Among those open to cooperation, 32 per cent favoured decisions being made on a case-by-case basis, while 27 per cent said cooperation should actively be sought.
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Coverage of the Ceuta crisis turns on Meloni’s motives rather than on the border
European outlets have read Italy's checks as a performance for domestic consumption, an account that requires the dispute with Madrid to be insincere.
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Germany is set to deport migrants to Italy amid Dublin rules reset
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean often arrive first in either country before travelling onwards to northern Europe, including Germany.
Revolut wins French banking licence but ECB curbs loom
The British fintech has gained a second banking base inside the European Union, though supervisors are reported to be preparing limits on what it can sell there.
German prosecutors examine 121 more suspected killings by jailed nurse
More than 45 bodies have been exhumed as investigators in Aachen and Cologne widen inquiries into a former palliative care nurse serving life for 10 murders.
Transgender American who fled Trump’s US returns home from notorious Dutch asylum centre
Arc later told media outlets that conditions at the camp were far more dangerous than anything she had experienced in the US.
Guardia Civil cancels leave in Ceuta and Melilla ahead of feared new crossing
Officers in both cities lose their holidays until further notice, while the army orders its own troops in Ceuta back to their posts.
EPP calls for better, EU-wide external border protection after Ceuta crisis
"Ceuta has served as a test case and a lesson: the fight against illegal immigration is a shared responsibility," Tajani said.
Hungary’s ruling Tisza party nominates ousted top judge András Baka for president
The nomination follows the early termination of the previous president, Tamás Sulyok, an Orbán-era appointee.
Meloni and Frederiksen blame uncontrolled immigration for rising crime and press for deportations
The Italian and Danish prime ministers want repatriation centres outside Europe and say foreigners living legally in the European Union must respect European values.
Kosovo PM egged in parliament, deepening political crisis
A constitutional deadline to constitute the new legislature, following the June 7 snap election, had expired the previous day.