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Germany’s doner kebab becomes symbol of angst over rising costs
“I can still remember when doner kebabs were sold for €3.50,” reminisced one teenager amid calls for a price brake to stop rising kebab costs.
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Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.
Meet Rachel Reeves: the chess-playing former banker who needs to get the U.K. economy rolling.
Microsoft clinches deal to avert EU cloud probe
Keir Starmer meets the world
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Brussels
Ursula von der Leyen ‘hates the European Parliament’
Departing Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld says the Commission president has kowtowed to national governments and played politics with the rule of law.
Commissioners should skip Hungary’s meetings, European Commission says
Commission wants to give Hungary the cold shoulder over its erratic use of the EU presidency.
Estonia’s Kallas resigns, triggering talks to form new government
Estonia’s political parties hope to agree on forming a new coalition by the end of the month.
France
Germany
EU to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit
Increasingly exasperated by Viktor Orbán’s obstruction of EU foreign policy, Brussels is contemplating an unprecedented step to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit next month.
‘OMFG’: Biden’s mistakes push shocked US allies toward Trump
Western diplomats are privately horrified by the President’s public gaffes and are working to build links with the Trump team ahead of November’s election.
Scholz joins shaky chorus of world leaders sticking with Biden
Heads of state have been peppered with questions at this week’s NATO summit in Washington about Biden’s age and mental acuity.
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Plenary Welcome Party
After the election, the newly (re-)elected MEPs will head to Strasbourg for the first plenary session of the new legislature. And we want to welcome them properly.
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Brüssel stellt sich neu auf — Was plant die EU für ihre neue Wahlperiode?
Für Kommissionschefin sind es entscheidende Tage: Ursula von der Leyen will sich im Parlament für eine zweite Amtszeit wählen lassen und damit die Weichen für die Zukunft stellen. In unserem Debrief blicken wir hinter die Kulissen der künftigen Kommission. Wer sind die neuen Entscheider in Brüssel, welche neuen Akzente wollen sie setzen? Über diese Fragen […]
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Sustainable aviation fuels and technologies: can aviation go green?
Hear from our journalists at Farnborough Airshow how the aviation sector is striving for net-zero by 2050, exploring Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).