Category: 2024-06-18
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EU Leaders Consider Second Term for Ursula von der Leyen Amidst Obstacles
Local sources from Belgium: EURACTIV France, Le Soir. UK coverage: The Guardian. EU leaders are currently deliberating over the possibility of granting Ursula von der Leyen a second term as head of the European Commission. While her European People’s Party emerged victorious in the European Parliament elections, several hurdles lie…
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Low Investment Hindering UK Economic Growth, Says Think Tank
Local sources from United Kingdom: BBC.com, BBC.com. UK coverage: BBC.com. Investment levels in the UK remain among the worst of the world’s richest nations and unless they improve it is hard to see how the economy will grow, a think tank has said. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)…
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Dutch PM Rutte Offers Deal to Hungarian PM Orbán in Bid for NATO Role
Local sources from Netherlands: Nederlands Dagblad, Het Financieele Dagblad. UK coverage: Financial Times. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has proposed a deal to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as part of his campaign to secure the top job at NATO. Rutte’s offer comes amidst opposition from Orbán and other Eastern…
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Tragedy Strikes as Two Shipwrecks Near Italian Coast Claim Lives and Leave Dozens Missing
Local sources from Italy: Agenzia ANSA, Il Sole 24 ORE. UK coverage: The Guardian. At least 11 people have lost their lives and dozens are missing after two separate shipwrecks occurred near the Italian coast. The first incident involved a sinking wooden boat in the central Mediterranean, where 10 bodies…
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