European maritime and nuclear players ink strategic cooperation agreement

France-based classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), together with thirty European companies from the French and wider nuclear and maritime sectors, has formally signed a cooperation declaration aimed at speeding up nuclear applications in the...

EU's ambitious normative efforts are creating self-inflicted damage

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT "Normative Power Europe" (NPE) is a concept developed by Ian Manners, a professor of Lund University in Sweden, in 2002 to describe a distinctive way the EU exercises influence in world politics. Likewise, the notion of...

Europe’s new defense path leads to Ankara

Britain and Türkiye signed a $10.7 billion agreement in Ankara for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets in late October 2025. It sounded like just another arms contract, yet beneath the numbers lies a far larger story: Europe has rediscovered Türkiye due...

Europe’s Silence on Houthi Broadcasts Is a Moral Failure

Moammar Al-Eryani, Yemen’s minister of information, culture, and tourism, accuses Europe of betraying its values by letting Iran-backed Houthi propaganda beam freely into millions of homes. Writing in The Media Line, Al-Eryani says that while...

EU Wine Package ‘Reduced Alcohol’ Label Divides Industry

EU lawmakers have approved a new package of measures to help wine producers tackle climate and market challenges—but a labeling decision has stirred controversy across the sector. The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (ComAgri) this week...

Europe’s new eye in orbit: Copernicus satellite Sentinel-1D takes flight

The satellite lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. Thirty-four minutes later, Sentinel-1D was released into orbit, and at 23:22 CET, the first signal...

Spain Prepares Sell 13-Year-Old Bitcoin Stash Worth Over $10 Million

A public research institute in Spain bought 97 Bitcoins in 2012 as part of an experiment. Over a decade later, they are now valued at more than $10 million. According to reports, the institute is now finalizing the process to liquidate the assets....

European Commission proposes construction of high-speed railway between EU capitals, including Bucharest

The European Commission proposed the construction of high-speed railway lines between European capitals on Wednesday, November 6, including from Bucharest to Budapest, by 2040. The goal is to reach speeds of at least 200 kilometers per hour...

Scientists developing artificial wombs to help premature babies survive, raising ethical questions

ANKARA Scientists are developing artificial womb technology that could one day keep extremely premature babies alive outside the human body, which is a breakthrough that could redefine the limits of life, reproduction, and medical ethics, media...

EU Tech Commissioner meets French ministers over Shein 'sex doll' uproar

Published on 06/11/2025 - 14:17 GMT+1 •Updated 16:23 EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen will meet French ministers on Thursday after French authorities urged the Commission to investigate and sanction e-commerce giant Shein for allowing "a...

Spain blames South African imports for 40% drop in naartjie production

A diplomatic spat is brewing between Spain and South Africa over citrus imports, with Spanish farmers accusing their South African counterparts of devastating the country’s naartjie industry, writes Fruitnet. The Valencian farmers’ association...

EU ‘can’t become a Chinese assembly line’

The European Union must close its doors to countries, especially China, that take advantage of the bloc’s lack of domestic industrial protection, says a senior EU commissioner. Commissioner for Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné, has proposed...

France leads charge against Chinese giant Shein amid sex doll scandal

The dispute comes in the week Shein opened its first bricks-and-mortar store in Paris, highlighting the contrast between its fast fashion business model and the boutique approach of many European brands. The new store, which takes up space in the...

[EU Report Ranks Yemen Third Globally in Landmine Casualties

SANAA — Yemen has been ranked as the third highest country in the world for landmine and explosive remnants of war (ERW) casualties, according to a recent report by the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. The...

France’s casino trade body rejects illegal iGaming lost revenue warnings

Casinos de France has challenged claims that legalising online casinos in the country would reduce illegal activity and generate more tax income. Casinos de France, the primary trade association representing land-based casinos in the country, has...

EU Data Act operational impacts: Compliance and technical considerations of cloud switching

Noventiq Global Data Protection Officer and Chief Information Security Officer Cristina Costache, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, wrote about how the EU Data Act will affect the technical considerations of cloud switching and how to do so under the...

Scientists warn of 'structural drought' on eastern Costa del Sol and call for 'profound reform' of water management

The abundant rainfall of the last water (or hydraulic) year (1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025) put an end to almost five years of extreme drought in Malaga province and in particular the Axarquía. Hundreds of hectares of subtropical crops,...

EU risks ‘losing credibility’ if it fails to enlarge, Montenegro’s deputy PM warns

Published on 06/11/2025 - 16:40 GMT+1 •Updated 16:47 The European Union will pay a “huge” geopolitical cost and “lose credibility" if it fails to enlarge, Montenegro’s Deputy Prime Minister Filip Ivanović has told Euronews. Speaking in a...

France's top audit body faults Louvre for neglecting security upgrades

PARIS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- France's supreme audit institution has accused the Louvre Museum of prioritizing public appeal and neglecting essential maintenance and security, according to its report released Thursday. The French Court of Auditors...

Spain struck by horror floods leaving high streets submerged and dozens of flights cancelled

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