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DiscoverEU marks 40 years of Schengen with 40,000 free travel passes for young Europeans
The European Commission is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Area by offering 40,000 young Europeans the chance to explore the continent through DiscoverEU, part of the31 October 2025Read More... -
Brussels universities to award honorary doctorates to Stromae, Lize Spit, and Amélie Nothomb
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) announced on Monday that Stromae, Lize Spit, Amélie Nothomb, François Schuiten, and Ever Meulen will receive joint honorary doctorates from VUB and27 October 2025Read More... -
Stolen Renaissance masterpiece returns to Italy after 52 years
After more than half a century, a stolen Renaissance painting has finally returned home to Italy. *Madonna with Child*, a tempera-on-wood masterpiece by Venetian painter Antonio Solario,31 July 2025Read More... -
Belgian seaside resorts: highlights of royal De Panne
While Ostend is often dubbed the queen of Belgium’s seaside resorts, the country’s coastline offers many other gems worth discovering. In this series, Belga English explores four distinctive20 July 2025Read More... -
Louis Vuitton named suspect in Dutch money laundering probe
Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has been named a suspect in a Dutch money laundering investigation, according to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM). The OM alleges that18 July 2025Read More... -
Brussels tops global rankings for international meetings as tourism soars to new heights
Brussels has once again secured its position as the world’s top city for international meetings, according to the latest annual report from the Union of International Associations (UIA).26 June 2025Read More... -
Coffee prices keep climbing in Czech establishments
The cost of a cup of coffee in Czech restaurants and cafés has increased by 4% over the past year, now averaging CZK 57.80, according to data from the Dotykačka point-of-sale system.15 June 2025Read More...
Economics
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German producer prices drop 2.5% in December, meeting market expectations
Germany’s producer prices declined by 2.5% year-on-year in December, the Federal Statistics Office reported on Tuesday, broadly in line with analysts’ forecasts.Read More... -
Swiss unemployment climbs to 3.1% as job market weakens at year-end
Switzerland’s job market showed further signs of strain at the end of the year, with unemployment continuing its upward trend in December. New figures from theRead More... -
France steps up food import controls as farmers rally against Mercosur
France has announced tighter controls on a range of food imports in an effort to ease mounting pressure from farmers protesting against the EU’s planned trade deal with the South AmericanRead More... -
Portugal’s retirement age set to rise again, reaching 66 years and 11 months in 2027
Portugal’s statutory retirement age will increase once more in 2027, reaching 66 years and 11 months, according to a decree published on Monday in theRead More... -
German engineering firms brace for revenue hit as U.S. tariffs bite, VDMA warns
Nearly two-thirds of German engineering companies expect revenues to take a hit from U.S. tariffs, with almost half anticipating losses exceeding 10%, according to a new survey by industryRead More...
News
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Indonesia takes delivery of first Rafale fighter jets in $8 billion defence upgrade
Indonesia has officially taken delivery of its first Rafale fighter jets from France, marking a major milestone in the country’s push to modernise its ageing military fleet.Read More... -
EU must build over 2 million homes annually by 2035 to avert housing crisis, new data shows
The European Union will need to build more than two million new homes every year until 2035 to keep up with soaring demand, according to new projections released by the EuropeanRead More... -
Police raid homes and offices of French Culture Minister Rachida Dati in corruption probe
French police searched Culture Minister Rachida Dati’s home and offices on Thursday as part of a widening corruption investigation linked to her tenure as a European Parliament lawmaker,Read More... -
White Christmas unlikely in Switzerland, MeteoSwiss says
The chances of a white Christmas in Switzerland are slim, with snowfall in the lowlands virtually ruled out, according to the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss).Read More... -
Guy Parmelin elected Swiss President for 2026 with record-breaking vote
Economics Minister Guy Parmelin will serve as President of the Swiss Confederation in 2026, securing the office with a result that sets a new benchmark for the current millennium.Read More... -
Nigeria seeks French support to tackle insecurity, Macron says
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has requested increased support from France to combat escalating insecurity in the country’s north, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday,Read More... -
Swiss army has “gone back to sleep,” says departing chief
Switzerland briefly awakened to the urgency of national defence following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine — but has since drifted back into complacency, outgoingRead More...

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Health

The Dutch education ministry has announced plans to provide additional funding to schools in low-income areas to pay for free lunches for all pupils. The initiative is designed to help children

According to the Dutch statistics office CBS, sexual activity has increased among people aged over 75. The health and lifestyle monitor report showed that 27% of people in this age group

According to the 2022 World Air Quality Report recently published by IQ Air, Denmark's air quality has been deemed unhealthy. The report revealed that fine particle concentrations in Denmark

Today, the European Commission published its annual report on the Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products. The report covers alerts notified during

Today, the Commission adopted a proposal to give more time to certify medical devices to mitigate the risk of shortages. The proposal introduces a longer transition period to adapt
As of today, the building blocks of the European Health Union are officially in place. This not only includes stronger EU rules on serious cross-border threats to health, but also a stronger

MEPs condemn the backsliding in women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide including in the US and some EU countries, calling for safe access to abortion.
Today, the European Commission has proposed to update the rules on coordination of safe and free movement in the EU, which were put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The European Commission is conducting unannounced inspections at the premises of a pharmaceutical company active in animal health in Belgium.

Ensuring access to safe and affordable COVID-19 vaccines around the world, and notably for low and middle-income countries, is a priority for the European Union.
