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UK Conservative leadership contenders kick off a bidding war on taxes, Europe and identity politics.
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The country’s former East is drying out as climate change takes hold.
Boris Johnson’s exit leaves Tories searching for a hero (again)
Expect ideology to take a back seat as personalities — and promises of competence — dominate the search for a new leader.
Europe faces Facebook blackout
Ireland’s data authority informs its EU counterparts that it will block the platform from sending user data to the US.
Unions take post-COVID chance to squeeze airports and airlines
The power dynamic between unions and airports and airlines has shifted in favor of labor — and they’re acting.
Revealed: The ‘minders’ tasked with keeping Britain’s drunk or misbehaving MPs in line
Revelations about Chris Pincher have exposed a darker side to Westminster culture.
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EU plans to approve sales of fully self-driving cars
Europe aims to be the first-mover when it comes to letting so-called Level 4 autonomous cars on the road.
Brussels’ new innovation plan likely won’t meet startups’ demands
Nascent firms want support for funding, stock options and recruitment, but the EU may fall short on delivery.
Streik, grève, strike: European Parliament interpreters (virtually) walk off the job
It’s the latest tangle between the EU and its interpreters, who are angry over health problems arising from listening to poor digital connections.
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Zelenskyy recalls controversial ambassador to Germany
Andriy Melnyk had sparked a controversy by defending Ukrainian nationalist leader and Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera.
German energy company Uniper asks for bailout
‘We will not allow a systemically important company to go bankrupt,’ says Economy Minister Habeck.
German coalition (still) split on how to deal with COVID
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and the liberals still disagree and not even science can help them.
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