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Europe’s Safe Water Face a Growing Rulebook

Europe's bathing waters are mostly safe to swim in, but the rules around who can wear what, where and how are becoming harder to ignore.

Alps Without Snow: Winter Tourism Tries Reinvention

As Grandvalira in the Pyrenees postponed its late-November 2024 opening until mid-December, warm temperatures left slopes across France, Austria and Spain grassy well into the month, forcing managers to watch thermometers anxiously.

New Hunting Grounds: Dutch Cash Crime Migration

ATM rigging points to a hidden cost of one of Europe's greatest achievements: the euro.

“Return Without Compromise?”: 19 EU Countries and Norway Demand the Return of Afghans

19 EU countries and Norway urge urgent return of Afghans without residence permits amid security, migration, and Taliban concerns.

Digital Bridges: Austria and the UAE

Austria’s Ambassador to the UAE, Dr. Etienne Berchtold, discusses digital bridges, education, and people-to-people ties driving innovation between Austria and the UAE.

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Armenia’s EU Turn is Russia’s Own Making

Armenia's parliament has embraced a European future which Russia's own inertia made almost inevitable.

Ukraine Postpones Elections as Brussels Holds the Line

Zelenskyy brands snap wartime elections a tsunami that would split Ukraine apart, leaving Brussels holding the sharpest check left on Kyiv's power.

Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia

France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.

Como Bans Bicycles After Mayor Hit

A mayor's collision with an electric bicycle produced a citywide ban. Can personal misfortune justify policy for everyone else?

EU Cybersecurity Rules Create a New Kind of Cyber Slop

EU cybersecurity rules are expanding just as artificial intelligence multiplies digital threats, leaving companies with more alerts and obligations to process.