Environment

Rural Europe Pushes Back Against Megafarms

Almost half of Poland’s 2,000 large poultry farms lack EU pollution permits, as Brussels takes Warsaw to court over drinking water failures.

Spain’s Street Paradox: Clean Reputation, Dirty Reality

New data from Spanish cities shows rising complaints about dog waste in public spaces despite record sanitation spending, creating a gap between the country's self-image and daily reality.

French Farmers: Trade Runs Through the Countryside, Not Brussels

Trade bureaucrats in Brussels ready their paperwork while French tractors idle on country roads, engines still warm from last winter's blockades.

How New Zealand Changed the Film Industry?

New Zealand is more than natural beauty when it comes to film, involving renowned film talent established in 1993.

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Rivals Redraw Energy Map as Germany’s Industry Stalls

As Moscow disrupts Kazakh oil flows heading west to Germany, Tehran builds a northern corridor to Kazakhstan, leaving Berlin with no leverage.

Abu Dhabi Wants Insurance, Not a Bailout

After Trump confirmed this week that a U.S.-UAE currency swap was under consideration, Abu Dhabi moved quickly to insist the idea reflects caution, not financial distress.

How Foreign Students Offset Europe’s Demographic Decline

New Eurostat projections show the EU losing 53 million people by 2100, as French elite schools turn to foreign students to offset demographic decline.

European PMs Weigh In On Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process

On the day Baku and Yerevan's parliamentary speakers sat down to talk peace, Brussels voted resolutions that could unravel what diplomats spent years building.

Paramedics Last Shift: Lebanese Healthcare in Peril

The paramedic's red crescent, once a universal guarantee of safe passage, has become a kill-zone beacon across a broadening regional conflict.