Month: August 2025

With more newsrooms incorporating artificial intelligence into their daily operations, a hybrid approach combining human oversight and AI automation has emerged as a promising tool to combat the rising tide of disinformation. AI in journalism is far from straightforward. While it has made routine tasks more efficient, it has also exposed the complex challenges newsrooms […]

Business sentiment among German companies improved slightly in August, a survey found on Monday, defying a barrage of bad news as the EU’s largest economy battles persistent economic stagnation, trade tensions, and potential austerity measures. Germany’s Business Climate Index, a closely watched poll compiled by the Ifo Institute, a Munich-based think tank, rose to 89.0 […]

Chris Kremidas-Courtney is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre, associate fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, and author of ‘The Rest of Your Life: Five Stories of Your Future.’ You arrive in the city and instead of a passport check, it’s a retinal scan. Your residency contract, a service agreement […]

ATHENS – The prospect of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returning to Greek politics in a leading role has been gaining traction in recent weeks. But while the country’s fragile political environment may provide an opening for the leftist politician, he shouldn’t expect a red-carpet welcome. Tsipras governed the Mediterranean country during the turbulent period […]

Kazakhstan is set to become the wealthiest country in the post-Soviet space in terms of GDP per capita, marking a significant advance for the Central Asian nation, which has now overtaken traditionally stronger economies. According to new data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kazakhstan’s GDP per capita, at $14,770, will surpass Russia’s $14,260 and […]

The European Union has committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2050, with a 55% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, and down to net zero by 2050. Achieving these targets requires not only decarbonising energy supply but also transforming industrial production. But is there the will to do it? Central […]

The 1.2km fence dividing Spain and Gibraltar is expected to be dismantled in January 2026, scrapping daily checks for the 15,000 frontier workers who cross into the Rock from Spain, El País reported. Dubbed “the last wall in Western Europe” by Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, the frontier’s removal is the centrepiece of a broader post-Brexit […]

Denmark and the Netherlands have created a joint health alliance to shape sustainable health policies. Launched by the Embassy of Denmark in the Netherlands, the alliance aims to connect healthcare stakeholders from both countries, improve patient outcomes, and secure long-term socio-economic benefits. The first working priorities for the Dutch-Danish Health Alliance are chronic disease management, […]

More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was affected by drought in the first ten days of August, according to an AFP analysis on Monday of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data. The 51.3% figure is the highest level registered for the period of August 1-10 since data collection began in 2012. Around half […]

Donald Trump claimed on Monday that EU leaders have “jokingly” referred to him as “the president of Europe”. “They [EU leaders] jokingly call me the president of Europe,” the US president told reporters in the Oval Office. “They call me the president of Europe. Which is an honour. I like Europe. And I like those […]