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What to Do If Your Flight Is Cancelled in Europe
When the departure board flips to “Cancelled”, EU law gives you real options It usually happens in a blink: one notification, one line on the airport screen, and your day…
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EU Opens DSA Case Against Shein Over Illegal Products
Commission targets “addictive design” and recommender transparency as scrutiny widens beyond Big Tech The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against the online fast-fashion giant Shein under the Digital Services…
Economy
Dimitar Borumov and the series “Hidden from the Economy”
Dimitar Borumov, a political economist based in The Hague, is joining The European Times as the author of Series – Hidden from the Economy, a new contribution that examines what…
Economy
EU Funding at Risk When Public Tenders Impose Faith Tests
Audit rules designed to protect the EU budget can collide head-on with “faith-breaker” clauses that ask bidders or applicants to renounce a religious practice to access work, grants, or contracts.
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What Makes Europe The Heart Of Global Sports And Culture?
Europe’s influence in global sport and culture is not a mystery of “old world charm” alone. It is the product of dense, walkable cities; a heritage map that draws travellers…
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MBS and MBZ Two Power Trajectories a Silent Recomposition of the Middle East
The relationship between Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed has quietly but decisively entered a new phase marked by real lasting tension rather than tactical disagreement. What is unfolding…
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Brigitte Bardot, Film Icon and Activist, Dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot—the French screen legend whose early stardom helped define a new era of European cinema, and whose later life became inseparable from animal-rights campaigning—has died aged 91. She passed…
America
Maduro’s Arrest: Inside the US Operation & Europe’s Sovereignty Concerns
The United States launched a large-scale military strike against Venezuela early Saturday morning, resulting in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, according to an announcement by President…
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Brussels’ Drug Consumption Rooms: A Dangerous Surrender to Addiction
As Brussels expands its network of supervised drug consumption rooms—known euphemistically as "safe injection sites"—the city risks entrenching a failed policy that prioritizes harm management over true recovery, mirroring disastrous…
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Christmas in Europe: Traditions, Origins and 2025 News
Across the continent, one holiday carries many languages, calendars, and meanings. From candlelit church services to winter swims and family feasts that stretch into early January, Christmas in Europe is…