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French presidential election: Emmanuel Macron, re-elected
With a result of 58.5%, the incumbent president is ahead of Marine Le Pen (41.5%). The far right reaches its highest historical level in a presidential election. The abstention rate…
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A man planning to kill Macron attacked a priest and a nun with a knife
A priest and a nun were injured in a knife attack on election morning in Nice, the French newspaper Figaro reported. The attacker has been arrested. The incident took place…
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President of the European Council Charles Michel made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
According to the results of the Brussels meeting, the Azerbaijani side had determined the composition of the national commission for the delimitation and demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani borde
Economy
The minimum wage in France raised due to inflation
The minimum wage in France will automatically increase from May 1 by 2.65% or about 34 euros due to high inflation since November, the French Ministry of Labor announced, AFP…
Europe
UN Secretary-General to meet with Putin in Moscow
The UN chief announced on Friday that he will be traveling to Russia to meet with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and will also be received by President Vladimir Putin.
Europe
Digital Services Act: agreement for a transparent and safe online environment
EU negotiators agree on landmark rules to effectively tackle the spread of illegal content online and protect people's fundamental rights in the digital sphere. On Friday, Parliament and Council reached…
Economy
Tallinn ranked among the best cities in Europe for a weekend getaway
Buonce analyzed 50 European cities and ranked the best weekend travel destinations. The Estonian capital also made it to the top ten. During the study, experts assessed factors such as…
Europe
Russia‘s Investigative Committee has opened a case for desecrated monuments in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Estonia
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has instituted five lawsuits for the crime of desecrating monuments to Soviet soldiers in Estonia, Lithuania and Bulgaria, TASS reported, citing a press…
Archeology
Remains of ancient people in a cave in Bulgaria rewrite the first settlement in Europe
The discovery of 45,000-year-old human remains in Bulgaria's Bacho Kiro Cave has forced scientists to reconsider the existing theory that the first representatives of Homo Sapiens came to Eurasia from…
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European education and culture: a community of best practice
In times when the resilience of our common European project is put to the test by several crises, the need to act to defend and promote our European values is…