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Mounting reporting pressures are uniting employers and unions behind urgent smarter, more coherent regulation, which includes freelancers

Belgium is accelerating the EU’s ability to develop and deploy vaccine measures at speed because of its dense vaccine ecosystem

Dutch pharma boss says Europe risks becoming a market that consumes but no longer innovates

On 20 November 2025, a Nigerian court in Abuja sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of terrorism and several related offenses, bringing an end to a decade-long legal battle. Kanu, founder of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led the call for an independent Biafran state in Nigeria’s southeast, a […]

When it’s TACO time, no one wants to be a persistent objector.

Chaque mardi, je reçois un membre de l’équipe de recherche de l’‪‪‪‪ IRIS pour décrypter un fait d’actualité internationale. Aujourd’hui, échange avec Christophe Ventura, directeur de recherche à l’IRIS, autour de l’actualité latino-américaine marquée par les actions menées par les États-Unis à l’encontre du Venezuela et par l’élection présidentielle au Chili qui voit le candidat d’extrême droite José Antonio Kast renforcer les relais de Donald Trump dans la région, alors même que l’administration américaine propose un « corollaire » Trump à la doctrine Monroe dans la stratégie de sécurité nationale publiée début décembre.

L’article Trump à l’attaque de l’Amérique latine | Les mardis de l’IRIS est apparu en premier sur IRIS.

The package aims to encourage recycling, combat fragmentation of the EU market and counter unfair competition from third countries

'We have to have it.' With these words, US President Donald Trump has once again laid claim to Greenland, citing national security as the rationale for the renewed push. He has appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy for Greenland. The prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark responded with a statement saying, among other things, that they expect the US to show 'respect for our common territorial integrity'.

Comparing prices and hunting for bargains are dominating the preparations for the festive season, while the magic of Christmas seems to be fading. The focus on special offers and wish lists is distracting us from the things that really matter. Commentators across Europe share their thoughts on the subject.

The Kyiv city council has decided to dismantle 15 monuments and other memorials associated with the history and symbolism of the Russian monarchy and the Soviet Union. These include the monument to the author Mikhail Bulgakov, the memorial stone commemorating the 100th anniversary of Lenin's birth, and the memorial plaque to Pyotr Tchaikovsky.