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The final stage of the La Vuelta cycling race was cut short in Spain on Sunday due to protests against the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also called for Israel to be excluded from international sporting events and some countries are protesting Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, which they threaten to boycott. Europe's press discusses how to deal with Israeli athletes and artists.

After the incursion of Russian drones in Polish airspace last Wednesday, further incidents on Nato's external border are heightening tensions between Moscow and the Western military alliance. The Polish army has shot down a drone over Warsaw and another drone entered Romania's airspace on Saturday. Russia has denied responsibility for the incidents. European commentators are nevertheless alarmed.

Small Polish towns are tackling energy poverty with an inclusive outreach strategy and energy data insights

The prosecution said all indicted face charges of "serious crimes against public safety" over the tragedy that killed 16 people last November

The EU must make good on its promise to support 30 GW of solar panel manufacturing capacity in the bloc, Brussels lobby groups argue ahead of a key industry summit. In 2022, internal market commissioner Thierry Breton launched the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA) aiming to bring back an industry increasingly dominated by Chinese […]

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