Switzerlandโs unusual form of democracy takes aim at Eurovision
The famous singing competition is highlighting a striking aspect of Switzerlandโs form of government.
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Joe Biden preps to sell the economy โ to boost his legacy and help Harris
Biden is determined to convince a skeptical public that he strengthened the economy.
The French far left has lessons for how to defeat the far right | Sophie Binet
All over the world, the far right comes to power through an alliance with the right and part of the business communityIn the recent elections in France, the far right loomed on the precipice of power. The only thing that stopped them from winning was t…
Europeโs new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
Switzerland has been made ugly by its construction boom
Switzerland’s population growth has come with a dramatic shift in urban architecture. What these new construction projects gain in height, they lose in originality, resulting in buildings that are seen as ugly or even disastrous.
โNobody in Politics Is Able to Say Itโ: The Truth About Latino Voters
A top political strategist explains how the Latino vote is shifting.
Kazakh president announces referendum date on new nuclear power plant, outlines future vision [Advocacy Lab Content]
A nationwide referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, and nine key tasks to enhance Kazakhstanโs future were laid out in President Kassym-Jomart Tokayevโs state-of-the-nation address.
Lโexception Metsola : la prรฉsidente du Parlement europรฉen et son mari lobbyiste
Les nouvelles rรจgles de lโhรฉmicycle sur les conflits dโintรฉrรชts ne sโappliquent pas ร sa plus puissante membre.
Grenfell Tower report: UK government was โcomplacent and dismissiveโ before deadly blaze
Report slams ‘decades of failure’ in the run-up to the 2017 blaze that killed 72 people.
UK braces for damning report into 2017 Grenfell Tower blaze
Keir Starmer will address parliament as report on 2017 blaze that killed 72 โ and exposed deep divisions in the U.K. capital โ is published.
Re-emergence of Greeceโs sunken village shows extent of rainfall crisis
Heatwaves and lack of rainfall have led to receding water levels in the Mornos reservoir, which submerged Kallio in the 1970sNo place is more indicative of plummeting rainfall levels in Greece than the Mornos reservoir. And no settlement is more indica…
Empowering the EUโs road transport industry
The EUโs road transport sector faces critical challenges. The IRU’s roadmap urges policymakers to enact supportive legislation to ensure the EU’s economic and environmental goals are met.
What Kamala Harris Should Learn From Richard Nixon
Try not to wreck the economy.
โEverywhere jam-packedโ: mayor of Santorini warns of overtourism crisis
Nikos Zorzos calls for urgent action to halt the construction spree he says presents an existential threat to Greek islandSantorini, the island so instagrammable it has become Greeceโs most popular destination, will not be able to โsave itselfโ if runa…
Steelmakers want von der Leyen to force public authorities, industry to buy green steel
EU steelmakers are pinning their hopes on Ursula von der Leyenโs plans to force public authorities and steel-using sectors to buy ‘clean’ as a key way to decarbonise European industries – an idea already endorsed by German politicians and seen by many …
Ukraine war briefing: pilot killed after first F-16 crash since delivery of jets last month
The fighter jet went down during a major Russian attack on Ukraine, the military said in a statement. What we know on day 919One of the F-16 warplanes that Ukraine received from its western partners to help fight Russiaโs invasion has crashed, killing …
Austrians mourn the death of ‘Mortier,’ the old-fashioned, yet super-popular businessman
The death of Richard Lugner, iconic construction magnate and embodiment of that Austrian old-fashioned spirit of sometimes saucy conservatism combined with no-nonsense camaraderie, triggered an astonishing wave of emotion across the country.
Southern Europe is sick of tourists
Water scarcity, overcrowded streets and rising housing costs are infuriating locals.
Itโs a New Race. Harrisโ Acceptance Speech Showed Why.
The vice president sought to dismantle Trumpโs caricature of her.
Kamala Harrisโ acceptance speech shows why itโs a whole new election race
The vice president sought to dismantle Trumpโs caricature of her.
What Kamala Harris was really saying in her convention speech
She understood the need to tie her story to yours.
Can Britainโs Labour Party teach Kamala Harris how to win?
From immigration to housing and confronting the left, new U.K. PM Keir Starmer appears to offer a playbook for victory to the Democrats in the U.S.
Lithuania begins construction of base for German troops near Russian border
Lithuania on Monday (19 August) began construction of a military base, which will accommodate up to 4,000 combat-ready German troops once completed by the end of 2027, in the first permanent foreign deployment for the German military since World War Two.
Italyโs budget mess leaves earthquake-stricken towns in limbo
The subsidy program that Rome can’t afford is a crucial part of efforts to piece shattered lives and towns back together.
Tender for EU space agency HQ in Prague faces setbacks
The City of Prague has cancelled plans to award a contract to PORR for the construction of the Novรก Palmovka building, which is to become the new headquarters of the EU’s space agency.
Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024โs biggest policy issues
The rise of the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket filled an already chaotic campaign year with โbratโ and โweirdโ and flipped the Democratic Partyโs misery into a cautious euphoria.ย Now, the pair has 11 weeks to sell voters on what a Harris-Walz administration might actually mean.ย There are areas where the duo are effectively in lockstep [โฆ]
Germanyโs Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant demolished after short delay
Construction of the Grafenrheinfeld NPP in the southern state of Bavaria began in 1975 with the plant beginning commercial operations in 1982. It was Germany’s oldest nuclear power plant but was closed in 2015 as part of the government’s policy to tran…
Trump says heโs โentitled to personal attacksโ on Harris
Over and over, Trump went after Harris personally โ a tactic top allies have cautioned against him doing.
How Ed Miliband became Britainโs most divisive government minister
The Energy Secretary has made an eye-catching start. But how far is he prepared to rock the boat?
Your Tim Walz policy guide: Where he stands on abortion, unions, energy and more
The Minnesota governor may bring rural appeal but his policies reflect a progressive agenda.
Construction is underway on the first elements of the ‘Baltic Defence Line’ in Latvia
Concrete structures known as ‘Dragon teeth’ and ‘LEGO’ blocks will be placed along Latvia’s border with Russia and Belarus.
A death at work in the age of extreme heat โ podcast
Samira Shackle and Jeff Goodell explain the dangers resulting from extreme heat, and what society can do to mitigate themDavid Azevedo died because of the heat. A construction worker living in a small city in central France, he had recently started a n…
Priced out of housing, many younger disillusioned voters embrace populism
The scarcity of affordable homes to buy or rent has raised enthusiasm for politicians campaigning against immigration โ though other causes for the crunch abound.
Vitaly Klitschkoโs critics come out swinging over boxing champโs record as Kyiv mayor
Klitschko sees a political vendetta in complaints his administration failed to stop destruction of the city’s heritage and to improve infrastructure.
EDF CEO: New nuclear reactors in less than six years each
The head of French energy utility EDF used his presentation of the latest financial results last Friday (July 26) to update the company’s nuclear ambitions: a target of 70 months to build a reactor – or half the current construction time.
Ancient Roman Appian Way becomes Italyโs 60th Unesco world heritage site
Highway that consolidated Roman empire joins modernist Romanian sculptures as latest sites added to listItalyโs Via Appia Antica, or Appian Way, the earliest and most important road built by the ancient Romans, has been named a Unesco world heritage si…
Ukraine war briefing: Pentagon accounting error creates path for billions more to be sent to Kyiv
Ukraineโs foreign minister calls on Hong Kong to prevent Russia from using region to circumvent sanctions; drone debris lands in Romania. What we know on day 884The Pentagon has found $2bn worth of additional errors in its calculations for ammunition, …
UK ministers set to change environmental rules to boost housebuilding
Property industry claims โnutrient neutralityโ regulations have halted construction of tens of thousands of homes
Israeli military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Tel Aviv attack
The Israeli attack appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.
Scholz and ล efฤoviฤ ink lithium deal with Serbia amid environmental concerns
The agreement would benefit carmakers like Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, but is deeply unpopular in the country.
Making the Olympics cheap again
The IOC says hosting the Games no longer has to be an expensive nightmare.
Czechs pick South Koreaโs KHNP over French bid in nuclear power tender
* South Korea’s KHNP preferred to France’s EDF * KHNP to build two new units, more possible * Prague plans to sign deal with KHNP in Q1 next year * For a FACTBOX on KHNP’s winning bid, click here (Adds electricity price detail, KHNP comment, background…
Germanyโs Scholz set for rare meeting with Serbiaโs isolated Vuฤiฤ to finalize lithium deal
European Commission to also attend signature in Belgrade on Friday
Spain and England to face off in Berlin’s Nazi-built stadium
An imposing stadium with a dark history will host the European Championship final between Spain and England on Sunday. Built for the 1936 Olympic Games, Berlin’s Olympic stadium still bears the scars of World War II and contains relics from its Nazi p…
The story of a heat death: David went to work in his new job on a French building site. By the end of the day he was dead
He was keen to impress in his new job just as a heatwave was gripping the country. What can David Azevedoโs story tell us about the threat increasingly extreme weather poses to human health?For Anne-Marie Azevedo, 13 July 2022 started off like a normal…
โGood IED !โ – The CJEU Grand Chamber โIlvaโ judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights
Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg
(France)
Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons
If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it
would necessarily have to mention the European…
Construction starts on first underground school in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Education says every seventh school in the country is currently damaged as a result of the full-scale invasion. Over 3,500 educational institutions have suffered some kind of destruction and nearly 400 have been completely …
Shell stops construction on one of Europeโs biggest biofuels plants
Halt comes weeks before plant was scheduled to start production as biofuels market deteriorates
Labour energy chief Ed Miliband faces local solar backlash
Labour’s energy secretary has big goals for ramping up U.K. solar power. But first he has to deal with protests in his own backyard.
Ukraineโs โpeopleโs satelliteโ wreaks havoc on Russian targets
Ukrainian military intelligence has been using the satellite to target Russian troops, weapons and logistics.
Precious rare earth metals belong to the state, China declares
Beijing’s hold on the coveted resources has long been seen as a threat to Western clean power and tech supply chains.
Migrant detention facilities nearly built in Albania in controversial deal with Italy
The construction of two Italian migrant detention centres in Albania is underway with the facilities expected to open at the beginning of August.
A bear attack in Slovakia reveals what the far right really wants
Across the globe, populists are rolling back efforts to save nature and the planet.
Hungary is flirting with China โ at what cost to the EU?
Budapestโs friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brusselsโ de-risking efforts.
Polandโs eastern Maginot Line raises nature worries
New border defenses running through the ancient Biaลowieลผa Forest are “all about taking advantage of natural terrain,” says a retired general.
The Hidden Key to Sustainable Buildings [Promoted content]
Rebuilding the EU for citizens was headline news this month, as European Parliament elections took place ahead of the appointment of new European commissioners. But a quietly overlooked proposal, known as the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), is …
Affordable housing doesnโt have to be ugly
Affordable housing is often associated with drab housing blocs and brutalist towers โ but it doesn’t have to be.
Britain struggles to reform its โfeudalโ housing system ย
Big changes to the centuries-old model of property ownership still look far off, even with Labour poised for an election win.
The hottest political issue European politicians arenโt talking about
Europeโs cities reckon with the affordable housing crisis,
For Geert Wilders, โhousingโ is code for โimmigrationโ
The Dutch firebrand promised to cut waiting lists by freezing out foreigners.
A Further Step to Gender-Sensitive EU Asylum Law: The Case of โWesternised Womenโ
Tรผrkan Ertuna Lagrand, Assistant Professor, and Salvo Nicolosi, Senior Assistant
Professor, University of Utrecht
Photo credit: Mystslav Chernov, via Wikimedia
Commons
Gender-based asylum
claims have been gaining momentum in EU law. O…
Greece must reform to protect tourism, ombudsman says
Greece needs to reduce rampant construction and protect water resources and coastal areas if it wants to maintain a healthy tourism industry, the country’s ombudsman said in a report.
Letโs get to grips with the housing crisis โ the young demand it
Incumbent leaders have largely failed to tackle key socioeconomic issues like the rising cost of housing.
Man charged with threatening Nigel Farage after objects thrown at campaign bus
It’s the second such incident involving the leading Brexiteer as he bids to become a member of parliament.
Nigel Farage has cup thrown at him on UK election trail
Police arrest man on suspicion of public order offenses after the incident.
Death of a City review โ poetic memorialisation of the destruction and rebuilding of Lisbon
Joรฃo Rosasโs film, depicting the lives of immigrant construction workers busily gentrifying the Portuguese capital, asks important questionsFirst conceived in the weeks leading up to the birth of film-maker Joรฃo Rosasโs first child, this documentary po…
Here review โ romantic connection in the forest in gentle and beguiling drama
Lives change course after a chance encounter between a construction worker and an academic in Bas Devosโs microscopically detailed gem of a filmBelgian director Bas Devosโs gentle, delicate and quietly beguiling movie, a prize winner last year in Berli…
Over-reliance on gas delays G7 transition to net-zero power
G7 countries have only 10 years left to act on their commitment to reach net-zero emissions power systems.
โArbitraryโ election pledges to cut UK migration will worsen worker shortages
Firms that employ millions in manufacturing, hospitality and construction already struggling to plugs gaps after BrexitUK general election live โ latest updatesThe battle between the Conservatives and Labour to show they are tough on migration risks da…
Putinโs a bigger deal than EU election in Europeโs frontline states
In Estonia, Latvia and Poland, residents near the Russian border say the war has ruined their livelihoods and shattered their sense of safety.
EU election starts! Estonians cast first ballots
Starting gun fired on European election, with Baltic state allowing voting from Monday.
All politics is local: What the EU election is actually about in each country
When EU voters head to the polls later this week, one thing is certain: Almost none of them will be thinking of Europe when they cast their ballot.ย A plethora of studies โ and sky-high abstention rates โ show that most of the blocโs citizens neither understand nor care about the European Parliament vote. Because [โฆ]
โShe just says blah blahโ: why Italyโs downtrodden believe Meloni is doing nothing for them
The PM is talking up her underdog credentials ahead of this weekโs European elections. But many in an impoverished Rome neighbourhood are scepticalSitting in the dark, cramped dining room of her home in Tor Bella Monaca, a densely populated council est…
Labourโs election policy positions, tracked
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
โI cannot take it lightlyโ: young voters urged to take part in EU elections
Officials hope for strong youth turnout but experts say this does not translate into support for EU as far right makes inroadsThe town has a farm, a university and a factory, but nobody agrees on where to put the police station. Around a large table in…
Italyโs amnesties damage the economy as well as the rule of law
Giorgia Meloniโs government is following a well-trodden path by tolerating lawbreaking in the construction business
US assures Europe: Weโll keep sending you gas, we promise
Joe Biden’s decision to pause new LNG projects rattled Europe, which is increasingly reliant on the US product.
How a supervolcano on the Italian coast became a problem too big to tackle
Earthquake this week finally jolts authorities into action after decades of runaway construction puts half a million people at risk.
Macron ally backs Spanish socialist Ribera as EU climate boss
‘I would find it very, very good,’ Pascal Canfin, a centrist French MEP chairing the environment committee, told POLITICO.
EIB financing for nuclear reactor construction remains off the agenda
The new roadmap of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has been leaked, and it includes a position on nuclear energy, with nothing new or concrete on new financing, fuelling the fantasy of support for the development of the construction of new reactors.ย
Opening of Italyโs migrant centres in Albania delayed
The opening of two Italian-run migrant centres in Albania scheduled for Monday (20 May) has been delayed due to unfinished construction work, an Albanian port official said.
France launches crackdown in New Caledonia as deadly riots rage
Paris has despatched elite units to take back the road from the airport to the capital of Noumรฉa, after the death toll climbed to six.
Trumpโs son-in-law Kushner secures controversial Belgrade real estate deal
Serbian government ignores criticism to ink agreement.
Weโre all trying to find the Guy who did this โฆ The Disapplication of the Illegal Migration Act in Northern Ireland
Professor Colin Murray,
Newcastle Law School
Photo credit: Wknight94,
via Wikimedia
Commons
Introduction
The courtroom was anything but
packed on a grey Monday morning in Belfast. There were no camera crews outside.
And yet, for a smal…
German far-right leader used banned Nazi slogan, court rules
Alternative for Germany politician Bjรถrn Hรถcke was fined for uttering a phrase employed by Hitlerโs storm troopers.
Europeโs cultural identity โ thatโs what weโre fighting for
In the last three decades, weโve enjoyed the luxury of not having to ask ourselves what it is we stand for. But those times have passed.
Black Sea offshore natural gas bolsters EU energy security
The Neptun Deep project to produce natural gas offshore at the Black Sea is the key to reducing dependence on gas imports and strengthening the EUโs energy security.
The Belgian town where families take in people with psychiatric conditions
Photojournalist Ilvy Njiokiktjien was granted rare access to document the lives of boarders and their foster families in Geel, which has a remarkable, centuries-old tradition of altruistic psychiatric careThe city of Geel in Belgium has a foster care s…
Serbia to Xi Jinping: No one reveres you like we do
Serbian President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ said โthe sky is the limit” on future cooperation.
Bidenโs biggest challenge: How do you even spend $1.6 trillion?
Congress gave Biden a historic sum to green the economy, revive manufacturing and fix crumbling infrastructure. But most of it is unspent.
A robust EU cohesion policy โ a cure to counteract depopulation [Promoted content]
Depopulation poses a significant challenge for the entire EU, but the cohesion policy offers a solution. By investing in areas like construction, transport, energy, digital and social infrastructure, it aims to improve our lives.
Bribery case puts Russian Defense Minister Shoigu in the crosshairsย
Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is siting in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, and that spells trouble for his boss Sergei Shoigu.
Sssh, donโt mention youโre a Tory! Candidates hide their stripes in UK local elections
As voters head to the polls, flailing Conservatives are trying to distance themselves from the party’s toxic brand.
The Manchester model: The industrial revolutionโs โshock cityโ revives
The cityโs startling turnaround has triggered a debate about whether ordinary residents are benefiting, or itโs become a playground for property developers and affluent newcomers.
Portugalโs far right vaccine stops working in the Algarve
In Portugal’s southernmost region, Brussels won’t feature in the upcoming EU election. Instead, it will be a battle to stop the ascendant Chega party.
Europeโs banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels
A grinding, slow process nears its end.
Infinity According to Florian review – mission to save Ukraineโs extraordinary modernist masterpiece
Oleksiy Radynski chronicles the visionary architect Florian Yurievโs drive to rescue Kyivโs Institute of Information from destruction after he was given weeks to live The extraordinary mind of Florian Yuriev, a visionary Ukrainian architect and artist,…
The EUโs โright to repairโ rule is truly radical โ British builders should copy it wholesale |
The construction sector accounts for 62% of waste: that could be drastically cut if we chose refurbishment over demolitionMy first phone was a Nokia 3210, a cute grey brick with just enough computing power to run Snake. Compared with todayโs sleek 5G t…
Deux heures avec le roi du pรฉtrole
La source dโinformations quotidiennes sur lโรฉnergie et le climat en France. Par AUDE LE GENTIL Avec NICOLAS CAMUT et ALEXANDRE LรCHENET Infos et tuyaux ร partager ? Ecrivez ร Nicolas Camut, Aude Le Gentil et Arthur Nazaret | Voir dans le navigateur AU MENU โ Patrick Pouyannรฉ devant les sรฉnateurs, notre liste de questions maison. [โฆ]
A Trump-style tower in Belgrade? Serbs say it reopens war wounds.
Former U.S. presidentโs son-in-law Jared Kushner plans to redevelop an informal memorial to the 1999 NATO bombing.