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September marks the start of the new academic year, bringing new challenges for thousands of Portuguese students. For those entering higher education, one of the toughest begins straight away: finding somewhere to live. According to data from the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES), 49,991 students were placed in the first phase of the National Access Competition for Higher Education, 6,092 more than in the previous year or an increase of 13.9%. Within this group, thousands are forced to leave their parents’ home to continue their studies at a university in another city. The figures appear to confirm this trend: according…
European football governing body UEFA is reportedly set to cancel plans to boycott FIFA tournaments after having received assurances that President Gianni Infantino’s controversial private investment plan would not be revived. The move is expected to be discussed at a meeting of UEFA members on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Wednesday. Euronews has reached out to UEFA for comment. In late July, UEFA announced its 55 member associations would take no part in FIFA competitions as long as the world governing body’s FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal remained alive. The now-scrapped plan would…
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the government was “working intensively” to identify who was behind the failed attack, which has not yet been attributed to anyone. Berthon did not mention Russia in her remarks about Leipzig, but said earlier in her speech that “the hardening of Russia’s posture was a major element [of concern].” “Since 2022, we have seen a dramatic and significant increase in acts of interference on our national territory,” she said, referencing high-profile symbolic assaults such as the spraying of Stars of David on buildings in Paris as well as disinformation campaigns run by Russia-affiliated networks.…
A “Yes” vote could leave the EU’s other Nordic neighbour in an awkward position, putting pressure on Norway to reconsider its relationship with Brussels. Beyond Reykjavík and Brussels, one European capital is watching Saturday’s vote particularly closely: Oslo. Norway is arguably the non-EU country with the most at stake, especially if the “Yes” side wins. “We must recognise that an Icelandic membership process will pose special challenges for Norway as an EEA country,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told parliament in May. Norway’s government has so far maintained that the European Economic Area (EEA) should remain the basis of its…
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Published on 26/08/2026 – 11:04 GMT+2•Updated 12:40 The most consequential corporate event of the quarter lands tonight. Nvidia will drop its earnings after the US close at around 22:00 CET, and while the past quarter is expected to be enormous, what will move markets is what CEO Jensen Huang says about the months ahead. Nvidia’s matters more than most because it makes the chips that power the artificial intelligence boom. If its outlook disappoints, the shockwaves will not stay in Silicon Valley. The company has become a proxy for the entire AI rally. The report will land on the back…
Azerbaijan has joined a growing list of countries imposing social media restrictions on minors, passing a law that bars under-16s from platforms at a time when governments worldwide are questioning whether the digital industry can regulate itself. Australia became the first country to implement a nationwide social media ban for children under 16. France has tightened its laws on the age of digital consent, the UK passed the Online Safety Bill, and the EU has been increasing pressure on technology companies. Now Baku has decided to move in the same direction. Social media addiction, self-esteem problems and cyberbullying are producing…
Fake taximeters, kilometre-long detours, cash-only payments. Social media is awash with reports of an alleged scam involving taxi drivers stationed at Lisbon Airport. “A trap for tourists”, is how Josien Nation, a foreign content creator living in Portugal, describes it in a video posted on her Facebook page Nations Without Borders (source in Portuguese) on 14 August. In the video, she says taxi drivers charge more than they should or do not have the meter running. “Taxis are just a scam,” she says. Josien Nation says there is a high chance of being ripped off by taxis at the airport…
Published on 26/08/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2 According to the July edition of the Istanbul Barometer survey conducted by the Istanbul Planning Agency (IPA), 45.8% of Istanbul residents did not attend any cultural or artistic event in the past year. While the biggest obstacle to participation in cultural events was high ticket and admission prices, cited by 45%, economic conditions led people to cut back most on spending in social venues such as restaurants and cafés. The July issue of Istanbul Barometer, the monthly data bulletin of IPA, which is affiliated with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), focused on the heading…
Cela n’a pas échappé à Eurofer, le lobby européen de la sidérurgie, qui a salué l’engagement pris dans la proposition de créer un marché pilote pour l’acier vert, mais estime que la Commission n’est pas allée assez loin. “L’IAA va dans le bon sens, mais la proposition actuelle n’est pas assez ambitieuse pour créer un signal par la demande en faveur de l’acier bas carbone fabriqué dans l’UE”, a déclaré le lobby dans un communiqué. “Sans exigences strictes sur l’origine UE, liées à l’acier initialement fondu et coulé au sein de l’UE, les marchés publics et les programmes de soutien…