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PARIS — Saudi Arabia will spend €6 billion to build a massive entertainment complex boasting three theme parks near Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed an agreement formalizing the deal to build what the French leader called “a new global destination” at the Elysée Palace on Monday. It is expected to create 22,000 jobs, Macron said. The massive project, which Macron said will also include hotels, catering facilities and housing for young workers and students, is being built on the former site of Mirapolis, a massive theme park that has been…
Giorgia Meloni was one of the main political sponsors of a policy of “returns” for irregular migrants. Now, as a growing number of EU countries push Rome to take back migrants who entered the bloc through Italy, she is getting a taste of her own medicine. On Sunday, Ireland became the latest in a growing number of member states to call on Italy, as a country of first entry into the EU, to take back asylum seekers. It joins Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands. The requests stem from the new EU Pact on Asylum and Migration, which…
Published on 24/08/2026 – 17:04 GMT+2•Updated 17:08 US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the US would double tariffs on Canadian vehicles from 2027 as he accused Ottawa of “ripping off the United States of America for years.” In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote: “On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%.” Current US tariff rates on automobiles stand at 25% for non-US content. The threats come amid a growing trade war between the two neighbours that hit a flash point…
PARIS — Mirapolis, c’est désormais signé. Près d’un mois après les révélations de POLITICO sur le projet de résurrection de l’ancien parc d’attractions des Yvelines grâce à des capitaux saoudiens, l’Elysée et Riyad ont signé lundi un accord actant ce méga-investissement, lors de la visite à Paris du prince héritier Mohammed ben Salmane. L’investissement prévisionnel s’élève à 6 milliards d’euros et prévoit la création de 22 000 emplois, selon les éléments communiqués par l’Elysée à l’issue de la cérémonie de signature. Il comprend le développement de trois parcs à thème et de loisirs, accompagnés de services d’hébergement et de restauration,…
Published on 24/08/2026 – 16:01 GMT+2•Updated 16:22 Hungary is on track to fulfil all criteria needed to unlock €10 billion in EU recovery funds by the end-of-August deadline, Euronews understands from conversations with Commission and Budapest officials this week. Meeting all milestones would clear the way for Hungary to access billions in EU cash, delivering a political win for the new government. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who won a landslide victory in April’s election, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule, campaigned on a promise to unlock Hungary’s suspended EU funds. In May, Magyar and European Commission President Ursula von der…
Yemen’s Houthis said on Monday that their forces hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, as the Iran-backed group continues to pursue a maritime blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another crucial artery for global shipping. “The strike was accurate and direct, resulting in a fire breaking out aboard the vessel and causing a number of other ships that were present in the target area to flee,” the Houthis said in a statement. “This targeting comes as part of the implementation of the Armed Forces’ decision to ban maritime navigation by the Saudi enemy.”…
Volkswagen workers have sharply criticised the company’s management amid growing uncertainty over possible job cuts and the future of several German factories. In a survey of employee morale initiated by the works council last week, employees accused the board of “disastrous communication,” AFP reported on Monday. The chance to express their criticism and expectations of CEO Oliver Blume and the rest of the board via the company intranet led to ranking the communication as employees’ number one grievance, even ahead of concerns about job security or possible factory closures. According to the German Press Agency, employees and their families were…
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham was in Kyiv Monday for a meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing. European Council President António Costa, Luxembourgish Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Estonian President Alar Karis, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and other Nordic and Baltic leaders also attended in person, while French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined remotely. “Ukrainian people deserve not just continued support but our gratitude … I am determined we [the coalition of the willing] will work together to deliver the support you need,” Burnham said in a statement. The funding gap originated after…
Published on 24/08/2026 – 18:18 GMT+2 The Danish government will compensate 13 people who were victims of abuse at a care home during their youth, Denmark’s Ministry of Social Affairs said on Monday. The 13 individuals, whose identities have not been disclosed, filed a complaint in March against the state over the abuse they suffered at Solgarden, which included sexual abuse. The victims are set to receive a payout of 300,000 Kroner, the ministry said in a statement. According to the department, between 1949 and 1976, personal accounts and its files showed “serious and systemic failings during the stay of…
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