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Ne pas faire tapis. Pour autant, la partie n’est pas gagnée d’avance pour les défenseurs du casino en ligne. D’abord parce que ça a chauffé en réunion interministérielle, comme vous le racontent mes collègues de Paris Influence. Tous les cabinets concernés par le sujet n’avaient pas été informés de cet amendement, de même que l’Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), qui selon deux sources proches, l’a découvert tout cuit et publié. Ensuite, parce que le projet pourrait ne pas emballer le Sénat, dont la majorité a bien souvent défendu le modèle actuel : des casinos physiques, dont la fiscalité finance abondamment…
Incidents in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the UK have led to suspicions that Moscow is trying to sabotage European countries for backing Ukraine against the Russian invasion. British counter-terrorism police are looking into whether Russian spies planted a device on a UK-bound plane which later caught fire at a warehouse in Birmingham in July.The Guardian first reported the news, saying that the parcel is believed to have arrived at the DHL warehouse by air. It’s not known where it was heading.The paper added that no one was reported as injured in the fire and that the local fire brigade…
2025 will be the second time the experience goes ahead, suggesting there’s a real appetite for ultra high end travel by train. Have you ever wanted to travel around the world by train, but in ultimate luxury rather than in cramped couchettes? If so, you’re in luck. High-end travel agent Railbookers has just announced the return of its ‘Around the World By Luxury Train’ itinerary for 2025.Those onboard will spend 59 days riding the rails through four continents, 12 countries and over 20 cities, taking some of the most luxurious trains on the planet. The trip certainly doesn’t come cheap:…
Um Wirtschaft, Geschäfte und Geopolitik wird es in den kommenden Tagen für das halbe Kabinett gehen, wenn es in Indien zu Gast ist. Robert Habeck, Hubertus Heil und Bettina Stark-Watzinger reisen bereits heute nach Neu-Delhi; der Kanzler und die Außenministerin folgen dann nach. Senior Politics Reporter Jürgen Klöckner von POLITICO wird die Reise nach Indien begleiten und berichtet vorab von Gesprächen über das Handelsabkommen zwischen der EU und Indien sowie über weitere schwierige Themen zwischen beiden Ländern, wie zum Beispiel dem Verhältnis zu Russland. Mehr Insights von der Reise gibt es von Jürgen Klöckner dann unter anderem auch in den…
France has repeatedly argued that Europe should invest more in its sovereignty and defense in order to “Trump-proof” its future, given the former president’s isolationist bent, suspicion of NATO and hesitancy to continue backing Ukraine as it fends off Russia’s full-scale invasion. Tristan Aureau, who was chief of staff to Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot when he was junior Europe minister, will lead the task force’s work on the impact of a Trump presidency. Aureau is the deputy head of the ministry’s internal think tank — which is known as the Centre for Analysis, Predictions and Strategy — which will work…
As CEOs of global pharmaceutical companies, we regularly make decisions on where to locate research, development and manufacturing. These decisions are based on a range of factors that in combination, afford us the best chance of discovering, developing and delivering new medicines that can transform patients’ lives. The Covid-19 pandemic underscored, perhaps like never before, that our health and economic growth are inextricably linked . With over 9,000 medicines and vaccines in development, contributing €311 billion to the EU economy and supporting 2.3 million jobs in the EU, our sector is in a unique position to help Europeans live longer…
“The EU or member countries can’t determine that a country is safe in parts — such an assessment needs to be done as a whole,” said Hussein Baoumi, foreign policy advocacy officer at Amnesty International’s European institutions office, adding that attempts by European countries to designate areas of countries as safe would likely be blocked in court. The EUAA’s latest guidance on Syria, dated April 2024, points to the threat posed by militias and labels Assad’s government “a main actor of persecution and serious harm in the country.” It also lists several areas — including the governorate of Aleppo, Syria’s…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on global allies not to “shy away” from responding to reports that Pyongyang is supplying troops to help Russia wage war on Ukraine, saying late Tuesday that intelligence suggests up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers are currently training for deployment. “We have information that two units of military personnel from North Korea are being trained — potentially even two brigades of 6,000 people each,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly address, adding, “it is important that our partners do not shy away from this challenge.” Zelenskyy’s appeal comes amid reports that Russia’s allies, particularly North Korea…
“Fair trade is a key boost for growth, for employment, for innovation, for productivity,” she said during a public interview with Bloomberg in Washington. “It’s something that we should not throw away,” she added, “because … any periods of time where this country, the United States, has thrived, were periods of trade, not periods of ‘I’m going to retire behind my boundaries and play at home’.” While China remains Trump’s chief target for such trade measures, the blanket 20 percent tariff that he has promised would also inevitably hurt European exporters. Lagarde implicitly acknowledged Trump’s point, however, that the West…
Known to his followers as Hoca efendi (master preacher), Gülen went on to build a solid base of supporters, forming his sect and core cadre, named the Hizmet Hareketi (Movement of Service). By the 1990s, members trained in the lighthouses had started finding positions in state institutions. Though under the vigilant eye of the Turkish military, Gülen tried to keep close relations with politicians and the business world alike. After the collapse of the Soviet Union he established schools in Turkic countries, the Balkans and Africa. While his private schools produced thousands of graduates every year, the movement was also able to gain control…