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Published on 02/09/2026 – 18:38 GMT+2•Updated 19:23 From Rome to Munich on a Frecciarossa train, via Innsbruck. Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has begun test runs of the Frecciarossa trains operated by Trenitalia in Germany and Austria, as part of the international certification phase. The FS Group has announced that the launch of services between Milan and Munich and between Rome and Munich is scheduled for the summer of 2027 “following the successful completion of the approval process for the new trains”. After France and Spain, and with the goal of reaching the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel by 2029,…
The next wave could be even more destructive, industry officials warned. Unlike the first shock, the industries now under pressure include sectors that Europe considers central to its economic and technological future, such as electric vehicles and batteries, as well as steel, chemicals, and wind turbines. The IAA is designed partly to blunt that pressure, limiting Chinese investments in strategic sectors like EVs, raw materials or solar panels. It would also set Made-in-EU requirements for public procurement, potentially excluding Chinese suppliers. “The level of ambition is justified. If it’s Europe’s main tool to respond to the second China shock, it’s essential to make it count,” Sander Tordoir, chief economist…
Belgium has forcefully pushed back against a new attempt to tap into the Russian Central Bank’s immobilised assets to provide additional support to Ukraine. The European Union holds €210 billion in these assets, the bulk of which is kept at Euroclear, a depository in central Brussels. The hot-button topic was discussed at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, with Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland leading the push following their joint letter sent last week. The Baltic countries also voiced support. But according to Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, the debate “generated little enthusiasm or appetite among…
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Published on 02/09/2026 – 18:38 GMT+2 From Rome to Munich on a Frecciarossa train, via Innsbruck. Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has begun test runs of the Frecciarossa trains operated by Trenitalia in Germany and Austria, as part of the international certification phase. The FS Group has announced that the launch of services between Milan and Munich and between Rome and Munich is scheduled for the summer of 2027 “following the successful completion of the approval process for the new trains”. After France and Spain, and with the goal of reaching the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel by 2029, Italy’s…
Laisser la vie sauve au Premier ministre au risque d’être accusé d’être la béquille du macronisme ou censurer le gouvernement au risque de limiter ses marges de manœuvres une fois au pouvoir ? C’est le dilemme auquel font face les oppositions alors que le Premier ministre présentera son budget à la fin du mois. Anthony Lattier en discute avec Marcelo Wesfreid et Jason Wiels, journalistes à POLITICO.
Published on 02/09/2026 – 17:41 GMT+2 EU member states agreed to press ahead with an EU-wide visa ban for former and current members of the Russian army, alongside tougher visa restrictions for Russian tourists, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday. “There was broad support to move with an EU visa entry ban for Russian ex-combatants and tougher visa restrictions for Russian tourists,” Kallas said at a press conference following an informal meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers in Wicklow, Ireland. In the 21st sanctions package adopted in July, the European Commission had originally proposed barring EU members from…
“I think this story about the TV quiz is a little overrated,” Valdas Dambrauskas told Euronews after he became the first Baltic coach to reach the Champions League main round, leading a club that did not exist nine years ago to fixtures against Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona. In 2002, Dambrauskas won the prize money on the Lithuanian television show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and used it to move to England to fund his UEFA coaching badges. He had no professional football background. To pay for the courses, he worked as a babysitter, salesman and newspaper delivery man.…
Published on 02/09/2026 – 16:09 GMT+2 A new three-part documentary series about Friends star Matthew Perry has been announced and will be released on Netflix next month. Titled The One With Matthew Perry, the documentary will explore the actor’s life and struggles as told by the people who were closest to him. Netflix’s Press release reads: “Anchored by never-before-heard testimonies from Perry’s sister Mia Perry Bowick and his lifelong best friends, the three-part series, which features unreleased photos and videos from the Perry family’s private archive, traces his journey from rising comedic star to the man the world still loves…
A Treasury official, also not one of the cited individuals, said growth would be a dual mission for both the prime minister’s and chancellor’s offices. They added the Treasury would drive growth policy across Whitehall, that every department would have a focus on growth and Burnham’s pledge of “good growth in every postcode” would take the whole government working as one to achieve. Burnham told MPs on Tuesday that he believed growth had to be “driven with the full authority of the very center of government, in close partnership with the Treasury.” Louise Haigh, his first secretary who has previously…