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Maritime transport plays a key role in moving goods. Globally, around 13 billion tonnes of traded goods were transported by sea in 2024. In the EU, ports handled around 3.4 billion tonnes of goods. This corresponds to 26% of the global total. Almost 90% of the EU’s external freight trade is also carried by sea according to the EU Blue Economy Observatory. So, which are the busiest ports in the EU and which countries handle the most goods? Shipping mainly consists of two types: short sea shipping and deep sea shipping. Short sea shipping refers to transporting goods over relatively…
By Yaël Ossowski, EU Tech Loop with Euronews Published on 07/09/2026 – 6:00 GMT+2 On Thursday, American chipmaker NVIDIA announced they will buy the artificial intelligence library Hugging Face for $13 billion (€11.2bn). It’s an astonishing amount of money for a platform that started as an age-appropriate chat app for teenagers, but has since pivoted to being one of the premier databases hosting open-source and open-weight AI models. Though the deal is mostly taking place in the United States, the company’s founders are French with have half of their employees in Paris. They are hoping to become a key part of…
After a sweeping victory in the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) could be in a position to govern the state — putting a far-right party in power in part of Germany for the first time since World War II. As Europe wakes up to the AfD win, Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur talk to Head of Playbook Germany Hans von der Burchard about what it means for the rest of the country. Then, Zoya and Nick discuss what it means for Europe and beyond. What do you think this result means for your country? Get…
Ulrich Siegmund was born on 25 October 1990 in Havelberg, Saxony-Anhalt. The now 35-year-old has been a member of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament since 2016 and, since August 2022, has co-chaired the AfD parliamentary group together with Oliver Kirchner. In 2025, he was chosen as the AfD’s lead candidate for the 2026 state election. His professional path did not start directly in politics. Siegmund trained as a wholesale and foreign trade clerk. He then studied business psychology and business administration, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Before entering politics, Siegmund made his money in fragrances. In 2014, at the…
Published on 07/09/2026 – 5:46 GMT+2 Jakarta’s main airport and three others have extended their closures until 6 pm on Monday following a volcanic eruption, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Mount Anak Krakatau, situated roughly 150 kilometres from Indonesia’s capital, erupted on Saturday, spewing lava and towering plumes of ash. The transport ministry confirmed that eight airports across the region halted operations over the weekend after ash drifted into their airspace, disrupting hundreds of flights and stranding more than 170,000 travellers. Airport operator Angkasa Pura announced on social media that at least four hubs, including Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,…
Europe’s competitiveness also depends on its ability to attract and conduct clinical trials, where scientific ideas become treatments and much of biomedical innovation’s economic value is created. Faster approvals, harmonized procedures across member states and stronger research infrastructure would make Europe a far more attractive destination for global investment. Europe also needs an ambitious industrial policy to expand and modernize its biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacity. Research and industry reinforce each other, and advanced therapies, personalized medicine and AI-driven drug discovery require industrial capabilities that Europe must build now. This is why the forthcoming European Biotech Act matters. If it reduces unnecessary…
Warsaw has been one of Kyiv’s strongest supporters against Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. But the nationalist camp, which Nawrocki seeks to lead, has sought to capitalize on tensions over the Ukrainian presence in Poland and the wartime massacres. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is already intensifying ahead of the fall 2027 parliamentary election, when Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s broadly pro-Ukraine coalition will face the nationalist Law and Justice party and two other far-right parties. Polls show Tusk is far from certain of victory. The libertarian Confederation party denounced Ukrainians getting social welfare, while Gregorz Braun, the European Parliament member who…
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By Lucy Davalou & Manuela Scarpellini Published on 06/09/2026 – 22:03 GMT+2•Updated 22:28 Multiple vehicles were struck sparking a fire and sending plumes of smoke into the sky following an Amazon cargo plane barreled off the runaway and crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, forcing one of the US busiest airports to close all of its runways. The aircraft overran the runway mid afternoon after heading into Florida from San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Social media images showed the Prime Air aircraft lying beside a road, near two parked semi-trucks. The plane appeared to have landed on…
By Manuela Scarpellini & Maria Tadeo Published on 06/09/2026 – 18:16 GMT+2•Updated 20:55 German far-right party AfD has taken a commanding lead in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt vote, but it remains unclear whether it will be able to form a government, according to exit polls. According to ARD projections, the far-right AfD is leading the election in Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5% of the vote, followed by the CDU on 18.5%, Die Linke on 9.5% and the SPD on 8%. The result could significantly reshape the political landscape in eastern Germany, with the AfD emerging as by far the strongest force in the new state parliament. The…