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In March 2024, Bianca Fontana got on a plane from Australia to spend three weeks in Sardinia. During the trip, she did some radical life reconsideration. Fontana bought a house, completed a chunk of paperwork, and laid the foundation for her relocation halfway across the world to the Italian island. Sardinia’s hinterland, like many rural areas of Italy, is suffering a severe demographic decline. In the last few years, its remote communities have launched various schemes in the hope of bolstering their dwindling populations and sagging economies. Here’s how one foreigner started a new life in a village of 2,500…
Turning surplus bread into pasta, or using tech to deliver healthcare in rural areas. These are just two of thousands of European business ideas making a real impact on people and the planet. While traditional venture capital may hesitate, dedicated impact investors are stepping in, valuing social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns. Billions are being mobilised globally for impact investments, including public funds and private capital. According to Impact Europe, a network for do-good investors, private direct and indirect investments reached €190bn by the end of 2024, more than double that of 2022. Worldwide, impact investments may be worth…
Published on 21/11/2025 – 18:07 GMT+1 Authorities in Switzerland are searching for two robbers who overpowered a security guard at a Roman-era museum in Lausanne, smashed a display case and made off with dozens of gold coins that had been displayed inside. City police said that the suspects had purchased tickets and waited until other visitors had left shortly before closing time, before assaulting and restraining the guard and then breaking the display case. The monetary value of the coins stolen in the heist Tuesday was not immediately revealed, but police said they had “archaeological value.” The theft comes at…
Poland’s first wave of winter weather has reached the south and east, with heavy snow warnings for Podkarpackie, Małopolskie and Lublin. Meteorologists expect negative temperatures, sleet and steady snowfall through the weekend. In the foothills, temperatures could fall to -7°C, while parts of Małopolska and Podkarpacie may see up to 20 cm of snow. In the Tatra Mountains, rescuers report level 2 avalanche danger and trails covered by fresh, loose snow up to 50 cm. They urge tourists to avoid mountain hikes. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management says the conditions stem from a mix of high pressure over…
Portugal’s former Prime Minister and current President of the European Council, António Costa, was the target of wiretaps without court approval as part of the ongoing Operation Influencer. That probe, initiated by Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service, is looking into potential corruption involving members of the government during Costa’s premiership. According to the daily paper Diário de Notícias, Costa appears in 22 wiretaps that were only sent to the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) in October this year, well after the legal deadline and when the court no longer had jurisdiction to analyse them. At issue are conversations between the then…
The 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar is now at its most critical juncture. The quarter-finals delivered drama, heartbreak, and breakout performances — and now, with the final four decided, the focus shifts to Khalifa International Stadium, where the semi-finals will bring heightened stakes and the brightest spotlight yet. Drama on day of decision Brazil sealed their place in the semi-finals in the most dramatic fashion possible. Dell, already on target earlier in the game, grabbed the winner deep into stoppage time, completing a 2–1 comeback against Morocco. The goal sent waves through the stadium, a fitting moment for…
By euronews Published on 21/11/2025 – 21:02 GMT+1 •Updated 21:39 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin cautiously welcomed a US proposal to end the war in Ukraine on Friday, saying it “could form the basis of a final peace settlement.” Putin called the plan “a new version” and “a modernised plan” and said Moscow has received it. “I believe that it, too, could form the basis for a final peace settlement,” Putin said. “But this text has not been discussed with us in any substantive way, and I can guess why,” Putin added. “The US administration has so far been unable to secure…
One U.K. official said they did not recognize a deadline as having been imposed Friday, adding that they believed there was more time to negotiate and they would do so in good faith. The Commission has slashed the amount of money it wants the U.K. to pay to take part in SAFE. The new ask is for €2 billion, a significant drop from the original demand of between €4.5 billion and €6.5 billion. However, it’s still much more than London is willing to pay to participate in joint procurements financed by SAFE, which some officials estimate in the tens of…
By Euronews Published on 21/11/2025 – 20:53 GMT+1 Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told Euronews on the sideline of the fourth EU–Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels, held on 20 and 21 November, that deeper cooperation between the European Union and the Indo-Pacific region is essential, as the EU’s presence brings a balance of powers between the US and China. Phuangketkeow noted that relations with the EU have strengthened over the past year, particularly through the ongoing negotiations of a Thailand–EU free trade agreement (FTA). He noted that talks “have made good progress”, adding: “We hope that maybe by the time of…
A draft deal, suggested by the Brazilian presidency, contained no reference to past deals to move away from fossil fuels, nor did it have the roadmap pushed for by many EU countries, though notably not the EU itself. Overnight, 14 EU member states joined 22 other countries, many of them highly vulnerable to climate impacts, threatening to collapse the talks over the absence of fossil fuels from the deal. “We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly, and equitable transition away from fossil fuels,” said a letter from those countries to the…