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The European Parliament’s key catering tender holder withdrew because it struggled to make the work profitable, according to sources Euronews has spoken to, leaving essential workers at the institution concerned for the safety of their jobs.The European Parliament outsources various internal services such as management of cafeterias, canteens and office cleaning to private companies. But the unprofitability drove the company running Parliament’s food services, Compass Group, to prematurely end its contract. The catering and hospitality multinational will operate until 30 June and hasn’t pitched to renew its tender for the main staff canteen, according to three people familiar with the situation. Compass…

The global economic outlook is likely to continue to be increasingly volatile in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This is mainly due to rising trade pressures, lagging consumer and business confidence, and tighter financial conditions. Increased policy uncertainty, particularly concerning tariffs imposed by the US, is also expected to have a significant impact on the global economy, while fuelling inflation.Global GDP expected to lag in 2025The OECD expects worldwide gross domestic product (GDP) to slow to 2.9% in 2025, from 3.3% in 2024, assuming current tariff rates remain in place as of mid-May. This forecast…

Nawrocki’s victory jeopardizes the center-right Tusk government’s ability to enact its agenda, as the president has veto power over legislation. The outgoing president, Andrzej Duda, also hails from PiS and has been a thorn in Tusk’s side. But Tusk has insisted Nawrocki’s win will “change nothing,” framing the vote of confidence as a projection of his government’s strength. “I want everyone to see, including our opponents at home and abroad, that we are ready for this situation, that we understand the gravity of the moment, but that we do not intend to take a single step back,” Tusk said. With…

The Polish parliament is set to hold a confidence vote in his coalition government on June 11, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Tuesday.He called the vote on Monday, a day after his ally, liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, lost Sunday’s presidential runoff.”We are starting the session in a new political reality,” Tusk said at the start of a cabinet meeting in Warsaw.”The political reality is new, because we have a new president. But the constitution, our obligations and the expectations of citizens have not changed. In Poland, the government rules, which is a great obligation and honour.”Trzaskowski’s defeat…

The 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are delivering the goods when it comes to giggles and marveling at the animal kingdom. While there are chuckles to be had, the mission is serious. Under the banner “Conservation through competition”, the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards work to raise awareness. Founded in 2015 by photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam to celebrate the lighter side of wildlife photography, the awards showcase how funny wildlife photography can help promote wildlife conservation efforts.  “Our world is extraordinarily beautiful and interconnected, yet the human race is doing its best to over-exploit and damage it,” says Joynson-Hicks. “Issues of…

Back then, voters stuck two fingers up at the establishment and backed Farage’s Brexit project instead. There’s nothing to say they won’t do the same again. “That strategy is wishful thinking and a comfort blanket,” said one ally of Farage of Labour’s new offensive. “The British public would rather vote for something positive than against what they are told is a negative.” Pressure on the left Starmer’s focus on Farage can already be seen in moves to tighten immigration, slash foreign aid spending and reduce the welfare budget. But these have been angering his left-leaning base. Wary of losing votes…

Published on 03/06/2025 – 12:42 GMT+2Russia attacked the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 20, according to Ukraine’s emergency service.According to the preliminary investigation results, Russia struck the city with long-range multiple-launch rocket systems.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least one of the missiles failed to detonate, piercing the wall of a nine-story residential apartment building.“The Russians launched a savage strike on Sumy – directly targeting the city and its ordinary streets with rocket artillery. It was a fully deliberate attack on civilians”, Zelenskyy said in a statement.Sumy region military administration reported that a…

The PNAT, which opened in 2019 in the aftermath of a string of deadly terror attacks in France, told POLITICO later Monday it is investigating both the murder itself and whether there may have been a conspiracy to commit the act. The office has faced criticism in past cases for not pursuing investigations into acts that could have appeared racially motivated or linked to right-wing extremism. In December 2022, it declined to investigate the murder of three people during a shooting at Paris’ Kurdish community center, drawing frustration from the community’s local representatives. The recent deadly stabbing of Aboubakar Cissé…

Published on 03/06/2025 – 12:04 GMT+2A Greek court has found 10 people guilty of negligence over a devastating fire that killed more than 100 people near Athens in 2018. A total of 21 defendants were accused in connection with the fatal blaze that struck the town of Mati, northeast of the capital Athens, after starting in a resident’s garden. The Athens Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that eight former senior fire brigade officials, a former general secretary for civil protection and the man responsible for starting the fire were guilty of charges including manslaughter by negligence. Only six of…

The justice minister, a tough-on-crime conservative, floated several proposals, though they have yet to be fully fleshed out. He called for abolishing mandatory sentence adjustments, which requires judges to find alternative arrangements to prison for shorter sentences, and instituting a mandatory three-month prison term served behind bars for “any attack on a representative of the state.” The type of measures floated by Darmanin would likely need to be changed via new legislation, and, despite the rightward shift of France’s politics in recent years, it’s not a given that lawmakers would back the proposals. However, as he lays the groundwork for…