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It’s instead adding fuel to the vicious internecine battle, and senior centrist figures are increasingly alarmed. “You’ve seen the polls, let’s name what is happening: It is a collapse of all those who refuse the extremes,” former prime minister and veteran centrist François Bayrou said Tuesday in an interview with BFMTV. Fighting for match point In circles close to President Emmanuel Macron, fears are growing that Le Pen and Mélenchon are the only candidates with compelling political narratives. “Moderate forces need to come up with an innovative and original political offering,” said one of Macron’s close allies who, like others…
Leonardo has set up a new company in Kyiv with the aim of moving into the frontier of drone warfare, whose epicentre is now Ukraine, and of reaping the hoped-for benefits for European production and defence. The Italian arms manufacturer has in recent months created Leonardo Ukraine, a company wholly owned by the group, according to the daily newspaper Milano Finanza. At the Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom in July, the company’s chief executive, Lorenzo Mariani, explained how Ukraine has “acquired an operational experience without equal during the conflict” and that it was therefore necessary to “envisage forms of…
Published on 18/08/2026 – 16:51 GMT+2•Updated 24/08/2026 – 11:07 GMT+2 With the clock running down, Washington and Ottawa are scrambling through final talks aimed at blocking the scheduled 50% import taxes on roughly $20 billion (€17.2bn) in Canadian goods that would otherwise begin just after midnight Wednesday. The threatened measures would hit a wide range of items, from hockey sticks to tongue depressors, if the two sides fail to strike an agreement beforehand. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Monday that talks are underway, calling them “very intense and delicate” while declining to discuss details in public. Carney and…
Reports of wolf sightings are on the rise in Italy, with five suspected attacks recorded in Puglia, where several people have been injured. On 20 August, three tourists, including a 52-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter, were attacked by an animal believed to be a wolf while staying at tourist accommodation in Punta Pizzo, near Gallipoli. All three were taken to hospital, with the woman and girl later discharged with a prognosis of 14 days. According to initial reports, the animal first targeted a small dog at the property before attacking the tourists. The Carabinieri, with the support of vets…
The euro is getting a facelift. Recognisable imagery in place of abstract motifs, tighter security features and a design built to feel closer to citizens — these are the hallmarks of the new euro banknotes. The ECB put forward proposals for new banknotes in July, featuring designs that mark a clear break with those currently in circulation. It is the first time the ECB has drawn such a visible line of discontinuity in the wallets of Europeans. “We are underway with the first complete visual overhaul of euro banknotes, with new themes, motifs and designs, with the aim of bringing…
The Netherlands, Italy, France and Spain are among the top ten countries worst hit by additional fossil-fuel import costs caused by disruption in the Middle East, according to a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Across the 170 countries examined, 134 paid more for diesel than markets had anticipated before the war, CREA’s report reveals. The Netherlands recorded an estimated €11.5 billion in additional costs between March and August 2026, followed by Italy at €12.7bn, France at €10.8bn and Spain at €8.8bn. Together, the four EU economies absorbed almost €41bn in extra fossil-fuel costs…
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Uzbekistan has announced a five-part business reform plan, with nearly €1 billion in explicitly earmarked funding across measures covering finance, artificial intelligence, exports and business expansion. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev presented the measures during his annual open dialogue with entrepreneurs in Khiva, in western Uzbekistan, on Entrepreneurs Day, marked in the country on 20 August. Around 25,000 business representatives took part from across the country, including via district studios. The format was launched five years ago. Over that period, the business loan portfolio has nearly tripled to about €33 billion and investment by companies in fixed capital has also tripled, according…
With the trade war with the US heating back up, Canada’s Prime minister Mark Carney has delivered another pledge to deepen his country’s economic and security partnership with the EU. His statement came after trade talks between Ottawa and Washington collapsed last week, with Canada accusing the US of interfering in its sovereignty by demanding French-language concessions. In retaliation, US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that on 1 January 2027, tariffs on cars and trucks will be increased to 50%. “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” he wrote. “They do 95% of their business with the US,…
Published on 26/08/2026 – 8:19 GMT+2•Updated 12:08 A fire at a hospital’s maternity ward in a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital killed at least 14 newborn babies early on Wednesday, according to hospital officials and the government. The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, according to the district administration. Rescue officials said the fire broke out at around 6:45 am (3:45 am CEST) after an air-conditioning unit compressor apparently exploded inside the nursery, located in the hospital’s gynecology ward. Sohail Ashraf,…