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The 50 Best Bars has just unveiled its extended 51-100 list for 2026, and Europe is the most represented region with 18 watering holes making the cut. Of those 18, four are in Italy, with three bars apiece in Spain and the UK, and two each in Sweden and Greece. Norway, Türkiye, France and Ireland all have one each. The list is based on votes from the 800-strong academy, which is made up of one third bartenders and bar owners, one third drinks writers, and one third global cocktail experts. Each voter nominates eight bars – five in their region,…
Der Tankrabatt feiert sein umstrittenes Comeback. Unter enormem Zeitdruck und auf Drängen von Kanzler Friedrich Merz soll die Milliarden-Entlastung noch heute den Bundesrat passieren. Doch kommt das Geld wirklich an der Zapfsäule an, oder verpufft der Effekt? Josh Groeneveld von „Energie & Klima am Morgen” über den Sinn und Unsinn der Maßnahme. Fernab der Brüsseler Routinen feilen europäische Innenminister in München am Gelingen der Migrationswende. Unter der Leitung von Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt geht es um die konkrete Umsetzung von Rückführungszentren in Drittstaaten. Das Treffen soll ein unmissverständliches Signal senden, doch wie realistisch sind die Bemühungen beim „Munich Migration Meeting“? Eine…
Church bells will quite literally be ringing across France this Friday morning as Pope Leo XIV lands on the tarmac of Paris-Orly airport for the first official papal visit to the country in 18 years. The Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) described the decision to ring bells for seven minutes “as a simple and symbolic gesture” to mark the beginning of the Pope’s apostolic journey and allow people “to take part” from wherever they are. From addressing EU leaders and meeting with victims of sexual violence within the Church to parading through Paris on his popemobile, the pontiff has a…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 8:02 GMT+2•Updated 8:05 On today’s show: A meeting yesterday between US President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping was closely watched in Europe, as every meaningful agreement between Washington and Beijing also has an impact on the EU. EU Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné and Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, share their takes on this meeting. Lauren Walker speaks to Danish minister Martin Lidegaard just days after his country and the United States inked a deal on Greenland. The deal de-escalated a months-long diplomatic crisis over the Arctic Territory triggered…
In der EU geht es um Aufträge, die einen erheblichen Teil der Wirtschaftsleistung ausmachen. Von Windparks bis hin zu Stahl und Zement für den Bau von Autobahnen und U-Bahnen. Deutschland, das Exportkraftzentrum der Union, dringt auf eine breiter angelegte „Made with Europe“-Definition. Dies entspricht auch weitgehend dem ursprünglichen Vorschlag der Kommission. Er sieht die Aufnahme von Partnern vor, die Freihandels- oder Beschaffungsabkommen mit der EU geschlossen haben oder einer Zollunion mit der Union angehören. Der Kreis könnte bis zu 80 Länder umfassen. „Deutschland lehnt Protektionismus und Diskriminierung ab“, heißt es in dem deutschen Papier. „Die EU muss ein verlässlicher Partner…
Brussels is dialling up the pressure on Kyiv to speed up the reforms indispensable for unlocking roughly €20 billion in financial assistance, which the country badly needs as the budget deficit swells and Russia escalates the war. “It is essential that Ukraine continues to deliver on the reforms and policy conditions jointly agreed with the European Union,” a European Commission spokesperson said. “Their timely implementation is key to enabling the Commission to proceed with the corresponding disbursements as planned.” It comes as the Commission is engaged in intense talks with the Ukrainian authorities to pin down the precise extent of…
US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner at the White House on Thursday. Trump and Xi arrived at the East Room, where both leaders delivered remarks and proposed toasts during the formal dinner. The two presidents also shook hands and spoke through interpreters, while First Lady Melania Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were among those attending. The dinner capped a day of pomp and ceremony during Xi’s US state visit.
Pressed on whether he had any principled objection to the technology, he declared, “I’m quite willing and happy to learn,” he added. “I feel it’s my moral duty also to use it so that I have personal experience, and I hope it helps me with my work.” Speaking on the fringes of Axel Springer’s WELT AI Summit in Berlin, Czerny called on European politicians and bishops to respond more clearly to warnings about the risks of frontier AI models forfeiting human control and oversight. “There should be a dialogue between the bishops and the European governments to express the concern of the population to handle…
France’s Foreign Ministry said that Azerbaijan’s decision to release French national Martin Ryan “marks a step towards the normalisation of relations” between Azerbaijan and France, following decades of deep tensions between the two countries. In a short statement released on Thursday through the French embassy in Baku, the day after pardoned Ryan left for Paris, as part of a wider deal to remove Uzbek-Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov from the EU’s Russia sanctions list, the French foreign ministry said that “the decision (to pardon Ryan) is the result of a patient and demanding dialogue with Azerbaijan’s authorities which we intend to…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 5:43 GMT+2 CNN, MS NOW and Politico were allowed back into the White House on Thursday following a federal judge’s order that the journalists have their access restored. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that revoking the White House press credentials of the three media outlets “likely violated their constitutional due process rights.” “The ‘general rule’ is that ‘individuals must receive notice and an opportunity to be heard before the Government deprives them’ of a constitutionally protected interest,” the judge said. The three US outlets had been banned by US President Donald Trump from reporting from the…