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Début 2022, Joe Biden a désigné Amy Gutmann ambassadrice en Allemagne. Cherchant à contraster nettement avec son prédécesseur, Ric Grenell, le fervent envoyé de Donald Trump, Gutmann n’a jamais manqué une occasion de faire l’éloge de ses hôtes. La diplomate, dont le père juif a été contraint de fuir les nazis, a régulièrement chanté les louanges des Allemands pour leur reconnaissance publique de leur histoire pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Un héritage qu’elle a un jour comparé à celui des Etats-Unis. “Nous avons aussi une histoire, une histoire honteuse d’esclavage dans notre pays”, a-t-elle déclaré aux journalistes après son arrivée…

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Football’s popularity continues to increase, but so too has the cost of following a team. And it’s not just match-going fans who are affected. Football clubs spend more money on transfer fees, player wages, and new stadiums; the overall costs are passed down to fans through increased ticket prices.Following a team is costly, and clubs are in danger of pricing out their most loyal fans who cannot afford to keep up with the price rises.

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The Party for Freedom envisaged a deal with the East African country, as Patriots leaders met in Brussels ahead of the EUCO. The leader of the right-wing Party for Freedom Geert Wilders proposed flying rejected asylum seekers to the Netherlands to an East African country, as Patriots leaders met in Brussels ahead of the European Council summit on Thursday.Wilders aired the idea to reporters when arriving at Maison de Hongrie in the Belgian capital for a meeting of far-right leaders ahead of EU summit.”My party is considering, after visiting Uganda, that we could send people to that country, after all the…

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We take a look at the less publicised tech that’s on display at the Paris Motor Show at the Porte de Versailles expo centre this week. The Paris Motor Show, back for its 90th edition this week, is hyperfocused on electric mobility. So far, we’ve seen the world premiere of various types of new electric cars from makers in France, as well as elsewhere in Europe and Asia. However, there’s always other tech that is being showcased at the event, including designs for green aviation. Here’s a rundown of some of the most eye-catching but lesser-known innovative technologies that were on display this…

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“Who gave up nuclear weapons? All of them? No. Ukraine. Who is fighting today? Ukraine,” he added. “Either Ukraine will have nuclear weapons and that will be our protection or we should have some sort of alliance. Apart from NATO, today we do not know any effective alliances. “NATO countries are not at war. People are all alive in NATO countries. And thank God. That is why we choose NATO. Not nuclear weapons,” Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian leader presented his so-called victory plan to end the war with Russia to the Kyiv parliament on Wednesday. It includes securing a NATO…

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The EU has just had its first summit with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council with the aim of developing a closer partnership with the powers in the region. It’s a relationship built on opportunities but also multiple challenges, not least human rights issues. As the war in the Middle East enters a new dangerous phase, the EU held its first ever EU-Gulf Cooperation Council. For Europe Conversation, Shona Murray sat down with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Al Budaiwi, to talk about about the agenda; trade, global security and renewed efforts for a two-state solution in the…

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The proposal from PAI Partners, challenging a US bidder, is the latest twist in a battle to win a 50% stake in Opella, the maker of France’s best-selling drug. A consortium including French private equity firm PAI Partners has raised its offer for Sanofi’s consumer health business, Opella, according to sources.The group has revised its bid by €200m, challenging US private equity rival Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), for a 50% stake in Opella.Sanofi plans to retain a 50% stake in the business and is seeking an investor for the other half.As part of the new offer, PAI said it…

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While numerous airlines are saying goodbye to first class, some – especially in Europe – are investing more heavily than ever into the luxury cabins. Whether you’re a frequent flyer in first class or it’s a distant dream, the experience may soon be coming to an end worldwide.Oman Air has announced it’s doing away with first-class cabins once and for all, and instead opening up a new Business Studio cabin.The move follows similar ones on the likes of Turkish Airlines and Air New Zealand. Although based in Muscat, Oman Air will run many flights featuring the Business Studio in London,…

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Cases in Poland and Germany have raised alarm for Meta’s Oversight Board. Meta’s independent content watchdog has said there are “serious questions” about how the social media company deals with anti-immigration content, especially in Europe. Highlighting two cases, one in Germany and the other in Poland, the Oversight Board, which says it is independent of Meta but was created by the social media platform, launched a probe after seeing a “significant number” of appeals over anti-immigrant content.”The high number of appeals we get on immigration-related content from across the EU tells us there are serious questions to ask about how the…

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French cement-maker Lafarge will face trial in Paris on charges that it financed terrorism and breached international sanctions, investigating judges said Wednesday.Lafarge, which was purchased in 2015 by the Swiss group Holcim, is suspected of paying $5 million to Islamic State (ISIS) and other jihadist groups to keep its plant in Syria operating in 2013 and 2014. The payments were made through its Syrian subsidiary in the middle of that country’s civil war, even as ISIS was kidnapping and killing Westerners.Lafarge told POLITICO in a statement that it acknowledged the decision of the investigating judges. Along with the group, eight…

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