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Updated: 27/01/2025 – 16:48 GMT+1Founded in 2012 by Rita Eeg, the Skagen Winter Swimming Festival brings together swimmers from all over Europe each year. … More Every year, Denmark’s northernmost town, Skagen, hosts the Winter Swimming Festival.Founded in 2012 by Rita Eeg, the four-day festival attracts locals and visitors from all over Europe to brave the icy waters.Winter swimming is becoming increasingly popular in Denmark, inspiring resilience and vitality in its followers.

A new study debunked theories climate change could be ‘beneficial’ for temperature-related deaths as Europe warms. Climate change will likely cause a sharp increase in deaths from extreme heat, substantially outweighing any decrease in cold-related deaths across Europe. A modelling study was led by researchers from the Environment & Health Modelling (EHM) Lab at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and published in Nature Medicine. “This study provides compelling evidence that the steep rise in heat-related deaths will far exceed any drop related to cold, resulting in a net increase in mortality across Europe,” says  Professor Antonio Gasparrini,…

Of the 720 lawmakers in the European Parliament, 86 are a part of the Patriots, making it the third largest political group. Over in the European Council, the Patriots are currently only represented by Orbán but that could change with the current shift of political power across Europe. Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which is part of the Patriots, is in government coalition negotiations, with its leader Herbert Kickl on course to become the country’s chancellor. Meanwhile, National Rally’s Le Pen is at the top of polls in France and could score the presidency in the 2027 election, while the…

The US and China pose existential challenges for the EU, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy tells Euronews’ Europe Conversation. The return of Donald Trump to the White House along with China pose existential challenges for the EU on trade, and the bloc must negotiate, but with a gun in its pocket, the former World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy has told Euronews.”We now have two big elephants in the world, China and now the United States who want to overhaul the system. To do what? Unclear,” Lamy, a former EU trade commissioner, told Euronews’…

Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer told reporters on Monday that a list provided by Hamas shows 25 of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal are still alive. Eight out of the 33 Israeli hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead, according to a Hamas list seen by the Israeli government.Government spokesperson David Mencer told journalists Monday that the Hamas claims the other 25 are alive. Israel has said the next release of hostages will take place on Thursday, followed by another on Saturday.Whether hostages are…

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Sunday the government had set up a “crisis team” to recover the artefacts with representatives from the interior ministry, justice ministry, culture ministry, foreign ministry and the Romanian police. Ciolacu added that Culture Minister Natalia Intotero would raise the theft during a meeting with the Dutch prime minister and the Dutch royal family on the sidelines of an event in Poland on Monday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. Intotero “will convey the firm message of the Romanian government that these priceless pieces of heritage be recovered as…

Since its creation, the foundation has raised almost 474 million euro for medical aid. The Grand Christmas Charity Orchestra has been uniting Poles for 33 years. The foundation was founded in 1993 with the aim of bringing help to those who need it most. It supports public health in Poland by purchasing state-of-the-art equipment for hospitals and clinics. To date, the Grand Orchestra has contributed to the implementation of eight national medical programmes. Mr. Robot, a volunteer dressed as a robot, wouldn’t miss the event for the world: “I can see how happy people are. It’s good entertainment and I’m…

“Spotify is probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians.” Despite new agreements between the world’s largest music label and one of the largest providers of music streaming services, the Icelandic artist’s words continue to ring true. Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify have announced a new multi-year agreement that will usher in “the next era of streaming innovation.” The deal between the world’s largest music label and one of the largest providers of music streaming services establishes a direct license between the two across multiple countries.  According to a joint statement, the agreement will focus on “growth, innovation and the…

Describing the Green Deal, a package of measures aiming to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050, as a constraint on economic growth, he also cited the return of United States President Donald Trump as a reason for putting environmental legislation on hold. Bardella said he would write to Weber as well as the leaders of the far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations and right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists groupings to “propose we join forces to propose the suspension of the Green Deal in response to the extremely attractive measures for the economy and for businesses … that Donald Trump is going…

The unusual move comes after relatives of Israeli hostages protested against plans for minister Chikli to speak at a holocaust memorial event in the European Parliament. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed diaspora affairs minister Amichai Chikli to cancel his planned visit to the European Parliament in Brussels this week, citing security concerns.The decision was made “in light of concrete warnings, and in accordance with the guidance of security officials,” according to a statement released by the prime minister’s office. Israeli sources told Euronews the warnings had come from Israel’s security services and not from the Belgian authorities. No further…