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To address the challenges of energy security and greenhouse gas emissions, the Greek government decided to take a step that would have caused strong reactions a few years ago: to open the debate on the possibility of nuclear power generation in Greece. Twelve EU countries have operational nuclear reactors: Belgium, Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Spain, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden. In 2024, nuclear power plants accounted for 23.3 per cent of the total electricity produced in the EU, according to Eurostat data, registering an increase of 4.8…

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The index provider reviews the S&P 500 every quarter using rigorous criteria on market capitalisation, profitability, liquidity and sector balance to ensure it reflects the largest and most representative top 500 US companies. The latest update will bring Vertiv Holdings, Lumentum Holdings, Coherent Corp. and EchoStar Corporation into the index. They replace Match Group, Molina Healthcare, Lamb Weston Holdings and Paycom Software, with the changes taking effect before the market opens on Monday 23 March. With trillions of dollars in assets tracking the S&P 500, the rebalance typically prompts buying from passive funds, often providing a short-term lift to new…

The French president said the war in Iran “cannot justify” a drone strike on troops involved in a counterterrorism training exercise in Kurdistan. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech

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The veto also defies the military, whose top brass have spoken out in favor of the SAFE loans. Chief of the General Staff Wiesław Kukuła in February described SAFE as a “game changer” for the military. President raises specter of “massive foreign loans” In his speech, Nawrocki reiterated the arguments he has been rolling out against SAFE for weeks now, claiming the Security Action for Europe loans would saddle Poland with long-term debt and expose the country to exchange-rate risks.  “The SAFE mechanism is a massive foreign loan taken out for 45 years in a foreign currency, with interest costs that could reach…

The determination marks a legal escalation. Earlier investigations had documented the removal of Ukrainian children from their homes but stopped short of classifying the practice as a crime against humanity — one of the most serious charges under international law. “The deportation and forcible transfer of children is a grave violation of international law,” Møse added. “Children must never be separated from their families coercively.” The finding adds to growing legal scrutiny of the Kremlin. In 2023 the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin over the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children. The commission documented the deportation or…

Petro, a leftist and former rebel, has emerged as one of the world’s most vocal critics of this U.S. foreign policy, periodically landing himself on Trump’s blacklist. The Colombian president avoided any direct barbs against Trump, instead citing their February meeting in the White House as an example of the intercontinental dialogue he wants to see. Prior to that meeting, Trump had called Petro a “sick man;” afterwards, he said Petro was “terrific.” During the conversation with POLITICO, which took place in the gilded front room of the Colombian ambassador’s Vienna residence, Petro reserved his bluntest criticism for U.S. Secretary…

Meloni’s tone was combative on Thursday, as she accused the current judicial structure of committing numerous miscarriages of justice, and calling some judgments “surreal.” Speaking at the Franco Parenti theater in Milan, Meloni doubled down on the central arguments of her campaign, insisting judges are unaccountable and out of control. She is also increasingly casting the judiciary as run by left-wing opposition “factions” and accusing judges of blocking her key goal of clamping down on illegal migration and crime. “If the reform doesn’t pass this time, we will probably not have another chance. We will find ourselves with even more…

“Le Livret A, et les autres livrets de la Caisse des dépôts, permettront de financer, en partie, le nouveau nucléaire”, a confirmé une conseillère de Bercy dans un message envoyé à la presse. En échange, EDF a promis de respecter le calendrier et le devis des six réacteurs et que l’énergéticien a déjà revu à la hausse plusieurs fois. Il s’est aussi engagé à mettre en oeuvre les conclusions de l’audit mené par la délégation interministérielle au nouveau nucléaire (Dinn), dont l’Elysée n’a pas détaillé les conclusions. Le montage financier de cette aide d’Etat doit encore être validé par la…