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The leader of Moldova’s ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has said the upcoming elections will “define the country’s future not just for the next four years, but for many, many years ahead.” Igor Grosu’s party has held a strong parliamentary majority since 2021, but risks losing it in Sunday’s vote to elect a new 101-seat legislature, with no other viable pro-European alternatives on the ballot but several Russia-friendly ones. Grosu, who is also the speaker of parliament, said Sunday’s vote is no longer just a choice between East and West, but a choice between peace and war. “Peace…

Updated: 26/09/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 26th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More

Published on 26/09/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 European exports to the United States have taken a hit in recent months, dragged down by higher tariffs from Washington and a stronger euro, making European goods pricier for American buyers. According to UN Comtrade data, in July 2025 the US imported $53.7 billion (€46.6bn) worth of goods from the European Union, down 10% from July last year. Over the past three reported months, EU exports to the US totalled $168.1 billion (€147.1bn), down sharply from $213.2bn (€197.3bn) in the previous quarter. That figure had nonetheless been boosted by a front-loading rush in March,…

Published on 26/09/2025 – 6:49 GMT+2 If you live under a flight path, the roar of departing planes could soon get even louder. A new study from the University of Reading has found that airports across Europe could become noisier as the planet warms. Published in the journal Aerospace this week, the research shows that climate change could alter how planes take off, leaving aircraft closer to the ground for longer and exposing more people to disruptive noise pollution. How climate change alters the sound of departing planes The team at Reading looked at aircraft performance at 30 European airports…

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While China is the world’s top consumer and producer of plastic, the country has also ushered in several restrictions on the production, sale and consumption of single-use plastics in a bid to stem a national pollution crisis. This has made it more aligned with high-ambition countries than some other major plastic producers. The Asian superpower and world’s biggest plastic producer subtly changed its language on tackling the plastic crisis. | Adek Berry/Getty Images Observers also see the country looking to expand its global influence via the U.N. — especially in the wake of the U.S. retreat from multilateralism. “We should…

The Reform duo also urged the Bank to stop the active selling of the gilts it bought during the QE period, something that several analysts and investors have argued is putting unnecessary upward pressure on the government’s borrowing costs. Tice told POLITICO on Thursday that stopping gilt sales alone could have taken around £1.5 billion off the government’s bill for debt interest this year. The Bank argues that the taxpayer wouldn’t end up paying any less in the long run, though. Reform is now seeking a full parliamentary debate on ‘quantitative tightening’, or QT, when MPs return from their recess,…

But Tusk had a different take on Trump’s apparent U-turn. Reading between the lines, the U.S. president was seemingly backing away from his pledge to end the conflict, the Polish leader warned Thursday. “President Trump has stated that Ukraine could, with the support of the European Union, regain all of its territory. This surprising optimism conceals a promise of reduced U.S. involvement and a shift of responsibility for ending the war to Europe,” Tusk wrote on social media. “Truth is better than illusion.” Trump has previously threatened to walk away from negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, and has admitted the…

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“The External Action Service of the EU Parliament approved the findings and told us that these people are in fact directly connected to the RSF,” German independent MEP Lukas Sieper said.  Despite the cancellation of the event in the European Parliament, Dogus arranged for it to take place at an alternate venue in Brussels, one person involved told POLITICO. Dogus said the event was rearranged at short notice in the absence of any evidence of the pair’s RSF connection. Dogus is a Labour councillor for the London borough of Lambeth and is well-known in London political circles as the organizer…