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In the last few years, Japan has seen a surge in cherry blossom tourists, leading to significant overtourism at iconic parks and sites like Chureito Pagoda during the blossoming season. In many cases, there can be more than 10,000 tourists in a single day. The rise of social media has contributed to this pressure as well, with Japanese cherry blossom posts often going viral, thanks to the stunning scenery and colourful displays. This has led to incidents like the city of Fujiyoshida cancelling its Arakurayama Sengen Park festival because of safety concerns, infrastructure stain and unruly visitor behaviour. Climate volatility…
In the watch industry, Hermès is a challenger, because we were born in Paris, and we are a very strong brand, but known for silk and leather activities, leather accessories. So, in watchmaking, we try to be at the highest technical level, matching the best of the best, and at the same time, bringing… This strong creativity that we have, this sense of originality, and maybe try to do things a little bit different, like our booth, where we have always a piece that is quite spectacular, but a bit unusual, I would say. The purpose of Hermes regarding watches,…
In der Unions-Fraktion braut sich etwas zusammen. Exklusiv berichtet Rasmus Buchsteiner über die neu formierte „Gruppe 25“. Ein Zusammenschluss aus 63 Abgeordneten, die erst im letzten Jahr in den Bundestag eingezogen sind. Unter der informellen Führung von JU-Chef Johannes Winkel und anderen wächst der Unmut über den Kanzlerkurs. Warum die jungen Wilden Merz zunehmend als „SPD-Versteher“ kritisieren und eigene Akzente bei der Reform der Krankenkassen und Steuern setzen, analysiert Rasmus zusammen mit Rixa Fürsen. Während in Berlin die Fraktion brodelt, kämpft Friedrich Merz auf Zypern an der internationalen Front. Beim informellen EU-Gipfel in Nikosia stehen die Zeichen auf Sturm: Die…
SONDAGE CLUSTER 17 X POLITICO. La maire Ecologiste, Anne Vignot, et son adversaire LR, Ludovic Fagaut, sont au coude-à-coude. Avec le RN et LFI aux portes de la qualification, le second tour pourrait être un duel, un triangulaire ou une quadrangulaire. Mar 6 3 mins read
Then, U.S. President Donald Trump intervened, easing sanctions against Belarus in exchange for the release of political prisoners following booze-fueled negotiations between Lukashenko and an American envoy. Andreeva’s release in March came ahead of what Lukashenko has described as a potential “big deal” with the U.S., which is ostensibly designed to lure him away from Russia’s orbit. Andreeva is grateful. In one of her first interviews after being released, she thanked the U.S. president “first of all.” And yet, she told POLITICO, this is no happy ending. More than two dozen journalists remain incarcerated in Belarus — among them her…
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Over a dinner of Cypriot salad, milk-fed lamb and halloumi-stuffed ravioli, leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the economic consequences of the Iran war. They left with no obvious solutions. “It was just an assessment on the topic,” Romanian President Nicușor Dan told POLITICO when asked about talks on the Strait of Hormuz, where oil and gas tankers remain stranded as a standoff between the U.S. and Iran continues. Still, “it was a good discussion on the situation in the Middle East and the energy consequences.” Walking to dinner, the leaders meandered en masse…
As European heads of state and government dined together on Thursday in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa, on the first day of a two-day gathering largely focused on global politics, any sense of triumph ebbed as they confronted the many challenges and crises on their plates. While they had the luxury of not needing to put their names to a joint statement that evening, their conversation ― over lamb and ravioli ― once again exposed how hard they find it to agree on the way forward. The good news had come earlier when, after months of delay ― mainly…
The two countries lifted their vetoes after oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline, which was damaged by Russian strikes earlier this year, resumed on Thursday. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrated the news on her way to Cyprus, where she is meeting with European leaders to discuss the energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. “While Russia doubles down on its aggression, we are doubling down on our support to the brave Ukrainian nation enabling Ukraine to defend itself,” von der Leyen wrote on X. Hungary’s outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and Slovakia’s Robert Fico, conditioned…
PARIS — Que se passe-t-il pour que la France n’envoie pas de ministre à la conférence de Santa Marta sur la sortie des énergies fossiles qui se tient la semaine prochaine ? Et, alors que l’exécutif tricolore préside le G7 cette année, qu’il décide d’escamoter du menu des négociations des ministres de l’Environnement qui s’ouvre ce jeudi 23 avril l’énergie et la lutte contre le changement climatique ? Nommée au gouvernement en partie pour son expertise sur les négociations environnementales internationales, Monique Barbut a apporté un début de réponse dans son discours de bienvenue à ses homologues du G7. “Nous vivons une époque…