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By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews with AP Published on 14/08/2026 – 6:40 GMT+2 Most tourists in Germany come from the country itself. The trend towards travelling to all kinds of regions, from the Baltic Sea to the Alps, has continued in recent years. According to the Federal Statistical Office, hotels, guesthouses and campsites recorded 223.8 million overnight stays in the first six months of this year, a new record for Germany. And the growing number of guests booking holiday flats online is not even counted. Germans also top the rankings for online bookings of holiday rentals, followed by visitors from the Netherlands, Poland and the…
Similarly, some national governments like Finland’s publicly announce when ministers are on summer holidays and which of their deputies are handling their portfolios. “What matters from a crisis-management perspective is that the responsible authorities can take decisions quickly, mobilise the necessary resources and coordinate the response,” said a separate Commission spokesperson. But even when mechanisms are in place to ensure governments have the ability to manage dramatic situations, officials on holiday risk looking callous or indifferent if they continue to holiday during a crisis. In 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia Environment Minister Ursula Heinen-Esser was forced to step down after it was…
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This week and next, the Brussels Playbook Week Ender podcast is away for the summer holiday. So, we thought we’d re-up this popular installment on Europe’s quest to become independent from U.S. tech. In this episode first released in June, Sarah Wheaton is joined by “The Tech Coup” author and former Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake and POLITICO’s Laurens Cerulus, as they look at what happens when the systems running Europe’s schools, ministries, banks, businesses and security are controlled elsewhere. They also discuss whether Brussels can build real alternatives or simply learn to manage its dependence better. The Brussels Playbook Podcast will…
Spain witnessed a rare total solar eclipse on Wednesday, with the phenomenon visible from parts of the country for the first time in more than a century. In Getxo, in the Basque Country, the eclipse was seen with the Port of Bilbao in the background. The moon passed directly between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sun’s light and briefly darkening the daytime sky. The event was one of the most anticipated astronomical spectacles visible from Spain in decades, offering striking views along the country’s northern coast.
Published on 13/08/2026 – 17:15 GMT+2 A bomb hidden in a rubbish bin tore through a residential street in occupied Sevastopol on Thursday morning, killing a Russian serviceman in what Moscow’s security service called a Ukrainian-directed attack, the latest in a series of strikes against military figures tied to the war. The explosion struck a stairwell area on Stoletovsky Avenue as the victim was walking with a companion, according to witness accounts carried by Russian Telegram channels. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) later confirmed that a Defence Ministry serviceman had been killed, without naming him and said it had detained…
Skywatchers across Europe turned their eyes to the Sun on Wednesday as a rare solar eclipse crossed the continent. Crowds gathered in cities including Paris, Brussels and Rome, while observers in Russia also watched the Moon move across the solar disc. The eclipse was total along a narrow path crossing northern Spain, parts of Portugal and Iceland, while much of western and central Europe saw a partial eclipse. Viewers used special eclipse glasses and other protective equipment to safely watch the event.
A fleet of small boats evacuated hundreds of tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire bore down on two popular resorts. Water bombing planes and helicopters and almost 150 firefighters battled the flames spreading across the Halkidiki peninsula south of the city of Thessaloniki, the fire service said. Two injured firefighters were taken to hospital, the service added. Within hours of erupting, the fire bore down on homes around the popular resorts of Siviri and Fourka, which are packed with summer tourists. The region is dominated by flammable pine forests. Greece’s civil protection agency sent evacuation warnings…
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Published on 13/08/2026 – 22:34 GMT+2 Millions of people across Europe, particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK, sweltered through a new wave of extreme temperatures on Thursday as the continent’s latest heatwave picked up. More than 135 million people were forecast to face temperatures above 35C, with parts of France soaring past 42C and the UK recording the hottest day of the year. Europe is the fastest-warming continent and in some places is ill-equipped to deal with hot weather. Scientists blame ever hotter and more frequent heatwaves on human-caused climate change. Repeat heatwaves and drought have fuelled a…