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10 Cheapest Cities for Vacation in Europe
Tempo.co
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July 9, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - European vacations are getting more expensive due to rising prices. Many cities once considered cheap, such as Istanbul, Turkey, are no longer so affordable. Popular tourist cities in Spain, Italy, and Greece are experiencing...
Emily’s art travels from Canberra to Tate Modern
Queanbeyan CityNews
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July 9, 2025
Emily Kam Kngwarray’s work hanging at Tate Modern. Photo: Kathleen Arundel The National Gallery of Australia has joined Tate Modern to present Europe’s first major solo exhibition dedicated to artist Emily Kam Kngwarray, who died in 1996. The...
InSight Crime Co-Director Talks LatAm-Europe Anti-Crime Fight
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
InSight Crime Director Jeremy McDermott participated in the annual El PAcCTO 2.0 summit in Lima, offering perspectives on the role of civil society in strengthening international cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime....
Bulgaria becomes 21st member to adopt euro after EU nod
Sun Online International
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EU ministers gave the final green light for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, making it the single currency area's 21st member. Bulgaria's switch from the lev to the euro comes nearly 19 years after the country of 6.4 million people...
Business leaders back Wrexham’s £200m City of Culture bid
Nation.Cymru
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July 9, 2025
Ken Skates,MS; Picture Mandy Jones Business leaders are throwing their weight behind Wrexham’s bid to be crowned the UK’s City of Culture for 2029. Wrexham came close to winning the race this year in a run off with eventual winners Bradford, with...
Rochester Chamber Music Society launches Green Mountain Suzuki Institute with world-class concert
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 9, 2025
Sunday, July 13, at 4 p.m.—ROCHESTER—The Rochester Chamber Music Society (RCMS) will host the opening concert of the Green Mountain Suzuki Institute at the Rochester Federated Church, welcoming audiences to an afternoon of classical and...
China says EU 'mentality', not trade, needs to be rebalanced
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
BEIJING: Beijing said on Wednesday (Jul 9) that the European Union needed to rebalance its "mentality", not its economic ties with China, ahead of a summit between the two this month. "It is hoped that the European side realises that what needs to...
North Yorkshire music festival returns this month with over 50 performances
YorkMix
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July 9, 2025
North Yorkshire will come alive with the sounds of classical music this summer – as popular festival returns for 2025. The Ryedale Festival, taking place from Friday 11 to Sunday 27 July, will feature 57 performances in 33 spectacular locations...
Brand new Aussie music festival announces 2026 tour dates… but can it save the country's failing industry?
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
By MEGAN WATTS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 01:40 EDT, 9 July 2025 | Updated: 01:41 EDT, 9 July 2025 Metalcore band Parkway Drive has announced a new music festival, and it could be the big break the live music scene has been waiting for....
President Maia Sandu: “Moldova Stands with Poland to Build a Stronger, Safer, and More United Europe”
MoldovaLive
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July 9, 2025
During an official visit to Warsaw, President Maia Sandu reaffirmed Moldova’s strong partnership with Poland and expressed her country’s commitment to building a stronger, safer, and more united Europe. The Moldovan head of state made these...
Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, says study
Saudi Gazette
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July 9, 2025
BRUSSELS — An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found. Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the...
Warning to UK holidaymakers as new Airbnb law to cause 'domino effect' in Europe
Clydebank Post
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Following Spain's introduction of new laws requiring all Airbnb properties to register before they can be used for tourism, there are concerns it will spread further across Europe. Experts say Italy could be next to target Airbnb, with the country...
SUSE Launches Sovereign Premium Support to Boost EU Digital Sovereignty
The Fast Mode
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July 9, 2025
SUSE, a global leader in enterprise open source solutions, announced SUSE Sovereign Premium Support, its most comprehensive sovereign support service for customers and partners looking for a support offering that is sovereign in the European...
The European Commission's reprimands in Spain
Ara
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July 9, 2025
StrasbourgOn the eve of the appearance of the Spanish President, Pedro Sánchez, in the Congress of Deputies, The European Commission has published its assessment of the rule of law in Spain.. A report that he produces annually and in which this...
INTERVIEW: Climate commissioner says EU needs to be ‘street smart’ in how it meets green targets
EurActiv
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July 9, 2025
The EU needs to be "pragmatic" and "street smart" when figuring out how to meet its self-imposed climate targets, even if it means outsourcing action to the developing world and tweaking previously agreed laws, Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra...
EC slams Hungary over rule-of-law backsliding in latest report
BNE Intellinews
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Hungary has made no progress on key rule-of-law concerns flagged in previous years, according to the European Commission’s latest rule-of-law report released on July 8. The EU executive continues to voice serious concerns over judicial...
US green energy slap is amber light for Europe
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 8, 2025
The U.S. green energy boom just hit a red light. President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, signed into law on Friday, neuters much of predecessor Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. But while that’s a setback for European developers...
Travel warning issued as Foreign Office updates guidance for three European countries
Liverpool Echo
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July 9, 2025
The Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCO) has issued updated guidance for anyone travelling to three European countries. Germany, Poland and Lithuania are three countries regularly visited by people from the UK. However, guidance has...
Salish Sea Early Music Festival to host season finale
Peninsula Daily News - Washington State
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July 9, 2025
Jeffrey Cohan. (Dmytro Lavrinenko) PORT TOWNSEND — The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will conclude its season with “Bach and Scarlatti” at 2 p.m. Sunday. The concert will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St., Port Townsend....
New AEG music venue plugs a big concert gap and fits the bill - Steve Cardownie
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 9, 2025
Edinburgh’s entertainment scene has always been lacking a custom built, mid-sized, indoor arena - but that is soon to be rectified by AEG Europe. Although we have some great venues that cater for a variety of artists whose needs vary enormously,...