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Europe's deadly weather extremes: German town is hit by ice storm despite near-40C heat, as wildfires devastate Spain and US girl, ten, collapses and dies during trip to Palace of Versailles
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
Europe is bracing for another day of scorching heat and violent weather as deadly wildfires continue to rock the continent. Germany was bracing for 40C heat today, with authorities warning of an increased risk of forest fires across the country...
Europe’s best beach is found in Spain – as is the second, according to German travel company
Olive Press
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July 2, 2025
EUROPE’s best beaches have been ranked by travel company Omio, and Spanish beaches take the first two placings out of 75. Number one is Teresitas Beach in Tenerife. Located close to the village of San Andrés, this sandy white beach is ideal for...
Europe’s Heatwave Closes Eiffel Tower’s Top Floor Through Wednesday
Art in America
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July 1, 2025
Europe is sizzling, and even the Eiffel Tower has had enough. As of Monday, June 30, the iconic Paris landmark has closed its top floor to visitors, citing extreme heat and a desire to avoid slow-roasting tourists like rotisserie chickens at more...
European summers are getting brutally hot. So why is air conditioning so rare?
WKBT - Wisconsin
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(CNN) — A brutal heat wave is gripping many parts of Europe, leaving millions of people struggling to adapt to punishing, record-breaking temperatures. Heat persists even at night, with temperatures in some places not dipping much below 90...
Europe’s Competitiveness Crisis Is Made in Brussels, Not Beijing
The European Conservative
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July 2, 2025
As China and the broader Asian region roll out ambitious and effective industrial strategies, the European Union struggles to find its place in the new global economic order. Experts Annemarie Bella and Jan Burdinski delivered this message on...
European Commission Approves Bulgaria's Revised EUR 6.17 Bln Recovery and Resilience Plan
Bulgarian News Agency
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The European Commission Wednesday gave a positive assessment of Bulgaria's revised Recovery and Resilience Plan. It now includes a dedicated REPowerEU chapter aimed at achieving the goal of Europe's independence from Russian fossil fuels before...
European Commission Endorses Bulgaria’s €6.17 Billion Recovery Plan with Strong Green Focus
Novinite
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The European Commission has officially endorsed the revised version of Bulgaria’s recovery and resilience plan, which now totals €6.17 billion in grants. The updated framework includes a dedicated REPowerEU chapter aimed at reducing Europe's...
European Commission kick-starts work on EU ports and industrial maritime strategies
Offshore Energy
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July 2, 2025
In a long-awaited move, the European Commission has started preparations for an EU Ports Strategy and EU Industrial Maritime Strategy and is inviting stakeholders to participate in the process. Courtesy of the European Commission; Credit: Mauro...
Europe’s resources to continue conflict with Russia in Ukraine dwindle — deputy
TASS
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July 2, 2025
PARIS, July 2. /TASS/. The European countries have so far taken an irreconcilable position towards Russia in the Ukrainian conflict, but Europe has fewer and fewer resources to realize its growing ambitions, Thierry Mariani, a member of the...
Europe’s first geostationary sounder satellite has launched
World Meteorological Organization
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July 2, 2025
MTG-S1, which also hosts the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, will provide Europe’s national meteorological services with high-frequency data on temperature, humidity and trace gases throughout the atmosphere. This will enable...
European Parliament’s AC breaks down during heat wave
E&E News
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July 2, 2025
The European Parliament is getting hot and sweaty, and it’s not because of the upcoming EU budget negotiations. The air-conditioning system in Zone C of the Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels, home to staff from the Greens, the liberals of...
European Parliament Pushes for Cleaner Hydrogen Future with RFNBO Rule Revisions
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 2, 2025
In June 2025, a group of 55 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called on the European Commission to rethink its approach to the current rules for Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBOs). Their message? The regulations are too...
European cheeses strengthen their position in the US market from the Good Food Mercantile and Summer Fancy Food fairs in New York
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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The promotion and information campaign " Discover the European Cheestories with cheeses from Spain ", promoted by the Interprofessional Dairy Organization (InLac) with the support of the European Union, takes new steps in its product dissemination...
European Parliament employs first full-time Maltese interpreter - Agius Saliba
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
The European Parliament has employed its first full-time Maltese interpreter, over 20 years since the country joined the EU. The announcement was made by MEP Alex Agius Saliba, who previously slammed the lack of Maltese interpreters in the EU as...
EUROPEN urges European Commission to reconsider waste sorting instructions
Packaging Europe
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The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) has issued a statement opposing the use of text and colour for waste sorting labels on packaging, as proposed in the Joint Research Centre (JSC)’s latest draft guidelines on EU...
Europe heatwave latest as Met Éireann pinpoints 'unseasonable' weather for Ireland
Cork Beo
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July 2, 2025
While mainland Europe and the UK bake in record-breaking heatwaves, mild and muggy weather is set to hang around Ireland for a while. Experts forecast much windier, wet conditions before the week is out. Meanwhile, European holiday hotspots are...
Europe’s Green Energy Stocks Jump on Watered-Down U.S. Bill
Oil Price
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July 2, 2025
Shares in major European renewable energy companies jumped on Wednesday morning after President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ was passed by the Senate with less punitive provisions for green energy projects than initially proposed. The U.S. Senate...
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Europe boils under marine heatwave. Here's what we know
Firstpost
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July 2, 2025
A marine heatwave, combined with a heat dome, is scorching Europe, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius in several places. Marine heatwaves are prolonged periods of abnormally high ocean temperatures. As the ocean warms, its ripple...
European partners reportedly caught off guard as US halts arms shipments to Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent
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July 2, 2025
The Trump administration's decision to halt deliveries of key military aid to Ukraine has caught European partners off guard and prompted urgent requests for clarification, Bloomberg reported on July 2, citing unnamed sources. The pause affects...
Europe Launches MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 to Monitor Earth’s Atmosphere from Geo Orbit
SpaceWatch.Global
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July 2, 2025
ESA and its partners have successfully launched the MTG-S1 satellite and Copernicus Sentinel-4 spectrometer on Tuesday, 1 July, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. The post Europe Launches MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 to...