Uncertainty still facing businesses in EU
By Martin Banks A new EU wide survey paints a picture of “fragile stability” for Europe’s small businesses.
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October 6, 2026 Answer to fragmentation “cannot be isolation”
By Martin Banks In a world marked by growing conflict, disinformation and fragmentation, Europe “needs more dialogue, not less.”
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WORLD
October 3, 2026 Russia hits second major bridge in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv
A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said, as Moscow ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine’s capital. The attack on Saturday morning injured two people, and damaged the road surface and overhead trolleybus wires on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge, Klitschko said, causing traffic jams. It […]
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WORLD
September 1, 2026 Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
Germany has said Russia was responsible for last month’s drone attack at Leipzig’s airport. A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, close to Ukrainian cargo planes, on 4 August. It failed to explode as the detonator was apparently faulty, and investigators suspect a second drone collided with a […]
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WORLD
August 30, 2026 Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues
Chris Graham Iceland’s closely fought referendum on whether to resume membership talks with the European Union is going down to wire, with the result too close to call. Based on the first 153,197 votes counted of the 270,000 voters eligible, 50.1% rejected the government’s proposal, while 49.9% said yes, public broadcaster RUV said, with just […]
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August 27, 2026 New report warns heatwaves put crops across Europe at risk
By Martin Banks A new study warns that persistent heat and lack of rainfall in the past two months are affecting summer crops and fodder supply across western and central Europe. This is according to the latest MARS bulletin of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. The JRC says the strongest impacts are being reported in […]
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OPINION
August 14, 2026 After Clacton Labour Needs a Grown-up Discussion on Europe OR Message to PM Burnham: “Speak for two-thirds of Brits who want a fresh start with our neighbours across the Channel”
By Denis MacShane The Clacton by-election campaign is over. It had the advantage of allowing Labour to freeze any discussion about what a new Labour Prime Minister might say or do on the eternal question of Europe. To be fair, Labour PMs have not found it easy to discuss Europe. Clement Attlee refused to join […]
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EUROPE
August 6, 2026 Drones: playing an “ever more important role in Europe’s economy and security”
By Martin Banks Drone technologies are evolving quickly and that future EU action should prioritise its ability to detect, prevent and respond to malicious activities in the European airspace.
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EUROPE
August 5, 2026 Regional “perspectives” must remain at the heart of European policymaking.
By Martin Banks That was the message to emerge from a meeting of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) when it got together in Gotland for a political bureau meeting of 2026.
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OPINION
August 4, 2026 Why commemorating the Roma Holocaust alone “is not enough”
By Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka Some 82 years after the mass murder of Roma and Sinti at Auschwitz-Birkenau, anti-Roma hate persists. Today’s Roma Holocaust Memorial Day is a warning that Europe is still failing to turn the lessons of history into political reality. This September, Saxony-Anhalt goes to the polls, with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) polling […]
