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With the summer holidays in full swing, crowds of tourists are once again filling popular cities like Paris. Increasingl...
04/08/2025

With the summer holidays in full swing, crowds of tourists are once again filling popular cities like Paris. Increasingly, travellers are documenting their journeys on platforms like Instagram, leaving behind a digital footprint that shows how cities are shared.

Created by Sebastian Gräff.

What if Europe had its own newsroom, one that didn’t stop at national borders?That was the question we asked ourselves i...
04/08/2025

What if Europe had its own newsroom, one that didn’t stop at national borders?
That was the question we asked ourselves in early 2022. No one had built a truly European newspaper before. So we did, with zero funding, but the help of hundreds of journalists from Lisbon to Lviv, who worked for free because they believed in the idea.

Now, we finally have the means to grow. The EU will fund us with €2.16 million. We’re expanding into new languages, launching daily videos, and reaching more Europeans than ever before. But there’s a catch: by 2027, we need to be financially independent, funded by our readers. If you believe Europe deserves journalism that connects it, now’s the time to support it.

Construction costs in these major European cities are rising as the continent faces shortages in construction labour, ra...
18/07/2025

Construction costs in these major European cities are rising as the continent faces shortages in construction labour, raising concerns in economic and urban development spheres. Cities like London and Dublin currently grapple with major housing shortages. In Zurich, thousands demonstrated against the Swiss housing problem at the end of 2024, when tenants’ leases were abruptly terminated at three Zurich flats.

The soaring costs of building new infrastructure – including new data centres as demand for AI surges – are also affecting commercial development. This in turn reshapes how governments and investors are approaching urban growth. Despite lower energy costs, labour shortages are a glaring problem in nearly all the countries these cities are located in, along with rising material costs, supply chain disruptions, and increased interest and inflation.

Created by Sara Wiatrak.

Many countries from Moldova to Japan are struggling with shrinking populations and the Baltics are no exception. Despite...
18/07/2025

Many countries from Moldova to Japan are struggling with shrinking populations and the Baltics are no exception. Despite financial incentives for families, low birth rates, emigration, and economic insecurity continue to weigh heavily on Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Experts say better job security, stable support systems, and recognition of the value parents provide are urgently needed. But here’s the question: can policy alone restore hope and meaning in uncertain times?

Today's Top Story by Emily Mirelle Vutt.

🗞️Every year, Catholics and certain Protestants go on vacation on 11 and 12 July to avoid the Orange Order's holiday: th...
17/07/2025

🗞️Every year, Catholics and certain Protestants go on vacation on 11 and 12 July to avoid the Orange Order's holiday: the conservative Northern Irish Protestant organisation commemorates the start of Protestant rule in Ireland with huge bonfires and parades.

✍️Ciara Boulman

🗞️What do you call an international organisation repeating grave crimes at a large scale with no repercussions?✍️Ciara B...
17/07/2025

🗞️What do you call an international organisation repeating grave crimes at a large scale with no repercussions?

✍️Ciara Boulman, Benedetta di Placido, Zuzanna Stawiska

Social spending cuts and long-term loans shift the cost of rearmament to the poor and the young. Darius Kölsch in today'...
16/07/2025

Social spending cuts and long-term loans shift the cost of rearmament to the poor and the young.

Darius Kölsch in today's newsletter.

For many families in Sumy, like mine, the critical decision is whether to flee to a safer area. When this is your home, ...
16/07/2025

For many families in Sumy, like mine, the critical decision is whether to flee to a safer area. When this is your home, your roots, your loved ones, everything you’ve built – especially if family members aren’t planning to leave – then it becomes a very complex decision.

My daughter and I are staying put, though she has been sleeping in the hallway for the past few months, feeling safer there than in her bed next to the window.

Guest view in today's newsletter.

Türkiye’s Mediterranean and Aegean shores are devastated by wildfires every summer. While presented as natural disasters...
15/07/2025

Türkiye’s Mediterranean and Aegean shores are devastated by wildfires every summer. While presented as natural disasters, critics believe that they are increasingly being used for political and commercial gain.

Even though it is illegal to build on burnt forest property, the government frequently reclassifies these places to permit development, particularly for tourists. The burning of more than 350,000 hectares since 2020 has often been followed by quick zoning modifications and opulent developments.

This trend fits with President Erdoğan's administration's economic approach, which mostly depends on land-based growth because it lacks the oil resources of Gulf states. With approximately 3.2 million jobs and a 12% GDP contribution, tourism is essential to Türkiye’s economy.

Converting forest area into tourism infrastructure produces both revenue and hard money. Opponents contend that the government's tardy and inadequately financed response to wildfires is a systemic strategy to facilitate land conversion rather than merely a case of ineptitude.

Questions are raised regarding whether wildfires are being exploited as convenient crises to further political and economic objectives, as they become a common summer occurrence.

Read the article by our correspondent Yakup Can Yargıç here: https://buff.ly/KuoBqYW

TV licence fees remain a highly debated issue in countries that still use them. In recent years, some European countries...
15/07/2025

TV licence fees remain a highly debated issue in countries that still use them. In recent years, some European countries made changes to their financing models: Denmark, France and Türkiye dropped the fee in 2022, followed by Slovakia in 2023.

In countries where the licence fee still exists, it is usually mandatory, even for those without a TV or radio. Many people view this as unfair, resulting in numerous cases being brought before the courts. The licence fee is intended to fund an independent public service broadcaster that is free from state influence and supported by the public rather than advertising revenue or taxpayers' money. This should ensure stable and predictable financing.

Critics also argue that the model is outdated in the streaming, podcast and social media era, pointing to a lack of public input regarding content. Nevertheless, data clearly shows that higher licence fees lead to better-performing public service media. In most countries, the fee is collected by electricity suppliers or special service providers. In countries without a licence fee, public broadcasting is funded directly from the state budget.

✏️ Created by Julia Knabe.

Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament, but just barely. The motion, led by far-r...
14/07/2025

Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament, but just barely. The motion, led by far-right parties, was easily defeated, yet it exposed how shaky her support really is. Many centrists and left-wing MEPs backed her only to block the far right, not out of loyalty. As she enters her second term, von der Leyen leads a Commission tolerated by many but trusted by few.

Today's Story by Thibault Krause. Read here: https://buff.ly/o5JZvay

The ongoing Women's Euro 2025 still receives far less media attention than the Men's Euro 2024 – a gap reflected in thei...
14/07/2025

The ongoing Women's Euro 2025 still receives far less media attention than the Men's Euro 2024 – a gap reflected in their prize pools. While the women's prize fund rose from €16 million in 2022 to €41 million, it still falls well short of the men's €331 million.

Adjusting for the number of teams (16 vs. 24) narrows the gap slightly, but the pay disparity remains clear. The women's pool is also more top-loaded: the winner earns nearly twice the average team share, compared to just 58% for the men. This likely reflects UEFA's strategy to boost competitiveness and visibility with a stronger reward for winning, given the smaller overall pool and lower revenues in the women's game.

Created by Mandy Spaltman.

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