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Giorgia Meloni Cuts the Hard Right a Path to Power“I am a person who imposes rules on herself,” she says in a rare interview. “The first rule is that I never say something I don’t think. There is no way to get me to say something I don’t believe — my brain short-circuits.”

ChatGPT to start showing ads across Europe next weekMillions of ChatGPT users across Europe will start seeing adverts from Monday, as it remains unclear how regulators will approach ads in AI chatbots.

Europe Has Added New Protections for Air Travelers—Here’s What You Will Get NowOnce the domain of budget airlines, the practice of taking services traditionally included in the price of a ticket and charging for them individually is now the norm even among legacy carriers. This summer, European lawmakers pushed back.

Europe’s mosquito problem is getting harder to control“The expansion of West Nile virus transmission as well as the spread of invasive mosquito species demonstrate why Europe needs to strengthen its mosquito-control capacity,” said Céline Gossner, ECDC expert in food, water, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.

Europe’s hollowed-out armies: The race to find 100,000 soldiersThe European Commissioner for Defence, Andrius Kubilius, says Europe needs to be able to rapidly deploy around 100,000 troops to deter a potential Russian attack. Experts warn about the problems meeting this target.

Morrocco: migrants caught between Ceuta dreams and realityThe Moroccan city of Fnideq is next to Spanish-controlled Ceuta. In Fnideq, would-be migrants dream of crossing to a better life, even as locals who witnessed recent mass migration surges say it's way too risky.

Why swimming in the Rhine is allowed in Switzerland but banned in GermanyBasel has spent decades making the Rhine safe for swimmers, while German cities are imposing bans. Could a growing European push to reclaim urban waterways change that?

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Miriam Thaler: My guide through Cambridge for all the witches and wizardsA few weeks ago, I first set foot in Cambridge and ever since, I have been constantly wondering whether during my travels here from London King’s Cross, I might accidentally have boarded the train at Platform 9 ¾. The grand gothic colleges, the small alleyways lined with crooked redbrick houses, old gnarled pubs, hidden bookshops, students in long black capes roaming the streets all weave an air of “olde English magick” making me feel like I have fallen into a “Harry Potter” spin-off.

Theme parks you can drive to from BerlinWhile Berlin has its fair share of what’s called “Erlebnispark” within one-hour drive around the city — check out Holland Park to the north-west, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf to the west, Irrlandia to the south-east of Berlin, Freizeitpark Germendorf to the north-west (the dinosaurs park) and the aquapark Tropical Islands again to the south-east, — those aren’t exactly classic amusement parks with lots of rides and carousels. For those, one needs to take a longer trip. W

Our return after decades showed us an Izmir bigger, better and more modern than everTayyip Erdogan is an observant Muslim who has tried to pry Turkey away from the aggressive secularism of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. In Izmir, Erdogan has not succeeding in changing anything. Oh, wait … he kinda has: it’s even more liberal than the city we arrived in back in 1999.

Lauren Simmonds: My Top 5 sandy beaches in CroatiaLeisurely strolls along the sand as the waves gently lap your toes aren’t commonplace here, but they do exist. You just need to know where to find them.

Jess Bretin in Sweden: Why Nordic countries lead the world in happinessGlobal happiness reports list Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden at the top year after year. But why is that? Long, dark winters, high cost of living, lower salaries than places like the United States and famously cold, reserved people: these don’t seem like a recipe for joy. Yet, the Nordics continue to outperform other nations in measures of life satisfaction. The explanation: a systematic emphasis on public welfare and a feeling of security and support.

Don’t miss truffle season: Celebrating this incredibly rare delicacy in Italy and FranceTruffles smell a bit like a boar’s pheromones, which is why female pigs were used to hunt them. I thought, “Go girl!” as I cautiously looked around to see if she had swine near her farmhouse.

Terry Boyd: Discovering the Other Amsterdam

Georgia Lewis: How to find genuinely good Australian wines in the UK and Europe

New Seeker Montessori school opening in Eindhoven

Eindhoven Business Briefing: It’s raining euros, hallelujah

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Terry Boyd: Discovering the Other Amsterdam

Georgia Lewis: How to find genuinely good Australian wines in the UK and Europe

New Seeker Montessori school opening in Eindhoven

Eindhoven Business Briefing: It’s raining euros, hallelujah

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Georgia Lewis: Finding a creative job in the UK after Brexit

Attention, Costco shoppers (updated): Aggressive American big-box retailer has big plans for Europe

Closing clubs in Berlin: The fight over RAW Gelände

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Terry Boyd: Discovering the Other Amsterdam

Jess Bretin: My guide to hosting older American parents in Europe

Oxana Skibun: The best spots for Hungarian food in Budapest

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Dayna Clarke: Where should you actually live in Malta?

More than myth: Three things ‘The Odyssey’ teaches us about sailing the Mediterranean

Jess Bretin: My guide to hosting older American parents in Europe

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