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MEPs will gather for the first time in Strasbourg after the European election occurred in early June. They will elect the next president of EU Commission. Source link

The Bank of Portugal pays tribute to the mythical founder of Lisbon with a €5 collector coin. ADVERTISEMENTA new penny will be distributed throughout Portugal from Wednesday that depicts the legendary hero Ulysses, designed by artist Gonçalo Viana.With a face value of €5, the coin is only valid in Portugal, and will be distributed to the public through credit institutions, the Banco de Portugal’s cash offices and the shops of the National Printing House.The country is paying homage to the fictional figure Ulysses because of his links to Portugal’s capital Lisbon. The mythical hero, who also goes by the Greek name…

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Only six of the 27 EU member states have submitted national climate plans that are up to scratch. Source link

She made history when she was elected the first female president of the European Commission. Now she wants a rerun. ADVERTISEMENTUrsula von der Leyen has been tipped to run the most powerful institution in the European Union for a second time.Last month, the 27 leaders hand-picked the 65-year-old German as the nominee to preside over the European Commission for the next five years.After weathering back-to-back crises that forever transformed the union, von der Leyen seems eager to take on the task of guiding the bloc through an uncertain, volatile future. Her nomination, though, faces an uphill battle in the European…

Speaking in the Oval Office, Biden said passions were running high on both sides and the stakes of the election were enormous but that violence was not the answer, adding “We can do this”. ADVERTISEMENTUS President Joe Biden has used a prime-time television address from the Oval Office to urge Americans to shun political violence and come together to protect the nation’s democracy.Speaking a day after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Biden said that political passions can run high but “competing visions of the campaign should always be resolved peacefully, not through acts of violence.””The power to…

As the Euro 2024 tournament drew to a close, Spain and England played a tight match before the Spanish emerged victorious. Source link

The assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump could change the minds of those ‘in the middle of the two armies,’ one analyst warns. ADVERTISEMENTIt is going to be difficult to reverse the “acidic” political violence in US politics after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally, a US-European policy expert has told Euronews.Senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund think tank in Washington, Jackson Janes, said although he is unsure whether the attack on the presumptive Republican nominee will meaningfully impact the US presidential election in November, it could yet change the minds of undecided…

Spain have won Euro 2024 after a last-gasp second half against England, who lose their second consecutive European final and fail to break a 58-year-long trophyless curse. ADVERTISEMENTEuro 2024 is over. Spain are crowned champions after beating England 2-1 to win the trophy for a record fourth time, while England lose their second consecutive European final following the 2021 defeat to Italy on home soil.The game lightened up in the second half with all three goals scored in the last forty-five minutes. Nico Williams netted first, in the 47th minute, before Pamer equalised with a stunner for England in the…

At least three people at a bus stop queue in central Israel were seriously injured when a car rammed them. The driver was then shot dead. Source link