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ADVERTISEMENT Posts sharing a black and white photograph online claim to show former German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a teen, sitting beside former British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The text on the photograph states, “How likely is it that three childhood friends grow up to govern three different countries?”. This is not the first time that the picture has surfaced online and spurred confusion, amassing 725,000 views in a post shared on X on 25 July. However, although the photograph is a real one, the allegations are fake. Apparent inconsistencies To begin…

ADVERTISEMENT Average monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus increased by 5.4% in 2024, compared to 2023. According to preliminary data from the Cyprus Statistical Service, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the first quarter of 2025 are estimated at around €2,500 compared to €2,382 in the first quarter of 2024. The average monthly remuneration of employees includes the basic salary, the index-linked bonus, overtime pay, the Central Holiday Fund, any allowances received by employees during the reporting period, as well as retroactive payments. Allowances include both fixed and non-fixed payments (13th salary, 14th salary, bonuses, etc.). Additional sources…

By&nbspEuronews Published on 29/07/2025 – 16:13 GMT+2 •Updated 17:03 ADVERTISEMENT More than 1,300 firefighters were deployed to battle three major forest fires in the areas of Arouca, Ponte da Barca and Penamacor, Portuguese authorities said Tuesday. At least 900 officers have been sent to fight the strongest blazes in Ponte da Barca and Arouca, where fires have been burning since Monday afternoon. Another 400 have been deployed in Penamacor. In Arouca, where fires are still active, authorities evacuated the village of Fornos de Carvão in the early hours of Tuesday morning after flames threatened to tear through residential buildings. The…

The 15% rate removes Trump’s threat of a 30% tariff. But it effectively raises the tariff on EU goods from 1.2% last year to 17%.

The EU and the US struck a long-awaited agreement on Sunday, establishing a 15% tariff on EU exports, with certain sectors exempted. However key details remain unclear.

The eye-watering prices of rent in city centres across Europe keeps increasing, with only five European cities having average rents below €2,000 for a three-bedroom apartment, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank.

Thousands of tonnes of ‘Rugulopteryx okamurae’, an invasive seaweed from Southeast Asia, are accumulating on the beaches of the Strait of Gibraltar and the southern coast of Spain, constituting what local ecologists describe as a serious threat to regional biodiversity.

Unemployment rates are higher among the general population than among university graduates across Europe—except in Turkey. Euronews Business looks at the data.

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 26/07/2025 – 11:24 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian forces are holding back Russia’s summer attempts to break through defences along parts of the front line. “They are not advancing. It’s very tough for our guys out there. And it’s tough everywhere,” Zelenskyy told reporters. “It’s also very hard for the Russians — and that’s good for us,” he added. With the war now in its fourth year after Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of its neighbour, the effort is draining resources on both sides, although Russia has more resources and people to sustain its…

ADVERTISEMENT The net worth of citizens varies significantly across Europe, and it changes every year. What really matters is how the changes compare when adjusted for inflation. Wealth per adult increased in a huge majority of European countries between 2023 and 2024, while a few saw declines, according to UBS’s Global Wealth Report 2025. Changes measured in local currencies are shown in both average and median values — we focus on the median for deeper analysis, which isn’t affected by extreme outliers, while briefly mentioning averages. Hungary recorded the highest real growth in median wealth per adult between 2023 and…