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The Commission says e-cigarettes act as a ‘gateway’ to nicotine addiction and tobacco use among young people

Die Enthüllung des neuen Pirelli-Kalenders wird in Prag mit einem gigantischen Spektakel gefeiert. Der Reifenhersteller hat dabei keine Kosten gescheut. Blick trifft die Ikonen von 2026.

“The gap between promises and action is measured in rising temperatures, lost livelihoods and broken trust,” said one MP

Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, gave a speech at the Sixth ECB Forum on Banking Supervision, on the 'Shaping financial regulation in an era of distrust'.

President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, is travelling to Germany on 14 November 2025.

The document aims to help 19 EU countries determine whether their planned military purchases qualify for SAFE financing

The draft cardiovascular plan also targets tobacco, screening, and AI-driven prevention measures

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The European Parliament has voted in favour of easing the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, or supply chain act, with a majority consisting mainly of conservatives and far-right groups, after a compromise between the European People's Party (EPP) and the Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens collapsed. Green and Social Democrat politicians accuse the EPP of "breaking the firewall". Commentators examine the vote and its consequences.

In the wake of the corruption scandal in Ukraine's energy sector, investigations into close associates of President Volodymyr Zelensky continue. The justice minister German Galushchenko and energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk have tendered their resignations. Commentators look at whether the country's control mechanisms and democracy are still functioning.

The Finnish tax authority has published a list of all citizens who earned more than 120,000 euros in taxable income last year. For the third year in a row, Mikko Kuusi, co-found of food delivery company Wolt, tops the list, having earned more than 80 million euros in 2024. The company's approximately 450,000 couriers deliver food orders in more than 1,000 cities across the world.