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Germany warns EU electricity tax plan threatens national sovereignty
Germany accuses the European Commission of using an electricity market law to sidestep EU tax rules and national sovereignty. The dispute could affect the pace of the bloc’s electrification drive and efforts to reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels.
Culture news
Hundreds of nostalgic Germans flock to see Angela Merkel’s portrait
A portrait of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is drawing around 900 visitors a day to Berlin’s Bode Museum, an increase of up to 90% compared with the same period last year. The painting has sparked reflections on Merkel’s 16 years in power, with some visitors expressing nostalgia.
European Union
Is the EU cracking down on Tobacco? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot
The EU is considering its biggest overhaul of tobacco taxes in over a decade through a revised Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD). The proposal would increase minimum excise duties on cigarettes by 139 percent and introduce EU-wide minimum taxes on vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches.
European Union
Can the EU stop smoking by taxing cigarettes? Take our poll
The EU is proposing sharp tax increases on cigarettes and, for the first time, EU-wide minimum excise duties on vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches. This follows a review that found current tobacco laws are no longer keeping pace with the rapidly evolving nicotine market.
Europe
Calls for UK public inquiry into 'hounding' of ex-Cambridge academic
Following the news of his death on Friday, which police are not treating as suspicious, his family and friends have denounced "a campaign of sustained abuse" since his 2023 appointment as a professor at Cambridge University.
Europe
Fires rage in Europe as Belgium sees biggest blaze in recorded history
The fire in eastern Belgium doubled in size over 24 hours by Sunday morning. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated on Saturday, with three helicopters and two water-bombing aircraft arriving from Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.