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Lauren Walker

Europe in Motion

Quite the scoop: Which countries are the EU’s top ice cream producers?

Italy may be renowned across the globe for its artisan gelato, but it is not the European Union's top producer of the frozen treat.

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Has the 1.5°C target set out in the Paris Agreement been breached?

In the past 25 months, just four did not see the average temperature exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Does this mean the Paris Climate Agreement failed?

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'Heat island' effect: Will European cities become unliveable?

Temperatures are scorching across much of Europe. City dwellers are particularly affected due to the so-called "heat island" effect. Cities are adapting, but is this enough?

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US-style blanket travel bans could be 'viable' in UK, says Tory leader

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch on Friday said the UK could introduce its own travel bans, arguing that Britain is being "mugged" by "illegal migration."

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Interpol says 20 people arrested in global sexual abuse operation

The suspects, who include a healthcare worker and two teachers, were detained in Europe, the US and Latin America.

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Sweden reaches deal with Estonia to rent prison cells to house inmates

Renting prison places abroad was a key component of the Tidö Agreement, the aim of which was to remedy the shortage of places in Swedish prisons, caused by a stream of inmates arising due to escalating gang crime.

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Scammers stole €55.8 million from UK tax office in phishing attack

The criminal group behind the scam targeted the online accounts of around 100,000 taxpayers.

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Danish PM calls for full-face veil ban in educational institutions

Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday she was seeking to extend the 2018 niqab ban to educational institutions and remove prayer rooms, citing concerns about social control and oppression.

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North Korea doubles down on support for Russia's war in Ukraine

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's meeting on Wednesday is the latest sign of expanding cooperation between their two nations.

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Top EU court rules migrants with minors not aiding illegal immigration

The court acquitted a woman of Congolese origin who entered Italian territory accompanied by two minors using false passports.

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French officer faces murder trial for killing of teenager in 2023

The shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk by a police officer sparked a wave of violent riots across France.

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France eyes stricter laws for attacks on police after PSG win riots

The remarks come in the wake of nationwide riots and hundreds of arrests after Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League win.

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Belgian donor scandal sees man with cancer gene conceive 52 children

The Belgian government is pushing forward with efforts to get rid of the anonymity of sperm donors after it transpired that a Danish sperm donor with an inherited cancer mutation had conceived 52 children in the western European country.

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Popular sweets recalled in Belgium over cannabis in Dutch gummies

The same packages of fizzy colas were withdrawn in the Netherlands after sample studies revealed three bags were laced with cannabis.

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Government investigator calls on Sweden to halt international adoption

A complete ban on international adoptions to Sweden has been proposed by a government-appointed commission on Monday following its inquiry, which found widespread abuses and fraud.

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EU Commission faces rising pressure to tax vapes and nicotine pouches

Countries like Italy, Greece and Romania, which have lower taxes than other member states, are against the proposal.

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Racial profiling still rife across the EU, Council of Europe says

New technologies such as facial recognition could worsen the problem, experts have suggested.

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What are the EU’s 'safe country' proposals for asylum seekers?

The European Commission has put forward two plans to overhaul asylum processes amid a charged political atmosphere over irregular migration.

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How connected is the EU to its capital, Brussels?

The EU institutions and Brussels are now firmly interwoven, however, it took concerted effort to ensure the local and international could cohabit.

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Why Europe should be worried about the ongoing drought

People across Europe are revelling in the current summery weather conditions. However, record low levels of rainfall in recent months foreshadow a worrying future for the continent.

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