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Barisic insists he rejected host of top European clubs in post-Rangers transfer move

Borna Barisic revealed he turned down offers from a host of top European clubs to leave Rangers and sign for Trabzonspor.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 13, 2024

Aleksander Ceferin encouraged to renege on pledge and continue as Uefa president

Uefa’s president, Aleksander Ceferin, has held talks with a number of European federations about reversing his pledge to step down in 2027

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

Turkey Puts Its Best Foot Forward To Charm Chinese Investors

Turkey plans to draw on its geographical position and an EU customs deal to entice Chinese investors keen to access European markets tariff-free, as it recently just did with carmaker BYD. The Chinese electric vehicle giant signed a billion-dollar deal with Ankara on Monday to open a plant in western…

International Business Times · Jul 13, 2024

American Can’t Understand Why European Cafes Are Banning Laptops, Gets A Reality Check

We see coffee shops as social hubs where people reconnect with friends, go on dates, and discuss potential business opportunities. But recently these spaces have been filling up with another group of customers. The post American Can’t Understand Why European Cafes Are Banning Laptops, Gets A Reality Check first appeared…

Bored Panda · Jul 12, 2024

The Smile cancel European tour due to serious Jonny Greenwood illness

The Radiohead side-project have scrapped all dates to give the guitarist time to recover

Louder · Jul 12, 2024

Orban cannot act in Europe’s name, Renew Europe chief Valérie Hayer says

Talking Europe speaks to the head of the centrist Renew group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, who recently led the EU election campaign in France on behalf of President Macron’s political bloc. We dissect the all-important vote on July 18 on Ursula von der Leyen’s potential second term as…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024

Polish MPs reject bill seeking to ease strict abortion law

Poland's lower house rejected a bill on Friday that sought to decriminalise the act of helping someone get an abortion. The vote – in which 218 MPs voted against the bill and 215 were in favour – highlighted the divisions in the ruling coalition over easing one of Europe's most…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024

National Assembly without a majority: France-EU ties in uncharted territory

It seems that France is going to have to learn coalition politics after a parliamentary election in which no party or bloc came close to winning an absolute majority. Germany and other countries have experience of grand coalitions, but in France, a win-or-lose mentality has been dominant among French politicians,…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2024

Euro 2024: battles on and off the pitch reflect a continent struggling with its own identity

After more than four weeks and 51 football matches, Euro 2024 draws to a close with its total audience again likely to have exceeded 5 billion live viewers. Europe’s premier international football tournament has certainly retained its global appeal, but its overall report card presents a rather more mixed picture…

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024

Did plague really decimate Neolithic farmers 5,200 years ago, as a new study suggests?

Around 5,200 years ago, plague was not just present but common in six generations of one Swedish family, according to a new study. The researchers analysed both the ancient DNA of these people’s skeletal remains and the pathogens that left traces in them.

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024