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Germany Rejects Palestinian State Recognition Amid Global Shifts and Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis: An In-Depth Analysis
Alexa.ng
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On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz firmly declared Germany’s opposition to recognizing a Palestinian state, distancing his government from international partners such as Canada and France, which have recently signaled...
Germany, Canada secure critical minerals pact to cut reliance on China
EurActiv
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August 26, 2025
Germany and Canada announced on Tuesday that they would step up cooperation on extracting critical raw materials to reduce Berlin's dependence on Beijing's supply chains. The move is Germany’s latest step to diversify away from China, as...
Germany records 453 hours of year-to-date negative electricity prices
pv-magazine
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August 26, 2025
Germany has logged 453 hours of negative day-ahead power prices this year, already above the total in 2024, while hours above €100 ($116.,54)/MWh have also surpassed last year. August 26, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt Image: Daniel Brosch, Unsplash From pv...
Europe, Iran hold urgent nuclear talks ahead of sanctions deadline
Madhyamam
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August 26, 2025
Vienna: Representatives from Britain, France and Germany, the so-called E3 nations, will meet Iranian officials in Geneva on Tuesday for last-minute talks as the deadline approaches for Europe to reimpose sanctions on Tehran by triggering the...
Europe Bets on Forests: Denmark’s Ambitious Green Gamble
EUToday
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August 26, 2025
25 When the European Commission announced its approval of Denmark’s €626 million afforestation scheme this week, the decision was celebrated in Brussels as a decisive step in Europe’s fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet beneath...
European refiners set to scale green hydrogen
Hydrocarbon Engineering
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August 26, 2025
High costs have kept green hydrogen projects from taking off, but new regulations in the EU’s refining sector offers a solution to launching this carbon friendly technology at scale, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie....
European refiners are set to scale green hydrogen
Global Hydrogen Review
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August 26, 2025
High costs have kept green hydrogen projects from taking off, but new regulations in the EU’s refining sector offers a solution to launching this carbon friendly technology at scale, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie....
EU defends sovereign right to regulate tech against Trump's latest tariff threat
Euronews
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August 26, 2025
The fragile alliance between the European Union and the United States took a new turn for the worse after Donald Trump unexpectedly threatened to impose "substantial additional tariffs" on countries that implement legislation targeting American...
Britain intends to elevate relations with Azerbaijan to level of strategic partnership
APA
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"We have had a very productive discussion today as part of the Strategic Dialogue, and I'm pleased to say that we're also proposing upgrading that dialogue to a partnership, therefore deepening our relationship in many ways," said Stephen Doughty,...
Britain’s running out of water – so why aren’t we collecting rain, like Germany?
The i paper
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August 26, 2025
13,000 gallons of rain falls on the average UK roof every year, yet unlike other European nations, we don't use it “Save water – bath with a friend”: this has to be the most risqué public information advice ever broadcast by the government, but it...
Gas tariffs will be adjusted following the purchase of the necessary consumption for the cold season
IPN
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August 26, 2025
0 The rates for natural gas consumption will be adjusted after the acquisitions for the gas year 2025-2026 are completed. Moldova has already purchased 620 million cubic meters of gas, enough to cover the estimated consumption until September...
EU trade surplus falls more than 50% during second quarter
Irish Examiner
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August 26, 2025
After a surge in exports during the start of the year, the EU’s trade surplus fell over 50% between April and June as exports declined, new data from Eurostat shows.Between April and June, the bloc’s exports and imports fell 3.4% and 7.1%...
Italy approves another 273 MW of batteries, in The South
ESS News
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August 26, 2025
The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) yesterday published authorization decrees for 273 MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS). The projects are all in southern Italy, in Calabria, Campania, and Puglia. The largest of...
European, Iranian Diplomats Hold Last-Minute Nuclear Talks As Tehran Faces Sanctions Threat
News18
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August 26, 2025
Last Updated:August 26, 2025, 15:00 IST Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced the meeting on Monday. This meeting will follow up on the previous meet between the countries in Istanbul on July 25. Iran nuclear talks: Iran holds talks with...
Spain Wildfires Insurance Aid 2025: Will your insurer really pay up?
Euro Weekly News
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August 26, 2025
Firestorm fallout: what Spain’s disaster aid really covers and what it does not. Credit: Gustavo MS_Photography, Shutterstock Spain’s record wildfires: aid promises, insurance traps, and the families left in limbo: Spain’s north-west has been...
Britain cosies up to Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 26, 2025
In early June, Britain's Africa minister Lord Collins flew to Harare to meet Zimbabwe's octogenarian president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. The meeting in the capital city, which focused on trade between the two countries, coincided with growing fears...
Oil Climbed To A 3-Week High. The NZD Fell To A 4-Month Low Against The U.S. Dollar
myMotherLode - California
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 4:39 AM EDT Image Source: Unsplash On Monday, the Dow Jones (US30) fell by 0.77%, the S&P 500 (US500) was down 0.43%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (US100) closed 0.31% lower. The US stocks had a mixed day, with a clear divide...
Germany: enforcement authority sets Big Tech in its sights
Global Competition Review
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August 26, 2025
Tell us about the most important decisions issued by the competition authority in your jurisdiction concerning antimonopoly over the year. What made them so significant? Germany’s competition authority, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has...
EU Takes Advantage of Russophobic Trends for War and Deficit Policies
Pravda.ru
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August 26, 2025
Western analysts argue that the European Union, once considered a bastion of peace and prosperity, is entering a new era defined by militarization and economic scarcity. Behind the rhetoric of security, they see a project increasingly shaped by US...
EU and Jordan take important step towards delivery of €500 million to support Jordan’s macro-financial stability and reforms
The European Sting
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August 26, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and Jordan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching the implementation of €500 million Macro-Financial Assistance...