Tag: europe

• Europe’s Schengen Border Software Vulnerable to Hacks, Audit Says

  July 3, 2025

  An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and confidential… more ›

• Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave | Europe weather | The Guardian

  July 1, 2025

  Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/30/spain-records-highs-of-46c-and-france-under-alert-as-europe-swelters-in-heatwave more ›

• How Lisbon put itself on the map for real estate and tourism – and became Europe’s least affordable city | Agustín Cocola-Gant | The Guardian

  June 25, 2025

  Tourists stay in short-term rentals and foreigners buy second homes, while residents of the city rent rooms, not apartments, says researcher Agustín Cocola-Gant https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/25/lisbon-europe-portugal-golden-visa-capital-investors-short-term-rentals more ›

• Smugglers deploy ‘taxi boats’ to collect migrants off the French coast

  June 18, 2025

  They are being launched from new sites and in new ways – out of reach of French police. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd1l6p8vw9o more ›

• Protesters against overtourism take to the streets of southern Europe

  June 17, 2025

  “Your holidays, my misery,” protesters chanted in Barcelona while holding up banners emblazoned with slogans such as “mass tourism kills the city” and “their greed brings us ruin.” https://www.reuters.com/world/protesters-against-overtourism-take-streets-southern-europe-2025-06-15/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=061625&lctg=67f1151847d504c2530e0983 more ›

• Rising deaths, fake pills, gang violence: How the EU is struggling to cope with illegal drug problem

  June 5, 2025

  Europe’s emerging drug threats span everything from fake medicines, cocaine busts, and synthetic weed, according to a new report. https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/06/05/rising-deaths-fake-pills-gang-violence-how-the-eu-is-struggling-to-cope-with-illegal-drug- more ›

• France rolls out plan to prepare for 4C temperature rise by end of century

  March 16, 2025

  Presented by Ecological Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the plan follows two years of preparatory work and a public consultation that gathered nearly 6,000 contributions. https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20250310-france-rolls-out-plan-to-prepare-for-4c-temperature-rise-by-end-of-century-climate-change more ›

• All the thorny questions the EU needs to answer to make ‘return hubs’ a reality

  February 22, 2025

  The project of establishing “return hubs” for rejected asylum seekers faces a myriad of challenges, including potential conflicts with international law. The European Union must outsource parts of its migration… more ›

• Planning a model city for refugees, private investors propose a bold solution to the migration crisis

  February 22, 2025

  At first glance, it sounds like a utopian dream. A Swiss entrepreneur envisions a new Hong Kong – built for refugees. Yet behind the scenes, negotiations to secure land at… more ›

• Tuning into Hate: Uncovering Risks associated with Far Right Music Festivals in France

  February 9, 2025

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