‘Mayhem and chaos’: Europe’s airports demand urgent review of new border system

‘Mayhem and chaos’: Europe’s airports demand urgent review of new border system

Shorouk Express The association of European airports called on Thursday for an urgent review of the new EU border system, amid “mounting operational issues” that could affect the holiday season. In a letter to the European Commission, Airport Council International, ACI Europe, said if problems are not resolved by January, “additional flexibility” will be needed…

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This is Europe’s last chance to save chemical sites, quality jobs and independence

This is Europe’s last chance to save chemical sites, quality jobs and independence

Shorouk Express Europe’s chemical industry has reached a breaking point. The warning lights are no longer blinking — they are blazing. Unless Europe changes course immediately, we risk watching an entire industrial backbone, with the countless jobs it supports, slowly hollow out before our eyes. Consider the energy situation: this year European gas prices have…

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The little-known agreement that sets Europe’s citizenship guidelines

The little-known agreement that sets Europe’s citizenship guidelines

Shorouk Express An important but hardly-known international agreement signed by 29 European countries has established common principles for citizenship rules, rights and duties associated to multiple citizenship, explains Claudia Delpero. It’s called the European Convention on Nationality. The agreement also clarifies the military obligations for people with multiple nationality, a topic becoming increasingly relevant as…

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How Europe’s ‘Reassurance Force’ could work in Ukraine – and will it enrage Putin?

How Europe’s ‘Reassurance Force’ could work in Ukraine – and will it enrage Putin?

Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch After months on the sidelines of US-led peace talks, Europe is trying to rise to the challenge of guaranteeing Ukraine’s post-war future in the event of a…

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Fake medals and real profits: Europe’s wine award system under scrutiny

Fake medals and real profits: Europe’s wine award system under scrutiny

Shorouk Express “Wine medal stickers were important tools used to attract clients, especially in export markets. Chopin obtained the stickers for genuine Champagne in 2022, but he continued to use the same medals on fake bottles he made the following year,” says Ludivine Jeanmingin, a former manager at the disgraced Champagne house Didier Chopin, who blew the whistle on the company. …

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How Europe’s centrist governments can respond to the anti-immigration surge

How Europe’s centrist governments can respond to the anti-immigration surge

Shorouk Express After the UK government recently unveiled immigration plans inspired by another centre-left government in Copenhagen, The Local looks to Spain and considers how the hardline Danish model isn’t the only way to respond to Europe’s surge in anti-immigration sentiment. There are arguably only three centre-left governments left in western Europe: Denmark, Spain and…

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TAP makes immense contributions to Europe’s energy security – Robert Cekuta

TAP makes immense contributions to Europe’s energy security – Robert Cekuta

Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 15. The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has made immense contributions to Europe’s energy security, former ambassador of the US to Azerbaijan Robert F. Cekuta told Trend, as TAP marks 5 years since the start of commercial operation. “European and global developments, especially from February, 2022 onwards, have more than validated…

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