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Southern Europe: a soft target in Russia’s expanding hybrid war
New Eastern Europe
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July 8, 2025
Much has been said recently about the resilience of European states that face an imminent threat of Russian aggression. However, little attention has been paid to their Southern neighbours. Threatened with lapsing into complacency, these countries...
Estée Lauder Names Franck Besnard to Lead Northern and Western Europe Operations
The MDS
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July 8, 2025
Estée Lauder continues to restructure its top management, which has undergone several strategic changes this year in an attempt to mitigate the impact of weak consumer spending in the United States and China. The U.S.-based cosmetics company has...
Violent storms strike central Europe following intense heatwave
Euronews
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July 8, 2025
In northern Italy, a 63-year-old woman was killed near Milan when a tree fell during severe weather. Two municipal workers were injured while clearing debris overnight. The storms follow a heatwave across the region, with scientists warning that...
Western Europe’s car market down 1% in first half of year – GlobalData
Just Auto
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July 8, 2025
According to GlobalData, the latest data on Western Europe’s PV (passenger vehicles – cars) market showed that sales in the month of June had fallen 6% YoY to 1.1 million vehicles. The selling rate improved though, standing at 11.6 million...
With pipes from India, Bulgaria accelerates construction of gas pipeline to Central Europe
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 8, 2025
Zhecho Stankov Photo: BTA A second ship carrying pipes for the Vertical Gas Corridor project, which will connect Greece and Romania, has arrived at the Port of Burgas. Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov oversaw the delivery. "These 2,526 pipes from...
Report: Three in four SMEs in Romania, Central and Eastern Europe use AI but not at scale
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
A new report by AI Chamber, based on a survey conducted among over 3,200 small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, from 11 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, shows that over 75% of SMEs in the region claim to already be using AI, but only...
Liquidnet Advances Emerging Markets Strategy With New Hire - Michael Fidance Appointed As Head Of CEEMEA Equities To Drive Growth Across Central And Eastern Europe, The Middle East And Africa
Mondovisione
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Liquidnet, a leading technology-driven agency execution specialist, today announced the appointment of Michael Fidance as Head of CEEMEA Equity Markets. Based in London and reporting to James Whitehead, Head of Trade Coverage, EMEA, Fidance will...
Ukrzaliznytsia Updates Train Schedules Amid Storm Disruptions in Central Europe
Mezha
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July 8, 2025
The company reported this on Telegram Ukrzaliznytsia has announced changes to the passenger train schedule due to storm conditions observed in Zakarpattia, as well as in neighboring countries – Slovakia and Hungary. This information was published...
Air and rail traffic disrupted in Hungary as severe storms batter eastern Europe
Euronews
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By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 07/07/2025 - 18:20 GMT+2 Severe thunderstorms hit Hungary on Monday forcing the closure of the main international airport in the capital Budapest after debris had been blown across the runways....
Q1 2025 reveals crypto media’s visibility reset in Western Europe
crypto.news
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July 7, 2025
In Q1 2025, crypto media in Western Europe entered a phase of noticeable realignment. As the soft enforcement of MiCA began reshaping content boundaries—particularly around what qualifies as promotional—publishers also faced algorithmic turbulence...
Germany to Purchase a Thousand Tanks To Try To Turn the Bundeswehr Into Western Europe’s Largest Fighting Force
The Gateway Pundit
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July 5, 2025
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing for Germany to rapidly rearm itself. Germany is rapidly rearming itself: have we learned nothing from history? As military escalations sweep the European continent, the Germans are no exception, as Berlin aims...
Marek Strawiński joins XtraAdvice as partner
Consultancy.org
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July 8, 2025
XtraAdvice, a boutique consultancy firm focused on the professional services industry, has strengthened its senior team with Marek Stawinski. Appointed a partner, Marek Strawiński will provide counsel to XtraAdvice’s clients in the Eastern Europe...
XTB Tightens Security, Mandates 2FA After Alleged Client Hack Results in 150K Loss
Finance Magnates
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July 8, 2025
Polish online broker XTB is implementing stronger security protocols after a client publicly claimed losing approximately 150,000 Polish zloty ($38,000) in what appears to be a sophisticated hacking scheme that might have affected at least a few...
Invasive zebra mussel larva found near New Castle — the furthest upstream it's ever been detected on the Colorado River
KSJD - Colorado
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July 8, 2025
In early June, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) found a single zebra mussel veliger while sampling the Colorado River near Grand River Park in New Castle. Zebra mussels are invasive, bivalve filter feeders that multiply en masse. They originated...
Chinese cars expand their share in Central Europe
AzerNews
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July 5, 2025
By Alimat Aliyeva Chery, the largest Chinese car exporter, has officially entered the markets of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland through a strategic partnership with the regional office of Astana Motors, Azernews reports. Sales in these...
Polish manufacturer embraces sustainable packaging to grow its presence in Western Europe and MENA region
Food and Drink Technology
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July 4, 2025
Coveris Rypin has partnered with the Polish company Brześć to package their “puffs” snacks in recyclable film to increase shelf appeal and reduce packaging waste. The Polish confectionery market, including sweets, chocolate and baked goods,...
Warsaw-based Alsendo expands into Western Europe with the acquisition of Italian shipping platform Spedire.com
EU Startups
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July 4, 2025
Alsendo, a Polish technology platform supporting shipping process management, announces its acquisition of Italian shipping platforms Spedire.com and SpedirePRO for €5.5 million. This acquisition marks Alsendo’s first in Western Europe and a...
Heat Fuels Fire, Fish Deaths and Tensions Over Protests in Eastern Europe
Albanian Daily News
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The heat wave that has stifled Europe this week has barreled eastward, fraying nerves at escalating street protests in Serbia and leaving a river in the Czech Republic clogged with dead fish as the effects of global warming accelerate. In Albania,...
Strengthening cooperation between Central Asia and Eastern Europe on AEO implementation
Asia Plus
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09:35, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The International Trade Center (ITC), in collaboration with the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, hosted a regional Peer Learning Initiative (PLI) on Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) from 30 June to 2...
‘Heat dome’ set to arrive from Western Europe
Kathimerini
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Greece is bracing for its second major heatwave of the summer as a “heat dome” phenomenon moves eastward from Western Europe, bringing temperatures that could exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), beginning Sunday. The heat dome,...