Time to get tough on food, booze and tobacco

Welcome to Wednesday’s Morning Health Care! Seven coffees, two schnitzels, two paninis, a lemon tart and a heaping of scrambled eggs later, and that’s a wrap on our first 24 hours in Gastein. Another week like this and…

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EU accused of hiding environmental impact of data centers

According to the Commission's figures, Europe’s data centers used 20.7 terawatt-hours of electricity — about as much electricity as the entire nation of Croatia consumes — and more than 8 million cubic meters of water in…

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Wie Merz in der Wirtschaft den Macron macht

Was ist aus der milliardenschweren Initiative „Made for Germany“ von Friedrich Merz geworden? POLITICO-Industrieexperte Tom Schmidtgen analysiert, ob die versprochenen Investitionen echtes Geld sind und was der…

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Antisemitism allegations shake Le Pen’s party

On the show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss why EU membership talks are speeding ahead with certain Balkan countries, and stalling with others. Next, investigative outlet Mediapart has uncovered antisemitic…

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Labour conference special: Manchester’s new mayor

In a conversation recorded in front of a live audience on Tuesday, shortly before Andy Burnham’s conference speech, Craig opened up about what it’s really like taking over from her predecessor — and how she plans to make…

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Gordon Brown can’t stop talking to Andy Burnham’s team

“Just as Gordon did in the financial crisis in 2008, so Britain will do it again — step forward, and bring people together around what’s right for the future — securing our prosperity, but also our safety.” Burnham…

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Family first: Le Pen clan tightens its grip as Bardella hits trouble

“The system will do anything — including the most disgusting things — to try to hinder this momentum,” she said, sitting next to him as they addressed reporters in the National Assembly Tuesday. But Bardella’s…

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Labour picks a side on Gaza — and cheers the party faithful

They said Miliband was intransigent and kept repeating that it was a “moral emergency.” The same people, who were granted anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions, said his refusal to wait forced them to…

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Governments brace for €100B cut to EU budget proposal

A protracted standoff in Strasbourg risks damaging its standing in the talks and prolonging negotiations, leaving them exposed to last-minute interventions. France's far-right National Rally — which says it wants to…

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Bruxelles veut clarifier les responsabilités des autorités face aux catastrophes climatiques

Une idée qui pourrait susciter de vives inquiétudes chez les gouvernements nationaux. “Le mois prochain, nous présenterons un nouveau cadre pour la résilience au changement climatique”, avait fait savoir la présidente de…

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