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Lithuania’s Social Democrats formed a coalition government on Monday with the populist Dawn of Nemunas and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, along with their controversial partners, succeeding the Democrats “For Lithuania” party. The Farmers and Greens join the new government with their contentious allies, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance led…

České Budějovice – Over the past year and a half, the purchase prices for beef have surged nearly 50% to 90 CZK per kilogram of live weight. Cattle breeders express concern over the potential spread of diseases that could necessitate the culling of entire herds. They also highlight the escalating burden of bureaucratic regulations and…

Hasselt (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Kapermolenpark skate park in Hasselt reopened after renovation with new concrete and obstacles, praised by skater Gilles Lizin, with the official opening set for the KPM Cup on September 14, 2025. As VRT News reported, the skate park in Kapermolenpark in Hasselt has reopened after a large-scale renovation. The…

PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou will gather lawmakers for a special session to conduct a high-stakes confidence vote on September 8, preceding discussions on his unpopular budget proposal. “Things must be clarified,” Bayrou stated during a press conference in Paris on Monday. Last month, the prime minister revealed an assertive €43.8 billion budget…

The European Union’s gross domestic product (GDP), seasonally adjusted, rose by 0.2 percent quarter-on-quarter and by 1.5 percent compared to the same period last year in the second quarter of 2025, as reported by Eurostat. This was a decrease from the first quarter’s growth of 0.5 percent and 1.6 percent year-on-year. In the eurozone, GDP…

Jakarta (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Indonesia called on the European Union on Monday to immediately eliminate countervailing duties on biodiesel imports, following the World Trade Organization’s support for several of Jakarta’s key claims in its complaint. Why did the EU impose duties on Indonesian producers?What did the WTO ruling decide on biodiesel duties? “We urge…

Martin D., a former employee of a civilian defense contractor from 2017 to spring 2023, was stationed at a U.S. military base in Germany beginning in 2020. Prosecutors allege that in summer 2024, he repeatedly contacted Chinese government officials to offer classified information on U.S. military operations. German authorities arrested him in November 2024 at…