Evians on Lake Geneva was originally a spa town.
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Some of the biggest names in the bottled water industry were originally spa towns that wealthy Europeans escaped to during the industrial revolution.
No David, you can’t leave just yet.
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Transition isn’t leaving, nor is it staying. And some key questions remain unanswered.
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The UK will continue to abide by several important EU rules during a 21-month Brexit transition period.
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The foreign secretary will host a summit in London this summer on helping Balkan states join the EU.
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The SPD is in government with Angela Merkel again after signing a coalition deal. But life has been harder for the social democrats.
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The Five Star Movement is the biggest party, but forming a government is going to be difficult. Will a right-wing coalition prevail?
Berlusconi: can’t move his face enough to say ‘goodbye’.
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He’s barred from public office but this former prime minister isn’t going to be held back by the small matter of a conviction for tax evasion.
Nationalists demonstrate in support of the controversial new Holocaust law.
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Criminalising suggestions that Poland was complicit in German atrocities during World War II denies history and will hinder scholarship.
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The European Investment Bank’s funding of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline will harm the climate and makes little financial sense.
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Reforms to the judiciary are a threat to democracy – and that affects us all.
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This vote should be about the morality of letting women suffer.
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Understanding population density takes more than just arithmetic – that’s where mapping can help reveal which countries and cities are really getting cramped.
As a co-founder, and Chief Executive of The Conversation in the UK, Max Landry learned a great deal. He is moving on, but leaves best wishes for the future of a project that remains dear to him.
On the periphery.
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The French president has a vision for a more integrated Europe – and Brexit feeds right into that.
Viktor Orbán.
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Poland and Hungary have recently clashed with Brussels over democratic freedoms, but economic drivers are at play, too.
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) talks to European Parliament, president Antonio Tajani (left) and Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel (center), during the Gothenburg summit on November 17, 2017.
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The final report of the EU’s summit in Sweden makes generous use of the adjective “fair”. With populism and xenophobia are on the rise, could this be the basis of a new narrative for Europe?
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Several post-communist member states are moving further and further away from European Union norms.
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A group of 25 EU countries is to work together more closely than ever before to develop military capabilities.
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European leaders agree that agreements on issues including the Irish border mean it’s time to start moving forward with Brexit negotiations.
More of this to come.
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The UK government surprised everyone by meeting the criteria to progress to the next phase of talks. Here’s what that actually means.