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Sep 25, 2026
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Sep 2, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Frances Lopez

    Is Europe's renewable energy boom slowing down? (opens the original)

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    How "green" is electricity in the European Union? Recent data from Eurostat, the EU's statistics agency, shows that 54.1% of the electricity generated in the bloc came from renewable energy sources in the second quarter of this year. This means that renewables (including biofuels) continue to outperform other energy sources, including combustible fuels and fossil energy. However, growth has barely moved in a year, a sign that it may be slowing. Since the start of 2025, this share has fluctuated

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Frances Lopez

    EU issues nearly 4 million first residence permits, a record high (opens the original)

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    Migration remains one of Europe's most politically contested issues, yet EU countries issued more first residence permits to non-EU citizens last year than in any year since records began in 2008. According to Eurostat, around 3.9 million first residence permits were issued across the EU in 2025, a 10.1% increase, or 355,350 more permits, compared with 2024. Among new permits issued in 2025, employment led the way, at 33.6% of the total, up 16.1% on the year. Family reunification followed, up 14

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Frances Lopez

    Are Europeans facing a 'crisis of confidence'? (opens the original)

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    In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen warned of a "battle of narratives" seeking to weaken confidence in Europe. A new study, 'Future Nostalgia: Europe's Unfinished Song', published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), suggests that the confidence problem is real, and its authors call it an "imagination gap": most Europeans still want a stronger, more united continent, but a majority doubt it will ever get there The fin

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Frances Lopez

    Are Europeans facing a 'crisis of confidence'? (opens the original)

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    In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen warned of a "battle of narratives" seeking to weaken confidence in Europe. A new study, 'Future Nostalgia: Europe's Unfinished Song', published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), suggests that the confidence problem is real, and its authors call it an "imagination gap": most Europeans still want a stronger, more united continent, but a majority doubt it will ever get there The fin

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Frances Lopez

    How Europeans feel about language learning — and why few are fluent (opens the original)

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    Nearly every European agrees that speaking a second language is a valuable skill — but a recent survey suggests far fewer can actually do it, with fluency levels varying widely from one country to the next. According to a YouGov survey of adults in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, between 87% and 97% across all six countries say learning another language is useful. Yet when respondents were asked whether they could actually speak a second language fluently, the numbers told a

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