EU foreign ministers agree draft accord on cross-border data flows
A three-year technical framework meant to unlock stalled trade talks. Britain is not a signatory but ministers said Whitehall would “follow the detail closely”.
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Kyoto to trial car-free weekends in its tourist heart
Local shopkeepers are cautiously in favour. Residents cite quieter Saturdays as the biggest promise.
Vienna Philharmonic to livestream New Year concert free to every European school
The orchestra says the initiative will run for at least five years and is “a gift the players wanted, not a promotion”.
Cross-border task force traces stolen funds through eleven shell accounts
Investigators believe the money left the country before sunrise on Friday 6 June.