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10 European cities most at risk of becoming 'ghost towns'

The March 2026 report on European demographic trends found that Genoa, Italy, is at the biggest risk of becoming a “ghost town” in the next decade. With birth rates falling below death rates across Europe, a new study by World Depopulation, a global demographics analytics tool,

New EU AI tool aims to transform food safety

Health and Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi hails a new AI-driven system to detect food fraud and safety risks as a "breakthrough". The European Commission has unveiled an AI platform designed to accelerate the detection of food fraud, contaminated products and

Watch: Is Europe ready for Iranian refugees?

While the news cycle obsesses over tactical maps, your reporter is looking at the people. US President Donald Trump has called the Iran war "a short-term excursion" but if he is wrong, Europe could deal with a refugee crisis of a significant magnitude.