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Long queues as France’s €1 student meals draw crowds

France’s new €1 university meal scheme has attracted large numbers of students, with long queues reported at canteens in Paris. While some students welcome the cheaper meals, staff warn that the extra demand is putting pressure on space, equipment and staffing.

A first for Emirates: Its first English sparkling wine

Fancy enjoying a taste of some of the world’s best wine cellars – while at 30,000 ft in the air? If so, the airline Emirates has come up with something that is likely to go down a real treat. Its latest selection of exceptional champagnes and fine wines spans some of the most

EU told: 'Modernize' the way we finance the European Union

The next EU long-term budget “must be ambitious”. That is the stark message S&D Group MEPs have taken to Dublin where they will this week meet with national parliamentarians on the future of the EU budget and the ongoing discussions on the next MFF. Ireland is the current

Europe’s payment sovereignty problem is not what we think

Europe's payment sovereignty problem is not what we think, writes Joachim Wuermeling, a former regulator at the European Central Bank (ECB). The real exposure is not the card in your pocket, but the currency behind it. Europe must strengthen the euro’s international role.