Emirates Upgrades Cabins on Selected Routes

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Photo by Mike van den Bos on Unsplash Emirates says it will introduce Boeing 777s with upgraded cabins to eight more destinations on its route network. This comes as the airline’s retrofit programme continues to progress at an impressive pace, with an aircraft receiving its nose-to-tail facelift and rolling out into service every three weeks. …

EU Driving Licence Rules

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Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has given its reaction to the political agreement on the revised EU rules on driving licences. It says that at the time of writing it was not clear what agreement had been reached on rules regarding the B1 driving licence category which applies…

What Next for Russia’s Military Expansion?

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Photo by Roman Kopylov on Unsplash Europeans should forget about the two things said to worry them most – invasion by Russia and the United States’ desertion of NATO. For compelling reasons, neither of these nightmare scenarios is likely. This article examines the supposed threat of a Russian military incursion into a member state of…

New Addition to EU’s Protected List

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Photo by Moritz Knöringer on Unsplash The European Commission has approved the addition of  rio Negro wines to the register of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). Rio Negro are white and red wines, produced in the province of Guadalajara, in Spain. They are known for their aromas: the whites offer citrus, floral, tropical, and apple…