Europe

"Member States should refrain from taking measures that may increase fuel consumption, limit the free flow of petroleum products or disincentivize EU refinery output," Jørgensen said. He added that countries should consider the cross-border impact of national measures to preserve "EU-wide coherence."

To avoid a shortage ig. So no tax cuts or benefits also probably?

Polish and Irish leaders have called the Hungarian government’s actions “repulsive” and “sinister”, after leaked audio appeared to capture its foreign minister telling Moscow he would try to amend the EU sanctions list to its liking.

On Tuesday – days before an election in which Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is facing the toughest battle of his 16 years in power – a joint media investigation published a report that it said was based on leaked phone calls between Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

note : the report by Vsquare.org was earlier posted here

I know that servers in America earn $2.13 (1,86€) PER HOUR, like WTF? That's without even tipping, since you know... employers take advantage of them by underpaying whilst they pocket most of it, so it's up to servers on having to supplement it via customers tips.

In Europe, tipping culture isn't normalized since servers earn a higher minimum wage and it's mandated by law for employers to do it from their end rather than leaving up to the discretion of customers. Also, how are servers (at restaurants) treated in Europe?

President Donald Trump has said France refused to allow planes carrying military supplies to Israel fly over French territory in the latest sign of tension between the U.S. and its European allies over the Iran War.

In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump wrote: "The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory.

Italy denied U.S. military aircraft headed for the Middle East permission to land at its Sigonella air base in Sicily, according to local reports.

Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz referred to information about the United States’ desire to obtain a Patriot battery, which is equipped with the Polish army. He declared that the government did not intend to move Polish weapons.

Before Euro existed, each European country has it's own currency (French Franc, German Mark, Austrian Schilling, Italian Lira, Spanish Peseta, Portuguese Escudo, Irish Pound, Dutch Guilder, Finnish Markka, etc.). meaning even by crossing the border one has to constantly swap currencies plus inflation. Is that why Euro was created?

Is it because for example, was the German Mark a weak or strong currency? Germany among others adopted Euro in 2002 replacing their own currency. Prior to the adoption of Euro, is it a headache for travelers to swap currencies a lot since each country has it's own with varying values (volatile whether you'll end up getting more or losing money).

However there are still EU states that haven't adopted it today: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Romania, not mentioning Denmark (since they opted out) with new states who adopted it recently, that being both Croatia & Bulgaria. It's weird since despite Bulgaria adopting it, there's parallel pricing at stores: in Lev and Euro.