Paris to Berlin in an hour: Welcome to the future of high-speed rail travel in Europe

Picture this: the year is 2045. You’re standing on a platform in Berlin awaiting a sleek Hyperloop pod that will glide into the station to a noiseless halt and then deposit you in Paris an hour later, ready for your morning meeting.

In the afternoon, you’ll take another southbound pod on a leisurely trip to Barcelona for the weekend, a journey that will take no more than 90 minutes.

The speed and ease is no longer a surprise to you because in the last quarter-century, almost all travel throughout Europe has shifted from the skies to the ground.

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Lobbying in the EU Agencies: EU bank agency pledges to curb improper lobbying - by Andrew Rettman

 Other institutions should follow the lead of an EU bank agency in preventing improper staff moves to industry, the EU Ombudsman has said.

"The EBA [European Banking Authority] has worked hard to give full effect to the recommendations I issued ... I am confident that the wide range of measures it has introduced will help it avoid damaging revolving door moves in the future," the Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, said on Tuesday (1 September).

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EU unveils coronavirus app tracking guidelines

The European Commission has called for a pan-European approach to using mobile technologies to curb the outbreak. But privacy experts have warned that such tools could undermine central features of the European project.

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