Author: Olga Winter - EU Newsdesk

Olga Winter is a specialist editor writing about current affairs on the EU news desk for WTX News. Based in Brussels she ideally suited to the address the domestic and global affairs of the European continent, with assignments that include expose and In Review features for specialist reports..

Electric car sales rebound in Europe, with a catch EU

Cliff Notes – Electric car sales rebound in Europe, with a catch Europe’s electric vehicle market rebounded in early 2025, with over 2.2 million electrified vehicles registered, up 20% from the previous year, driven by strong BEV sales. The recovery is primarily attributed to a new EU mandate requiring automakers to reduce fleet-wide CO2 emissions by 15%, incentivising corporate EV sales to avoid fines. Car manufacturers have thus subsidised sales of EV cars and increased…

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Cliff Notes – Frederick Forsyth, ‘Day of the Jackal’ author, dies aged 86 British thriller author Frederick Forsyth passed away at 86 following a brief illness, as confirmed by his literary agent Jonathan Lloyd. Forsyth, who sold over 75 million copies of more than 25 novels, was celebrated for works like The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File. His final novel, a sequel titled Revenge of Odessa, is set to be released in…

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