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http://www.euronews.com/ With over 300 days of sunlight each year, Ain Beni Mathar in Morocco, near the boundary with Algeria, was the ideal website to develop a solar and thermal crossbreed plant.

The initial of its kind in Africa, Ain Beni Mathar is a genuine chance for Morocco to check out different resources.

The nation endures considerably from its power dependancy, importing 97% of its coal and oil power demands.

The National Office of Energy and the African Development Bank have actually opened up the doors of the plant to euronews. On an assisted trip, the business’s Chief Operating Officer Nour Eddine Fetian informed us: “The concept is that the plant is composed of 2 lines, 2 gas generators, 2 warmth healing vapor generators, one heavy steam generator and lines for manufacturing and power discharge.

The complete result of the nuclear power plant is 472 megawatts, 20MW of which is solar, enabling it to please concerning 10% of the nation’s power need. Ain Beni Mathar is provided with gas by the Maghreb/ Europe pipe.

Fetian Nour Eddine, the supervisor of the Beni Mathar power plant likewise talked concerning the smart power healing system: “So the consolidated cycle recuperates power from the exhaust gases to create heavy steam. This heavy steam after that gets to specific criteria of temperature level and stress to go into the vapor generator, where it merges with the heavy steam generated by the solar area to power the generator and create electric power with this system.”

The plant utilizes a cutting-edge air conditioning system. The large followers are air-cooled condensers. They lower water usage by 5.3 million cubic metres each year and from at the very least one million cubic metres annually, there’ll be an 80% conserving of water.

The plant’s supervisor additionally clarified just how the air conditioning system functions: “Since it runs in a shut cycle, the vapor powering the wind turbine should condense. The system utilized in this plant is a completely dry air conditioning system, which reduces water usage. Via the followers it attracts in fresh air and is infused right into a warmth exchanger to condense the heavy steam, reuse the water and return to the cycle early.

The solar variety inhabits 88,160 hectares of the website: the 3688 allegorical and round panels adhere to the sunlight’s course. The website is a testing room for Morocco. A 100% solar plant with a capability of 2GW (giga watt) will certainly quickly involve Ouarzazate.

Fetian Nour Eddine, supervisor of the Beni Mathar ISCC power plant claimed: “Here we have this allegorical style, which permits the meal to track the precise setting of the sunlight to increase the radiation. The oil recuperates the optimum recuperated power of solar radiation and after that transfers that warm to the recuperation central heating boiler.”

The plant satisfies rigorous ecological criteria – enabling Morocco to conserve 12,000 lots of gas oil annually. To stop its power reliance, Morocco has actually executed strategies to generate 40% of renewable resource by 2020.

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The National Office of Energy and the African Development Bank have actually opened up the doors of the plant to euronews. On an assisted trip, the business’s Chief Operating Officer Nour Eddine Fetian informed us: “The concept is that the plant is composed of 2 lines, 2 gas wind turbines, 2 warm recuperation heavy steam generators, one heavy steam wind turbine and lines for manufacturing and power discharge. Fetian Nour Eddine, the supervisor of the Beni Mathar power plant additionally talked concerning the smart power recuperation system: “So the mixed cycle recuperates power from the exhaust gases to create heavy steam. This heavy steam after that gets to specific specifications of temperature level and stress to get in the vapor generator, where it merges with the heavy steam generated by the solar area to power the wind turbine and generate electric power with this device.”

The oil recuperates the optimum recuperated power of solar radiation and after that transfers that warm to the healing central heating boiler.”

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Why Iceland is Not Joining the EU

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Yesterday, Iceland held a referendum on restarting negotiations to rejoin the European Union, 13 years after negotiations were frozen. With the results now in, we’re taking a look at what happened and what it means for the future.

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Sources:

https://www.dw.com/en/icelands-eu-vote-a-nation-divided-over-europe/a-78285133
https://www.reuters.com/world/narrow-majority-icelanders-back-eu-membership-talks-poll-shows-ahead-referendum-2026-08-26/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-09-poll-majority-support-eu-negotiations-432591
https://nordics.info/show/artikel/icelands-relationship-with-the-eu
https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/country/iceland
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/02/26/iceland-referendum-eu-accession-talks/#:~:text=hold%20a%20referendum%20on%20reopening%20Iceland%E2%80%99s%20EU%20accession%20talks
https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/monetary-bulletin-2026-3
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/iceland-hikes-key-rate-to-8-to-lower-risk-of-prices-spiraling
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/iceland-eu-referendum-3fqw92st9
https://thefishingdaily.com/icelandic-fishing-industry-news/icelandic-fishing-industry-points-to-ireland-in-eu-warning/
https://www.reuters.com/world/fish-ships-sovereignty-iceland-weighs-its-european-future-2026-08-19/#:~:text=defined%20Iceland’s%20independence%20since%20it%20broke%20away%20from%20Denmark
https://island-esb.is/en/kostnadur/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-08-29-iceland-rejects-eu-accession-talks-485377

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Should the EU Back Canada Against Trump?

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Earlier this week, a trade war broke about between the US and Canada. But the EU, a more Canada-aligned ally, appears to have a pretty muted response so far. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at the escalating US-Canada trade war, how it’s pushing Canada towards the EU and how the EU is responding.

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US–Canada trade war
https://www.ft.com/content/7ced71c2-03b8-4569-a68d-14624a7e83f2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.ft.com/content/e3b5c236-bd5f-45c2-8ddf-5279a7375d3f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/25/us/trump-news-tariffs
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/us-canadian-trade-war-political-will-01048491
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/wednesday-briefing-how-canada-has-turned-a-trade-dispute-into-a-defence-of-its-sovereignty
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/speeches/2026/08/22/prime-minister-carney-delivers-remarks-canada-us-trade-negotiations
https://youtu.be/NhEN07dahhw?si=8f4ggIhGGdy3uAy0

Europe’s response
https://www.politico.eu/article/trade-war-mark-carney-middle-powers-alliance/
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-mark-carney-to-attend-eus-state-of-the-union-ursula-von-der-leyen/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/25/canada-walked-away-from-trump-could-the-eu-ever-do-the-same
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/25/trumps-tariffs-steer-canada-towards-the-eu-which-welcomes-the-move/

Canada–EU relations
https://international.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/corporate/reports/chief-economist/annual/2025
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-pact-defense-eu-mark-carney-partnership/
https://youtu.be/GxWtq2ZLfgs?si=_zmZ-0_vtF7EhZrk

Canadian polling on joining the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54662-should-canada-be-allowed-to-join-the-european-union
https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Canadians__Opinions_on_Politics_poll_results_syetMgu.pdf#page=3
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadians-support-becoming-member-european-union-nanos-poll/

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Accession Update: Which Country Will Join the EU Next?

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Ahead of Iceland’s EU accession referendum this weekend, we take another look at the current crop of candidate countries and see who has made , who has stalled in the process and who is most likely to become the 28th EU member state?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4_7arwUMEw
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu 
https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-enlargement_en 
https://readinessindex.eu/ 
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/countries/kosovo_en 
https://readinessindex.eu/#/country/kosovo 
https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/08/17/erdogan-says-eu-membership-is-not-a-priority-for-turkey/ 
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/joint-statement-on-the-georgian-governme/product-details/20241129DPU39689 
https://euneighbourseast.eu/news/latest-news/european-commission-says-georgia-a-candidate-country-in-name-only/ 
https://www.euinsider.eu/news/epic-enlargement-bosnia-collapse-2026 
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-european-parliament-bill-north-macedonia-eu-accession-green-austria-waitz-lobby-vote-smear-campaign/ 
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/08/eight-member-states-oppose-the-opening-of-serbias-next-eu-accession-cluster 
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/13/might-moldova-merge-with-romania 
https://english.nv.ua/nation/hungary-again-blocks-two-clusters-in-ukraine-s-eu-accession-talks-50628208.html
https://www.clingendael.org/publication/albanias-eu-accession-sprint-balancing-momentum-reform-and-eu-scrutiny 
https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief/2026/08/22/03a85e89-8de5-405b-a27c-5c6763fd0ad8 
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/countries/montenegro_en 
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu 
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu 
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/armenia-announces-historic-intention-to-apply-for-eu-membership

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Why Europe’s Most Powerful Monarchy Is Heading for a Constitutional Crisis

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In this video, we’re going to explain Liechtenstein’s unique political setup, and how the push to decriminalise abortion could trigger a constitutional crisis in the country.

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Liechtenstein’s ‘dualistic’ state:
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/01/30/the-curious-case-of-liechtenstein/

Liechtenstein’s constitution:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Liechtenstein_2011

Recurring tension over royal power:
https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/centenary-constitution-liechtenstein/2021/12/14/monarchy-and-direct-democracy-in-liechtenstein-an-impossible-combination

Examples of princely family threatening to leave:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1713201.stm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/liechtenstein/9366747/Prince-of-Liechtenstein-threatens-to-leave-after-vote-on-his-powers.html

2003 constitutional referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Liechtenstein_constitutional_referendum

2011 abortion referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Liechtenstein_referendums

2012 constitutional referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Liechtenstein_constitutional_referendum

Alois’ veto threat helped scupper 2011 abortion referendum:
https://verfassungsblog.de/small-country-big-hurdles/

2026 abortion decriminalisation initiative:
https://www.fristenlösung.li/initiative

Initiative received second-highest number of signatures:
https://landesspiegel.li/2026/07/fristenloesung-initiative-will-heute-4970-unterschriften-einreichen/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/03/liechtenstein-abortion-law-modernised-prince-alois

Polling shows support for abortion decriminalisation initiative:
https://x.com/EuropeElects/status/2088323436913271216

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Is MAGA Losing Europe?

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Since Trump’s re-election, the relationship between MAGA and the European right wing populist parties has been turbulent. The tide appears to be changing again with the US State Department offering million of dollars to right wing aligned organisations in Europe. In this video, we’re taking a look at this relationship and how it’s now changing.

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MAGA’s interest in Europe
https://www.ft.com/content/c5e27ffb-cfb1-421b-8121-a402cf2d84ac?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young
https://www.state.gov/drl-nofo-developing-civilizational-bonds-democratic-resilience-and-rule-of-law-in-europe

Trump favourability among European (hard-right) voters
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/06/23/european-views-of-trump-and-the-u-s-are-especially-negative/
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55363-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-july-2026

Trump–Meloni fallout
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/trump-post-of-image-of-himself-as-christ-like-figure-draws-widespread-criticism/3905565
https://www.ft.com/content/41e4528d-0d87-4be3-9c59-46f37cec8136?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://youtu.be/8GCcjN9fjJk?si=Bov8EzRsCPJx8R6g

Marine Le Pen criticises Trump
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/le-pen-warns-against-blind-alignment-with-trump-after-iran/

Merz warns against US interference in European politics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/germany-warns-against-election-interference-as-us-offers-funding-to-maga-aligned-causes-in-europe

‘Remigration’
https://www.ft.com/content/34a99573-0fa1-422b-9263-147f9ed7be6c?shareType=nongift
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/71904/could-italys-migration-debate-divide-the-political-right
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/how-europes-remigration-movement-is-using-roadblocks-to-power-its-political-appeal

00:00 – Introduction
01:29 – Context
03:49 – Is MAGA Losing Europe?
06:56 – MAGA’s Response
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