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Work begins on Hitler’s house to turn into police station

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Activists and historians welcome the transformation but want the building to be turned into a permanent exhibition.

Work started Monday on turning the house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 into a police station, a project meant to make it unattractive as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator.

The decision on the future of the building in Braunau am Inn, a town on Austria’s border with Germany, was made in late 2019. Plans call for a police station, the district police headquarters and a security academy branch where police officers will get human rights training.

On Monday, workers put up fencing and started taking measurements for the construction work.The police are expected to occupy the premises in early 2026.

A years-long back-and-forth over the ownership of the house preceded the overhaul project. The question was resolved in 2017 when Austria’s highest court ruled that the government was within its rights to expropriate the building after its owner refused to sell it. A suggestion it might be demolished was dropped.

The building had been rented by Austria’s Interior Ministry since 1972 to prevent its misuse, and was sublet to various charitable organizations. It stood empty after a care centre for adults with disabilities moved out in 2011.

A memorial stone with the inscription “for freedom, democracy and liberty. Never again fascism. Millions of dead remind us” is to remain in place outside the house.

The Austrian government argues that having the police, as the guardians of civil liberties, move in is the best use for the building. But there has been criticism of the plan.

Historian Florian Kotanko complained that “there is a total lack of historical contextualization.” He argued that the Interior Ministry’s intention of removing the building’s “recognition factor” by remodelling it “is impossible to accomplish.”

“Demystification should be a key part,” he added, arguing in favour of a suggestion that an exhibition on people who saved Jews under Nazi rule should be shown in the building.

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Construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 – no comment

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French election 2027: Poll puts Mélenchon in contention for run-off

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French election 2027: Poll puts Mélenchon in contention for run-off

Eight months before the presidential election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is surging in the polls. The LFI leader could now reach the run-off, while the left is split between his bid and the alternative championed by Raphaël Glucksmann.

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Paris riots: France investigates after petrol bomb sets officer on fire

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Paris riots: France investigates after petrol bomb sets officer on fire

France has opened an attempted murder investigation after petrol bombs were thrown at police during protests over the rising cost of living in Paris.

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Euronews Highlight: The Snow Show – The Future of the Ski Holiday

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The panel, “The Future of the Ski Holiday,” explored how the industry is evolving to address challenges such as climate change, rising costs and changing traveller expectations.

Speakers discussed how to make skiing more accessible and sustainable while protecting the future of the sport:

-Florian Sengstschmid, CEO, Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB)
-Sandra Spitz, Sport and Event Director, International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)
-James Gambrill, Founder, Mountain Trade Network & Event Director, Snow Show London

The discussion also touched up on emerging ski destinations, including Azerbaijan, and how innovation, investment and year-round experiences can create new opportunities for mountain tourism and attract the next generation of travellers. Here are our highlights.

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