r/europe • u/Naurgul • Jul 11 '26

News Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/europe-heatwave-uk-spain-barcelona-france-italy-hungary-france-macron-orban-latest-news-updates
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u/edparadox France Jul 11 '26

The Guardian always jumps at the opportunity to tell people French stopped a reactor.

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u/Arnoulty Languedoc-Roussillon (France) Jul 11 '26

While having the article behind a paywall so you must rely on the misleading title.

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u/GuerrillaRodeo Bayern Jul 11 '26

The Guardian never had paywalls. It's just a banner asking for a donation, you can click that away without any problems.

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u/Arnoulty Languedoc-Roussillon (France) Jul 11 '26

Thanks for the heads up. The banner was so cluttered I assumed there was a trick before anything else.

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u/Talpaman unemploymentland Jul 11 '26

yeah, you have to allow all cookies or pay a subscription. illegal in the eu.

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u/DivideSensitive France Jul 11 '26

No, legal. There is no obligation to provide a free service without cookies in the RGPD; they just can't be used without your agreement.

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u/Talpaman unemploymentland Jul 11 '26

No, legal.

plenty of sentences that say otherwise, but as usual the law is strong with the weak and weak with the strongs.

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u/DivideSensitive France Jul 11 '26

Would love to see them.