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New EU envoy Markus Pieper quits before taking up post: Markus Pieper has decided not to take up his role as the EU's small and medium-sized enterprises envoy ...
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EU leaders mull ways to arrest bloc's economic decline: With Europe falling behind the US and losing ground to China, the special European Council will focus ...
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Police ordered to end far-right 'Nat-Con' Brussels conference: The controversial far-right "National Conservatism" conference taking place in Brussels was ...
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How Hungary's teachers are taking on Viktor Orban: Orban and his administration are pursuing a strategy of running-down public education in Hungary ...
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What do we actually mean by EU 'competitiveness'?: Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi are coming up with reports on the EU's single market and competitiveness — but ...
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EU puts Sudan war and famine-risk back in spotlight: The EU is hoping to put the international spotlight back on Sudan amid a war where half the population is at ...
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EU to blacklist Israeli settlers, after new sanctions on Hamas: EU states are planning to impose, for the first time, visa-bans and asset-freezes on six ...
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Private fears of fairtrade activist for EU election campaign: I am not sleeping well, tossing and turning at night because I am obsessed about the EU election ...
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Brussels venue ditches far-right conference after public pressure: The Concert Noble venue pulled out of the conference featuring far-right figureheads like Eric ...
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How German police pulled the plug on a Gaza conference: Within hours of the Palestine Congress opening in Berlin, police armed with pistols and batons imposed a ...
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EU special summit, MEPs prep work, social agenda This WEEK: EU leaders gather in Brussels for a special two-day summit this week, while MEPs will prepare for the ...
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EU leaders condemn Iran, urge Israeli restraint: Major Western nations have condemned Iran's retaliatory strike on Israel, with EU foreign ministers to hold snap ...
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UK-EU deal on Gibraltar only 'weeks away': EU and UK negotiators said that a new post-Brexit settlement for Gibraltar was just weeks away from completion ...
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Brussels Dispatches: Foreign interference in the spotlight: Less than 10 weeks away from the European elections, the integrity of public debate is even more in ...
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Belgium declares war on MEPs who took Russian 'cash': Belgian spies have evidence MEPs took Russian money, Belgium's prime minister has said ...
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Calling time on Amazon's monopolism and exploitation: As Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos just reclaimed the title of the richest person on Earth ...
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Resist backlash on deforestation law, green groups tell EU: European environmental groups have urged the EU Commission to stand firm on implementing the bloc's ...
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China's high-quality development brings opportunities to the world: China's Two Sessions provided an important window into Chinese economic resilience and ...
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'PieperGate' crisis re-opens doubts on von der Leyen's future: A majority of MEPs call for U-turn on Markus Pieper's controversial appointment as SME envoy and a ...
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Ukraine tops aid list again, but EU spending slumps: Ukraine was the biggest single recipient of international aid in 2023 for the second year in a row ...
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Who did Russia pay? MEPs urge spies to give names: MEPs have urged intelligence services to publish the names of who was paid by Russia ...
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The Bolsonaro-Orbán far-right nexus: Defeated far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has given various reasons for sheltering at the Hungarian embassy in ...
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Don't kill cohesion policy: Some groups on the right of the EU political spectrum are openly questioning the need for this major investment instrument ...
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Price-cap could slash 60 percent of Russian LNG earnings: report: According to a new report, Russian overseas gas exports could be cut by 60 percent without ...
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Migration pact hailed as 'huge' EU win, amid human-rights fears: MEPs have given their final approval to the EU's long-delayed immigration and asylum pact ...
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Quick Glance: EU Parliament Approves Comprehensive Reforms to Migration Policy
- The EU Parliament has approved significant measures to reform migration policy, aiming to enhance handling irregular migration.
- The reforms aim to distribute the burden on countries that historically hosted the most asylum seekers, particularly in southern EU nations.
- Despite the limited scope of some reforms, the solidarity mechanism is expected to build trust between member states and create some harmony.
- Implementation of the reforms will take time and ultimately depend on member states, potentially leading to political tensions.
Rural Europe's turn to far-right triggered by 'political neglect': Far-right parties are set to win big in June's European elections. Populist support is on the ...
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EU should use 'all means' to end war in Gaza: Belgian minister: The EU should use "all means" possible to end the violence in Gaza, including sanctions ...
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EU loses €33m an hour in super-rich's unpaid taxes: Oxfam demands more action from MEPs, as the EU governments lose €33 million every hour in unpaid taxes from ...
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Two Russian bankers left in EU limbo, despite court win: Two Russian bankers have come closer to wriggling off the EU blacklist due to flimsy evidence ...
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Polish elections, education in Africa, Germany's day in court: This week, local elections in Poland, the EU's role in education across Africa and, of course ...
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The problem of corruption in Ukraine — and a solution: Sunlight is the best disinfectant— so in a way, it is encouraging to see corruption scandals coming to the ...
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EU losing China tech-race, as Beijing prepares to host German CEOs: China's clean-tech hegemony poses a threat to Western security, the EU's anti-trust tsar has ...
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Economic plans of EU 'Big Three' are evidence of low ambition: The economy ministers of the EU's 'Big Three' — France, Germany, and Italy — have set their sights ...
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Ukraine's farmers slam EU import controls on food products: The paradoxical move to tighten EU import controls on agricultural goods from Ukraine ...
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Germany tells ICJ Gaza hearing arms sales to Israel 'defensive': German lawyers rebutted responsibility for war crimes in Gaza at the second day of the hearing ...
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This 'deregulation' lobbying now threatens EU economy: Next week's EU summit (17-18 April) will discuss the strategic agenda for the next five years ...
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MEPs set to rubber-stamp new restrictive phase of EU asylum: The European Parliament is set to rubber stamp a new internal EU management system on asylum ...
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Why ‘war’ makes Europeans bury their head in the sand: When it comes to war, Europeans perfect the art of denial. They refuse to think about it ...
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ICJ hears Nicaragua's case against Germany over Gaza: The International Court of Justice in the Hague on Monday heard Nicaragua's opening allegations that ...
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Quick Glance: Germany Prepares for Court Date Over Genocide Claims
- The Genocide Convention was created to prevent future genocides, particularly in response to the Holocaust.
- Nicaragua has sued Germany for allegedly contributing to genocide against the Palestinian people through support for Israel.
- The accusations against Germany could lead to provisional measures by the International Court of Justice.
- The hearing for the case is scheduled for April 8 and 9, with Germany and Nicaragua each having a day to present their arguments.
EU navies in Red Sea escorted some 70 ships: EU frigates have helped 68 merchant vessels get through the Houthis' Red Sea blockade, but shipping is still down by ...
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EU fiscal rules will leave multi-billion gap on green, social goals: The EU provisionally agreed new fiscal rules to reduce debt ratios and deficits while ...
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Beyond profit: Enforcing human rights in business: Join journalists, civil society, and policy makers to discuss enforcing a binding global framework that ...
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The colonial biometric legacy at heart of new EU asylum system: Collecting additional biometric data has been justified by EU policymakers because it was ...
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Welcome (back), Benjamin Fox — our new Africa correspondent: To bolster our coverage on how the EU and African nations interact, we now have the pleasure of ...
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Plenary session, single market and economy in focus this WEEK: This week, get ready to dive into another plenary session of the EU Parliament and an agenda ...
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Armenia siding with EU and US after Russian betrayal: Armenia, the EU, and US have made a show of closer ties in the wake of what Armenians see as Russia's ...
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Local elections in Poland act as report card for Tusk government: Local government elections on Sunday (7 April) mark the first electoral test for Poland's ...
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'Unsexy' EU-US trade policy forum warns against China 'economic machine': The EU and US should "find common cause" in trade policy and protect themselves against ...
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Brits brace for the price of frictionless foods trade with EU: The new UK government import charges on EU foods have united food companies and consumers in ...
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Legal push to stop Germany's arms exports to Israel: Berlin lawyers filed a petition on Friday to stop Germany – Europe's biggest arms supplier to Israel — from ...
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EU 'ready' to support for Cyprus on Lebanon migration: The EU is ready to offer extra support to Cyprus as the Mediterranean island faces a sharp increase in ...
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EU closing in on MEPs who took Russian money: Belgian, Czech, and Polish spies are chasing down MEPs who took Russian money ahead of EU elections ...
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Authoritarians can lose elections, but should we be less concerned?: Thinking of populism and authoritarianism in less absolute terms might be key to dealing ...
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EU ombudsman sounds alarm on tobacco lobby influence: Veteran European ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has cautioned about the risks of tobacco lobbying's influence on ...
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Shell sets out its stall in climate case appeal: Shell is battling to persuade judges in The Hague to reverse a court ruling ordering significant reductions in ...
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Turkish elections, anti-Zionist bank freeze, Schengen neophytes: Talking through Sparkasse's freeze of an anti-Zionist peace organisation, Turkey's election ...
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Pro-transparency groups demand probe into German MEP: Pro-transparency groups are demanding scrutiny into conflict of interests allegations of Markus Ferber ...
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MEPs give teeth to Parliament's anti-harassment training: With 15 votes in favour, nine against and no abstentions, MEPs agreed to introduce concrete sanctions ...
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EU awaits Israeli 'clarification' on killing of seven aid workers in Gaza: On 1 April, an Israeli air strike killed seven aid workers from the US-based charity ...
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Belarus 'war' comments prompt EU rebuke: The EU is equipping itself to face down threats coming from Belarus and Russia, following fresh comments that Minsk ...
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Will Senegal's new president break from the EU?: Elected on a tide of youth and radicalism, Senegal's new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye has promised to take ...
euobserver.com/africa/158302
EU impotent in Lebanon, as Gaza war tests ties: The EU lacks the influence and joint strategy to become a big player in Lebanon, despite its extensive ...
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New German party BSW looks left and right for voters: The new splinter party BSW could outpoll the leftist Die Linke and the liberal FDP in the European ...
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How elite Russians get off the EU blacklist: Just eight people got off the EU blacklist in the past two years, most of them in out-of-court deals involving ...
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'A race to the bottom': How the CAP green ambitions unravelled: The EU's easing of green agricultural policy conditions as a response to farmers' protests has ...
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'Jaw jaw better than war war' — lessons from the Cold War: Again we heaer cries that Moscow will invade Europe and that Brussels, Paris, Berlin and London are ...
euobserver.com/opinion/158286
Dutch deportation threat faces thousands who fled Ukraine war: Up to 1,700 individuals who held temporary residence permits in Ukraine before the war started and ...
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Jourová: Hungary isolated by Orbán's 'double game': Hungary is more isolated than ever in Europe due to Orbán's close ties to Russia on top of democratic ...
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Kenyan traders react angrily to proposed EU clothes ban: Kenyan textiles traders have reacted angrily to a proposed EU ban on second-hand clothes exports ...
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Lawyer suing Frontex takes aim at 'antagonistic' judges: Judges at the European General Court are demanding absurd levels of evidence for asylum seekers wanting ...
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Orban's Fidesz faces low-polling jitters ahead of EU election: Hungary's governing party faces June's European elections with a worrying drop in support ...
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German bank freezes account of Jewish peace group: The Berliner Sparkasse bank has frozen the account of anti-zionist Jewish organisation.
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EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania: Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European ...
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"Swiftly dial back" interest rates, ECB told: Italian central banker Piero Cipollone in his first monetary policy speech since joining the ECB's board in ...
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Moscow's terror attack, security and Gaza: This week's Euroscopic explores the consequences of Moscow's terror attack, the convergence of public safety and ...
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Why UK-EU defence and security deal may be difficult: Rather than assuming a pro-European Labour government in London will automatically open doors in Brussels ...
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EU unveils plan to create a European cross-border degree: The so-called "European degree" is to be a new type of diploma, awarded after transnational programmes ...
euobserver.com/health-and-society/158287
How migrants risk becoming drug addicts along Balkan route: Psychotropic drug abuse is one of the many dangers migrants face along the Balkan route ...
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2024: A Space Odyssey — why the galaxy needs regulating: Why nations must adopt a more comprehensive approach to space governance amid increasing geopolitical ...
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