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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 protecting investment in key areas — new analysis shows that only 3 countries could afford to meet their green and social goals in 2027 under them.
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[Stakeholder] Beyond profit: Enforcing human rights in business
Join journalists, civil society, and policy makers to discuss enforcing a binding global framework that marries economic pursuits with ethical imperatives.
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[Opinion] The colonial biometric legacy at heart of new EU asylum system
Collecting additional biometric data has been justified by EU policymakers because it was reported that some asylum seekers voluntarily burn or damage their fingers to alter their fingerprints and avoid identification.
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[Editorial] 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 working with seasoned reporter Benjamin Fox.
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[Agenda] 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 packed with economic and financial issues, ahead of a special EU summit in Brussels that will focus on competitiveness and the economy.
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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 betrayal on Nagorno-Karabakh.
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[Analysis] 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 anti-populist coalition government chosen last October.
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[Analysis] 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 condemnation.
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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 exporting weapons to Israel.
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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 China, said US Trade Representative Katherine Tai at Thursday's Trade and Technology Council in Leuven.
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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 China, said US Trade Representative Katherine Tai at Thursday's Trade and Technology Council in Leuven.
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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 refugees arriving from Lebanon, a spokesperson for the EU executive told reporters on Thursday (4 April).
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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, as those linked to one pro-Russia website hire lawyers and cry "slander".
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[Column] Authoritarians can lose elections, but should we be less concerned?
Thinking of populism and authoritarianism in less absolute terms might be key to dealing with the 'hybrid democracies' and 'soft authoritarians' popping up across Europe.
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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 the European Commission.
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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 climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
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[Podcast] Turkish elections, anti-Zionist bank freeze, Schengen neophytes
Talking through Sparkasse's freeze of an anti-Zionist peace organisation, Turkey's election, German weed and Schengen neophytes.
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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, a centre-right MEP from Germany.
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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 for any elected office-holder who fails to complete mandatory anti-harassment training within the first six months of their mandate.
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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 the country out of the West African CFA franc — a currency viewed by many as a relic of French colonialism.
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