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Rights groups urge EU equality mandate after June polls
Facing a predicted shift to the right after the EU elections, anti-discrimination organisations are calling on the bloc's institutions to ensure that equality, anti-racism and fundamental rights are at the top of the EU's agenda in the next mandate.
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[Agenda] Environment, Ukraine imports, fish and Easter this WEEK
This week, expect no more than talks on environment, agriculture and fisheries, including discussions between the Polish and Ukrainian governments over angry protests by Polish farmers objecting to cheap grain imports from Ukraine.
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EU sidelines parliament to rapidly send €1bn to Egypt
The EU Commission is officially sidelining the EU Parliament's scrutiny role on €1bn of loans being sent to Egypt.
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EU postpones vote on landmark nature restoration law
EU delays Nature Restoration Law vote after a Sweden, the Netherlands and Hungary retracted their support.
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[Analysis] An UK-EU defence deal is back on agenda: what could it look like?
An EU-UK treaty on defence and security policy is back on the agenda. What it might look like is less clear.
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Will the EU finally move to integrate financial markets?
Cash-strapped EU governments reiterate their call for a Capital Market Union, with new discussions planned for April, but a compromise remains uncertain.
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Paris 'pressured' Ukraine to stop shaming French firms in Russia
France and China have allegedly put pressure on Ukraine to take down its online name-and-shame list of foreign companies still doing business in Russia.
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[Opinion] Why Mette Frederiksen should be next EU Council president
The Danish prime minister understands the importance of cooperation in the face of overwhelming challenges.
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[Podcast] Podcast: Obama, transatlantic relations, Israel
The ins and outs and ups and downs of the transatlantic relationship: before, during, after, and — possibly — again with Donald J. Trump. Obama scolds NATO-Europe.
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EU leaders to consider 'all options' to boost defence finance
EU leaders have agreed to explore "all options" for mobilising funding to boost Ukraine's military and Europe's defence industry during their summit in Brussels.
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EU manages to issue joint call for ceasefire in Israel-Gaza war
EU leaders agreed at their summit in Brussels to call for an "immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire" in the Israel-Gaza war — their first common statement on the situation in the Middle East since October.
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EU opens Bosnia accession talks but warn 'much more' needed
Member states gave the political green light for the opening of accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but noted the need for further progress.
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Ukraine slams grain trade restrictions at EU summit
Restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural exports to the EU could translate into military losses in their bid to stop Russia's war, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned EU leaders during their summit in Brussels on Thursday.
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EU summit risks failing Gaza once again, Ireland warns
Austrians and Czechs might block an EU statement calling for an Israeli ceasefire, Ireland warned, as leaders met in Brussels amid starvation in Gaza. Israel's conduct of the war meant it had "squandered the support they had", Leo Varadkar said.
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EU court lands new blow on Morocco in Western Sahara saga
Produce from the disputed territory of Western Sahara must be labelled as the country of origin in the EU rather than Morocco, the EU's top court was advised on Thursday (21 March).
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[Opinion] Political plight of EU's disenfranchised Brexit Brits
A year after Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen finalised Brexit, the EU is gearing up for the June elections — while many British citizens paying taxes on the continent will get no representation at all.
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EU liberals enter 'campaign mode' with three top candidates
Renew Europe is currently the third political force in the parliament, but could lose around 15 seats in the upcoming elections in June — so it has now presented not one but three top candidates, and entered 'election mode'.
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Aping far-right on migration will backfire at elections, says study
Political parties mimicking far-right policies on migration are likely to suffer in the June EU elections, according to a new study.
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[Investigation] Russian interference unnerves Europe as elections near
The Kremlin wants to "sow divisions" across Europe before June's parliamentary elections using a playbook of old and new tricks.
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[Interview] Kallas: Russia's defeat crucial to avoid Third World War
The West must help Ukraine defeat Russia to avoid a wider conflict, Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas has said, advocating more EU arms for Kyiv and heavier investment in Europe's defence industry.
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