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Europe's mayors stand in solidarity
with their Turkish counterparts

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The replacement of elected mayors through judicial intervention— without full transparency and due process — raises serious questions about democratic standards and political freedom in Turkey.
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Aid cuts will have
'cataclysmic' effect, OECD warns

13 hours ago
Development aid spending cuts will have a “cataclysmic” effect this year following the suspension of USAID and plans by a raft of EU governments to slash aid budgets. Aid spending in 2024 fell by 7.1 percent, the OECD calculates, and that will drop another 17 percent in 2025.
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Political rights crackdown continues, as
EU to designate Tunisia 'safe'

16 hours ago
Tunisia’s autocratic government has continued to arrest and detain political opponents and crack down on freedom of speech and human rights. However, the European Commission on Wednesday proposed to designate Tunisia as a ‘safe country’ for migrants, arguing that "the population of Tunisia does not, in general, face persecution or real risk of serious harm".
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

6 months ago
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.
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Dekonspiratsiya: Meet 20 of Putin's EU spies

1 month ago
Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.
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As Trump sells out Europe’s security, ‘war is not over’ in Ukraine

2 months ago
The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations “immediately" to end the war in Ukraine. But experts keep warning about the moral and strategic consequences of a bad deal — especially for Europe. Meanwhile, it is clear that Ukrainians have no trust in any peace deal with Moscow without strong security guarantees.
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