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Ireland and Spain should take in Palestinians, Israel's defence minister has said, after US president Donald Trump endorsed their transfer.
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Two Nato ex-admirals have said Russian or Chinese control of strategic ports posed a potential security threat, as a Russian billionaire fights to keep hold of a key Greek facility - the Port of Thessaloniki.
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In her first term, Ursula von der Leyen defended the EU Green Deal as a “strategy for growth that gives more back than it takes away”. But in a complete and worrying reversal, her second term’s slogan seems to be deregulation, warns UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

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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Why EU leaders should get off Musk's X

Leaders should ask themselves - is X really what I want my brand to be associated with?
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EUobserver's Top 10 stories of 2024

Allow us at EUobserver to blow our own trumpet as 2024 draws to a close, with a look back at the best of the journalistic path we follow — less frothy personality-driven politics, more policy, research and investigations.
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