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3 days ago
Migration and youth mobility are likely to be on the agenda when UK prime minister Keir Starmer and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen hold their first formal talks next week. 
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1 hour ago
Austria witnessed its first far-right election victory since World War II this weekend, sparking cheering from fellow hard-right and populist leaders in France, the Netherlands and Hungary — but concerns about the now undeniable rise of far-right movements across Europe.
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break trial over allegations of abuse of EU funds. If found guilty, she could be prevented from running in the next French presidential election.
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Agenda

Discussion with Christine Lagarde about lowering the ECB interest rate further

Presentation of the report on EU's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Western Balkans Ministerial Meeting

Discussion on Ukraine financial assistance

Western Balkans Ministerial Meeting

Meeting of the College of Commissioners

EP President Roberta Metsola meets the UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

G7 Minister’s meeting on Interior

Vice-President Suica attends the College meeting

President Metsola presides over the Conference of Presidents meeting

G7 Minister’s meeting on Interior

G7 Minister’s meeting on Interior

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Accused of crimes, Greek coastguard hides from EU cameras

3 months ago
Cited as a "new observation" by Frontex's in-house rights monitors, the latest revelation poses additional accountability questions for a Greek coast guard accused of illegal collective pushbacks of people seeking asylum.
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Why EU leaders should get off Musk's X

27 days ago
Leaders should ask themselves - is X really what I want my brand to be associated with?
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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

6 days ago
The drainpipe in Brussels where a far-right MEP fled a gay orgy still attracts tourists, who take pics to remember what Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán really represents.
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