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1 day ago
The EU and Turkey are to establish diplomatic contacts with Syria's new rulers, amid president Erdoğan's bullish demands for European perks.  
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4 hours ago
As EU leaders gather in Brussels for their summit, Gaza’s devastation has tarnished the bloc's reputation for human rights. Amnesty International says member states must penalise Israel alone, if new EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas cannot find unanimity in the face of 'the most document genocide in history'.
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Several EU leaders have warned it would be bad timing for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire — but said Europe might send peacekeepers in future. New foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, said as the EU summit opened: "Any rush for negotiations too soon will actually be a bad deal for Ukraine".  
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A 'silent pandemic' the EU is not prepared for

2 years ago
"Mental health is the silent pandemic," Irish centre-right MEP Maria Walsh, who spearheads several parliament initiatives on mental health, said, arguing that the EU needs to have a strategy implemented in "weeks, not years".
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Gaza's children paying 'high price' for war, UN envoy says

2 days ago
Without shelter from bombs, access to water, food, hygiene, healthcare, or education, Gaza's children are paying “a high price” in the war, UNICEF’s envoy for Palestine told EUobserver.
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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

2 months 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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