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5 days ago
Every Hungarian citizen is set to receive a paper ballot in the post this month, asking whether they support Ukraine’s EU accession. It's a non-binding vote, but aimed at setting the tone for prime minister Viktor Orbán’s campaign against his opponent Tisza’s Péter Magyar, ahead of elections in 2026.
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2 hours ago
If they are to make common cause with their Asian counterparts, European policymakers (and those who cheer them on from the sidelines) will have to change outdated paternalistic mindsets. “Now it is about being pragmatic and acknowledging how much we need each other.”
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3 hours ago
What resurrection is possible in a land where children die of hunger before their first breath? What redemption is there when the wombs that carried life are cut off from food, medicine, and water by siege and design? The truth is stark: this Easter unfolded in the shadow of genocide, writes the Palestinian ambassador to the EU, Amal Jadou Shakaa.
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Agenda

Informal meeting of environment ministers

Informal meeting of environment ministers

Gymnich

Gymnich

Russia's traditional parade

Informal meeting of energy ministers

Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council

Eurogroup

Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council

Informal meeting of energy ministers

European Political Community

EU-UK summit

Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry)

Competitiveness Council (Research and space)

Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Foreign Affairs Council (Development)

General Affairs Council

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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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