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1 day ago
Last month the Polish government, in a chilling move backed by the European Council, proposed suspending the right to asylum entirely. Across Europe, a “fortress mentality” is taking hold – Germany’s curbing of asylum-seeker benefits, France ramping up border checks, it seems the drawbridge is being pulled up across the continent, writes the Danish Refugee Council.
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4 hours ago
A cynical fight between Europe’s two biggest political parties is delaying the confirmation of the EU’s highest officials.
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3 hours ago
Farmers from across Europe gathered in Brussels to protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, which is expected to be finalised by the end of this year.
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Plenary debate about UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Plenary debate about EU-US relations in the light of the outcome of the US presidential elections

Plenary debate about listing Russia as a high-risk third country in the EU

Plenary debate about the report on how to enhance Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness

UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

1 month 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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Handshake of death: EU embrace of Kagame helping silence dissidents in Belgium

14 days ago
Every time EU leaders shake hands with Rwanda's president Paul Kagame, they embolden him to commit crimes against dissidents in Belgium, making themselves morally liable.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

1 month 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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