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4 days ago
With Bayer’s CEO Bill Anderson personally attending Donald Trump's inauguration, the German agri-giant Bayer seems to be cosying up to the new administration. Now a draft of the new US Farm Bill contains a section, reportedly “drafted with the aid of Bayer”, that would prevent state and local authorities from setting their own standards on pesticide safety warnings.
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The European Commission will on Tuesday unveil the ‘RePower EU roadmap’ — a strategy to phase out all Russian fossil-fuel imports.
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6 hours ago
Concepts on asylum are being tweaked to make it more difficult for people to get international protection.
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Russia's traditional parade

Informal meeting of energy ministers

Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council

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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)

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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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