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1 day ago
Worst-case scenarios are rapidly becoming reality in Iran, Lebanon, and Palestine, as the EU and US begin to drift apart on Israel.
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6 hours ago
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) has sounded the alarm over water security in Europe, arguing that “urgent action is required to improve Europe's water resilience”
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Political leaders in today’s Europe rarely share deep reflections on the fundamental nature of contemporary political systems — so it is all the more appreciated when they actually do, writes Anton Shekhovtsov.
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Capital Markets Union will not foot Europe’s climate bill, says report

3 months ago
In an effort to save money, the EU hopes private financiers will foot "most" of the climate bill. But a new report dispels these hopes, calling them "wishful thinking."
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

5 days 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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A 'silent pandemic' the EU is not prepared for

1 year 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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