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3 days ago
EU migration ministers rejected a proposal from the Dutch far-right coalition government for an EU migration 'opt-out,' — while a report commissioned by the country's bar association deemed most of their plans illegal under EU law.
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2 hours ago
EU leaders are meeting on Thursday and Friday for their usual summit in Brussels, with foreign affairs and migration topping the agenda. This week, EU foreign affairs ministers are also expected to announce new sanctions against Iran, while there is optimism about another potential ECB interest rate cut.
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14 hours 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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Capital Markets Union will not foot Europe’s climate bill, says report

2 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

4 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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