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21 hours ago
Adina Portaru, a senior legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International in Brussels, responds to EUobserver's opinion piece describing who ADF International is and why they are lobbying Brussels.
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17 hours ago
EU leaders are poised to approve the trio of top EU positions, but tough discussions are expected on defence — a top priority for the next commission. Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the summit to sign a security commitment with Europe on Thursday. 
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The new EU strategic agenda for the next five years looks set to be disastrous for people and the environment. We need real political solutions to the cost of living and climate crises.
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Five things to know about the European elections in Germany

27 days ago
As the largest member state in the 27-nation bloc, the distribution of its 96 seats is important in shaping the future of EU decision-making. Here's what to expect from the European elections in Germany.
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Disinformation often worst three days ahead of EU elections, says official

20 days ago
EU officials are raising the alarm at the increasing sophistication of disinformation campaigns — as tens of millions of European citizens head to the voting booths over the next few days.
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Italy's journalism never recovered from Berlusconi — under Meloni, it's getting worse

6 days ago
'Today it's less risky to criticise the Pope, even very harshly, than the CEO of a company,' one Italian journalist told EUobserver. Italy's freedom of the press — never recovered from the era of Silvio Berlusconi, has got worse under Georgia Meloni, with a harsh new defamation law and corporate buyouts of independent news agencies.
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