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1 day ago
On Tuesday, judges at the European Court of Justice can turn the tide and redefine LGBTQI+ rights when they consider whether Hungary’s 'ban on the promotion of homosexuality' breaches EU law. They will not just be ruling on one law. This is a battle over the future of what can be taught, spoken, and accepted across the entire continent.
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3 hours ago
The European Court of Justice has ruled that bans on EU nationals living in the Czech Republic and Poland from being able to join domestic political parties illegally prevents them from utilising their rights to vote and stand in local and European elections.  
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The extra €20m for Rwanda to support an anti-terror mission in Mozambique comes just weeks after the Rwanda Defence Force was accused of violently suppressing opposition protests there against October’s presidential elections. 
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Mr Josep Borrell in Jordan

Public hearing on public health challenges in view of children and young people's wellbeing

EU delegation to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

EU delegation to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

Debate about operational activities carried out by the European border and coast guard agency in the Republic of Serbia

President Metsola's meet with the Prime Minister of France, Michel Barnier

vote about amending short stay visas regulation

Debate about the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act

vote on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024

Debate about the Termination of Housing Rights for Ukrainian Refugees in Hungary

Mr Josep Borrell in Jordan

EU delegation to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

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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

20 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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