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1 day ago
The International Monetary Fund has warned the EU against opening the taps on state aid as it comes under growing economic pressure from the US and China. 
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2 hours ago
The EU and Turkey are to establish diplomatic contacts with Syria's new rulers, amid president Erdoğan's bullish demands for more European perks.  
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1 hour ago
The widening income gap between Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia, and the Western Balkan countries outside the EU is often overlooked. But this growing divergence becomes more significant as the integration of the Western Balkans continues to be delayed, argues the former finance minister of North Macedonia.
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A 'silent pandemic' the EU is not prepared for

2 years 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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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

2 months 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

1 month 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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