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2 days ago
The EU Commission’s new policy guidelines state EU money can no longer be used for civil society’s advocacy work. It’s clear this could have a huge impact, not just for so-called ‘green NGOs’, but for all in the civil space in EU policymaking.
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51 minutes ago
As new EU farm chief Christophe Hansen takes office, his defining challenge is building a food system fit for European farmers, consumers, and the planet — an extraordinary opportunity and an equally extraordinary responsibility.
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6 hours ago
EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss Ukraine, Syria, security, and EU-UK and transatlantic relations. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the gathering. New sanctions on Russia and the Middle East will also be on the EU foreign affairs ministers' agenda for Monday.
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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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