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1 day ago
Excluding harvested biomass from the circular economy undermines the EU's overall climate and growth objectives and creates confusion in policy along the wood-based value chain.
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16 seconds ago
As Germany prepares for five state elections next year, chancellor Friedrich Merz's center-right CDU faces a dilemma over how to handle the surging influence and popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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3 hours ago
Governments are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight. Amid housing shortages, rising energy and living costs, corruption and political polarisation, the far-right has zoomed in to expand its popularity and outreach, writes Shada Islam.
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EU asylum chief says member states 'challenged' by new border rules

28 days ago
EU states are struggling with upcoming border rules that critics say could led to detention-like centres. Under the new regime authorities will have only seven days to screen a prospective asylum seeker.
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We are looking for 2,500 new members to ensure EUobserver's next 25 years

5 months ago
Today, we kick off an anniversary campaign to convince new supporting members to join EUobserver's mission of providing the information citizens need to safeguard EU democracy.
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Dekonspiratsiya: Meet 20 of Putin's EU spies

7 months ago
Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.
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