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3 days ago
Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s presidential election in the United States makes it imperative for Europe to act decisively, and quickly, in the one region where it has real power – the Western Balkans. The EU has ten weeks – until Trump’s inauguration – to get serious about its geopolitical role.
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15 hours ago
The chemical industry in Europe has been using a variety of methods to push back or delay key EU legislation. Released and leaked documents now show how that is done.
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14 hours ago
As Spain’s minister for ecological transition, Teresa Ribera took important steps to phase out coal and helped to integrate a robust social perspective into energy policy. But there is reason to worry that social and climate justice might get overshadowed by the competitiveness craze that has taken over Brussels.
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Hearing of foreign affairs commissioner designate

Hearing of Romanian commissioner designate

Hearing of Finish commissioner designate

UN climate change conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Hearing of French commissioner designate

Hearing of Italian commissioner designate

Hearing of the Spanish commissioner designate

Plenary debate about UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Plenary debate about EU-US relations in the light of the outcome of the US presidential elections

Plenary debate about listing Russia as a high-risk third country in the EU

Plenary debate about the report on how to enhance Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness

UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

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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

12 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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