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5 days ago
Often regarded as a 'soft power' in Brussels, the role of the European Ombudsman is a kind of moral watchdog within the world of EU institutions. Now a Portuguese, two Italians, an Estonian, a Dutchman and an Austro-German will face a secret ballot of MEPs next week to replace Emily O'Reilly.
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3 hours ago
The €800bn annual investment gap identified in the Draghi report has revived discussions on supranational debt, but common safe asset talks should progress naturally as states see the need for shared funding, such as defence.
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20 hours ago
The EU and Turkey are to establish diplomatic contacts with Syria's new rulers, amid president Erdoğan's bullish demands for European perks.  
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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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